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Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 Hands-On Preview!
The Lean, Mean, Green Gaming Machine!
Published: 15th May 2013 | Source: Gigabyte |
Today we get to take a quick look at the Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 - Gigabyte's top offering when it comes to gaming motherboards. It's the natural successor of the G1.Sniper 3, and as such it has some pretty big shoes to fill. Last generation's Sniper left us seriously impressed, so it will be interesting to see how the new board stacks up.
As is normal for Gigabyte's Sniper range, the motherboard sports a rarely seen colour scheme. The now classic green and black is one of the least used these days, but we must say that it's been growing on us steadily through the years. It is perhaps its scarcity among the other boards which causes people to seek it out - its exclusivity drawing in customers who want the best.
Let's all have a butchers through some juicy photos of the motherboard before we get to the video.
A similar sight to what we've seen before with past Sniper boards.
An extremely good looking set of heatsinks surround the CPU socket.
You see that there orange skull and dagger? That lights up green when the power's on. We like it, we like it a lot.
The upgradable Op-Amp is on show to the left of the image, whilst you can see the Audio Noise Guard protecting the sensitive circuitry from any interference.
From what we've seen of the Sniper it looks as if it's going to be a cracking motherboard. It's using the existing foundation from the past Sniper iterations and then adds new features to finish off an already fantastic platform.
The heatsinks that used to look like magazines and barrels from a rifle are now gone, replaced with sleek numbers that, in our opinion, are a big improvement.
Taking a look at the CPU area we can see that Gigabyte are putting quite a bit of effort into keeping the VRMs cool. Not only is there a set of chunky heatsinks, but there's also two watercooling barbs sticking out of either end, showing that this board is meant to get itself wet. Plus, if the inbuilt watercooling just wasn't enough for you, there's also a small fan to supply airflow to the area. Suffice to say that the VRMs and other power circuitry is going to be keeping mighty cool!
Taking a bird's-eye view at the PCIe lanes we can see that they're electronically wired for 16x, 8x, 16x, and 8x for the full sized lanes, along with three 1x slots. We're not sure as to how this will turn out when laden with video cards as PCIe lane support is still under NDA, but we have a feeling Gigabyte are hiding a PLX chip on the board as it seems to be set out for a multi-graphics card setup.
We can also see that this board comes with 10 SATA ports, which should be enough for just about anyone when it comes to storage.
The new emphasis on audio reproduction is apparent on this board, with a section of the main PCB dedicated to audio circuitry and components. The DIY upgradable Op-Amp can be seen towards the bottom right of the board, just above the pair of top quality golden capacitors. The Op-Amp options are there for those of you who know preceisely what you want, and want nothing more but the best audio solution for you. You can also clearly see the Audio Noise Guard which separates the delicate components from the electrical interference from the rest of the board, which might otherwise infringe on how well sounds are produced.
All in all we look at this as a win for Gigabyte, as their new gaming star looks fantastic. We look forward to testing this board further in the future, but for now it's goodbye.
A big thanks to Gigabyte for sending us this board for our hands-on preview. Discuss this topic further in the OC3D Forums.
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Good luck with the project and blog. I have been adding an alphabetical list of active Scottish DNA projects to my blog:ReplyDelete
Good luck Ali!ReplyDelete
Hope we can make connections. I have 18th century in Perthshire. Lots of lines, not many hooks. Can't wait 'til I hear from someone. It IS going to work.ReplyDelete
Good luck, hope we can all learn something important about our ancestors in Scotland and the Border LandsReplyDelete
Just want to know if you will have a site or link to DNA sites by surname? If so, please put one up for DAVIDSON / DAVISON which isReplyDelete
This is a great site that breaks down markers into Family Groups and really helps you research. Since ALOT of us are Scots-Irish it seems appropriate to list us. Thanks, Sandymento
I hope to see the project become an important tool for those with Scottish ancestry, but who live in other countries.ReplyDelete
Just a heads-up to all, especially Gordons -- Tei Gordon, Administrator of the Gordon DNA Project, in collaboration with Bill Howard, who has published an article on DNA Haplotypes for the Journal of Genetic Genealogy, are working on a paper for the Journal of Genetic Genealogy: "The Evolution of the Gordon Surname: New Insight from Y-DNA Correlations and Genealogical Pedigrees." The paper examines the use of Y-DNA 37-marker haplotypes aided by pedigree information and correlation techniques.ReplyDelete
Jim, I have added an ISOGG page to the blog which has links to ISOGG and the Journal of Genetic Genealogy.ReplyDelete
I am looking forward to reading Tei Gordon's article when it is published and will of course give it a plug on this blog.


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"The Real Dream" (本当の夢, Hontō no Yume, Viz: My True Dream) is chapter 625 of the original Naruto manga.
While Tobirama and the other Senju present start protesting Madara's ludicrous proposal, Hashirama — having come to a decision — thanks Madara for being so sympathetic as to have given him two choices so that he did not have to kill his brother. Removing his armour, Hashirama imparts his final words to his kinsmen, telling them to swear that Uchiha and Senju would not fight again. However, before Hashirama stabbed himself with the kunai, Madara grabs his hand , noting that seeing his resolve to go through with his request was enough. After this, Madara agreed to the treaty, and in the time to follow that the village was established. Meeting atop the same mountain they had met as children and seeing their dreams realised before them, Hashirama and Madara discussed the future, with Hashirama noting that he wanted to make Madara the Hokage so he could watch over the entire village and etch his face into the very rock they stood on. Madara would later coin the name of the village: Konohagakure — which Hashirama noted lacked imagination. They were later joined by Tobirama who called away his brother for the meeting with the daimyō of the the Land of Fire, exchanging not a single word with Madara. Back in the village, Tobirama noted that they were no longer in the same time as their father and that decisions such as who should be the head of the village were not to be done without democratic involvement. Tobirama also noted that Hashirama was more likely to become the village's leader, and as he broached the subject of the possible Uchiha threat, Hashirama cut across him telling him to stop thinking in that manner. Their conversation is cut short when Hashirama believes that they were being eavesdropped on. Not seeing anyone outside the window, and Tobirama not able to confirm nor deny it, Hashirama finds the leaf Madara had mere moments before outside the window. Hashirama was eventually chosen as the Hokage, and during a meeting with Madara in the Naka Shrine's secret room, Hashirama tried to plead with Madara, noting that in time people would come to understand him and as such, he would inherit the title from him. Madara noted, however, that in all likelihood, Tobirama would inherit that title, leaving no place for him, or even the Uchiha he feared, in the village. His resolve formed, Madara declared that he was leaving the village, and that this world was nothing more than mere entertainment, and that he looked forward to fighting with Hashirama as he went about realising his own dreams.


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Coach Cara Williams has encouraged her Red Devilettes (14-7) to play with a "chip on their shoulder" after they were relegated to the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Class AA Region 1, Section 2 Basketball Tournament.
Coach Cara Williams has encouraged her Red Devilettes (14-7) to play with a "chip on their shoulder" after they were relegated to the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Class AA Region 1, Section 2 Basketball Tournament. And while the Devilettes didn't fully understand the "chip on your shoulder" reference, a look at the regional ballot should show them that they were afforded a bit less respect in the voting, despite playing a handful of state "Top 10" Class A teams in the LKC North portion of their regular season schedule. That, in itself, should place a good-sized chip on their collective shoulder for the upcoming run for a possible fifth-straight state tournament berth. This is the first time in five years that the Devilettes aren't the top seed in their sectional. The designation went to Braxton County (which finished the regular season at 14-8 with a loss at Lincoln Friday night) via a tiebreaker. More size for that shoulder chip. In the overall voting for Region 1 teams, former AAA Fairmont Senior (15-5) was voted as the No. 1 seed, followed by No. 2 North Marion (15-4), No. 3 Braxton County (14-8), No. 4 Ravenswood (14-7), No. 5 Webster County (14-8), No. 6 Oak Glen (10-10), No. 7 East Fairmont (6-15), No. 8 Ritchie County (12-9), No. 9 Weir (9-11) and No. 10 Roane County (5-16). Former AAA teams Fairmont Senior, North Marion and East Fairmont, along with Oak Glen and Weir are in Region 1, Section 1. The No. 4-seeded East Fairmont Bees hosted No. 5-seeded Weir Monday night at EFHS at 7:30 p.m. The winner (Weir, 46-45) will the face top-seeded Polar Bears at Fairmont Senior in the Section 1 semifinals on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. In the other Section 1 semifinal, also Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., No. 2-seeded North Marion will host No. 3-seeded Oak Glen on the Huskies' home court. The semifinal winners (who will both advance to the regional co-finals next week) will meet for the sectional crown on the highest remaining seed's home court Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The Section 1 champion will then host the Section 2 runner-up, while the Section 1 runner-up must travel to face the Section 2 champions on their home court next week. In Section 2, No. 4-seed Ritchie County hosted No. 5-seeded Roane County on the Rebels' home court at Ellenboro last Monday night at 7 p.m. The winner (Ritchie County, 64-35) will travel to Sutton to take on the No. 1-seeded Braxton County Eagles in the sectional semifinals on the Eagle's home court at the Braxton County Armory Wednesday at 7 p.m. In the other sectional semifinal, No. 2-seeded Ravenswood will host the No. 3-seeded Webster County on the Devilettes' home court at the RvHS Physical Education Building (new gym) Wednesday at 7 p.m. The semifinal winners (who will both advance to the Region 1 co-finals) will tangle on the home court of the highest remaining seed on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Section 2 champion will then host the Section 1 runner-up, while the Section 2 runner-up must travel to take on the Section 1 champion next week with 2013 West Virginia Class AA State Tournament berths to the winners of the regional co-finals. PRE-TOURNAMENT MAGNIFYING GLASS • Ravenswood's Red Devilettes (14-7) are led in scoring by senior Taylor Youell (16 points per game, 46 treys, 335 points, 65% two-point field goal shooter and 40% three-point field goal shooter, 2.9 assists per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, 3.6 steals per game) and sophomore slasher Hailey Miller (13.4 ppg, 281 points, 5.3 rebounds per game, 2.0 steals per game, 1.1 assists per game). Sophomore battler Taylor Treadway (5-4) is the team's top rebounder with 140 (6.7 rpg, 5.6 ppg, 2.3 steals per game, 2.1 assists per game). Intimidating 6-1 senior Hannah Murray is the team's top shot blocker (9.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.3 steals per game, 1.5 assists per game, 14 treys). Senior point guard Melonna Carmichael is another deadly three-point shooter (25 this season, 8.5 ppg, 4.5 assists per game, 4.0 rpg, 2.8 steals per game). Sophomore Kayla Scritchfield has made eight treys (3.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 19 steals) and sophomore Kindsey Torris has scored 18 points (0.9 ppg) and grabbed 23 rebounds (1.1 rpg) and is another shot blocker. As a team, the Devilettes score at a 58.2 ppg clip and play solid, limiting defense. They average 29 rebounds, 13.6 assists and 13.4 steals per game, shoot 42% from two-point range and 28% from beyond the arc. • The Ravenswood-Webster County sectional semifinal is a rematch of an earlier regular season meeting won by the Devilettes' 66-44 at The Pit. Hailey Miller scored 20 points and Taylor Youell 18 for the Devilettes. Taylor Treadway grabbed seven rebounds and Hannah Murray blocked five shots. Brandi Clevenger and Taylor Anderson paced the Highlanders with 14 point each. The Devilettes also own regular season wins over sectional rivals Ritchie County and Roane County (2) and dropped a 47-45 decision at Fairmont Senior on a pair of free throws with four seconds left. • The Ritchie County Rebels (13-9) could pose a real threat to No. 1-seeded Braxton County led by senior Hunter Sadaro. Rebel senior Tristan Toman is a formidable scoring threat from all ranges. The Rebels have given Ravenswood fits in previous postseason match-ups over the years and have advanced to regional co-finals as sectional runners-up the past four seasons. • In Section 1, No. 1-seeded Fairmont Senior, led by 6-1 sophomore Emily Stoller (12 ppg) and 6-0 junior Kelsey Morrone, owns a pair of regular season wins over No. 2-seeded North Marion. Four of the five Polar Bear starters are 6-0 or better. • The No. 2-seeded North Marion Huskies, led by freshman guard Megan Haller, 6-2 junior center Noca Singleton, senior Audia Bartlett, and juniors Anna Marie Moscufo and Mackensy Hess, won 10 straight regular season games to end the regular season. (The Huskies won three straight Class AAA state championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011, but didn't make the 2012 AAA Elite Eight.) • The North Marion-Oak Glen sectional semifinal Wednesday is a rematch of last Friday's Huskies Senior Night Game won by North Marion 70-42.


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new guy here, training about 2 months now, going through wheels like crazy!!!!
Hey all, just joined the group this week and been reading up on everything skate involved. I currently have been skating 3-4 times a week in SE Houston, minimum of 15 miles a session, around a 5 minute mile average. I haven't inline skated since i was in high school, I'm 33 now, and doing this to stay in shape, also I hate running. I have found a passion for this now! But now, I'm finding out that my new rollerblades, the igniter 100's are wearing out super fast, the wheels that is. I have rotated them mulitiple times and they don't even look like 100's anymore, they match the 90 on the second wheel spot now. How long do wheels typicallly last????
They have the 100's on three of the 4 wheels, and a 90 on the second wheel. I ride entirely outside, through rain, and sunshine, doesn't matter, what wheels would yall recommend for grip in rain, and durability. I'm an ex collegiate football player, and weigh 220, so i think i might be kinda hard on things. I bought these rollerblades due to people saying that the 110 with race boots are not good to start out on, so until I build up some ankle stability I will just have to deal with the different size wheels, I can see this being a pain though!!!!
I am digging the blades though, they are comfy and pretty quick! I am going to use them until they just completely wear out, or until i'm worthy of being able to skate on some race boots and be in shape to do them justice! Thanks for your time helping me out with this stuff, complete newb, and not even sure what online shops are good, or if there are even local skate shops for me to support, i live in Houston.
|May 27th, 2016, 05:27 PM
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Rollerblade likes to attach cheap quality urethane to their low end stuff. It doesn't surprise me that you're going through the wheels that quickly. Consider switching to the Atom One, Bont G15, or Atom Matrix+ wheels when your current set wears out. I only have experience with the Matrix+ in that group, but I did try the G3, which was an earlier generation of Bont's wheel. The Matrix+ costs a bit more, but for me the extra roll is worth it.
For a rec skater I would think that you should get a season out of a set of wheels.
If you skate in the rain are you noticing any problems with the bearings afterwards?
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|May 27th, 2016, 05:44 PM
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i take the wheels off, dry them, and apply some oil/lube stuff i have laying around after skating in wet conddiitions. wheels seem to spin for days after. sounds much better too. I'm wondering how long i should skate on these things before trying a race boot from bont with 110 wheels, or comparative speaking.
|May 27th, 2016, 11:53 PM
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Yeah, good wheels make a difference. I also go a little higher up the hardness than I would typically like for comfort. But the wheels will shrink for sure. I get about 1000 miles out of a set of wheels and they typically lose 4mm before I think about new ones. I'm rolling on 85A.
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|May 29th, 2016, 02:36 PM
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WJCIV is right on target regarding cheap wheels on entry-level skates. This is done for two reasons... 1)keep the price low 2)soft wheels make skates comfortable for new skaters.
There is an old wheel that may be making a comeback... I think you should consider them. And even if they are not being made fresh again... there are a lot of places that still have stock of prior batches.
The Bont Highroller mint is a wheel that had a reputation as a good value wheel because of having good roll and long wear. There were Mint (85) and Pink (87). I've had both. At 220 lbs I think Pink would be better for you but I think only Mint is coming back.
As you've been seeing... cheap wheels may not be any kind of bargain. They wear quickly and so need to be rotated frequently. They wear quickly and so need to be replaced more often. They wear quickly and so get smaller/slower sooner. While a quality wheel does cost more you might find you get higher satisfaction and less hassle per dollar spent.
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|June 23rd, 2016, 05:45 PM
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These wheels are great but only go up to 80mm. Since 80 is a large as I care to use they are great for me.
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The Oct. 26 dual girls' swim meet between the Bellmore-Merrick Lady Sharks and the Garden City Trojans bore many similarities to last year's contest between two, which are among the county's strongest squads. The teams' supporters turned out at Hofstra University in droves, cheering loudly. The Sharks were the underdogs once again, as they began the season as the third seed in their conference. And the Bellmore-Merrick girls proved to have the necessary skills and drive to knock off their rivals, winning what coach Robert Kaefer described as the biggest dual meet of the year.
But Kaefer's daughter and a five-year member of the team, Jaimie, said one thing has to change this year. The Mepham High School junior said the team has to stay focused in the wake of their victory to accomplish their ultimate goal –– winning the county championship.
"We kind of went in with the idea that, we won the dual meet against Garden City, so we're done," she said of last year's county championship meet. "But it does matter. This is the big meet we have to win."
With its second consecutive conference title win and an undefeated season under its belt, the district-wide team is now preparing for the county championship on Nov. 8 and 9 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center.
Robert Kaefer said the Bellmore-Merrick-Garden City dual meets have been tight, intensively competitive matchups for the past three years. Last year, the Sharks snapped the Trojans' win streak at 103, handing the team its first loss in 13 years.
The coach noted that this year's contest was closer –– with a 96-90 final score, compared the 101-82 victory in 2012 –– which Kaefer said he expected. With deep talent pools on both sides, the meet could have gone either way.
"I told the girls before the meet started, because we were so evenly matched, it was going to come down to who had more heart," he said. "I told them it would quite possibly come down to the last race. We only won by six points, and in order to do that, we had to win the last relay."


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The unique musical arrangement of salsa, hip hop & jazz coined by the Latin/HipHop band La Vida Buena in Austin, TX.
For example, Salsafication is a result of covering popular songs like Gin and Juice and Rolling in the Deep and arranging them into a salsa version. Which will leave you wondering if Snoop Dogg could be half Cuban or Adele, a secret member of the Buena Vista Social Club.
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Most teachers, students agree that test preparation has not interfered with classroom learning
NEW YORK -- Standardized testing may have touched off a firestorm over public education, but students aren't feeling the heat - 95 percent say they either can deal with the stress or don't worry at all about taking the tests. And most teachers and students say preparing for standardized tests has not detracted from learning in their classrooms.
The results are contained in the fifth annual Reality Check study, a joint project by Public Agenda and Education Week to track the nation's progress in raising academic standards in the public schools. The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the GE Fund and conducted by Public Agenda, a nonprofit organization dedicated to nonpartisan public opinion research.
Large majorities of parents, teachers, employers and college professors who are aware that their local school districts are raising standards credit their districts with being careful and reasonable in the effort. But the groups surveyed also share some of the concerns raised by critics regarding the emphasis placed on testing.
For the fifth year in a row, the survey generated troubling data from employers and college professors regarding the basic skills proficiency of high school grads.
The drive to raise academic standards in public schools enjoys wide bipartisan support and all 50 states now employ testing to some degree. Enacted earlier this year, President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act will require annual testing across all states in reading and math for grades 3 through 8 by the 2005-06 school year.
The standards movement continues to attract widespread support among teachers and parents, and public school students nationwide appear to be adjusting comfortably to the new status quo, said Deborah Wadsworth, Public Agenda's president. Reports of problems that have arisen in some districts with efforts to raise standards and with testing certainly demand our attention, but they should not obscure the impressive support for moving ahead with the standards movement.
Making the Adjustment
In its surveys of 600 middle and high school students nationally, Public Agenda found large majorities were taking higher standards and increased testing in stride.
Committed, But Wary
Among the adults surveyed, support for the standards movement was solid and testing was found to be useful in a variety of circumstances. But a number of concerns raised by critics also registered with parents, teachers, employers and college professors.
There clearly is a strong endorsement for testing, but by no means are the groups we surveyed willing to give their school districts a green light to use the tests whenever and however they please, said Wadsworth. All are cognizant of the downsides of too much testing and many share the concerns raised by critics. But it is also important to note that the testing policies people fear most, such as basing graduation on the results of one test, appear to occur only rarely in the schoolhouse.
Support for turning back the clock and stopping the standards movement in their local school district is virtually nonexistent among parents (2 percent), teachers (1 percent), employers (2 percent) and college professors (1 percent) familiar with efforts underway locally. Virtually all others said their schools should either continue the effort or continue it with some modification.
Very large majorities among each group see the tests as a motivational tool, prompting students to work harder when they know they have to pass a test to graduate or progress with their education. Majorities of teachers (62 percent), employers (79 percent) and professors (78 percent) believe standardized-test scores are an effective tool to identify students in need of tutoring or summer school.
Most parents and teachers agree that students take the right number of tests, that testing younger students is a good way to target early on those in need of help, and that high school exit exams are a good idea. Only 12 percent of parents and 20 percent of teachers think it's a bad idea to require high school students to take an exit exam in order to receive their diploma.
But, agreeing with critics, large numbers of teachers (84 percent), parents (60 percent), employers (52 percent) and college professors (57 percent) say far too much emphasis is placed on test scores. A sizeable number of students (45 percent) agree.
Concerns that test preparation could take away from classroom learning were shared by majorities of teachers (79 percent), parents (66 percent), employers (64 percent) and professors (79 percent). And, large majorities of all groups agree that it would be wrong to use the results of one test to determine whether a student should graduate or move up a grade; rather, schools should utilize both test scores and teacher evaluations, they said.
Significantly, teachers in the surveys report these dangers in practice have yet to manifest themselves broadly in their schools. Nearly three quarters of teachers (73 percent) say they have not neglected regular teaching duties for test preparation; 26 percent said that has happened in their classrooms. A bare three percent say students in their schools are promoted solely on the basis of standardized-test scores; 56 percent of teachers say the scores are not even factored in.
Now the Bad News
Since the Reality Check surveys began in 1998, employers and college professors have gradually given public schools more credit in raising academic standards and overall performance. But the students coming out of those schools continue to disappoint in their writing, grammar and basic math skills.
Despite some glimmers of hope, the high level of dissatisfaction among employers and professors -- who are in many ways the ultimate 'consumers' of K-12 education -- are disheartening, said Wadsworth. And high school teachers, according to another study we just completed, seem to agree: just 20 percent said that students in their schools typically 'learn to speak and write well, with proper pronunciation and grammar.'
For the fifth year in a row, employers who hire young people out of school and college professors who teach freshmen and sophomores said the high school graduates they encounter had just fair or poor skills in:
Employers and professors also were not impressed with the attitudes high school graduates bring to the job or the college campus.
Just 16 percent of employers and 24 percent of professors said they have noticed an improvement in the quality of high school students coming to them over recent years, figures virtually unchanged since 1998. Only 39 percent of employers and 31 percent of professors say they regard a high school diploma as evidence a student has mastered the basics.
On the bright side, 70 percent of employers and 81 percent of college professors say high school graduates have good or excellent computer skills.
Signs of Hope
While unhappy with the quality of high school graduates in many areas, employers and, even more so, college professors, are seeing improvement with public schools.
Since 1998, those who say public schools expect students to learn too little has dropped from 66 percent to 47 percent among professors, and from 55 percent to 48 percent among employers. Only 31 percent of both employers and professors in 1998 said schools were doing an excellent or good job; in 2002, the percentages grew to 42 percent of employers and 39 percent of professors.
Reality Check 2002 was prepared by Jean Johnson and Ann Duffett. Last month, Public Agenda released a related survey on the views of high school teachers, parents and students comparing the relative academic performance and social environment of large versus small high schools. Copies of the full text of both surveys can be accessed free of charge from Public Agenda's Web site (www.publicagenda.org). The site also includes a companion guide with statistics, charts and other information from Reality Check 2002.
Methodology: Reality Check 2002 was based on telephone interviews conducted Nov. 9 through Dec. 9, 2001 with national, randomly selected samples of:
The margin of error for teachers, parents and students is plus or minus four percentage points; for employers and professors, plus or minus six percentage points.
Public Agenda, based in New York City, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to nonpartisan public policy research. Founded in 1975 by former U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Daniel Yankelovich, the social scientist and author, Public Agenda is well respected for its influential public opinion polls and balanced citizen education materials. Its mission is to inform leaders about the public's views and to educate citizens about government policy.


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At the earliest age, children around the world ask questions about the nature of existence and how we came to be here. Simon Singh's third and most ambitious work of popular science takes us on a journey through the ages, as man's sense of his own importance in the universe shrank ever smaller and his idea of time stretched from a few thousand to around fifteen billion years.
With this collection of letters Ian Stewart, accomplished mathematician, science writer, and even science fiction writer, accompanies a young and imaginary student on her path to becoming a professional mathematician. The letters address the questions that arise naturally at the crucial points in "Meg's" career, from leaving school and pondering whether to take a maths degree, through to becoming a fully established mathematician wondering how to juggle teaching and research.
The hero of this book is Euler's formula: eiπ + 1 = 0 This simple equation has been widely considered through the last two centuries to be one of the most beautiful formulae of mathematics, and Nahin tells us why.
What makes numbers interesting? The subtitle of this beautiful book is the motivation, map, and message of its 188-page journey from zero to infinity. With concise insight, Reid takes the digits from 0 to 9 as chapter titles and starting points of voyages into the history and deep concepts of modern mathematics.
Do you love football, marvel at Beckham's perfect swerving free kicks and find formations fascinating? Or do you love science, and want to find out how aerodynamics affects a ball in flight and discover the insights statistical analysis of real-life data can give?
This book starts gently enough, easing us in with the unarguable 2+2 = 4. But don't let this lull you into a misplaced sense of comfort; the ride is going to get very unsettling indeed. Martínez writes with an easy-reading clarity to tackle some of the simplest, but no less profoundly important, assumptions of mathematics. We hear how over the recent history of mathematics seemingly innocuous concepts were as controversial as genetic modification or animal testing are nowadays.
One of the things I enjoy most about biographies of mathematicians is the presentation of mathematics as a very human endeavour. Despite the sometimes abstract nature of mathematics, we see in this biography of Kurt Gödel that it is a very human activity pursued by people within a deeply connected community, but each with their own vision of truth.
An unnamed girl in an unnamed, but contemporary, European city enters a rather gloomy old building, reading its address from a crumpled piece of paper. Inside, being given preference over a dozen people sitting in a waiting room, she is ushered into the office of Albert Einstein. "You said that time doesn't exist, so I took the liberty of coming to see you," she says. "You did the right thing," he replies. Thus a conversation ensues that spans all the 176 pages of this book.


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The 2005 U.S. cotton crop is shaping up to be an average one at best, according to analysts speaking at the Cotton Roundtable at the New York Board of Trade in New York City.
Acreage planted to cotton is estimated to have increased by 3 percent over last year, but weather has taken a toll on yield potential, with production expected at roughly between 19.3 million and 19.6 million bales. Last year, the United States produced a record 23 million bales.
The Mid-South and Southeast, which produced a record 11.8 million bales of cotton in 2004, is estimated to have increased cotton plantings slightly in the Southeast and by 450,000 acres in the Mid-South.
Despite the acreage increase, "we anticipate a substantially smaller crop," said O.A. Cleveland, professor emeritus, Mississippi State University. While USDA has the regions pegged for about 11 million bales, "We've got the crop around 10.4 million to 10.5 million bales, about 1.3 million bales less than last year."
Ironically, the smaller production is the result of hot and muggy weather, generally considered a good cotton environment. Last year's more moderate weather and record yields may cause some tweaking of the definition. "It tells us that we had ideal cotton growing weather last year and this cotton growing weather that we like so much is probably a little stressful on the crop."
Cleveland noted that crops in the region have been under heat stress until recently. "Lately most all of the cotton growing areas have received excellent moisture, particularly in the north Delta."
He noted that the crop "is probably about 10 days behind normal, and we're not going to have nearly the crop we had last year even with all the extra acres."
While Texas won't match last year's 7.74 million bale crop, which broke a 55 year old record of 6.02 million bales, this year's production is still expected to be a near record, at around 6.1 million bales.
"The boll weevil eradication program, good weather and new technologies padded the yield in 2004," said Carl Anderson, Texas A&M economist. "This year, we had excellent subsoil moisture across the state to start with, a requirement in our dryland areas.
However, during the past several months "we have had some dry months."
Texas acreage is estimated at 5.8 million acres, 50,000 acres less than last year. "This represents 40 percent of the nation's acreage. Our acreage is about one-third irrigated, two-thirds dryland. Drip irrigation is growing rapidly with about 200,000 acres in the west Texas area. Drip irrigation yields run between 3 bales and 4 bales to the acre.
"Although the west Texas crop is progressing well, about 4 million acres are about two weeks late. At this time, less than 20 percent is setting bolls. It's very early in the season and the next four to six weeks will be very important for providing moisture and good temperatures.
"Seventy-five percent of the west Texas crop is in fair condition," Anderson said. "Less than eight percent is in excellent condition and only six percent is in poor condition. I expect abandonment in west Texas to run about 11 percent, compared to 8 percent last year."
Anderson said about 100,000 acres of dryland production in the Rio Grande Valley "will be well below average because of dry weather. The area has about 200,000 acres of irrigated cotton that is doing well."
Oklahoma cotton plantings of around 200,000 acres "could easily produce 300,000 bales. In Kansas, cotton acreage has been growing the last few years and leveled off this year to about 80,000 acres. They lose about 15 percent of that and the rest makes about a bale to the acre."
Anderson pegged total production in the three states at between 6.3 to 6.5 million bales.
According to Jarral Neeper, vice president of marketing, Calcot, the California crop is off to a late start in most areas. Acreage is estimated to have fallen to around 500,000 acres, "but it's interesting that the pink bollworm survey suggests that we don't even have that much.
"Growers have been switching to permanent crops over the last several years, and with $3 a pound plus for almonds the shift is going to continue to shift over time," Neeper said.
He doesn't expect California producers to repeat last year's record yielding crop, which averaged 1,540 pounds per acre. "Optimistically, we're looking at somewhere around 1,350 pounds to 1,400 pounds. From what I hear, it's a crop that is really starting to load up. So there is some optimism that the crop won't be nearly as bad as people thought it would be a month ago."
But it could be an expensive crop, according to Neeper. "We have considerable Lygus pressure. Aphids are starting to build up in some hot spots. And later on in the year people will start to worry about white flies. So with the big yields will come some big costs."
He estimates California production at 1.3 million to 1.4 million bales, compared to 1.8 million bales a year ago. "The Pima crop in California is off to a little better start than the Upland. This year, the total California crop including Pima could be as large as 2 million bales.
Neeper estimates Arizona average yields of 1,250 pounds to 1,300 pounds. "The state crop should be no larger that 600,000 bales, versus 720,000 bales last year. Pima production in Arizona is very small, 8,000 bales, versus 4,000 bales a year ago."
The Cotton Roundtable is sponsored by the New York Board of Trade, Certified FiberMax, Cotton Incorporated, Ag Market Network and Farm Press Publications.


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An excerpt from John Main OSB, "From Isolation to Love," THE WAY OF UNKNOWING (New York: Crossroad, 1990), pp. 44-46.
We meditate because we know with absolute certainty that we must pass through and beyond our own sterility. We must transcend the sterility of the closed system, of a purely introspective mind. We know, with an ever greater clarity, that we have to pass beyond isolation into love.
It is curious that introspection, the mind turned in upon itself, should lead to such sterility. Why should a self-centered consciousness be so sterile? Suppose for example we try to analyze some experience of our own. The almost inevitable consequence is that we end up observing ourselves in the act of observation. The deeper the degree to which we turn in upon ourselves, the more complex will be the degree to which we become fixated on our own self-consciousness. The result is like being trapped in a hall of mirrors where we constantly take the image for reality. And all we have are images of ourselves.
This is a good point to ask why is meditation so different? . . . .All of us when we begin come to a point when we ask ourselves "what am I getting out of this? What is it doing for me?" [. . . .] It is at this point that all of us have to make an act of faith. It may appear to be the faith to enter the darkness and to embrace the sterility, but there is no way we can embrace it except with total abandon. It has to be a total act of faith. In other words, we commit ourselves to meditation, and to the mantra as a way [of] letting go of self-consciousness. In effect, we are committing ourselves to letting go of our own sterility.
It is at this point that the sterility we experience is transformed into poverty---a poverty that we embrace totally. Here we are led to that declaration of our own poverty which reveals that there is only God and in God are all riches and all love. . . . .Sterility becomes poverty---a state of complete simplicity, complete vulnerability and complete abandon to God and to his love. Self-consciousness gives way to consciousness. We become aware of what is beyond our own horizons, of what is, what God is: that God is love. Introspection is transformed into self-transcendent vision because everything we see, we now see in the divine light, expanded into infinity. We see everything bathed in the infinite love of God. We must understand very clearly why this is so. It is because we ourselves are committed to the Way by means of fidelity to meditation and the mantra: commitment to God. Commitment to faith, to what is beyond us. In this way we take possession of our destiny [and] find our meaning in the wonder of God.
After meditation: "The Artist," Stanley Kunitz (New York: Norton, 1995), p. 63.
His paintings grew darker every year.
They filled the walls, they filled the room:
eventually they filled his world---
all but the ravishment.
When voices faded, he would rush to hear
the scratched soul of Mozart
endlessly in gyre.
Back and forth, back and forth,
he paced the paint-smeared floor,
diminishing in size each time he turned,
trapped in his monumental void,
raving against his adversaries.
At last he took a knife in his hand
and slashed an exit for himself
between the frames of his tall scenery.
Through the holes of his tattered universe
the first innocence and the light
came pouring in.
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Making Linux Work
Aug 21, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The fear of failure factor is one reason why potential newcomers to the Linux operating system never complete the switch. After all, when was the last time you saw a sign in a big-box computer store identifying the aisle labeled "Linux Loaded?"
Most desktops and laptops come out of the box with Microsoft Windows pre-installed. Don't even think about asking about Linux in an Apple goodies store. Linux options in most storefronts are limited at best.
Buying Linux-loaded computers online can be a safe but often pricey option. A better strategy is buying a Windows PC off the shelf and installing a Linux distro in a separate partition on the hard drive yourself. The Linux installer will automatically create a dual boot GRUB 2 startup screen. Since the Linux OS is free, why not have both available even if you never need to boot into Windows?
If you do not buy smart, however, you could spend hours troubleshooting, trying to figure out why Linux won't boot or why some key component won't work. That leaves you with several daunting options, such as a trip to return the computer or spending a ton of money for a store computer tech -- if you can find one who actually knows Linux -- to force a possible fix.
Even if you know Linux, buying a desktop or laptop computer and installing a Linux distro on it may be glitch-free or trouble-ridden. You have no guarantees that what you buy will run what you want. It depends on the internal components and whether your distro of choice will fully support the underlying hardware ands peripheral devices.
I often service friends, associates and clients who want to migrate to Linux. So I spend considerable time installing various distros on legacy equipment as well as on new gear. I recently gave in to buying a new laptop to replace a favorite but aging model. Along the way I gained some valuable insights into making Linux work on computers old and new.
Hardware Factor
When it comes to hardware power from processors, chipsets and system memory, Linux OSes have a much lower threshold than Microsoft's Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Apples's Mac OS X. So system resources are less of an issue than system compatibility. That means you can run the latest Linux OS without having to buy a more expensive new computer.
The trick is doing your homework before you walk into the store or click the buy button online. If you know the tripping points, you can step around them and eliminate any chance of hardware disconnect that prevents Linux from working.
More so than hardware incompatibility, system memory is usually not a critical factor. For example, Linux distros have a minimum RAM (random access memory) requirement of 128MB to at least run. But Linux works much better with at least 192MB.
The type of RAM isn't usually important -- the performance differences in RDRAM, SDRAM and DDR are barely noticeable.
No WiFi?
Once Linux is installed, the first thing you should verify is hardware compatibility. Often, the problem with Linux not running on a particular computer is caused not by the hardware itself. The culprit is the lack of an open source driver, or at least a proprietary driver provided by the device's manufacturer and made available to the distro's developer.
A good example of this phenomenon is a recent buying experience I suffered. I bought a well-endowed laptop from a well-known manufacturer's website. It ran Windows 7 very well. I partitioned the hard drive and installed Linux Mint 13.
The wireless network card remained unrecognizable to the Linux OS. It did not matter that the wireless connection worked in Windows 7. The cabled Internet connection worked equally fine in Linux, though.
Adding insult to injury, Puppy Linux, which boots from a USB flash drive and runs in system RAM, also refused to make a wireless connection. But again, the hard-wired connection to my router connected without incident.
Swapping Success
Armed with a live session DVD of Linux Mint 13, I visited a local big-box electronics store and spied the same model with a nearly identical hardware configuration. The laptop instantly grabbed the store's WiFi connection. That success cinched my purchase.
Why did the store's nearly identical laptop make the connection while the other unit refused? Comparing the list of system components offered the solution. The failed unit had a Broadcom wireless network card installed. The store's product had an Intel network card.
The Broadcom device requires a proprietary driver that the computer maker did not license to provide. Broadcom does not distribute open source drivers, and no substitute drivers are compatible with Broadcom network cards.
Linux Inside
So never assume that hardware components within the same model lineage will be identical. It only takes a slight difference to adversely affect a Linux configuration.
Unless you buy Linux-certified computers from a specialty vendor, you have to do some homework or take leave it up to luck when you buy online or off the shelf. That is the only way to avoid driver incompatibility issues with other hardware components when installing a Linux OS distribution on a computer that is not tested or certified for Linux.
Avoiding these situations can result in a successful installation. Keep these points in mind to make Linux work on a new or old computer.
Driver Me Crazy
Processor choice is generally not a problem. I have a collection of gear that runs various family lines of Intel and AMD chips and have never had a processor-related problem. That goes for Windows PCs that I converted to Linux boxes. You have no worries about needing special Linux kernels for the processor to run the OS. From a buying perspective, AMD is less costly.
Graphic card choice can present some issues, so this is an area that needs checking. The two most common graphic card makers are Nvidia and ATI. I have computers that use both. I have not seen any major issues. But I noticed an occasional glitch or two with ATI devices. I assume the fault lies with the ATI drivers.
For example, sometimes desktop effects are missing or just do not work properly. When that happens, I chalk it up to ATI gremlins. The same settings running the same distro on my computers that are Nvidia based do not replicate the issue.
Hear Me Now?
Sound Cards can be tricky as they are often integrated onto the motherboard. This makes changing them impossible. Check the manufacturer's website to see if Linux drivers are included for whatever sound components are installed.
A leader in Linux sound devices is the ALSA Project. I prevented trouble by checking the Sound Card Matrix before buying.
Linux settings include setup options for sound systems. Bring one or more live session disks to the computer store. Check out the sound performance as well as confirm that WiFi connects. I have seen situations where sound works on a music playback but not with a streaming video.
Driver Demise
Printer and scanner issues by far outnumber other compatibility concerns. Some big-name manufacturers are notorious for not providing Linux drivers for some or all of their products.
For example, Dell (Lexmark) All-In-One models are not Linux compatible. Many of Epson's and HP's printers, on the other hand, are supported for Linux use.
If you have a printer or scanner that your Linux distro cannot handle, look for a solution on that community's online forums. Also check for work-around solutions on the device maker's website. Often, you can find substitute drivers from other printers that will get the device working in Linux.
Nothing is more disheartening than not getting full use out of a Linux installation because you can't print or scan without buying compatible devices. Before you commit to a particular distro or a specific printer or scanner, make sure one is compatible with the other.
Help Lines
A good source for printer compatibility information is Openprinting.org. This is a database of printers that work in Linux. So use it to find what works and what does not work.
A similar database for scanner compatibility is the SANE project. Another good source for Linux printer and scanner drivers is available at Linuxdrivers.org.
You will not always have a match for available printer drivers from CUPS (The Common Unix Printing System). Some Linux distros build in a printer setup link to CUPS. If yours does not, go there yourself by pointing your browser here.
Also check out the list of supported printers in this database maintained by Linuxprinting.org.


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Ansonia pulls away in 2nd half in beating rival Derby
DERBY -- Arkeel Newsome has never had to rely on motivation to get results. Ansonia's standout senior halfback has done just fine on his own with a brilliant skill set that has landed him a spot at UConn and well within striking distance of the state's all-time rushing record.
However, after missing most of last year's Derby game with a sprained ankle, Newsome was determined to show the Red Raiders what he was really all about.
"Last year I got injured on the first series, so that was a bit of a motivator," Newsome said. "I felt like I had to come back and redeem myself."
Newsome did just that and more, rushing for 317 yards and five touchdowns as No. 1 Ansonia shook off an early test from the Red Raiders to post a runaway 62-28 victory in the 91st meeting of this storied rivalry Friday night in front of a hefty crowd at DeFilippo Field.
Other than a 77-yard touchdown run on Ansonia's second play from scrimmage, the Red Raiders never allowed Newsome to take control of the game in the first half.
Behind the quick, up-tempo passing game led by quarterback Mike Kreiger and the hard-nosed running of senior tailback Tyrae Small, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while scoring on a 76-yard kickoff return, Derby (4-1) was able to stay within 20-14 at halftime in this much-anticipated battle of undefeated NVL Brass Division rivals.
When Rich Bartone stripped Newsome near the goal line, causing the ball to roll out of the side of the end zone for a touchback early in the second quarter, it certainly looked like it might be Derby's night.
"I thought they caught some breaks in the first half," Ansonia head coach Tom Brockett said. "But both sides played real hard, and that's the way it should be."
But Ansonia (5-0), which has won seven straight in the series while extending its current winning streak to 33 games, just kept pounding the ball behind its powerful offensive line. Newsome kept reaping the rewards, scoring on touchdown runs of 48, 14 and 21 yards over the final nine minutes of the second half to help Ansonia outscore Derby 42-14 over the final two quarters.
"It seemed like every time he broke one, we had a guy there to make the play," Derby head coach George French said. "But Arkeel's a special player. There's a reason why UConn wants him. We did everything we could. It just wasn't our night."
Derby went into the game 4-0, its best start since 1990, with serious thoughts of knocking off their arch-rivals for the first time since 2001. The Red Raiders didn't accomplish the ultimate goal, but didn't leave the field without making a big impression on Ansonia.
After Newsome's 77-yard touchdown run up the right sideline, Kreiger engineered a 10-play, 65-yard drive capped on a 5-yard pass scoring pass to Tyler Dobek to tie it 7-7. Kreiger completed 12 of 28 passes for 134 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Ansonia quarterback Jai'Quan McKnight scored his first of three touchdowns on a 4-yard run to put the Chargers up 14-7, but Small returned the ensuing kickoff 76 yards for a score, bouncing off a wall of tacklers at the 40 before outrunning the Chargers up the left sideline to tie it again.
Every time the Chargers wanted to pull away, the Red Raiders pulled them back in. The mere fact that Ansonia had to play Newsome for four quarters -- he's usually out of the game at halftime -- spoke volumes about how competitive this game really was.
With Derby concentrating on stopping Newsome, the Chargers put the ball in the hands of McKnight early in the second half and the 185-pound junior quarterback produced touchdown runs of 46 and 8 yards to help the Chargers open up a 42-14 lead in the final seconds of the third.
McKnight finished with 102 yards rushing while completing 3 of 5 passes for 146 yards.
A--Arkeel Newsome 77 run (Witold Gul kick)
D--Tyler Dobek 5 pass Mike Kreiger (Sal Froscena kick)
A--Jai-Quan McKnight 1 run (Gul kick)
D--Tyrae Small 76 kickoff return (Froscena kick)
A--Newsome 5 run (kick failed)
A--McKnight 46 run (run failed)
A--McKnight 8 run (Tom Majchrzak pass McKnight)
A--Newsome 48 run (Tajik Bagley run)
D--Small 20 run (Froscena kick)
A--Newsome 14 run (Gul kick)
D--Small 44 run (Froscena kick)
A--Newsome 21 run (kick failed)
A--Bagley 6 run (Gul kick)
Records: Ansonia 5-0; Derby 4-1.


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Happy New Year everyone! 2012 should be an exciting genealogy year with the release of the 1940 census and Pennsylvania death certificates! I hope that 2012 is a wonderful year for everyone and many brick walls come crumbling down.
Here are my genealogy resolutions for 2012:
Indiana Deed Records - I'm currently ordering the microfilm of deed books in Switzerland, Ohio, and Dearborn Counties in Indiana. I'm hoping that by tracking my ancestors' land I will learn more about their lives and possibly find a few hidden relationships. Last year I got bored with probate records, so let's hope that land records are more exciting.
Joseph Hillis Brick Wall - When I found the parents of George Hillis, I was so excited. That was until I found out that his father gave 5 places for his place of birth. I found the obituary for Joseph Hillis this fall. He died in Boone County, Kentucky but was buried in Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana. I'm hoping to find another obituary for him in the Rising Sun newspapers, particularly one that names his parents. I also need to make a trip to the Ohio County Historical Society and see what is in their Hillis family file (along with a few other families).
I've already written about my organization project. The short version is that I am checking for missing sources in my tree and looking for new sources that I didn't know about or were not available when I last worked on an individual. I just need to stay on track and clean up the entries for 5 ancestors every day.
"Publish" Eiswerth surname book - I'm not sure exactly what this means yet. Do I want a hard copy made and distributed to the family? Or do I want it kept as a digital format so that I can change it as I find new details? Either way I need to add some more photos and the 1940 census before its done.
"Publish" Grandpa's military service book - Last year I put all the documents that my grandpa saved from his WWII service into a Word document. I need to add some of his WWII photos and some history and then I will be done. Again the publishing question exists.
Write Bascom surname book - It's time to spend some time on grandma's line and share those stories with her. This should tie in nicely with the deed records project.
- Indiana Genealogical Society's Conference, April 28, Fort Wayne, Indiana - featuring Debra Mieszala (Full disclosure: I'm Vice President of IGS and on the conference committee. Details should be coming soon.)
- National Genealogical Society's Conference, May 9-12, Cincinnati, Ohio (I'll be running the IGS booth and receiving the complimentary registration that goes with the booth fee.)
- Summer conferences and institutes are all maybes right now. It depends on what I can con my husband into letting me get away with. I will be choosing at least one:
- Midwestern Roots, July 20-21, Indianapolis, Indiana
- FGS, August 29-September 1, Birmingham, Alabama
- GRIPitt, July 22-27, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I didn't do too bad on my 2011 resolutions and I hope to accomplish even more this year. This fall I decided to stop being a substitute teacher. Right now, I'm a full time make breakfast, clean the house and make dinner wife. So this year I also hope to pick up a few genealogy related jobs to pay for my hobby and develop my skills for a possible future career in genealogy.
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Dig your chip into lime marinated shrimp, juicy tomatillo-jalapeño-cilantro salsa, and melty mild Monterey Jack cheese.
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- Yield:makes one 13- by 9-inch pan
- Active time: 15 minutes
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- 10 ounce bag tortilla chips
- 1 1/2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 teaspoons zest and 2 tablespoons juice from 3 limes, divided
- Salt
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- 8 ounces tomatillos, quartered
- 1 small onion, rough chopped
- 1 cup packed cilantro, divided
- 12 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 ripe avocado, chopped
Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 375°F. Spread chips in 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Mince 1/2 jalapeño. Toss shrimp, zest, 2 teaspoons lime juice, minced jalapeño, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
Place tomatillos, onion, remaining jalapeño, 3/4 cup cilantro, and remaining 4 teaspoons lime juice in food processor and pulse until coarse chopped (do not purée), about 4 to 6 pulses.
In a small saucepan, cook shrimp over medium heat, stirring, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
Scatter cheese over the chips. Spoon half of the salsa over the chips and then scatter the cooked shrimp over the top. Bake until cheese is just melted, about 20 minutes. Top with the remaining salsa, cilantro, and avocado. Serve immediately.
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Heading into WrestleMania 22 Sunday night in Chicago, there were two popular pieces of conventional wisdom, both of which centered on WWE champion John Cena. They weren't unanimous - nothing is in the field of pro wrestling opinion and analysis - but you heard them a lot over the past few weeks.
In order of certainty, they were:
1) John Cena was going to drop his title to Triple H in the Raw main event. Here at SLAM! Wrestling, the trend was bucked somewhat with three of the five members of our panel picking Cena to retain, but even then the writers felt it would surprise many.
2) John Cena was going to turn heel. The feeling here was that the WWE would be uncomfortable with the mixed reaction its champ was getting, something touted in this very space a few columns ago.
If last night's show proved anything, it was that even in this day and age where some solid inside information is floating around amidst the rumor and conjecture in the wrestling media, conventional wisdom isn't always correct. At best, it's a collective educated guess. No one outside of Vince McMahon himself can tell you exactly how things are going to turn out ahead of time, and the shows -- especially the WWE's biggest show -- can still surprise.
Cena held onto his strap, startling this columnist with a submission win just seconds after I had uttered my feeling that Triple H wouldn't be booked to tap out. And he certainly didn't turn heel, unless your definition of a heel is someone who wins without resorting to a foreign object, interference or blatant rule-breaking of any kind. Instead, the WWE chose to take a different tack, having the announcers play up the ambiguous crowd responses both men were getting and framing the battle as one that pitted "old school" versus "new school." The WWE appears to be content allowing the champ to simply be the champ.
One person who seems to have been pretty in tune with this exact approach is Cena himself. He's one of the few WWE personalities who posts on his own page on MySpace.com, and he had this to say about his situation three days before his match with Triple H:
"I talk a lot to media, to critics and to people who have self proclaimed knowledge of the business that is WWE. It's so funny to me sometimes to hear an 'educated' reporter or fan tell me what is happening in our business. There seems to be a lot of talk in wrestler university about me 'turning heel.' This IS what's going to happen: the 'smart' people will keep plotting, planning and conjuring up scenarios that they feel are right. Don't get me wrong, every opinion matters, but there is a huge difference between opinion and fact. I will keep being me. So while the so-called 'experts' can tell me what I'm doing for the next 6 months, I only worry about today. I am not a 'babyface' or a 'heel.' I am me."
Is it naive to think that the blog entry wasn't at least partially written as John Cena the character as well as John Cena the performer? Perhaps. But at least for the time being, his take seems to be pretty accurate.
Other assorted thoughts on last night's big show:
- The WWE title match wasn't the only one with fans showing split loyalties. On the TV broadcast, it sure sounded like more people were cheering supposed heel challenger Mickie James despite (or possibly because of) her psycho personality. Maybe the concept of someone burnt by unrequited love resonates more strongly than many people would be willing to admit. Or more likely, fans are simply tired of Trish Stratus holding the belt for so long and defending it against the same cast of characters again and again. Whatever the reason, it added a little bit of spice to what's been a bland women's wrestling scene in the WWE.
- One person who never has a problem with fan loyalty is last night's Money in the Bank winner, Rob Van Dam. "When will RVD get a push?" is quite possibly the longest running question I've ever fielded during my time on the staff of SLAM! Wrestling. He may finally get it now, and you only have to see what it did for Edge last year to get an idea of how helpful that briefcase can be for Rob's spot on the card.
- Another surprise, at least to this columnist, came when Detroit's Ford Field was announced as the site of WrestleMania 23. The WWE has been following a pattern of alternating between both coasts and the
middle part of the United States, so to see it head to Michigan a year after taking place in Illinois raised my eyebrow a la The Rock. A spin through the Ford Field website reveals that the facility holds over 65,000 fans for football, and one would guess that it would seat even more for wrestling. Yes, it will be the 20th anniversary of WrestleMania III, but since smaller venues have been the norm for a few years, the WWE must feel that business will be pretty good over the next 12 months to justify such a large site.
- Score one for less clutter at the announce table. Not literally, since the Raw, Smackdown and Spanish announce tables lined up to create a wall that filled one whole side of the ringside area. But behind the microphone, the broadcast benefited from a return to a two-man booth for the Raw matches. Not only that, but J.R. seemed to be recharged from his time away, turning in one of his most entertaining performances in quite a while. The only time Joey Styles -- who delivered during his call of the Edge-Mick Foley hardcore match -- was missed was when Shawn Michaels dropped the elbow off the extra tall ladder through a table on Vince McMahon. That was as big an "Oh my God" moment as we've seen since Styles arrived.
- Love them or hate them - and initial reaction seems to be leaning toward the latter -- the WWE deserves some credit for the outrageous ring entrances for Triple H and Cena, and to a slightly lesser extent, Rey Mysterio. If you're going to bill WrestleMania as a bigger spectacle and more important than every other pay-per-view, you have to pull out all the stops. Last night's intros definitely fit the bill, though SLAM! Wrestling Raw reporter Dale Plummer raised a valid point when he turned to me and asked if it was a good idea to be idolizing Prohibition-era gangsters. Now the only problem is that there's no way to avoid making one title match look more important than the other, unless there was an end to the split main event. That sounds like a cue to add one final plea to a cause that's been championed before in this space: end the brand split.
Nick Tylwalk has been a SLAM! Wrestling contributor since 1998, and his column, Walkin' That Aisle with Nick Tylwalk, appears most Mondays. Comments, compliments and complaints can be sent to email@example.com.


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3D Gaming Monitor Upgrade Coming Soon? Looks Like It!
Jim here. Looks like we may have another 3D capable monitor in play by the end of the year! 3D PC gamers using NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology have been able to choose from only 2 monitors recently, both 22" and running at 1680x1050p and 16:10 aspect ratio (I have the Samsung - the other is a ViewSonic).
Now comes Acer and their 24" 120hz, 1920x1080p, 16:9 aspect ratio monitor and it does look quite nice (orange IS my fav color). My GTX 285 should be able to handle the upgrade if I can get my hands on it. :-)
No word on pricing or other specs yet, but I suspect that it will be all over the Interwebs soon enough if they are releasing it by 2010. Can't wait to see it in action!
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I live in the Bible Belt of North Carolina. There is a place called The Christian Family Book Store near me. I briefly had a girlfriend who worked there, so I visited several times. What I saw amazed me. In this weak economy, they had three cash registers with three lines of customers wrapped around the store all day, every day. The store sold Christian books, but also tons of "sanctified" household items. There were Jesus lamps, fish ashtrays, Jesus board games, and crosses painted on or attached to just about anything you can think of.
My point is, I could go to the Dollar Tree and fill my van with low budget items. By adding crosses, fish, or other Christian symbols to the items, I increase their value by ridiculous amounts. A three dollar hammer becomes a 18 dollar hammer. A five dollar broom becomes a 25 dollar broom.
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It wouldn't especially be my trip, but if you wanna, RUN WITH IT!
I don't know that I would ever actually do it, but it has definitely crossed my mind.
My "Jesus Saves" rolling pin make me feel closer to God
Oh, can you just imagine some wife bringing her recalcitrant husband closer to god with the rolling pin? [groan!]
That's why I throw in the "Fishers of Men" helmet as value added.
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I had no idea you were in NC Edward! Hey neighbor! BTW I think we should do it and use it to help Atheists who are underwater on their mortgages and have unpaid college loans! Freaks need to be paying taxes anyway...
I'm in!
It'd be like selling Dallas Cowboys memorabilia to fans in Texas. Yeah, you know it is crap, but you're providing something to the ignorant masses that they really & truly want, at a "fair" price. What's immoral about that? Supply & demand.
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True nuff... To give ya an idea of my area... The legitimate book store went out of business!
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You mean, a "Fly Smiter". :)
LMAO! I stand corrected
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Nicki Minaj Defends Weird 2012 Grammy Performance
If you are still scratching your heads over Nicki Minaj's bizarre Grammy performance on Sunday, don't worry, you are not alone. The rapper visited Ryan Seacrest's radio show Monday (Feb. 13) to defend her, um, odd performance.
Just to recap, the Young Money rapper debuted her new single 'Roman Holiday' onstage surrounded by dancing monks and a man dressed like the pope. As her male alter-ego Roman Zolanski, Minaj rapped like a demon possessed, which may explain the outlandish exorcism that occurred onstage.
Fans reaction to Minaj's show have been mixed. "Stevie Wonder was the luckiest man in the crowd at the Nicki Minaj performance," wrote Kuban Sinatra. Actor Neil Patrick Harris loved what he saw and tweeted, "Nicki Minaj was outstanding. Levitations rule."
During her interview with Seacrest (via WENN), Minaj insisted that her bizarre performance was a complete success and the Grammy producers begged her to bring it to stage. "It's the most comfortable I have been on stage in my entire life," she said. "Because, first of all, the Grammys chose 'Roman Holiday' … And I could not play them another record after they heard that."
As for the religious spectacle? "I had this vision for Roman … People around him tell him that he's not good enough because he's not normal and he's not blending in with the average Joe," she explains. "He wanted to show that not only is he amazing … and he's confident, but he's never gonna change, he's never gonna be exorcised."
Okay, whoever green-lighted that performance should be fired immediately. We're only kidding. All jokes aside, we can't be too mad at Minaj. She is an artist and we must allow her to be creative.
Do you agreed with Nicki Minaj's explanation about her performance? Tell us in the comments below.
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The Yreka Miners varsity softball team lost in the regular season finale at home to Lassen by the score of 9-2.
Now, the Miners have to wait until Saturday to find out if they earned a playoff berth in Division 4 of the Northern Section. Currently, the NSCIF playoff points, which were released on Monday, had Yreka tied for the eighth and final spot with fellow NAL team Anderson.
Coming into the game, Yreka felt they could be competitive with the Grizzlies and pull out a win after splitting with the Northern Athletic League regular season champions on the road on Tuesday. After losing game one 10-0, the Miners earned a 8-4 game two victory.
In the first inning on Thursday, Lassen quickly strung together two runs to take the early lead. By the bottom of the third the Miners were down 3-0.
With two outs in the bottom of the third and Taylor Brown on base, junior Breanna Ruleas launched a home run as her teammates and the fans cheered her on as she ran the bases towards home to help the Miners get back in the game.
While Yreka was able to get runners on base throughout the contest, the Lady Miners were unable to bring them in as Lassen continued to build upon its lead. The Grizzlies scored three runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the seventh to come away with the seven-run win.
Ruleas finished 1-for-3 with two RBI's and a run. Brown went 1-for-4 with a run.
The Miners ended the regular season 20-13-2 overall and 5-7 in the Northern Athletic League. Lassen improved to 25-10 overall and 10-2 in the NAL. Before the game, Miner seniors Emilie Wagy and Riva Martin were honored.
For the contest, Yreka had six errors. Miners head coach Ken Dysert said the errors and not being able to bring runners on base home proved to be too much to overcome against a fundamentally sound team like Lassen.
Dysert said that he believes the win on Tuesday against Lassen, currently the No.2 seed in playoff points in Division 4, should help Yreka earn a playoff berth.
If they do move on they will likely face the team predicted to be the No. 1 seed in Wheatland on the road this Tuesday. Wheatland is currently 29-2-1 overall and went undefeated in league play.
Miners fall to Grizzlies 9-2: Breanna Ruelas hits home run for Yreka
The Yreka Miners varsity softball team lost in the regular season finale at home to Lassen by the score of 9-2.


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See the First Images of Judas Priest's Rob Halford on 'The Simpsons'
As we reported back in October, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford will go from being the Metal God to the Yellow God as he gets a new look courtesy of the hit cartoon show 'The Simpsons.' Plenty of musicians have been featured on the long-running show, but rarely do metalheads get a bonus treat when watching the long-running animated series. The payoff will come this Sunday, Jan. 5, at 8PM ET on Fox in the episode titled 'Steal This Episode,' and the first images (above and below) of the animated Halford and Priest have been unveiled.
In this episode, Homer teaches Bart the ways of illegally downloading movies. The family screens the movies in their back yard for people to watch as Homer once again displays his naivety. Of course, illegally downloading movies is against the law, which is where Judas Priest come into play. Halford leads the band in a rendition of 'Breaking the Law' as the FBI goes after Homer.
Rob Halford and Judas Priest have been all over the place in the last couple years. The band appeared on American Idol in 2011. They performed with contestant James Durbin as he belted out 'Living After Midnight' and 'Breaking the Law' with the band.
Halford also appeared as a guest on Five Finger Death Punch's song 'Lift Me Up' off their album 'The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1.'
Judas Priest recently confirmed that they will release their new studio album in 2014.