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Position Glance: WVU Running Backs
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Few positions on the Mountaineers' 2017 football team appear to be as strong and as deep as its running back corps.
Besides senior Justin Crawford, who was third in the Big 12 in rushing last year with 1,184 yards, West Virginia also returns two sophomores who proved themselves in the heat of battle in 2016 – Kennedy McKoy and Martell Pettaway. Add to this trio a couple of promising true freshmen – Tevin Bush and Alec Sinkfield – and WVU has one of the better running back groups in all of college football.
Crawford is the main cog, as the 6-foot, 202-pound senior from Columbus, Ga., was third in the Big 12 in rushing last year with 1,184 yards on 163 carries with four touchdowns. He eclipsed 100 yards in five games in 2016, topped by a 331-yard effort in a loss to Oklahoma, which is the third-best single-game performance in Mountaineer football history. The 2015 national junior college offensive player of the year while at Northwest Mississippi Community College, Crawford averaged 7.3 yards per carry for WVU last year. That was the best mark in the Big 12 and sixth best nationally. His average of 91.1 yards per game in 2016 is tops among all Big 12 returnees this year, as the three above him – Texas' D'Onta Foreman (184.4), Oklahoma's Joe Mixon (106.2) and Oklahoma's Samaje Perine (106.0) – have all moved on to the NFL. In all, West Virginia has had a running back reach 1,000 yards in 16 of the past 21 seasons. Crawford will go for two in a row personally this coming season, and 17 of 22 for the position.
In addition, Crawford was a solid passing target out of the backfield, catching 14 passes for 68 yards.
"His main focus should be to continue to build on last season," said WVU's first-year running back coach Tony Dews of Crawford. "He has a tremendous work ethic, and now he needs to continue to develop and grow in the attention to detail part of the game."
Despite playing with a shoulder injury that limited him the second half of his true freshman season, McKoy still managed to see snaps in all 13 games, rushing for 472 yards on 73 carries with four TDs. His total was third among all WVU backs behind only Crawford and Rushel Shell (514 yards), who has graduated and since has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Statistically the best performance for the 6-foot, 204-pound McKoy came in a blowout win over Kansas, when he had 127 yards on 18 carries. But his gutsiest effort came in a victory over Texas, when he was basically WVU's only healthy running back and still battered his way for 73 yards on 25 carries. The Lexington, N.C., product also proved himself to be a capable pass catcher, hauling in nine tosses on the season for 64 yards.
Shell, Crawford and McKoy each battled injuries coming down the stretch of the 2016 season, and that ultimately led to game action for Pettaway. A preseason injury of his own caused the 5-foot-10, 203-pound Detroit native to miss a good bit of practice time in August. With three other backs in front of him, and his own development a bit delayed, WVU's coaches kept Pettaway on the sidelines for the first 10 games with the hopes of redshirting him. But heading to Iowa State for game 11 on Nov. 26, then West Virginia running back coach JaJuan Seider, who has since left for the University of Florida, began getting Pettaway ready, as Shell was out with an ankle injury and Crawford and McKoy were both gimpy. As fate would have it, Crawford and McKoy lasted only a few plays each in Ames, and suddenly the true freshman from Michigan was thrust into action. He responded with a nearly flawless 181-yard rushing performance, toting the ball 30 times, which was more than any Mountaineer in four years. He also caught a pass for 25 yards in helping lead West Virginia to a crucial 49-19 victory over the Cyclones. With his redshirt broken, Pettaway also saw action in the following game, carrying the ball 16 times for 63 times in the regular season finale against Baylor, and then got three rushing attempts for 16 yards in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
"I'm very excited about all of them," Dews said of his veteran running backs. "They're doing everything they're asked to do, and they're working extremely hard. They have progressed very well in getting used to a new coach and a different style of coaching. I think they have done a really good job in the meeting room in understanding what we're trying to do, and they pay attention to detail. I'm fortunate to inherit guys like that."
Added to this trio are Bush, who enrolled at WVU in January and was a sensation in the spring, and also Sinkfield, who will arrive at West Virginia this summer.
Bush is a 5-foot-6, 168-pound jitterbug who fits the mold of former Mountaineers' Noel Devine and Jock Sanders. Like the diminutive Devine and Saunders, Bush can make people miss in the open field. He caught the eye of his coaches with his big play ability in spring practice. Bush can line up in the backfield or split out to slot receiver. As a senior at Landry-Walker High School in New Orleans, he totaled more than 2,500 all-purpose yards with 29 TDs.
"I haven't dealt with a kid who is multiple like (Bush is)," said WVU offensive coordinator Jake Spavital. "He can do all of the backfield stuff, and he can run receiver, too. He shows signs of being a good one, but he still has a ways to go. There are some flashes out there, though, where he shows his explosiveness. You don't want to put too much pressure on him, but he's showing signs that he's continuing to grow and learn, and I think you can create a package for someone with that type of ability."
Sinkfield is also a multi-dimensional threat who can both take a handoff or haul in a pass. WVU coaches have compared his skill set to that of Wendell Smallwood, as the 5-foot-10, 173-pound Sinkfield rushed for 2,231 yards in his career at American Heritage High School in Delray Beach, Fla., while also registering 1,046 career receiving yards.
"I think that running back room is very impressive," noted Spavital. "It's one of the better ones in the country when you look at the depth of it with McKoy and Pettaway and Crawford. Even Tevin Bush has shown that he could be a pretty good player. I like how good these kids are. You usually scheme to get run plays to four, five, six and sometimes 10 yards, but these guys can get 40- and 50-yard touchdowns, and that's something you can't coach."


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And with the way the Quakertown Blazers are going � they�ve won four straight and are battling for the top spot in the Wolff Division � they look like they might be a part of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League playoffs.
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Tyler Coleman (Quakertown), Greg Guers (Germantown Academy), Ryan Hartley (Council Rock North), Matt Hollenbeck (Hatboro-Horsham), Craig Lepre (North Penn), Darren Lauer (Council Rock North), Kyle McCrossen (Archbishop Wood), Jim McDade (Holy Ghost Prep), Dave McInerney (Upper Moreland), Jerry Mulderig (Council Rock South), Ryan Pater (Central Bucks East), Dylan Tice (Pennridge), Sean Trymbiski (Central Bucks East).
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Doylestown native David Putman, who played for the Blazers in 2009 and 2011, signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago White Sox last week.
Putnam, who was Duke University�s closer this spring and had six saves, was assigned to the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League.
Another former Blazer pitcher, Vince Voiro (2009), was selected in the 15th round of the recent amateur draft by the Oakland Athletics and has been assigned to their Arizona Rookie League team.
All told, 21 former ACBL players were taken in this month�s draft.
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To put those homers in perspective, the Blazers, a very good hitting team in their own right, have hit two homers, total, in 342 at-bats.
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The Blazers came to Quakertown for the 1984 season. From 1977-83 they played in Allentown as the Wings.
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What started off as a bout of food poisoning had actually spiralled into what would now be my third bout of Dengue. On last count there were 5 strains with the possibility of now a 6th. For those that have never had the experience and I for one do not wish this on anyone, it is an experience which gets into your head.
And yes, people die from it.
Looking back the signs were all there. One would think after having it twice before I could have read myself better, however hindsight is a great thing and Dengue has it's own rule book. It is here where you have to go within to come back out.
I am a catholic woman, who raised three children in the faith. Actually, I did this the opposite way around, I was baptised years later but that's another story.
I don't necessarliy go around singing kumbaya, but I have a deep faith that I carry around in my little pocket. A faith that I reach out to express my gratitude and in the more obvious cases when times are hard. Everyone has their own way, thank God for that. In Thailand where I currently reside, there are the breathtaking temples, incense, candles, barefeet and quiet chanting. All of us who reside here respect the traditions of the Buddism culture and that in itself always calms me.
For me, I too pray quietly, I send out good thoughts, I talk things out in calmness and then there are times when I just write in prayer. Yesterday was no different.
Please remember, Dengue is a disease that gets into the darkest areas of your mind, the ones you thought you had already conquered. It's probably one of the biggest tests mentally I have ever had to endure. And as I write this I just realised I am also a little superstitious, as I just knocked on wood that I wouldn't succumb to a 4th 'experience'.
The stages of Dengue are hard to diagnose as the same symptoms of food poisoning or a bad flu could easily be mistaken for them. It is only when you are three quarters of the way in it, and you start to realise that water looks like molten lava and food looks like one of those horror movies where you think it's rice and it moves around like maggots!! Then and only then, you realize the twisted tale of what you are about to succumb too.
Each strain is unique and cleverly designed to mess with your head. Externally you feel weak, loss of appetite and desire to drink fluids, head swelling and headaches that never leave the back of your eyes to entering the final stages of body rashes and then the grand finale…the nightmares.
Yesterday the nightmares were so extreme, I decided I needed some external guidance to deal with my internal hell and so I wrote to the most non-judgmental woman out there, Our Lady.
This is my letter to Our Lady,
I am confused and I have to admit angry. The selfish side of me always wonders why I am in purgatory, why so much pain and loss. But the worst, why so much guilt when I know others have trespassed me?
Where to go from here? The stones I am unturning are not leading me to good fortune but just more hurt. I am assuming a more sensibe person would stop unturning those rocks and just step on them and walk forward, maybe even crush a few along the way.
Here I am again, short of money, short of sourcing and low on energy.
In truth, this year has been the hardest so far, so many realisations of what has been lost, of friends who were fairweather. and most of all of people taking advantage of our compassion and empathy. It has hurt us financially on so many levels, but most importantly on our emotional bank balance.
But I guess you have been thru all of this. How did you overcome such obstacles? In words they are grief, loss, fear, hardship, anger, trauma, how did you rise above all this and become so, I suppose, so Saintly?
If you were to sit down here with me now, this is what I would imagine or maybe even hope you would say to me, woman to woman, mother to mother, warrior to warrior.
Lisa, you talk of letting go, but you haven't had the courage to fully understand what letting go means.
To let go is to free yourself, not of your love for others, but of your reliablity on their love to make you who you are. You my love, are not made up of them, they are made of you.
In my experience I could have died there right beside my son and willingly, but that was not my purpose. He had his road to walk and yet I was the one who gave him legs.
You have both given your strength, compassion and patience to all those that have crossed you and you will again. Only this time, like I have done for myself, you must rise above self. Look beyond who you percieve yourelf to be and see how others see you.
The rest, or sickness that you are going thru is the finality of your test. You have shown great strength and so many people need you and your courage. Be courageous now and let happiness in. See your beauty that goes beyond a mirror, see what your husband sees in you and shine out. Your cracks are merely the light trying desperately to get out.
Trust is what is holding you back. I am asking you now to trust me, trust what I am putting across your path is knowledge that you will need for your higher purpose. Your life has always been one to give hope to people to shine when others couldn't. Let me reflect on your past (only for a moment) to show you your present.
You were a child that had to raise adults and make them feel better about themselves, so too was your soulmate.
You were chosen to lead your village across your country as their representative:so to was your soulmate.
You chose a man who was always going to create madness for you but you thought you could save him, your soulmate made the same sacrifice.
You train in helping the sick, the weak, the fat, the uninspired and those with low self esteem, again, so too does your soul mate.
You have the power in you, it is about facing your higher self now and asking you to rise up, heal first and regroup. The courage is in letting go, self belief, realising that no matter what you do not everyone is going to like it, even the ones you love the most. Trust me on this one.
You do it anyway, because that is your purpose-Not your purgatory!
You are loved xx
I wrote this 3 days ago, in the midst of the nightmares and just re-read it. To some this may seem a little crazy, but as the writing points out, 'Not everyone is going to like it, even the ones you love the most, do it anyway'.
I am this woman
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Verus Pinot Gris
My colleague Liam is Slovenia-mad and this is his latest discovery from that lovely country. A really clean fresh Pinot Gris with nice weight and balance. We had it with Thai curry the other night and it was delicious. On tasting this weekend.
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Attention SoBu Seniors!!!! Thanks to public input, SoBu Spaces in City Center will now include a Senior Center! We are designing the space to be flexible to accommodate both drop in social opportunities and scheduled programs. The plan calls for a comfortable living room space where folks can gather for a cup of coffee and connect with friends and neighbors as well as open program space which will accommodate a full range of activities. Our menu of program offerings will include health and wellness initiatives such as tai-chi and living strong strength training as well as arts and leisure classes such as water colors, acrylics and writers workshops. In addition, the space will be equipped with modest staging and state of the art projection and sound systems that will support a variety lectures, performances and special events. An attached caterers kitchen with a pass through to the program space will allow us to offer daily meals on site Monday- Friday, for up to 80 people. Open hours for the Senior Center are suggested for Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00 with some additional scheduled evening and weekend programs. We welcome the opportunity to share our vision with you and have dialogue of what we might be missing in this Senior Center space. Join us April 18 1:00-2:00 ( light refreshments at 12:45) at City Hall to share your thoughts with our designers. Time to Make Some Noise for the Senior Center!


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In this short video below, Mallory and Glen from Bay Photo took me through a whole series of new products. Yup, it's an infomercial, but it's loaded with ideas for your business. In fact, Bay Photo isn't just a lab, but a marketing company designing products to help you grow. (Click on any of the product images to see more detail on Bay Photo's website.)
Here's a different way to look at their incredible range of products, especially some of these new items...
- Everybody is looking for ways to separate themselves from their competitors. That means you need some different products.
- Instead of special promotions where you discount your services, look for ways to develop your own line of premium products. You don't need to discount your rates if you can find products with strong perceived value to your clients.
- Now and then you need to simply thank a client. You're about to see some terrific products you could use just to say "thank you".
- Keep in touch...here's the scenario. It's the anniversary of a client who hired your for a family sitting or a wedding. How about pulling one of your favorite images from their archives and printing one of the small booklets or ornaments Glen and Mallory show in the video? Marketing today is about building relationships and you need to stay in touch with your clients.
- Last on the list are promotional items just to get your name out in the community.
Image Boxes for Albums and Prints - I love the wood look of these and they're practical too, especially if you've got prints you're sharing with potential clients at a bridal fair.
USB Drives and Wallet Boxes - No matter how much I believe in the importance of prints, you still will have clients who want images they can post on Facebook, their site/blog and share. Why not elevate the presentation?
Ornaments, Coasters, Magnets and Mini Books - From "save the date" communications to ornaments and chain pulls, each of these items are a way for you to keep in touch with great clients all year long. They're the perfect thank you and a reminder of your passion as an artist and storyteller.
Wood, Metal and Acrylic Prints - This was one of my personal favorites in Bay Photo's booth. You've got to make your work stand out from the crowd. You've got to show work that's new and exciting to your clients.
Here's the bottom line: Your road to success comes in three parts. The first third is about your skill set and becoming a true artist, never compromising on quality. The second third comes in your presentation to your client with products that are exciting, new and help you to exceed their expectations. The last part is about marketing and building a reputation that makes you habit-forming!
This is far more than a post to introduce you to BayPhoto's product line and some good friends from the industry. It's about marketing and hopefully planting some seeds for ways you can better meet the mindset of your clients and raise the bar on your brand. Let's make 2015 your best year yet!


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Marriage is a one time occasion in a woman's life and she wants to look her very best. Its a perfect occasion and a perfect day and the perfect make-up would make the day complete for the bride. Bridal make-up normally is done by professionals but there is nothing like doing your own make-up, that is if you know how to undertake this task and do it correctly. Look enchantingly beautiful on your wedding day with make-up that adds radiance to your face, stays put under pressure and looks like second skin. With all eyes on you, use these tips to glow unabashedly all day long. Most of us are traditionalists when it comes to dressing up and wearing make-up on our wedding day. we prefer to go out with the typical red and orange make-up and most often end up looking patchy in our wedding photos. Professional dress you according to your preferences and wants. Make-up is chosen according to the bridal wear, her features and structure, etc. Sometimes a trial session is given to the bride and different themes of make-up are tried to correct the make-up and settle on one.
Bridal Make-up Guide: Glistening skin: The first rule of this season's bridal make-up is to have clear, glowing skin that is free of layers of foundations and pancake. If you have been taking good care of your skin at least three weeks prior to the day, then this shouldn't be a problem. Using very little base and a little concealer to hide blemishes or a shadow on your skin is suggested. You need to play up your own complexion. Make sure that when you are hiding dark circles, the concealer should blend in with the colour of your cheeks. Instead of a heavy foundation, use a make-up primer to give your face a clear sheen. Your face needs to be well moisturized, that will ensure that the make-up stays long. Put on a gentle smoothing moisturizer at least five minutes before you start make-up. Let it soak in and then gently wipe off with a tissue. Then put on a light base on your face. You can dust some silver shimmer powder on your cheekbones and temples to create a radiant face. Pink Cheeks: Since you need to look fresh throughout the ceremony, a subtle pink blush is the best way to go. Many brides like to use red blush on their cheeks that matches their outfits, that is a big no-no. It makes for a garish bride, now you don't want that. A light shimmery pink blush high on the apple of your cheeks will look like a natural flush, a sign of health. It also looks young. There's nothing like a subtle pink hue to make you look bright.Big Lashes: Big well-defined lashes look both innocent and alluring. However, avoid the thickly lashed look. Stick individual hair at a certain distance on your upper lashes. Then brush on a lengthening mascara to enhance the look. This also looks more natural and opens up your eyes very nicely. Cat's Eyes: There's nothing catty about this look. All you need to do is draw a line with a liquid liner from the inner corner of your eyes, extending it beyond the outer corner, taking it slightly upward to bring out your eyes. Thicken the line as you move outwards and upwards. Dust shimmery beige, pink or peach shadow over the rest of your lid. You don't need too much eye make-up if you go for this. It is a classic look that enhances most eye shapes.Smoky Brown Eyes: If you are a non-conformist and are having a night wedding, then you can try the smoky-eyed look but with brown instead of black. Chocolate brown is the new black for the season and looks wonderful on Indian skin. A matte chocolate brown shadow offset by a pearly light pink shadow looks amazing on Asian girls. It adds intensity to your eyes and complexion. Just sweep the dark brown over your upper lid till the crease and blend in a pearly powder pink over your brow bone. Finally, add a dash of shimmery beige at the outer corner and blend in for a perfect smoky look. Bold Lips: Bright plum lips with a hint of gold looks stunning on a bride. You can also try brick red for the same effect. Don't apply with a brush, instead smudge it in the centre with your finger to look like a stain. It looks sensual yet innocent as if you have been sucking on cherries. However, don't go for glossy texture, instead pick a lipstick that has a creamy matte texture. But if you have played up your eyes, then you can try a glossy pink or peach lipstick for a subtle glow.Gilt Edge: Gold has always been a favourite bridal colour and it is no different this season. Use gold to highlight one feature of your face. Putting a little gold eye shadow on the inner corner of your eyes will look good, even line your lower lashes with a gold liner. Or dab bit of gold gloss over your lipstick.Vibrant Nails: While shell pinks and French manicures are safe bets for brides, you can play up your bold side by doing up your nails. Sign up with a nail art salon and get little diamante attached to the tips of your plum or burgundy coloured nails. You can even try reverse French manicure, where the tips are a bright red, brown or wine and the base of your nail is painted in beige, shell pink and white. Braided Lengths: Braids are very hot for bridal hair this season. You can either use your own hair or hair switches to attach braids to your hair. They can be used to circle your low bun or swing till your waist from a high bun. Wrap some fresh flowers for a day wedding or pin some diamante pins through your braid and updo to get glittering hair for a night wedding.
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Amanda and David, A Congressional Country Club Wedding in Potomac, MD
Amanda has a smile that can fill up a room. Her energy is contagious and her friends and family echo that enthusiasm. They are a fun-loving group- guests could barely wait for the dancing to begin at Congressional Country Club. David is her adoring counterpart and matches that fun-loving attitude. The two will have many fun years together, no doubt and I was thrilled to have had the chance to photograph the beginning of that life.
Ceremony: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Washington DC
Planner: Ellen F. Dubin / Personally Yours
Florist: Edge Flowers
Caterer: Congressional Country Club
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North Country Snapshot #30 Paul Reuben
Name: Paul Reuben
Occupation: Meat Clerk
Residence: Bethelehem, NH Age: 52
1) Given the choice of anyone in the world, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would you want to have dinner?
"David Bowie"
2) What's one of your favorite movies?
"The Wizard of Oz"
3) Cat or dog?
4) If you could vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?
"Tel Aviv, Israel."
5) What's the last thing you remember hearing on the radio?
"Paint it Black...the Stones."
6) What's your favorite thing about the North Country?
"Sense of Community. It's taken years to feel this sensation, but now that I do, it is really palpable. Everywhere I go, people know me and each other….the small talk, kibbitzing if you will, that occurs all over town. So sweet."
7) Smartphone, flip phone, or rotary phone?
"I've recently given up my landline for an iPhone, so I'm still very new at it...the other night I realized I could shut if off….I'm somewhat slow with tech gadgets."
8) What's your least favorite thing about the North Country?
"I loved the Clam Shell. We do not really have the greatest food establishments, I'm afraid. If you really want a good meal at a great price, it seems to me you need to travel a bit."
9) What's the biggest problem facing the world right now?
"Lack of unity and brotherhood. If we truly felt like family members we would want what's best for the next guy. It may not be perfect but at the minimum we would not want harm to come to them. I don't know if there is ever going to be a 'triumphing' over the warring factions in the Middle East except for education. Death Cults have to be treated as such de-programming, re-education, etc...There are more than enough resources on this Planet for all of Humanity. If we could all get past our ego driven perception, start giving, we could transform into the next dimension: the age of Spirituality….then we start fixing the sh*t that's wrong: greed etc….and things will start moving at a pretty rapid clip….so again...lack of unity and our perceptions."
10) How do you like your steak cooked?
11) What's something most people don't know about you?
"I was in the Navy."


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Ed Burke Nominations Jump
Futurity nominations rise more than 6 percent.
January 12, 2015
Press Release
Nominations to the 2015 Ed Burke Million Futurity are on a record pace as of the December 15 sustaining payment with the number of eligible horses being the highest since the event's administrator, Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association, introduced a new payment structure in 2011.
There are currently 262 2-year-olds that remain eligible to compete in the trial to the Ed Burke Million to be held on Sunday, June 7. The figure also represents a 6.5 percent increase from the 2014 Ed Burke Million Futurity when 246 horses were still eligible as of the December 15, 2013 payment. When compared to similar nomination figures dating back to 2011, this year's Ed Burke Million is up 9 percent from the 2011, 15 percent from 2012, and 12 percent from 2013.
In addition, the 2014 Ed Burke Million Futurity had 18 late nominations as of the December 15 payment, but late nominations for the 2015 Ed Burke Million Futurity have nearly doubled to 32 as of the December 15 payment.
"Our late nomination payments increased, but all of our payments have been up consistently throughout each payment period," said Dominic "Bud" Alessio, the president of the PCQHRA. "The increase has been up anywhere between 7 percent and 10 percent each nomination period."
To date, payments for the 2015 Ed Burke stand at $425,000 and with the $250,000 in added money, the current monies for the Ed Burke stand at $675,000 with three more payments still to go. PCQHRA expects this year's Ed Burke Million Futurity to be around the all-time record purse for the race of $1,155,000 set in 2008. The next sustaining payment for the 2015 Ed Burke Million is set for February 15. The Ed Burke Million final is set for Sunday, June 21.
"I am also excited to report that PCQHRA is getting calls on a daily basis from people that used to be in our racing program, but have not participated in a few years, wanting to get back in," Alessio added. "The reasons they're telling us that they want to be back in the sport are the new blood and hair testing measures that have been implemented at Los Alamitos. These people had left the sport, but they want to come back because they feel that the playing field has now been leveled. These people are back or are strongly considering coming back. That's a very exciting development for the Quarter Horse racing industry in California."
First payment for the 2016 Ed Burke Million is set for Thursday, January 15, 2015. For more information regarding the Ed Burke Million call 714-236-1755.
AQHA News and information is a service of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more news and information, follow @AQHARacing on Twitter, "like" Q-Racing on Facebook and visit www.aqharacing.com.


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WASHINGTON — Celebrating 30 years of educating leaders in Sino-global relations, students, alumni, faculty, staff, leaders and supporters attended the Oct. 10 Founders Reception of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies (HNC).
The reception was part of a yearlong celebration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University, marking the longest-running academic joint venture in modern China between an American and Chinese university.
The event, held at the Washington, D.C. campus of Johns Hopkins SAIS, included remarks from Johns Hopkins University Provost Sunil Kumar, Nanjing University Chancellor Zhang Yibin, and Vali Nasr, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
"The unique bilingual and multicultural learning environment at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center has stood the test of time for 30 years and gives its students a well-recognized competitive advantage in the professional world," Nasr said. "Over the years, the center has become a very important part of the Johns Hopkins SAIS family. And as the critical importance of Asia in the study and application of international affairs has grown, so too has the significance of the center."
Leaders who were instrumental in the founding of the HNC reflected on the inception of the partnership including Jill McGovern, member of the Hopkins-Nanjing Council and SAIS Advisory Board; David M. Lampton, director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS; and George Packard, former dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Special guests included Nanjing University Chancellor Zhang Yibin, Senior Vice-Chancellor Yang Zhong, and many former Chinese and American co-directors of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center:
Chinese Co-Directors
Wang Zhigang (1986-1994)
Chen Yongxiang (1994-2003)
Huang Chengfeng (2003-2013)
He Chengzhou (2013-present)
American Co-Directors
Leon Slawecki (1986-1988)
Richard Gaulton (1988-1990)
Anthony Kane Center (1991-1993)
William Rope(1995-1996)
Robert Daly (2001-2007)
Carla Freeman (2010-2011)
Cornelius Kubler (2014-2016)
Following the reception, the Nanjing University delegation traveled to New York to present former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger with a certificate of honorary professorship at Nanjing University. Kissinger, a longtime advocate of international relations and public service, fondly remembered his visit to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in 2007, when he delivered the keynote address at the HNC's 20th anniversary. He is also the namesake of the newly launched Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs [1] at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
The HNC kicked off its 30th anniversary celebration in June with a weekend of events in Nanjing, China, including the 2016 commencement, a gala dinner, panel discussions on U.S.-China relations, and keynote addresses by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright '63, and Chen Deming '88, president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and former Minister of Commerce for the People's Republic of China.
The HNC anniversary celebration will continue with the center's first-ever HNC Giving Week in December to promote alumni participation in giving.
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Stacy A. Anderson
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About the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies
Established in 1986, the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, China, is a graduate educational partnership between The Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University, providing approximately 200 students from the United States, China, and other countries the unique opportunity to live and study international relations together. American and international students take the majority of their classes in Mandarin, while Chinese students study mostly in English. In addition, the HNC has the first and among the only uncensored libraries in China, featuring more than 120,000 volumes in English and Chinese, 400 periodicals and the electronic assets of both The Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University. The HNC and its graduates have been at the forefront of efforts to build constructive relations between the U.S. and China for 30 years.
For more information, visit the Hopkins-Nanjing Center [3] or @hopkinsnanjing [4]
About Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For more than 70 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today.
For more information, visit sais-jhu.edu [5] or @SAISHopkins [6]


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Shafeek Sandy Sanbar was born in Haifa, Israel. He earned his Bachelor of Science (with distinction) in biology and a Doctor of Medicine (with distinction) at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He did a residency in internal medicine at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. He also earned a Doctor of Philosophy (in biochemistry) at the University of Oklahoma, all while working as a cardiovascular research trainee at the Oklahoma Medical Research Institute in Oklahoma City. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before becoming a postdoctoral cardiovascular fellow then research cardiovascular associate of the Ontario Heart Foundation and clinical assistant in the Department of Internal Medicine, at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
He later returned with his family to Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a United States immigrant. He served as a cardiovascular fellow of the Michigan Heart Association and as an instructor in internal medicine. He later served as an advanced cardiovascular research fellow of the American Heart Association and as an assistant professor in the Hypertension Unit at the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He later earned a juris doctor degree from Oklahoma City University. He is licensed to practice both as an attorney and a physician in the State of Oklahoma.
He was inducted in the United States Army Medical Corps as a Captain and was promoted to Major, while at
Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Finally, Sanbar was promoted to Lt. Colonel while serving in the United States Army Medical Corps at the United States Army Hospital in Danang, Vietnam. He was awarded a bronze star medal for his efforts in Vietnam prior to being honorably discharged on July 4, 1970.
Since the 1970's, Sandy has practiced in Oklahoma City as an attorney and in internal medicine and cardiology. Sandy is a past president of the American College of Legal Medicine (1989-1990) and he has received numerous awards, including Gold Medal Award (2000) and Distinguished Service Award (2007) of the American College of Legal Medicine.
Sandy is the author of over 200 articles, and author or editor of eleven books. His books include Hyperlipidemia & Hypolipoproteinemia; Medical and Hospital Law; editor, Legal Medicine, seven editions from 1987- 2007; editor, Medical Malpractice Survival Handbook, 2007; and editor, ABLM Board Review Exam & Study Guide, 2007. He publishes a monthly article in , for the Law and Medicine Section of the Oklahoma County Medical Society Publication.
He is a state, national, and international lecturer on legal medicine and medical malpractice. Also, he often serves as legal medicine seminar program chairman. Sandy is married to Dorothy J. Sanbar, and he has two children and three grandchildren.


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Jumanji. Hook. Dead Poets Society. Popeye. Good Will Hunting. Aladdin. What Dreams May Come.
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text: Issue #12142 has been updated by Vladimir Makarov. Yusuke Endoh wrote: > Great, but it seems to need more work. It consumes nearly 2 times much memory. > > ~~~~ > # trunk > $ /usr/bin/time -f %Mkb ./miniruby -e '(0..1000000).map { { 1 => 1 } }' > 280108kb > > # hash_tables_with_open_addressing branch > $ /usr/bin/time -f %Mkb ./miniruby -e '(0..1000000).map { { 1 => 1 } }' > 500264kb > ~~~~ > Thanks for the numbers. Is it a real world scenario? I mean using huge numbers of only small tables. I can imagine this when hash tables were used for Ruby method tables. But it is not the case now. May be I am wrong but I don't see how it helps with memory problems (mostly GC) which dynamic languages experience. But if you think that memory for such cases is important we can implement the same approach as for the current hash tables when they are small. Simply the code will be more complicated. I started this work once but I did not like the code complication (the code might be a bit slower too as we need to check in many places what variant of the table we use). Still I can implement it if people think it is important. Please, just let me know overall people opinion about necessity of this. ---------------------------------------- Feature #12142: Hash tables with open addressing https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12142#change-57290 * Author: Vladimir Makarov * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: ---------------------------------------- ~~~ Hello, the following patch contains a new implementation of hash tables (major files st.c and include/ruby/st.h). Modern processors have several levels of cache. Usually,the CPU reads one or a few lines of the cache from memory (or another level of cache). So CPU is much faster at reading data stored close to each other. The current implementation of Ruby hash tables does not fit well to modern processor cache organization, which requires better data locality for faster program speed. The new hash table implementation achieves a better data locality mainly by o switching to open addressing hash tables for access by keys. Removing hash collision lists lets us avoid *pointer chasing*, a common problem that produces bad data locality. I see a tendency to move from chaining hash tables to open addressing hash tables due to their better fit to modern CPU memory organizations. CPython recently made such switch (https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/ff1938d12240/Objects/dictobject.c). PHP did this a bit earlier https://nikic.github.io/2014/12/22/PHPs-new-hashtable-implementation.html. GCC has widely-used such hash tables (https://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk/libiberty/hashtab.c) internally for more than 15 years. o removing doubly linked lists and putting the elements into an array for accessing to elements by their inclusion order. That also removes pointer chaising on the doubly linked lists used for traversing elements by their inclusion order. A more detailed description of the proposed implementation can be found in the top comment of the file st.c. The new implementation was benchmarked on 21 MRI hash table benchmarks for two most widely used targets x86-64 (Intel 4.2GHz i7-4790K) and ARM (Exynos 5410 - 1.6GHz Cortex-A15): make benchmark-each ITEM=bm_hash OPTS='-r 3 -v' COMPARE_RUBY='<trunk ruby>' Here the results for x86-64: hash_aref_dsym 1.094 hash_aref_dsym_long 1.383 hash_aref_fix 1.048 hash_aref_flo 1.860 hash_aref_miss 1.107 hash_aref_str 1.107 hash_aref_sym 1.191 hash_aref_sym_long 1.113 hash_flatten 1.258 hash_ident_flo 1.627 hash_ident_num 1.045 hash_ident_obj 1.143 hash_ident_str 1.127 hash_ident_sym 1.152 hash_keys 2.714 hash_shift 2.209 hash_shift_u16 1.442 hash_shift_u24 1.413 hash_shift_u32 1.396 hash_to_proc 2.831 hash_values 2.701 The average performance improvement is more 50%. ARM results are analogous -- no any benchmark performance degradation and about the same average improvement. The patch can be seen as https://github.com/vnmakarov/ruby/compare/trunk...hash_tables_with_open_addressing.patch or in a less convenient way as pull request changes https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/1264/files This is my first patch for MRI and may be my proposal and implementation have pitfalls. But I am keen to learn and work on inclusion of this code into MRI. ~~~ -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: <mailto:ruby-core-request / ruby-lang.org?subject=unsubscribe> <http://lists.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/ruby-core>


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Curricular Priorities for 2015/2016
Our curricular focus this year is on The World Around Us, which incorporates Science and Technology, Geography and History. We will be developing the investigative skills of our pupils, while also connecting WAU learning experiences to Literacy and Numeracy.
Within Literacy we will be continuing to use our Write From The Beginning and Beyond writing programme to further develop writing skills from P1-P7.
Within Numeracy our focus will be on developing problem-solving and investigative skills.
As a Nurturing School we continue to prioritise building strong home school links through our wide and varied parent and community programme.


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Switching Between Devices Is A Thing Of The Past With The HP Elite x3
Our technology habits are changing and the need for flexibility is therefore evident. Mobility in the workforce is changing the way we do business, and as a result making it more immediate, more tailored to your needs, and more intelligent. The first mobile phone went on sale in the United States in 1983, at almost $4,000 each. Nowadays, more people in the world have mobile phones than toilets. So many Facebook photos and videos are uploaded via mobile that it takes up 27% of upstream web traffic. We are spending more hours online than ever. The average person goes online for 8 or more hours a day.
Mobile technology has changed the way we work. For those who spend less time in the office, mobile technologies enable us to work from anywhere. Results from Forrsights Network and Telecommunications Survey; shows that 64% of firms in North America identify providing more mobility support for their employees as a top priority.
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I'm doing a paper for a class of mine and was wondering if anyone knows were I can find out how many Transporters, Outfitters and Guides are currently working in the State of Alaska. A couple years back I remember had a link for guides, but also remember if you sent like $5 dollars to one of the state agencies they would send you a list. I dont need names, just the numbers.
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DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Oklahoma women's track and field team scored 24 points at the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships to finish seventh among 63 teams that scored. The finish marks the third consecutive year the Sooners have finished in the top nine, following a fourth-place finish in 2011 and ninth-place showing in 2010. The Sooners were among three Big 12 Conference schools in the top 10 as Texas A&M finished third and Kansas was fifth.
Oklahoma's scoring was highlighted by 10 points each from Brittany Borman(javelin) and Tia Brooks (shot put) who won national titles in their respective events. Alex Acker finished fifth in the women's pole vault to score four points. All three earned first team All-America honors.
Brooks entered the shot put finals with the semifinals' best mark and extended her lead on her fourth attempt with a throw of 60-feet, six inches. Brooks won the indoor national title in March and is the first Sooner to win an outdoor national title in the event.
Brooks bested a tough field of competitors, including runner-up Brittany Smith of Illinois State (58-4.75) and third-place finisher Jeneva McCall of Southern Illinois (57-11.75). It was her second time to win at Drake Stadium this year with a mark of 18.00-plus meters. Brooks set her Oklahoma program record mark of 60-7.25 (18.47) at the venue during the Drake Relays earlier this year.
Borman repeated as the javelin national champion on June 6. Borman's mark of 184-7 was more than four feet better than the next competitor and came on her second attempt of the event. Borman is OU's first student-athlete to win back-to-back outdoor national titles in any event.
Borman is the sixth female to win back-to-back national titles in the javelin, joining Oregon's Rachel Yurkovich (2008, 2009), Air Force's Dana Pounds (2005, 2006), SMU's Windy Dean (1996, 1997, 1998), Rice's Valerie Tulloch (1994, 1995) and Alabama's Iris Gronfeldt (1984, 1985).
Acker made the most of her first career trip to the national meet, finishing fifth overall with an Oklahoma program record jump of 14-3.25. It was the first All-America honor for the Erie, Pa., native and marks the second consecutive year OU has had an All-American in the event. She is just the third All-American from OU in the women's pole vault (Sarah Pappas, 2011 and Leslie Dunlap, 2002).
Acker passed at the opening height of 12-9.50 and cleared each of the next four increments on her first attempt. It took her three tries to match her previous program best of 14-1.25 and just two attempts to set the new program mark.
All six of the men's points came from Luke Bryant's third-place finish in the men's discus throw on June 6. Bryant closed out his career with his highest finish ever at the NCAA Championship and earned his first All-America honor with a mark of 199-11.
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paintings, drawings and musings of artist John Sanchez. "I aim to paint the in-between moments" (was Recorded Eyesight)
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Condo Christmas
A pretty cool first for me occurred with this painting: A wonderful couple and now becoming one of my most valued collectors and friends, from Dorking England got to see most of the development of this painting as they were in and out of my studio during their yearly stay in South Beach last month. They decided to take this painting with them, which marks the first time I've sold a painting while it was still wet! Cheers indeed!
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Review - Losing It (Losing It #1) by Cora Carmack
Losing It (Losing It #1)
by Cora Carmack
Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, Bliss Edwards decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible - a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren't embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her last college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She'd left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier.
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Losing It
was a light and fluffy contemporary romance that was published at the beginning of the whole New Adult craze and fits quite well into that category.
My feelings are mixed. I enjoyed the book and liked the characters and the plot. But I can't help but compare it to two other New Adult books with similar plots.
Losing It
involved a college student who was a virgin and almost had a one night stand with a gorgeous British guy at a bar. She backed out at the last minute, embarrassed but quite sure she'd never see him again. Until he walked into her theatre class as the professor.
So here's the thing. Not only do I dislike teacher student romances, but there are two other books that have changed my mind about the issue and are amazing and it's hard to top either of them. There's the racy and far from virginal
by Leah Raeder and then there is the heart wrenching and amazing contemporary
by Colleen Hoover.
Losing It
wasn't bad at all, but it's nowhere near as amazing as either of those books and it's tough to sing praises when it's such a similar plot to both of those books.
I liked Bliss. Even though she was a bit naïve and analytical, I could relate to her control freak and analytical nature because I'm very much the same. I was even with her on the whole not having sex thing because I was the same way in high school. I just... didn't ever seem to want to get that far with people and Bliss was the same. There wasn't some virtuous reason for saving herself, she just... did. She connected with Garrick and they formed a shaky friendship and ended up jumping into a secretive relationship with each other, which is expected, but I hated how clueless Bliss was about her friends and how immature she was in a relationship.
Losing It
isn't going to break a mold or shine in the New Adult category, but it's not a bad read and it's kind of fun. It was a cute story and I recommend it to fans of New Adult contemporary books. It's a bit unfair for me to rate it just 3 stars because I know the two other books are the biggest reason for me not enjoying this one as much as I'd hoped, but it's honest. Also, the cover is TERRIBLE.. lol


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The annual tech extravaganza launched on Tuesday with innovative gaming offerings. Companies like Google and Razer showed off their newest products at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event's exhibits included the latest gaming accessories, consoles, and gaming laptops to enhance gaming experience.
Nvidia turned heads at this year's CES when they debuted their new gaming service for Windows, GeForce Now. The cloud-based gaming service allows users to play games on cheap laptops and computers whose processors couldn't normally handle the demands of gameplay. The app can be used with Steam, Battle.net and UPlay. GeForce Now is currently in beta and is only available in North America and Europe.
On Monday, Nvidia also rolled out their 65-inch Big Format Gaming Display. Nvidia has partnered with HP, Acer,and Asus to produce 4K resolution backlit displays that come with Nvidia's Shield streaming service. Each display features voice control courtesy of Google Assistant. The company touts its new technology as stutter-free and says that it will allow gamers to enjoy their favorite titles with less lag and screen tearing.
Virtual reality toys were also on display this year from both Google and Lenovo. Lenovo's new Mirage Solo VR headset features Google's WorldSense tracking technology. The headset's first game will be a new entry in the Blade Runner franchise, Blade Runner: Revelations. The game will debut along with the VR headset in the spring.
Lovers of gaming comfort snapped to attention on Tuesday when Vertagear unveiled their new gaming chair, the PL4500. Festooned with RGB LED lights, the battery-powered racing chair can be controlled from the convenience of a smartphone app. The chair has a charge that lasts up to 30 hours. According to Vertagear, it will be publicly available in the spring.
Razer debuted their Project Linda hardware on Tuesday, showcasing the product's ability to turn the Razer Phone into a trackpad for a special laptop dock. The phone easily plugs into the dock, transferring mobile apps and the phone's processing power into the laptop. Razer did not reveal if Project Linda would be rolled out commercially; many of their past CES offerings have never gone beyond exhibition.


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"We commit to youth and it will build Qatar future …"
Based on the Qatar National Strategy and Vision and efforts of the State of Qatar in commitment to new generations, Al Khor Sports Club Social and Cultural Committee strongly aimed to engage society to build Qatar future. On our belief and long years of experience in social and cultural programs, its activities strengthen experience basis and share unique knowledge among youth. Our work helps society to learn more about the history of the State, so as to share culture and knowledge between them.
Social and Cultural Committee of Al Khor Sports Club is honored to invite to participate in its programs youth of Qatar. I can only extend my deep gratitude and praise to the young people accepting invitations to be part of our activities. And I am sure our events and programs' participants will find activity by their taste along with spending an enjoyable time with getting unique experience in different spheres.
I also would like highly appreciate cooperation of the all state and private institutions, sponsors and partners who help us to implement all our programs, host visits, manage events and sincere thank members of the Committee for their great cooperation.
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by Mary Anne Tupta @ edn.com:
DC-DC converters are widely used components that convert DC power from one voltage to another, producing a regulated output voltage. These devices are used in many electronic products, including laptops, mobile phones, and instrumentation. Like any device, DC-DC converters need to be characterized by manufacturers and by engineers evaluating them for a design.
Given the increased pressure to develop products that consume less power, design engineers are looking for ways to increase power conversion efficiencies. Thus, numerous measurements are required to characterize the electrical parameters of DC-DC converters.
Simplify DC-DC Converter Characterization – [Link]
The LT3952 is a current mode step-up DC/DC converter with an internal 60 V, 4 A DMOS power switch. It is specifically designed by Linear Technology to drive high power LEDs in multiple configurations. It combines input and output current regulation loops with output voltage regulation to operate as a flexible current/voltage source. The LT3952's 3 V to 42 V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting.
60V LED Driver with Internal 4A Switch & PWM Generator – [Link]
Top-class component should be equipped with a top class documentation. That´s also a case of many AC/DC and DC/DC modules series from Traco Power.
Demands of various application also vary. While somewhere it´s enough to know, that a given power supply will give us "some DC12V/1A" or that a given "LED shines green and withstands 20mA", in majority of cases we naturally need much more about a given component. Somewhere at the end of this chart are applications, where we need to know literally every parameter, including commonly non-mentioned parameters and graphs from a real measurement.
From this point of view, Swiss company Traco Power is really helpful at development and at selecting given AC/DC or DC/DC module, as all power modules are equipped with quality documentation in a form of detailed datasheets, certificates, 3D drawings and similar. Masterpiece – the application notes are available for several "high performance" modules like for example TEN8WI module.
TEN8xxxxWI is the 8W DC/DC isolating module with a high energy density, enhanced range of operating temperatures and a wide input voltage range( 4:1). Besides a common documentation, there´s also available the TEN8WI application note, where we can find all important information for successful usage even in critical applications (EN50155-railways), including EMC characteristics, thermal consideration, recommended PCB layout and other.
For applications, where we don´t require that wide input voltage range, the standard TEN8 version (non- "WI") is intended. In the TEN8 and TEN8WI families can be found a large amount of types with various input voltages (input 9-18VDC, 18-36, 36-75 or 9-36, 18-75 at the WI series) and 3.3 to 15Vdc output, including symmetrical ones (for example +-12V). On stock we keep a few versions, all other versions we´re able to supply you in a short leadtime.
Detailed information will provide you datasheets at particular types, as well as above-mentioned TEN8WI application note, TEN8WI certificate, TEN8WI-3D drawing and the TEN8 series filter design.
Aren't you very satisfied with "empty" datasheets? – [Link]
The LTC®3892/LTC3892-1 is a high performance dual step-down DC/DC switching regulator controller that drives all N-channel synchronous power MOSFET stages. Power loss and noise are minimized by operating the two controller output stages out-of-phase.
The gate drive voltage can be programmed from 5V to 10V to allow the use of logic or standard-level FETs and to maximize efficiency. Internal switches in the top gate drivers eliminate the need for external bootstrap diodes.
LTC3892/LTC3892-1 – 60V Low IQ, Dual, 2-Phase Synchronous Step-Down DC/DC Controller – [Link]
AppNote: Inverting DC/DC controller converts a positive input to a negative output with a single inductor
by DAVID BURGOON @ edn.com:
There are several ways to produce a negative voltage from a positive voltage source, including using a transformer or two inductors and/or multiple switches. However, none are as easy as using the LTC3863, which is elegant in its simplicity, has superior efficiency at light loads and reduces parts count compared to alternative solutions.
The LTC3863 can produce a –0.4V to –150V negative output voltage from a positive input range of 3.5V to 60V. It uses a single-inductor topology with one active P-channel MOSFET switch and one diode. The high level of integration yields a simple, low parts-count solution.
AppNote: Inverting DC/DC controller converts a positive input to a negative output with a single inductor – [Link]
By Chris Glaser @ ti.com:
Especially for switch-mode power supplies (SMPSs), the printed circuit board (PCB) layout is a critical but often under appreciated step in achieving proper performance and reliability. Errors in the PCB layout cause a variety of misbehaviors including poor output voltage regulation, switching jitter, and even device failure. Issues like these should be avoided at all costs, since fixing them usually requires a PCB design modification. However, these pitfalls are easily circumvented if time and thought are spent during the PCB layout process before the first PCBs are ever ordered. This article presents five simple steps to ensure that your next step-down converter's PCB layout is robust and ready for prototyping.
Five steps to a great PCB layout for a step-down converter – [Link]
by Steve Taranovich @ edn.com:
Linear Technology Corporation just announced another in its series of power management ICs for automotive usage, the LT8640, a 5A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique Silent Switcher™ architecture, combined with spread spectrum frequency modulation, reduces EMI/EMC emissions by more than 25dB even with switching frequencies in excess of 2MHz, enabling it to easily pass the automotive CISPR25, Class 5 peak limits. This feature varies the clock with a triangular frequency modulation of +20%.
Silent Switcher with high efficiency and low EMI/EMC – [Link]
by Susan Nordyk @ edn.com:
A synchronous PWM controller for negative-to-negative or negative-to-positive DC/DC conversion, the LT8709 from Linear Technology is easily configured for buck, boost, buck-boost, and inverting topologies to accommodate a wide range of power-supply designs. The device's synchronous operation means that the output diode is replaced with a high-efficiency P-channel MOSFET, increasing efficiency and allowing for higher output currents of up to 20 A. It also eliminates the heat sink typically required in medium- to high-power applications.
The LT8709 operates over an input range of -4.5 V to -80 V and produces an output from -0.1 V to as high as 60 V or from -1.4 V to as low as -80 V. Its rail-to-rail output-current monitor and control enable the device to be configured as a current source. The controller has an EN/FBIN pin that accepts slowly varying input signals, as well as an adjustable undervoltage lockout function.
Buck/boost/inverting controller delivers up to 20 A – [Link]
Linear Technology announces the LT3790, a synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that delivers up to 250 W of power with a single IC. Its 4.7 V to 60 V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of automotive and industrial applications. Its output voltage can be set from 0 V to 60 V, making it well suited as a voltage regulator or battery/supercapacitor charger. The LT3790's internal 4-switch buck-boost controller operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the output voltage, making it ideal for applications such as automotive, where the input voltage can vary dramatically during stop/start, cold crank and load dump scenarios. Transitions between buck, pass-through and boost operating modes are seamless, offering a well regulated output in spite of wide variations of supply voltage. The LT3790's unique design utilizes three control loops to monitor input current, output current and output voltage to deliver optimal performance and reliability.
60V, Synchronous Buck-Boost Controller – [Link]
The LMR16006 is a PWM DC/DC buck (step-down) regulator. With a wide input range of 4 V to 60 V, it is suitable for a wide range of application from industrial to automotive for power conditioning from an unregulated source. The regulator's standby current is 28 µA in ECO mode, which is suitable for battery operating systems. An ultra low 1 µA shutdown current can further prolong battery life. Operating frequency is fixed at 0.7 MHz (X version) and 2.1 MHz (Y version) allowing the use of small external components while still being able to have low output ripple voltage. Soft-start and compensation circuits are implemented internally, which allows the device to be used with minimized external components. The LMR16006 is optimized for up to 600 mA load currents.
LMR16006 SIMPLE SWITCHER 60V Buck Regulators with High Efficiency ECO Mode – [Link]


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A new analysis of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) on television found that nearly two-thirds, or 64 percent, of shows examined had no "series regulars" of those backgrounds.
The report from researchers at six universities covers broadcast, cable and streaming television scripted shows from the 2015-16 season and claims to be "the most comprehensive report on this topic to date," according to a statement.
April Reign, the former attorney who launched the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign in 2015, said via email that the findings "serve to underscore the importance of #OscarsSoWhite, which champions the premise that all marginalized communities deserve to see themselves on screen."
"Even when AAPI characters are on screen," she said, "they are too often relegated to less significant roles. One can only imagine what the statistics are with respect to AAPI artists behind the camera such as directors, screenwriters and showrunners."
Researchers argue that the dire figures come a time of near peak success for actors of Asian and Pacific Islander background — so they're almost assured to get worse. This as Hollywood has faced unprecedented pressure to diversify its productions and as the AAPI population in Los Angeles County is nearing 16 percent.
"The numbers were concentrated in a few shows, many of them already canceled," says report co-author Nancy Wang Yuen, a sociology professor at Biola University and author of Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism. "The situation is very precarious."
The analysis, titled "Tokens on the Small Screen," covers a season when Hawaii Five-0 featured three recurring Asian-American stars in primetime and Fresh Off the Boat chronicled an entire Chinese-American family. Yet, among its findings:
- Whites composed 70 percent of TV series regulars while AAPIs composed 4 percent; Pacific Islanders alone showed up in only 0.2 percent of programs analyzed.
- Shows set in "AAPI-dense cities" such as L.A. and New York had no series regulars of Asian or Pacific Islander background. At the same time, 96 percent of shows had at least one white regular.
- Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders who did make it as show regulars didn't portray characters of much depth. "Three times as many white series regulars have romantic and/or familial relationships as AAPIs, heightening their isolation," according to a summary.
- White actors were also on screen three times longer than actors with AAPI backgrounds.
- More than two-thirds of the shows that did have a regular AAPI character had only one.
- A few shows, including Netflix's Marco Polo, over-represented people of AAPI heritage. That program has been canceled, so the figures could decline for the current season and beyond. "Over one-third of all Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear on just 11 shows," according to the summary. "More than half of those shows have been canceled or not renewed, cutting AAPI representation by 21 percent."
The roles people of AAPI descent do get often are for characters in tech support, crime lab analysis, professors or geeks, observers say. "Hollywood sells this one-dimensional view of Asian folks," says Robert Chan, president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA). "You don't have too much diversity."
And when people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent do get roles, they rarely have parity with white actors. Hawaii Five-0 lost its three Asian-American stars earlier this year, with Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park notoriously quitting the show after demanding the same pay as white co-stars.
"The recent controversy regarding Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, two AAPI actors from Hawaii Five-0 demonstrates that, when the cameras are turned off, AAPI actors and actresses face even higher hurdles to be recognized as equal cast members," April Reign said. "Inclusion of traditionally underrepresented communities has been proven to attract viewers. I will keep striving to ensure that more opportunities are possible for the AAPI community and all communities."
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Guy Aoki, founder of MANAA, says that it's been proven in the past that diversity sells. UCLA's annual Hollywood Diversity Report has long tied diverse casts to the films that make the most box office cash. The Fast and the Furious franchise is such a money maker, and it's largely rooted in Asian-American import tuner culture.
"The economic incentive is there," Aoki says. "I think that Hollywood will start to listen when they realize they're leaving money on the table."
Yuen, the report's co-author, plans to get the word out via social media, #OscarsSoWhite-style. The authors are using the hashtags #TokenAsian and #AAPIsOnTV, she says.
"I'm hoping the report this year will garner enough public relations and public support for wanting to see more
Asian-Americans on television," she says. "On TV there needs to be more data to pressure studios and networks to be more mindful in casting Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders."


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Welcome to this week's episode of Sisters Sing Soul.
This week's episode features more songs from Dorothy Moore & two songs from Charnissa Jones.
Here's where you can find the songs in this episode.
Dorothy Moore
'Just The One I've Been Looking For' — From the album "Malaco Soul Sisters" — Soulscape Records
'For Old Time's Sake', 'He Thinks I Still Care', 'Be Strong Enough To Hold On', 'Why Is Leaving You So Hard To Do', and 'Knee Deep In A River' — From the album "Dorothy Moore: Misty Blue – The Definitive Anthology" — Malaco Records
Charnissa Jones
'Ease Me To The Ground' and 'We're Not Gonna Make It' — Found on Vinyl Only
Please feel free to comment below with any questions or observations.
Next week's episode will feature a second set of songs from Denise LaSalle & two artists' interpretations of a fine deep soul ballad.
Thanks for listening!
"For Old Times Sake" reached number 53 on the R&B chart and not number 3.


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