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DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi feels the best he's felt in quite some time.
And that's a good thing for a player that will be fighting for a job this season.
Bertuzzi battled through back issues on and off all of last year that saw him play just six regular season games and six in the postseason.
"(I feel) a thousand times better," Bertuzzi said after skating with a handful of teammates on Joe Louis Arena as they prepare for training camp in Traverse City that begins Wednesday. "Even when I went back for the summer I had three weeks of problems and issues. I took three more weeks off, started up my rehab back up again, started skating right off the hop, skated all summer, worked out all summer and I haven't had any issues up till now."
His season began with the flu that was first believed to be mononucleosis and his health deteriorated rapidly.
Then Bertuzzi's back started to hurt after the first few games of the season. He tweaked it on Feb. 7 in St. Louis and by the third period he lost all feeling in his right leg.
He had no strength in his right leg and things got progressively worse when he got back home and spent four days in the hospital because of the pain.
Then it was two straight weeks of getting needles and resting.
"I felt the best I did last year coming into training camp and that didn't work out so well," Bertuzzi said. "We'll see. I'm happy where I'm at right now. I feel strong. I'm skating better right now. I haven't had any issues in the morning or at night, so that's a plus for me."
Bertuzzi was healthy enough to get back for part of the playoffs, but quickly found himself on the fourth line.
"First game I felt awful," Bertuzzi recalled. "Second game I felt great, played pretty good minutes, 15 minutes, played great. Then, played six minutes and six minutes after not having played all year and it was really tough to get anything going.
"I don't blame (coach Mike Babcock) for the decision he made," Bertuzzi added. "It was probably the right decision he made at the time. Obviously, I wasn't happy being out. It (ticked) me off quite a bit, but it was the right move at the time. If I'm not going to play many minutes it's better off for someone else to be in there that can play those kind of minutes and is 100 percent."
Bertuzzi, 38, is one of 16 forwards battling for a spot in the lineup.
"It's a full out tryout," Bertuzzi said. "This is regular training camp for a lot of people, excluding (Henrik) Zetterberg, (Pavel) Datsyuk, (Stephen) Weiss and if I don't say (Johan Franzen) he'll be (made) so Mule.
"There are jobs to be had and jobs to lose," Bertuzzi continued. "You have to go into camp and you have to play for a spot. It's not like the old days when you pretty much know where you're stationed in. You have to earn your spot. I'm not ready to be done. I'll fight for my job. I'll be ready."


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It is a motion artifact, but on the same level no other artifacts can be immediately seen.
The pelvic bone doesn't show any motion. So, "real" patient motion can be excluded indicating that the motion comes from inside the colon. Check the marked area (see green circle on image 2) of the colon wall where a lack of sharpness can be detected.
Clearly, some motion can be seen there, after adapting the window width and level.
As it is at the same z-position we can say that the motion is caused by flatulation during the examination.

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The Mt Washington Valley Ice Fest will be here before you know it. Make your plans now!
I never munter, maybe because 98% of my climbing is on doubles. I didn't see where Will mentioned that clipping the anchor as a first piece also doubles the load on that piece IF your system works as intended. The fall past /turn around is a real issue. In real life I have rarely set up a belay later to be totally surprised there is no jesus piece to protect the belayer. Most of the time you should be able to see the problem coming. Using some rope to get lower off the anchor is OK, assuming a fool proof anchor and enough rope.On the dike I have belayed off screws down and off to the side of the tat anchor by the rock traverse, and use that gear as protection.On any unknown ice climb, the leader of the prior pitch can make a belay anchor, clip through it, move up and place a good screw, clip that, lower or climb back to stance and bring 2nd up, using that high screw as a re-direct, problem solved unless your partner is miffed you protected his pitch a bit.I still do Sleeping Beauty the old school way, in two pitches, 'cause I like the semi hanging belay at the base of tha great white face and crack. Nowadays though, I lead the first pitch, clip through the anchor, move up, place good gear, clip one rope through that and step down. Same idea as ice screw above. Barring any other solutions and faced with an FF2, I pull up about 25 feet of rope and either tie a loose figure eight on a bight, or a clove, and clip it to myself, at least that way if things go haywire, it keeps the fall to 25 feet. I have never had any problem removing the knot when the time came, but your results may differ.
AND Munters suck.. they are just a screwed up clove hitch anyway
Personally, I am not sure if mallery is more or less scary with weed!He hates being short-roped I can tell you for sure.DMan, here's one; if you were to use the Fixed Point belay system, what device would you put in there and how would you orient it? You had mentioned you have never belayed a leader with a Munter. Would you use a Munter with the FP?
I still do Sleeping Beauty the old school way, in two pitches, 'cause I like the semi hanging belay at the base of tha great white face and crack. Nowadays though, I lead the first pitch, clip through the anchor, move up, place good gear, clip one rope through that and step down. Same idea as ice screw above.
I *think* what luke is saying is depending on which side the leader falls, he rotates his body to that side to keep the belay device oriented in the correct direction. "Hang on left foot" means he pivots on the left foot and rotates the rest of his body to the right. At least that's how I read it.
I love how opinionated climbers are. I think the munter + clove-hitch = the two coolest most versatile knots ever... you can safely climb almost every thing with just these two hitches and 1 or 2 knots...
not saying PAS & GriGri dont have their place, but you should know, and understand, these two basic knots before getting your first GriGri... (I guess if you are 100% sport climber maybe not)
If you really want to start controversy over knots and hitches, you'd have to bring up the EDK and double bowline. ... Even a 100% sport climber has better options than this heavy piece of junk (GriGri)!
LOL, I though we all agreed the EDK is awesome now...
Since I am not a sport climber what are some of the better options to the PAS? I would never own one, but I could see it being helpful in a place like Rumney to clean your anchor before moving on... Way expensive for such a specialized item that does nothing else well and definitely shouldnt be with you for long trad climbs IMO...
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- "What is your name?"
- Forestation within the TARDIS
- Strax likes to drink Tea.
- "How's the intelligence - still great?"
- "Don't do it"
- "Die reptile!"
- Reach into the red light...
- Clara will find out the Name of the Doctor, again...
- It's a Grave situation.
- "Doctor Who?"
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Skaro's 10 Teasers: Doctor Who - The Name of the Doctor
7 comments :
- Gracie said...
not that spoiler-y. We hear the lizard line from Strax and the rest don't really tell us anything new.
- 12 May 2013 at 10:08
- Dee J said...
i CANNOT wait for this episode! Season 7.2 had several good episodes, and several bad ones, ie the first few episodes up to hide. Post "Hide", the episodes have been relatively good, and has intrigued me again! This final episode better be a better finale than the one to 7.1!
- 12 May 2013 at 10:14
what? nonsense? Bells of St. John is one of my favorites of the whole Series and Cold War was a great Alien like horror story.
Yeah, okay, I didn't explain my opinion anymore than you did, but nevertheless, I just couldn't let your so obviously wrong words stand! ;)
I think Series 7 stands up very well so far in comparison to the rest of Doctor Who. It's not the best, certainly, but there's lots to love, even in the very flawed stories. One thing this Series does exceedingly well is its execution of the show's central premise. This time we truly had a brand new exciting adventure with each episode, every week somewhere entirely else than the previous one. It's just what you would expect from a show that has a mad man with a box as a main character who can travel anywhere in time and space.
The main flaw of the Series, though, is the blockbuster dictate. Blockbuster movies are always longer than 45 minutes, at least twice as long, so naturally the script writers try to cram a story in less time than they ought to have. While it was exciting to see a brand new place and world with each episode, you kinda wish you could soak it in for a while longer. This concept of a blockbuster every week should have been tied to a longer running time, like 60 minutes.
- 12 May 2013 at 15:03
I disagree. This season has been a bunch of random nonsense that has been very light on plot and high on camp. There's a good reason why RTD introduced an ongoing season "arc" in his era...you couldn't tell a decent story in 45 minutes blocks of explosions and running around. Moffat's attempt to make each weekend a stand-alone "event" has done a lot to show just how limiting the 45-minute episode really is. The preview of the finale has to be the most uninspiring thing I've seen in Who in years...RTD knew how to build up to a season finale. So did Moffat, once. But this "season" of stand-alone yawnfests has done nothing to create the same excitement of previous years.
- 13 May 2013 at 14:58
ah so excited! some idiot on imdb has already given away who clara is but i don't care im still gonna enjoy the anticipation of seeing it on screen!
- 13 May 2013 at 22:59
I disagree with your disagreement then. :P If I learned one thing on the internet, then that it is useless to put any effort at all into comments. Because it's not like anyone would care about arguments. ;) And a discussion is always too fleeting for the effort to be worth it.
For you it's a yawnfest, I on the other hand had lots of fun and thought this was the most exciting series of New Who yet. Well, who's right now? We both? Not one of us? ;)
I guess subjectively you simply didn't enjoy the series so far, fair enough. But I don't think that's exactly proof that the series was bad. I don't enjoy the music of Bach, Schönberg or the paintings of Paul Klee all that much either. And what a snoozefest that movie Solaris was! What does that say, though? It doesn't mean that these works are badly made, certainly? It may just mean that I have no access to them. Craftsmanship is something which can be more objectively, though not entirely, talked about than personal enjoyment. But if you don't like something, then the question about the quality of craftsmanship might just as well not matter to you.
Maybe I'll write an essay about the craftsmanship that went into this series one day. Not today. ;)
Also disagree with you about the preview for the finale. I feel it suggests that we will be in for something special. Uninspired is pretty much the opposite of the word I would use. "Uninspired" is rarely the word I would use to describe a Moffat episode in general. "An incoherent mess", on the other hand...
I'm sure there are good reasons why you perceive the series in such a contrary fashion to me, but I wouldn't know which they are. Oh, mysterious human nature!
I wonder though why 45 minutes were rarely enough this series, but were enough for many stories of past series. Blink, Midnight or The Doctor's Wife weren't any less standalone. Like I said, it might have something to do with trying to go for a blockbuster feeling, with trying to cram a whole movie into the 45 minute format.
- 14 May 2013 at 19:09
I saw a picture of Clara dressed differently in the TARDIS with the shillouette of what looked like the 6th Doctor! What?!
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Zimbabwe set for the first ODI against the West IndiesFriday, 22 February 2013 12:09 Published in News
Zimbabwe takes on the West Indies in a One-Day International (ODI) match at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada today at 13:30 GMT | 15:30 CAT.
A full house is expected for the match as the incoming New National Party government has declared today a national holiday to celebrate its return to power.
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor will be hoping to repeat for Zimbabwe the sort of performances with the bat that he put up for the Chittagong Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Asked in a pre-match news conference yesterday what the absence of key West Indies players captain Darren Sammy and former captain Chris Gayle – rested – and Marlon Samuels – injured – meant for Zimbabwe, Taylor said as much as they would have wanted to exploit the absence of the trio, they would not celebrate as they are aware of the depth of talent that the hosts have.
Today's match is the first of three ODIs that will be played at the Chinese-built facility. The second match will be on Sunday at 13:30 GMT | 15:30 CAT and the third and final one on Tuesday at 13:30 GMT | 15:30 CAT.
The next day, the tour will move to Antigua for two Twenty20 International matches at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and the match starts at 18:00 GMT | 20:00 CAT, before going to Barbados where a three-day warm-up match will mark the transition to the long-version of the game.
The first Test against hosts West Indies will be at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, starting on the 12th of next month at 14:00 GMT | 10:00 CAT.
The tour's last port of call is Windsor Park in Dominica where the second Test match is scheduled to be played from the 20th to the 24th of next month and the Test starts at 14:00 GMT | 10:00 CAT.
Zimbabwe will then return home for a brief period of rest and practice before they host the Tigers of Bangladesh.
Matabeleland Tuskers fight to save off defeatThursday, 21 February 2013 06:44 Published in Match Report
LOGAN CUP MATCH: MOUNTAINEERS v MATABELELAND TUSKERS
Day 3 (21 February 2013), at Mutare Sports Club
Close of play: Mountaineers (475/7 dec) v Matabeleland Tuskers (298 and [following on] 42/3).
The reigning Logan Cup champions and current table-leaders Matabeleland Tuskers, who have ridden roughshod over all the other franchises so far this season, are now facing the strong possibility of their first defeat at the end of the third day's play at Mutare Sports Club. Mountaineers put in a sound all-round performance, yet the highlight of the day was actually a remarkable innings of 65 by the Matabeleland Tuskers last man, John Nyumbu.
The weather had changed on the third morning, and most of the day was overcast, with a shower of rain before the start of play. The pitch, although still basically flat, was rather difficult for batsmen to score quickly on from accurate bowling, according to the Matabeleland Tuskers coach Heath Streak, and his batsmen did not handle it well. For most of the morning session they showed little of the fight that should be expected from the champions and there were too many soft dismissals.
Sean Williams, the one remaining specialist batsman, never looked confident; he survived an easy catch in the covers early on, and then flashed at a ball from Timmy Maruma to be caught at slip for 30. Gavin Ewing, the injured captain, came in, but retired on 8 as he started feeling groggy again. At 169 for eight, therefore, the last man Nyumbu joined Njabulo Ncube, and the two proceeded to show their seniors in the batting order how to do the job.
They played themselves in sensibly, and then started hitting the loose deliveries, lasting until lunch and putting on 54 together before Ncube was trapped lbw by Calum Price for 22. This gave Ewing enough time to recover and he joined Nyumbu at the crease at 223 for nine. He batted within himself, with due regard for his health, while Nyumbu, whose previous highest score in first-class cricket was 45, went on to reach a remarkable 65 off 113 balls, before falling lbw to Maruma. Ewing finished unbeaten on 43, the last pair having put on 75 runs and the last two wickets 129. The deficit, however, was still 177. Masakadza finished with four for 71 and Maruma four for 65.
Mountaineers enforced the follow-on, and quickly dismissed the unfortunate Brian Chari for a pair through a freak dismissal. Chari drove hard back down the pitch, the ball hitting the bowler, Price, on the leg and then ricocheting out into the covers, where it was caught. Terry Duffin and Keith Dabengwa, however, played themselves in with great care, and the score had reached 15 for one off eight overs when a sudden shower of rain hit the ground.
50 minutes' play was lost, and soon after the resumption Donald Tiripano had Dabengwa caught in the slips for 7; 21 for two. After 37 minutes, however, the rain returned, with the score 38 for two. Play started again at 5.30, but in poor light and on a damp field. Mountaineers reverted to their spinners, and they lost Duffin, shouldering arms to be bowled for 20 by a ball from Greg Lamb that may well have pitched in the rough of the bowlers' footmarks. Nyumbu, after his earlier batting triumphs, came in as night-watchman to join Shafayat.
Matabeleland Tuskers now face a difficult task on the final day to stave off their first defeat of the season, still 135 runs behind with only seven wickets left, but they could be saved by the weather. A Mountaineers victory would open up the Logan Cup competition wonderfully, as the two teams would then be equal on points with one match to play, a thrilling finish to the first-class season.
Maruma and Masakadza make Tuskers struggleWednesday, 20 February 2013 11:29 Published in Match Report
LOGAN CUP MATCH: MOUNTAINEERS v MATABELELAND TUSKERS
Day 2 (20 February 2013), at Mutare Sports Club
Close of play: Mountaineers (475/7 dec) v Matabeleland Tuskers (142/4)
A century from Timmy Maruma and some superb swing bowling from Shingi Masakadza have given Matabeleland Tuskers the hardest fight they have had in the Logan Cup all season. Despite a fighting innings from the consistent Hampshire professional Bilal Shafayat, Matabeleland Tuskers finished the day still 333 runs behind with six wickets left in their first innings.
The overnight pair of Maruma and Kudzai Sauramba continued batting at 302 for four for Mountaineers, showing due caution against the two top bowlers, Glenn Querl and Njabulo Ncube. However, they were again rather too laborious, as they had been the previous evening, scoring just 26 runs in the first hour. Maruma was the main culprit: he later said he was struggling for form but was determined not to throw his wicket away.
Sauramba reached his fifty off 108 balls when Maruma was still on 27. Now, though, Maruma gradually began to open up, even hitting a six over long-on off John Nyumbu. He reached his fifty, off 155 balls, off the last ball before lunch, when the score was 391 for four. 88 runs had been scored in the two-hour morning session.
After lunch, the instructions were to push for a declaration. Maruma responded by scoring 18 off the first two overs, overtaking Sauramba in the process. Sauramba, trying to copy him, was caught on the boundary for 62. There was a quick 21 from Shingi Masakadza as Maruma now aimed for a century. On 99, he lofted another six over long-on off the long-suffering Nyumbu and walked off with 105, his second fifty having taken only 41 balls. Altogether he faced 196 balls and his three fours and four sixes. The total was 475 for seven, the first time Mountaineers have passed 400 against Matabeleland Tuskers. Brad Staddon and Keith Dabengwa had two wickets each, while Querl and Ncube had gone for less than three runs an over.
Mountaineers did not open their bowling particularly well, and Terry Duffin, acting as captain with Gavin Ewing injured, took advantage of the loose deliveries by scoring 15 off his own bat in the first two overs. At the other end, however, Brian Chari fatally shouldered arms to his second delivery, from Masakadza, and lost his off stump as the ball swung in. Then Duffin (20 out of 22, including two extras) became too exuberant and sliced a catch off Masakadza into the slips, and Matabeleland Tuskers were off to a bad start. Keith Dabengwa and Bilal Shafayat hung on until tea, when the score was 40 for two.
The partnership continued usefully for about 45 minutes after tea until Dabengwa (19) dabbled outside the off stump to be caught at the wicket off Donald Tiripano; 65 for three. But Shafayat, very strong on the leg side, continued his consistent form for Matabeleland Tuskers and stayed there to thwart the bowlers. Just after the total reached 100 with three wickets down, he reached his fifty off 86 balls. Sean Williams dug in solidly at the other end and Mountaineers were unable to break through again.
The pair almost held out to the close, but Shafayat was mortified, off the penultimate ball of the day, to push a return catch back to Maruma. He made 67 off 129 balls, with eight fours, and it may just be that his dismissal is the turning point of this match, if Mountaineers win. Williams remains, with 27 to his account, and with Ewing missing Matabeleland Tuskers may struggle to avoid the follow-on.
Superb Lamb century gives Mountaineers advantageTuesday, 19 February 2013 10:39 Published in Match Report
LOGAN CUP MATCH: MOUNTAINEERS v MATABELELAND TUSKERS
Day 1 at Mutare Sports Club: 19 February 2013
Close of play: Mountaineers (302/4) v Matabeleland Tuskers.
The weather was beautifully warm and sunny, and the pitch was quite flat, ideal conditions for a batting team.
This happened to be Mountaineers, who took advantage of Matabeleland Tuskers' weakened attack to run up over 300 runs for the loss of only four wickets, the highlight being a dominating century by Gregory Lamb. They could have done better still, but failed to take control in the final session against a tiring bowling attack.
Matabeleland Tuskers have two outstanding new-ball bowlers in Glenn Querl and Njabulo Ncube, and the Mountaineers' tactics were clearly to see off these two and then climb in against the other bowlers, occupying the crease for as long as was reasonably possible. The first nine overs cost 16 runs, with Lamb promoted to open the batting with Dan Hodgson. But they achieved their aim, surviving the new-ball assault, and then Lamb began to open up.
The opening pair put on 42 before, in the 19th over, Hodgson sliced a catch to backward point off the medium-pacer Bradley Staddon. With Kevin Kasuza as his new partner, Lamb continued to play a fine innings, with good shot selection, respecting the good ball but taking advantage of anything loose. He scored 12 off an over from Staddon to bring up his fifty off 82 balls. Mountaineers were 81 for one at lunch, of which Lamb had 55.
The batsmen continued to take advantage of the second-string bowlers during the afternoon session.
Kasuza, playing an excellent supporting role, reached 50 off 92 balls, while Lamb's century soon followed off 141. During the partnership, Matabeleland Tuskers lost their injury-prone captain, Gavin Ewing, suffering from mild concussion after a fall attempting a near-impossible overhead catch at midwicket.
Lamb and Kasuza put on 184 for the second wicket before the latter, trying to turn a straight ball to leg, fell leg-before-wicket to Querl for 66.
At tea the score was 213 for two, Lamb on 129.
Lamb eventually fell for 157 off 196 balls, with 20 fours and a six, after showing signs of losing concentration. He drove over a low full toss from Staddon and got a bottom edge on to his stumps. The score was now 257 for three.
Lamb's dismissal slowed the scoring rate right down to below two an over, with Mark Pettini and Timycen Maruma both batting very doggedly. Finally Pettini (35 off 81 balls) drove a catch into the covers off Ncube, off the first delivery with the second new ball. The score was now 283 for four.
Maruma (12 off 67 balls) and Kudzai Sauramba (13) saw out the day undefeated, at the rate of two runs an over.
Mountaineers were rather disappointing after the dismissal of Pettini, as they never attempted to take advantage of the tired attack, for whom Querl – virtually a workhorse – bowled 29 overs for 63 runs and a wicket.
A victory is very important for Mountaineers who are behind Matabeleland Tuskers on the Logan Cup table. Even a draw will make their task very difficult, so they would have been wise to look for more than 89 runs in the final session.


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Hawaii – Aloha! Also scoffing at you Cape Cod beaches!!
Massachusetts – Pahk the Cah in the Yahd (Yes some people REALLY speak that way.)
Oregon – Pronounced like Organ NOT Oro-Gone like the Chowdah-heads say :-)
Washington & the Pacific Northwest (United States of America)
The Caribbean & the North Atlantic – Scoff at you Cape Cod beaches!! Yes the water really is that blue, the sand that white, and heat that hot!
Future Caribbean Trips on the Radar – Going to *try* to see 1 to 3 islands a year.
North Atlantic
The Caribbean side of – Central & South America – Joining in on the laughter of Cape Cod beaches :-)
The regions of the South Pacific [Oceania] – Yep - Scoffing at the Cape Cod beaches as well!!
The countries of Mediterranean Europe – Also Scoffing at the Cape Cod beaches as well!!
I can get the wife to brave it – East Asia & Southeast Asia
I volunteered to be a docent for the Bay Area, Cape Cod, & Caribbean (Areas where I have spent or plan to spend significant amounts of my life!)
Please feel free to contact me by email by using the "E-mail this user" link in the toolbox to the left. Include "Wikitravel" in the subject line or I'm likely to chuck it as spam or junk :-)
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Saving and Restoring Simulation State Using SimState
This example shows how to save and restore a simulation state using SimState objects. It also illustrates the benefits of using SimState objects.
The SimState object contains the set of all variables that are related to the simulation of a model. After saving the SimState object at the end of a simulation, Simulink® can reload the SimState and continue the simulation from the time at which the SimState was saved. This action produces the same simulation results as if the simulation were never interrupted.
This example illustrates:
- How saving the Final states (logged states) is not always sufficient for complete and accurate restoration of a simulation state.
- How you can use the SimState feature to save and restore a complete simulation state.
Difficulties with Models with Variable Transport Delay
The states that are logged during a simulation are a subset of all the information needed to fully describe the state of a simulation. Certain blocks rely on internal information that is not logged as part of non-SimState final state export. One such block is the Transport Delay block. Models with Transport Delay blocks are usually difficult to fully restore to a particular state because the state of the transport delay is not saved in the structure format or the array format as part of "Final states" data logging.
To illustrate this issue, compare the simulation results for two cases:
1. Simulate a model, which contains a Transport Delay block, from 0 to 5 seconds and save the "Final states" values in the workspace. Then load this first set of final states and simulate from 5 to 10 seconds.
2. Simulate the same model from 0 to 10 seconds and force the model to produce an output at 5 seconds. We call the result of this simulation the baseline result because it is a nonstop simulation.
The results of the first simulation match the first half of the baseline result. If the simulation state of the first simulation had been restored completely, the second simulation results would match the second half of the baseline.
To begin, load this model:
mdl = 'sldemo_VariableTransportDelay';
Simulate until time of 5 and save the final state in structure format:
out = sim(mdl, 'StopTime', '5', 'SaveFinalState', 'on',... 'FinalStateName','xFinal', 'SaveFormat','Structure'); y1 = out.get('ScopeData');
Load the final state from the last simulation and run to 10:
assignin('base', 'xFinal', out.get('xFinal')); out1 = sim(mdl, 'StartTime', '5', 'StopTime', '10', ... 'SaveFinalState', 'off', ... 'LoadInitialState', 'on', 'InitialState', 'xFinal'); y2 = out1.get('ScopeData');
Run a nonstop simulation which will serve as the baseline result:
out2 = sim(mdl, 'OutputOption', 'AdditionalOutputTimes' ,... 'OutputTimes','[0 5 10]', 'LoadInitialState', 'off'); y = out2.get('ScopeData');
Plot the results. Note that the second half of the baseline result does not match the simulation from 5 to 10 seconds, whose initial state was restored from the final state saved at 5 seconds:
figure; for idx=1:3 subplot(3, 1, idx); plot(y.time,y.signals(idx).values); hold on; plot([y1.time; y2.time],... [y1.signals(idx).values;y2.signals(idx).values],'r--'); hold off; grid on; end
Saving and Restoring the Complete SimState
You can save the complete final SimState in a Simulink.SimState object. The SimState object contains all the variables which are needed to restore the simulation results. By using the complete SimState, Simulink is able to restore the simulation state completely and to reproduce the baseline simulation results.
Set the parameter for Simulink to save the complete SimState at the end of the simulation.
out3 = sim(mdl, 'StopTime', '5', 'SaveFinalState', 'on', ... 'LoadInitialState', 'off', 'SaveCompleteFinalSimState', 'on',... 'FinalStateName', 'xFinal'); y1 = out3.get('ScopeData');
Load the SimState from the last simulation and run for an additional 5 seconds. The start time value must remain 0.0 (that value was the start time of the original simulation). The software stores the original simulation start time in xFinal. This value must match the start time of the current simulation to enable restoration of the simulation state.
assignin('base', 'xFinal', out3.get('xFinal')); out4 = sim(mdl, 'StopTime', '10', 'SaveFinalState', 'off', ... 'LoadInitialState', 'on', 'InitialState', 'xFinal'); y2 = out4.get('ScopeData');
Plot the results and compare them with the baseline simulation. Note that this time, the simulation state has been completely restored and the SimState results match the baseline.
figure; for idx=1:3 subplot(3, 1, idx); plot(y.time,y.signals(idx).values); hold on plot([y1.time; y2.time],... [y1.signals(idx).values;y2.signals(idx).values],'r--'); hold off; grid on; end
Close the model and clear the variables which were used in this example
close_system(mdl, 0); clear mdl idx xFinal y y1 y2 y3 out out1 out2 out3 out4


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Students such as Park City High School's Catherine Blakemore are the reason The Salt Lake Tribune this month awarded 15 college scholarships to graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing media careers.
"Passions cannot be ignored or stifled," Blakemore said in her application. "I choose to pursue my highest passion which is the field of journalism … a way of life and a type of mind-set. It's the power of investigation in everything you do and the extensive passion for knowledge, compiled with the need to always ask questions and to never stop."
Journalism's future depends on promising such as Blakemore, who along with other recipients receives $1,000.
In addition to Blakemore, editor of the Park City Prospector student newspaper, scholarship winners include:
Kayla Armstrong, Herriman High School • A copy editor and writer for The Telegraph student newspaper, Armstrong credits her grandfather with nurturing her love of journalism.
Armstrong said she and her grandfather "watched the news together and he gave me mini-lessons about politics, economics, international affairs, religion and zoology."
With her grandfather's encouragement, she enrolled in a journalism class, and said she found working on The Telegraph to be her most rewarding high school experience.
"I'm proud of the progress I've made, and I know my grandfather is also proud of me," she said. "The most exciting part of my month is bringing home the newest issue of the paper and giving him a copy so he can read my articles."
Eleanor Cain, Desert Hills High School, St. George • Cain, a writer for the Thunderstruck student newspaper, also has had an article published in Preps Magazine of Provo.
"In the short time I have been exposed [to journalism] it has become part of who I am," she said. "I was already naturally curious in nature. Now I just inherently feel the need to write and tell the world about my findings."
Landon Campbell, Box Elder High School, Tremonton • Campbell designed his high school's Web page. As a high school student, he also developed skills in desktop publishing and computer repair.
In addition, his newspaper production experience extends to a job at Brigham City's Box Elder News Journal, where he works as a printing press assistant.
"Landon is especially talented in Web and graphics design," teacher Allison Williams said. "He is resourceful as he troubleshoots his sites and tries every angle to make sure his page works in all platforms and devices."
Indigo Cook Skyline High School, Millcreek • Co-editor of the Horizon student newspaper, Cook also was part of a high school senior blogging corps for Granite School District.
Teacher Justin Thompson said Cook's sincere interest in learning impressed him.
"Her commitment to growth is rare among young people," he wrote. "Her writing grew in leaps and bounds … Her ability to stay focused on the process of learning while pursuing the product of good grades was outstanding."
Cook, also a percussionist of some accomplishment, said she intends to pursue a double major in music and journalism at New York University.
Hannah Dailami, Taylorsville High School • The editor of the Warrior Ledger student newspaper, Dailami has written articles, taken photographs and designed pages while also excelling as a leader, according to adviser Mary Seal.
"Over the course of my career, I've taught thousands," Seal said. Dailami "would stand above almost every one of those students for her leadership, team motivation and dedication to excellence.
Dailami's work earned her numerous high school journalism awards, including first place in sports writing in the Utah Rocky Mountain High School Mediafest competition.
Drue Harvey, Davis High School, Kaysville • A writer and editor for the Davis Dart student newspaper, Harvey also has won a number of high school journalism awards.
Newspaper adviser Terri Hall speaks highly of Harvey's leadership skills.
"She has handled all controversy for the staff and has shown her love for a free student press in all stories she covers and all work that she completes for the staff."
Mikayla Hepworth, West Jordan High School • Hepworth, sports editor for the JagWire student newspaper, gravitated toward journalism after excelling in an advanced placement language arts class.
Teacher Shauna Robertson said Hepworth made an immediate contribution.
"We have a dedicated staff … but we have very few students who feel confident writing about sports. Mikayla has covered a variety of sports and helped other writers address this weakness," Robertson said. "She takes pride in her work and stays until the job is done."
Hepworth said she's always loved to express herself through writing and sees journalism as a vehicle.
"I have always liked … being able to get to know what is going on with everyone and everything in the world, and even just near me," she said "I always wanted to be able to show someone something new."
Lauren Jackson, Wayne High School, Bicknell • In addition to writing for her school newspaper and working on the yearbook, Jackson writes a weekly report on high school sports for The Insider newspaper.
"Over the years I have come to realize just how important formulating words can be," she said. "Eloquence matters in the real world. Presenting oneself clearly through words has a far-reaching effect in today's society."
Sabiha Masud, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City • Adviser Christopher Sloan described Masud as "one of the most talented writers I've taught in my 27 years in the classroom."
In addition to writing for the Bulldog Press, she has written for Teen Ink magazine and is editor of Khadeeja Islamic Center's Al Maghrib newsletter.
Masud said she has always "looked at writing as a way to celebrate diversity, explore different opinions and give a voice to the voiceless."
Alex Miele, Park City High School • Editor of the music and arts section of the Park City Prospector student newspaper, Miele said she found comfort in writing after her mother died when Miele was a freshman.
She began studying journalists such as Christiane Amanpour and Dexter Filkins and "What really inspired me was their quest to find and share the truth," she said. "I want to do the same."
Gillian Ponce, Logan High School • Ponce, the online editor for The Grizzly student newspaper, earned a reputation with adviser Phillip Wade for being fearless in finding and questioning sources.
For example, when she grew tired of hearing rumors about what school administrators intended to do to change school traditions around Homecoming, she went directly to the principal, Wade said.
She "asked pointed questions about the rumors she heard, all but one of which she confirmed as untrue," he said. "The answers to her questions were published in a special layout with relevant photos."
Kathleen Stone, West High School, Salt Lake City • In addition to acting as arts and entertainment editor for The Red & Black student newspaper, Stone is a contributor to Edible Wasatch magazine.
After first believing she may want to write novels, Stone discovered journalism and fell in love with the profession.
"It's not the writing that's my favorite part of journalism," she said. "I love having the excuse to talk to people who have interesting stories. I love telling my peers about my beloved community's happenings and I love being able to express my own opinion."
Nisheal Watson, Carbon High School, Price • Watson has spent two years as chief editor of her school paper and because of her "we have a school paper of which we can be proud," teacher Gail Scoville said.
Watson discovered her passion for journalism as a junior. "This became the one class that I always enjoyed," she said. "It was a place where I could express myself. Writing came naturally."
Parker Ynchausti, Viewmont High School, Bountiful • Ynchausti, a staffer for his school's online newspaper and its yearbook, is also a drummer.
His passion for music translated into a strong voice as a reviewer, according to teacher Jenette Jenkins.
"His … knowledge of music, combined with his high standards as a writer, have led to a blog that would favorably compare with any of the top music review sites out there," she said. "We will be sorry to lose his voice on our school newspaper."


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The Browns' pass rush will take a hit with outside linebacker Quentin Groves out for the rest of the season.
Browns coach Rob Chudzinski confirmed today that Groves needs ankle surgery and will be placed on season-ending injured reserve.
Groves followed defensive coordinator Ray Horton from Arizona to Cleveland this offseason, and he got off to a good start and had a sack in Week One. But in Week Two he suffered the ankle injury that has plagued him throughout the year.
Now Groves's season has come to an end, with a stat line consisting of just four total tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble.


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Does it get any WACkier than this?
Philadelphia, PA – Davidson is heading to the Atlantic 10 Conference, joining the league in time for the 2014-15 basketball campaign.
The Wildcats made that announcement just last week, the latest program to get in on the mad dash to find grass that is supposedly greener than what it has at its current locale.
The shifting and reshaping of conference landscapes in college sports is becoming an exhaustive exercise in trying to remain current and relative, perhaps that's nowhere more evident than over in the Western Athletic Conference which has become the road-side rest stop for a multitude of under- the-radar schools.
For a league established more than 50 years ago, by the likes of Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, it should come as no surprise that not a single one of those institutions still flies the WAC flag. However, what is rather startling is the radical state of flux that has flung open a revolving door to several schools that have their heads spinning as they try to figure out if they are coming or going.
A little over a decade ago, a huge chunk of the WAC splintered off to create the Mountain West Conference, a league that not only remains today, but is thriving in both football and men's basketball. That jolt brought in a new recruitment of schools, from Rice and SMU, to San Jose State, and later Nevada and Boise State.
In 2005, the WAC waved goodbye to three schools and at the same time welcomed in Utah State, Idaho and New Mexico State. In the last couple of years the league has watched Boise, Nevada and Fresno State take their basketball squads over to the MWC, while Hawaii split up athletic endeavors between the MWC and the Big West, depending on the sport.
Dizzy yet?
With just five teams ready to suit up for the 2012-13 season, the WAC began handing out league invitations as if it were hosting a Sweet 16 party and was hoping to bring in plenty of presents. However, what the conference ended up with was a handful of freeloaders who came in empty-handed and ate all of the food on their way to a quick exit. The WAC pulled in Texas-San Antonio, Texas State and Texas Arlington, all three from the Southland Conference, while the Sun Belt's University of Denver and former Independent, Seattle University, also came along for the ride.
The inclusion of the Texas-based schools served to give the league a substantial presence in the Lone Star State, albeit far less obvious than that of the Big 12. The potential to successfully recruit, as well as extend a networking immediacy within the Texas border was now a reasonable expectation. Unfortunately, that bridge was constructed on shaky ground because all three of those schools are heading elsewhere after just one season.
UTSA has accepted the challenge to compete in Conference USA, while both Texas State and UTA make the move to the Sun Belt. Another one-and-done participant is Denver, one of the top basketball teams in the WAC in 2012-13, now heading to the Summit League.
"The current climate within collegiate athletics has made it imperative that the University (of Denver) find a stable home for the majority of our sport programs," said DU Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation Peg Bradley- Doppes, as the Pioneers accepted an invitation just weeks into the 2012-13 campaign.
"The Summit League is an excellent alliance for our teams, with many institutions within the conference already familiar to residents of the Rocky Mountain region. Our student-athletes will be able to jump in and compete for NCAA postseason play right away, which is the goal for all of our athletic programs."
In other words, Denver is looking out for itself and it is again time to hand out a few more invitations ...
There are plenty of other schools that are jumping at the chance to join the WAC. In fact, six new additions to the WAC basketball plan for 2013-14 are again extending the reach of the league. This time to the Midwest and the Windy City is represented with the inclusion of Chicago State, back down into Texas with UT-Pan American, and over to the west coast with Cal State Bakersfield. Occupying parts in between are UMKC, Utah Valley and Grand Canyon University, the latter making the transition to Division I status.
With student enrollment hovering in the 44,000 range, the Antelopes of Grand Canyon may have some untapped resources at their disposal, a few diamonds in the rough if you will. The team plays in a gym that holds just 2,000 and that might work against them as they make the move from Division II and the Pacific West Conference, particularly with former NBA star Dan Majerle accepting his first-ever head coaching position with the program in March.
Majerle, an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns until recently, has been a key figure in the community since being drafted by the Suns out of Central Michigan, and subsequently a popular choice for the 'Lopes.
"I know I can coach," said Majerle at his introduction. "I haven't recruited (players), but I'll surround myself with a staff that's like-minded as far as work ethic and knowing what needs to get done. I have to do a good job of hiring guys who know the ropes."
In addition to his enthusiasm, Majerle also brought along a key message for his new devotees: a 20 percent discount that day at any of his four namesake restaurants in metro Phoenix.
Maybe if the other head coaches also brought something to the proverbial table as tasty as the Sir Charles Chicken Sandwich or the Three Point Burger, this new batch of league members would cause more of a stir.
Pony up some deep dish pizza Chicago State, throw another rack of ribs on the grill UMKC, you two are just the latest flavors of the month for the WAC. But check back in November because the Western Athletic Conference reserves the right to change the menu without prior notice.


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This mistake needs two important things, the first that the student listens to recordings of known masters of Qur'an recitation and repeats after them. The student should look carefully at where there is a natural medd and where there isn't and try their best to lengthen the two vowel counts when it is needed, and not to lengthen when there is no medd. There are many websites in which an aayah is repeated up to 7 times which one can benefit from. One of which is:
The second very important step, that the student recite to and be corrected by a qualified teacher. It helps if the teacher can imitate the mistake and then read it correctly so the student hears the incorrect and correct way of reciting the words or phrases which are difficult for him/her.
If you put in a lot of time listening and reading and then being corrected, insh'a Allah this will be corrected quickly.
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ONTARIO -The Inland Prosperity Conference will be held Saturday in Ontario.
The issues covered by the conference include: Why limiting beliefs and fears keep you right where you are; the power of intention in everything you do; the importance of creating a powerful sales conversation; and why you must have a sales formula that works.
The conference, which is hosted by Cal State San Bernardino Women's Business Centers, will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2200 E. Holt Blvd., in Ontario.
Cost for the event is $47 with online registration.
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ACLU: Jail school officials for prayer
Files criminal complaint after invocation at ballgame
The ACLU wants officials at a New Orleans school district to be fined or jailed for not stopping prayer at a recent high school baseball game.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a motion this week for criminal contempt against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board for allegedly defying a court order banning official prayer at athletic events.
The ACLU said the latest violation was March 24 when an adult identified as Shane Tycer used the PA system to deliver a prayer before the start of a baseball game between Loranger High School and Sumner High School.
It's the second contempt motion filed against the school board within the past two weeks.
Last month, the Louisiana ACLU also asked Judge Ginger Berrigan to hold the same school board in contempt for allowing an elementary school student to recite the Lord's Prayer before its meeting.
Public prayer at school-related functions is "un-American and immoral," contends ACLU of Louisiana's executive director, Joe Cook.
"The school board and its superintendent cannot get away with a shell game that mocks the judiciary and its role of interpreting and upholding the rule of law," he said.
Cook said it's "time to put out the welcome mat to believers and non-believers alike at all public school functions across the state and the nation. Children and parents whose beliefs are different from the majority must not be made to feel like outsiders in their own schools."
Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, called the move an "assault on religious freedom."
"While our high school campuses have become virtual battle grounds, the ACLU has fixed its sights not on the
perpetrators of violence but on those who would allow prayer," Perkins said.
Perkins noted that when the school shooting took place in Texas Thursday, "the students and dazed administrators didn't turn to the ACLU or the courts to be consoled but to local ministers who were summoned to the school to pray and counsel with the students."
"If the ACLU and the courts would stop attacking students who are praying, we might very well have fewer violent criminals preying upon their classmates," he said.
The ACLU said it has filed three lawsuits in the past 10 years on behalf of "offended parents" with children in the Tangipahoa Parish district.
The lawsuits include a challenge to promotion of the biblical story of creation; the presence of a "pizza preacher" proselytizing via a free lunch; and the latest school prayer case.
"The school board's consistent defiance of the law not only dishonors and endangers the Constitution, but it also sends a message of religious intolerance and polarizes the community," the group said in a statement.
In the March 24 incident, the school board acknowledged the prayer but insisted it bore no responsibility because Tycer is not a school employee and only filled in because the regular PA announcer arrived late.
The ACLU argues school officials made no attempt to stop Tycer and did not publicly repudiate his actions.
The school board's behavior in the incident is part of a "pattern and practice of disobeying the law in order to promote Christianity over other religions in public schools," the Louisiana ACLU maintained.
"Public schools should be kept inclusive and secular in keeping with our founders' ideas for religious liberty for all," said Cook. "Because public schools are part of the government, official school-organized or school-sponsored devotional exercises are inconsistent with the principle of religious freedom."


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Terastation Harddisk Layout (PPC)
(Information on this page currently for the 1 TB version.)
The TeraStation has four Western Digital 250 GB harddisks (WDC WD2500BB-22GUC0) on four IDE buses of a IT8212 type controller. (Reportedly there are also versions with slightly smaller Maxtor disks.) Each disk is partitioned approximately like this:
- partition 1, 400 MB, RAID auto-detect
- partition 2, 120 MB, Swap
- partition 3, rest of disk, RAID auto-detect
- partition 4, 200 MB, RAID auto-detect
The hd*1 partitions are joined via RAID-1 to make the 400 MB root filesystem.
In the RAID-5 layout, The hd*3 partitions are joined via RAID-5 to make the 700 GB RAID space.
The use of the hd*4 partitions is currently unknown. Maybe there is an emergency system stored there. Hm, unlikely:
Dec 12 13:48:40 LUXOR kernel: md: invalid raid superblock magic on hda4 Dec 12 13:48:40 LUXOR kernel: md: hda4 has invalid sb, not importing! Dec 12 13:48:40 LUXOR kernel: md: could not import hda4!
probably just unused (maybe the extra space that is not available on the Maxtor drives?)
The hd*2 partitions are activated as individual swap spaces during boot. There is a potential problem here; should one of the disks die while in use, the whole system is likely to crash because of inaccessable swap space.


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Klezmer!: Jewish Music from Old World to Our World
Schirmer Trade Books, 2006 - Music - 303 pages
In his quest to trace the roots of klezmer, the traditional instrumental music of Yiddish-speaking Jews, author Henry Sapoznik tells a fascinating story of survival against all odds, of a musical legacy so potent it can still be heard. This expanded second edition also includes a CD of klezmer music from Dave Tarras, Andy Statman, Naftule Brandwein, The Klezmatics, and others.
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Here you'll find the very best of everything chocolate: how to enjoy chocolate even more, how to create divine chocolate deserts, the truth about chocolate and your health, fun chocolate facts and polls, great chocolate recipes, how to make chocolate... and much, much more!
We're just getting started though, so be sure to bookmark this site and visit every few days -- after all, you'll want to find out the latest scoop about your favorite food.
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Chocolate drinks aren't exactly something new. The Aztecs had their own variety of hot chocolate (flavored with chili peppers...mmmm) at least 500 years ago, and probably more like thousands. In fact, drinking was the only way to imbibe chocolate until the mid-1800s.
In general, regional cuisines arise from the ingredients locally available, as well as their quantity -- and in this sense, chocolate is no different from any other foodstuff. On this site, we celebrate the extremities to which people will go in order to get their RDA of the fifth major food group.
If you've ever given it some thought, you've probably realized that most of us who are willing to dedicate our lives to chocolate wouldn't hesitate to indulge in a little chocolate tourism here and there. As it happens, you'd be right.
When the topic of chocolate candy arises (as it so often does), it's usually in the context of eating it. Most of us chocoholics are content to let the confectioners do their jobs. If candy-making comes up at all, we assume a process that involves a double boiler, careful tempering, and copious taste tests.
There's a new gourmet chocolate in town, pardner: Tabasco chocolate. Or so the claim goes, anyway. What makes it "gourmet," as such, isn't entirely clear. But when you get right down to it, it's really chocolate getting back to its roots.
How so? Well, as all chocolate extremos know, in its raw state, chocolate is shockingly bitter. The original Native American consumers didn't care for that bitterness any better than we do today... but they had no sugar to combine with it.
If chocolate is the modern-day equivalent of Olympian ambrosia (and of course it is), then hot chocolate must be our nectar -- especially the variety known as tres leches hot chocolate. This Spanish-inspired version even includes coconut, for that taste of the tropical.
Warning: this drink may not be for you if you don't care much for coconut milk. But it's a remarkably tasty treat, if you're willing to try it.
Confectioners have practiced basic chocolate printing for years, using images and messages printed onto chocolates with special edible inks and dyes. But oh, how far we've come recently.
Now scientists at the U.K.'s University of Exeter have developed a printer that can fabricate three-dimensional objects from nature's most perfect food. If that thought doesn't make your mouth water, then you're probably dead or hate chocolate (which are basically the same thing, yes?).
You may have heard of the Human Genome Project a few years back... but have you heard the news about the cacao genome? Probably not. For some reason, the chocolicious equivalent of the HGP didn't garner much attention.
In fact, hardly anyone realizes that the race to unlock chocolate's secret code quietly succeeded in yielding not one but two "rough drafts" of cocoa DNA in 2010 -- several years earlier than expected.
Although I've written about chocolate cheese in the past, the concept of chocolate cream cheese actually caught me by surprise. I suppose that, for some reason, it was easier to comprehend a mixture of cheddar and chocolate.
It can be a hard life, laboring under a chocolate obsession. Well... okay, maybe not. As fixations go, it's not exactly horrible to be intensely attracted to the fruit of the cacao, with its creamy richness and stimulating tang. There's a reason the name translates to "Food of the Gods" in Greek.


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UPDATE: Minnesota Budget Forecast Shows $323 Million Surplus
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's lead budget official says a new prediction of a small surplus reflects state economic conditions that are "steady and consistent."
Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter released an economic forecast on Wednesday that shows a $323 million surplus. Most of that money is spoken for, however, to repay school IOUs.
State lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton would need to reach common agreement to make tax cuts or spend the extra money in a different way.
The state has posted two consecutive forecasts with surpluses, but most of the money has been used to replenish rainy-day accounts exhausted during recent budget fixes.
Minnesota's unemployment rate is falling faster than the national average, wages are climbing more quickly and the economy is generally performing better than the U.S. at large.


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REDWOOD CITY — The property manager for high-tech billionaire Vinod Khosla made a key admission Tuesday in the trial over public access at Martins Beach, testifying that the public's ability to reach the water changed after the owner locked a gate on a road leading down to the ocean.
The acknowledgment by Steve Baugher supports the fundamental argument in a lawsuit brought against Khosla by the Surfrider Foundation, which claims that closing the road equaled development under California coastal law and required a permit. California coastal law holds that any action that cuts down on public access to coastal waters, or reduces the intensity of the water's use, is tantamount to development.
Baugher's testimony came on a day of testy exchanges in San Mateo County Superior Court, most of them between Martins Beach attorney Jeffrey Essner and Surfrider Foundation attorney Mark Massara, who took the witness stand to recount a 2007 conversation with Khosla about the venture capitalist's plans for the beach.
Khosla spent more than an hour on the stand Monday dodging questions from another Surfrider Foundation attorney, Joe Cotchett. Khosla repeatedly claimed he did not recall having conversations about the property or seeing legal documents related to the case.
Khosla told Judge Barbara Mallach he didn't know who made the decision to lock the gate to the beach, ending a long tradition of paid public access, but he presumed it was Baugher. On Tuesday, Baugher echoed his boss.
"I'm in charge of Martins Beach," he said, "and I make the decisions whether the gate's open or closed."
Khosla said he could not recall ever discussing Martins Beach with Baugher without having his attorneys present, which shielded him from testifying about the conversations. Baugher also invoked attorney-client privilege regarding his conversations with Khosla, but he acknowledged discussing the issue of public access with him before Khosla bought the property for $37.5 million in 2008. Khosla testified he couldn't recall any such discussions and had no specific plans for Martins Beach when he purchased it.
Massara challenged Khosla's claims Monday, testifying about meeting the venture capitalist in the spring of 2007 at a photo shoot arranged by Vanity Fair magazine for an issue devoted to the environment. The attorney said Khosla was aware of the history of public access at Martins Beach and pledged to preserve it. Khosla also said he would build a home there, Massara testified.
"His purpose was to have a residence at Martins Beach," Massara said.
In a combative exchange, however, Essner got Massara to make two potentially damaging concessions. First, Massara acknowledged that, if the Surfrider Foundation wins the case and Mallach awards the payment of attorneys fees, he may benefit financially from the trial's outcome. Second, Massara said it's possible that, if the gate at Martins Beach pre-existed the creation of the California Coastal Commission in 1972, which multiple witnesses have indicated, permanently locking it might not have required a development permit from the commission.
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NEW YORK (Wednesday, August 8, 2012) – As Major League Soccer enters the final third of its 2012 regular season, each match takes on increased importance. Only the top five clubs in each conference will qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, which will begin Oct. 31 and conclude Dec. 1 with MLS Cup, hosted by the finalist with the better regular season record.
Earlier this year, the MLS Board of Governors approved new tiebreakers to determine the placing of teams tied on points in the 2012 regular season standings. The change was adopted in part because of the switch from a balanced schedule to a conference-based schedule, and in part to encourage attacking play.
When two or more teams are tied in the standings on points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), the following tiebreakers will be used in the sequence below, until one team ranks ahead of the other(s):
- Goals For (See column labeled GF on www.MLSsoccer.com/standings page)
- Goal Differential (GD)
- Fewest Disciplinary Points (Posted here)
- Road Goals
- Road Goal Differential
- Home Goals
- Home Goal Differential
- Coin Toss (2 teams) or Drawing of Lots (3 or more)
Note: Unlike previous seasons, head-to-head records will not be used as a tie-breaker, because teams do not play every opponent an equal number of times.
With 11 games remaining as of August 8, the Colorado Rapids sit in seventh place in the West - eight points behind the fifth place LA Galaxy and nine points away from 4th place Vancouver.
When the regular season concludes on Sunday, October 28, all 19 teams will have played 34 games. The top five teams in each conference will qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, and those 10 teams will compete within their respective conference for a place in the final – MLS Cup 2012 on Dec. 1, hosted by the team with the most regular season points. The full playoff format is listed HERE.


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Sure, there's a backlit menu board at the counter where you order your burgers. Yes, you squirt your own ketchup and mustard into little plastic condiment cups that you bring back to your table.
But Shula Burger may be the only fast-casual burger joint to offer real flatware, wine by the glass (including very good La Crema pinot noir for $9.25) and pints of craft draft beer ($3.75-$4.50).
While it's been more than a year since the first Shula Burger opened in Islamorada, there are now locations at the Tampa airport and in Kendall. The first franchisee-owned location is set to debut sometime in May at Delray Marketplace in Delray Beach.
This spot opened in November, just a few miles from Don Shula's corporate headquarters, which built its reputation with Shula's steak houses, first opened in 1989 in Miami Lakes. Like the steak houses, Shula Burger uses Black Angus beef. The patties are a never-frozen combination of chuck, short rib and brisket.
You'll want to start with something called 50/50 ($4.59), fried pickles and fried banana peppers. They're served with a mayonnaise-based dipping sauce.
There are 10 signature burgers, but start with the classic Shula Burger ($5.99), with American cheese, shaved lettuce, tomato and pickle. Burgers are served on a soft brioche bun that's branded with the Shula name. I had the Wine Country burger ($7.99), with roasted peppers, goat cheese, balsamic greens and roasted tomato. We weren't asked how we wanted our burgers cooked, but mine arrived nicely medium. The House of Blue ($7.99) is topped with blue cheese, red-onion jam and balsamic greens, while the California Burger ($6.99) gets avocado, tomato, cucumber and those greens. It's $2.99 extra for a double burger. You can also create your burgers.
We couldn't resist the Don ($9.99), which combines a burger patty and a hot dog with pickles, onion sauce, American cheese, ketchup and mustard. It's over the top, but represents the best of the burger-dog world.
Among the section of the menu called Coach's Favorites is a Shula Steak Sandwich ($12.99), grilled-chicken sandwich ($6.99) and a veggie burger on a multigrain bun ($6.79.)
Crisp sea-salt fries ($2.49) and other sides are not included. Sweet-potato tots ($3.99) were very nice, but tasted as though they'd been sweetened with cinnamon.
One of the biggest bargains here may be the salads. We ordered the Sante Fe ($6.99), and received a huge white bowl filled with greens, corn, black-bean salad, tomatoes, green onion, tortilla strips, pepper Jack cheese and honey-lime dressing. For just $2, you can add grilled chicken, blackened chicken or a naked burger.
There are Haagen-Dazs milk shakes ($4.29-$4.79) and an ice-cream-cookie sandwich ($4.99), with your choice of two cookies sandwiched between either chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
An X's and O's football play decorates one wall of the 56-seat Shula Burger. Otherwise, it's pretty standard-issue fast-casual, save for the very good lighting. The youthful staff seemed more engaged in their work than at many restaurants of this ilk, but at lunchtime last week, just one cashier was taking orders during from a dozen-deep line. She somehow made it work. Food runners took a real interest in making sure we had everything we needed.
Shula Burger has entered a treacherously oversaturated burger market. It will take a name like former coach Shula's and the quality I saw in this Fort Lauderdale flagship store to rise to the top.
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Peter.barlow needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 6 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
Edward Mellor Estate Agents
Regional estate agency business, operating from 10 locations around Manchester. The brand has been around for over 25 years and is widely recognised, however due to the poor housing market we have made very little investment in marketing for nearly 3 years. Despite this we have continued to sell houses, probably better than anybody else.
Homeowners who are trying to sell their home and are frustrated with their existing marketing estate agent, or homeowners who are thinking of selling and need a push in our direction.
In the UK, homeowners typically invite 2 or 3 estate agents to give a market appraisal on their home and then instruct one of them to sell it. The aim of our marketing is to make sure we are one of the 2 or 3 agents who get the intitial invitation.
The project is to design the advert/graphics for the rear of a single deck bus. This is a full rear advert utilising the latest in vinyl wraps.
The design will focus on our core strength which is selling homes, anybody can market homes for sale but only the best agents actually sell homes.
The bus adverts will run for 12 months and should be a call to action.
Simple design, limited text, one phone number (not yet decided on but will be something like 0800 123 4569) and our web address which is http://www.edwardmellor.co.uk
Design could incorporate our For Sale board with a SOLD slip on it as that is our best advert.


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Angel Foice gave props (7 Dec 2008):
im loving the textures
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great photo
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Almost perfect and since nothing is perfect.....:)
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Awesome framing
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Beautiful photo Brandon!
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nice colors
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Great framing and textures. I love that the colors all work too.
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Austin Scharf received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Richmond, where his research focused on the synthesis of marine natural products and bioactive compounds. Subsequently, he spent two years as an organic/medicinal chemist at Pfizer in La Jolla, California, synthesizing novel drug candidates for the treatment of HIV and various cancers. After two years in industry, he came to miss the engaging atmosphere of academia, and decided to return to graduate school. He received his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Harvard University in 2013, where his research centered around the synthesis and characterization of first-row transition metal complexes with dipyrrin ligands, which have striking similarities to the heme cofactors found in biological systems.
After graduate school, Dr. Scharf spent four years teaching at Harvard, where he taught classes in organic and inorganic chemistry, research methods, and scientific pedagogy. In 2017, he joined the faculty of Oxford College. He lives in Atlanta with his husband and dog, and enjoys hiking, yoga, cooking, and gardening.
BS| University of Richmond| 2006
PhD| Harvard University| 2013
Chemistry 150
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Iovan, D.; Wrobel, A.; McClelland, A.; Scharf, A.; Edouard, G.; Betley, T. "Reactivity of a stable copper-dioxygen complex." Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 10306.
Scharf, A.; Betley, T. "Electronic perturbations of iron dipyrromethene complexes via ligand beta-halogenation and meso-fluoroarylation." Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50(14), 6837.
Gupton, J.; Banner, E.; Scharf, A. et al. "The application of vinylogous iminium salt derivatives to an efficient synthesis of the pyrrole containing alkaloids Rigidin and Rigidin E." Tetrahedron, 2006, 62, 8243.
Gupton, J.; Miller, R.; Scharf, A. et al. "The application of vinylogous iminium salt derivatives to an efficient relay synthesis of the pyrrole containing alkaloids Polycitone A and B." Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 1845.
Cochran, V.; Dao, A.; Gullet, L.; Hoballah, J.; Castro Narro, E.; Reeves, M.-G.; Saganty, R.; Siddall, A.; Zinsli, Z.; Scharf, A.; Spoering, R.; Ranatunge, R. "Design and synthesis of a series of novel heterarylbenzenesulfonamides as Carbonic Anhydrase II inhibitors." 250th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society; Boston, MA; August 2015.
"Carroll, T.; Minors, T.; Lin, E.; Mayfield, S.; Ramesh, A.; Doyle, P.; Chen, W.; Bellegard Bastos, G.; Zinsli, Z.; Scharf, A.; Spoering, R.; Ranatunge, R. "Design and synthesis of a novel NS3 protease inhibitor of the Dengue virus." 250th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society; Boston, MA; August 2015.
Scharf, A. & Betley, T. "The effect of peripheral ligand variation: Paramagnetic metal dipyrrinato complexes as luminophores." 243rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society; San Diego, CA; March 2012.
Dr. Scharf's research at Oxford centers around the synthesis and characterization of luminescent (light-emitting) compounds containing transition metals; these compounds have the potential for use in 2D- and 3D-imaging in vivo, where their luminescence and unique magnetic properties enable them to be detected by multiple methods. His research students learn inert-atmosphere synthetic techniques (Schlenk line and glovebox), characterization methods including NMR, IR, EPR, and fluorescence spectroscopies, and general principles of organometallic catalysis.