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Xbindkeys is a program that enables us to bind commands to certain keys or key combinations on the keyboard. Xbindkeys works with multimedia keys and is window manager / DE independent, so if you switch much, xbindkeys is very handy.
Xbindkeys is available in the extra repository:
# pacman -S xbindkeys
There is also a GUI for xbindkeys [1] which is in AUR.
Create a file named
.xbindkeysrc in your home directory:
touch ~/.xbindkeysrc
Now you can either edit
~/.xbindkeysrc to set keybindings, or you can do that with the GUI.
To see the format of a configuration file entry, enter the following command:
xbindkeys -k
A blank window will pop up. Press the key(s) to which you wish to assign a command and xbindkeys will output a handy snippet that can be entered into
~/.xbindkeysrc. For example, while the blank window is open, press Alt + o to get the following output (results may vary):
"(Scheme function)" m:0x8 + c:32 Alt + o
The first line represents a command. The second contains the state (0x8) and keycode (32) as reported by
xev. The third line contains the keysyms associated with the given keycodes. To use this output, copy the three lines to
~/.xbindkeysrc and replace "(Scheme function)" with the command you wish to perform. Here is an example configuration file that binds Fn key combos on a laptop to
amixer commands that adjust sound volume. Note that pound (#) symbols can be used to create comments.
# Increase volume "amixer set Master playback 1+" m:0x0 + c:123 XF86AudioRaiseVolume # Decrease volume "amixer set Master playback 1-" m:0x0 + c:122 XF86AudioLowerVolume # Toggle mute "amixer set Master toggle" m:0x0 + c:121 XF86AudioMute
GUI method
If you installed the xbindkeys_config package, just run:
Once you're done configuring your keys, edit your
~/.xinitrc and place
before the line that starts your window manager or DE.
Simulating multimedia keys
The XF86Audio* and other multimedia keys[2] are pretty-much well-recognized by the major DEs. For keyboards without such keys, you can simulate their effect with other keys
# Decrease volume on pressing Super-minus "amixer set Master playback 1-" m:0x50 + c:20 Mod2+Mod4 + minus
However, to actually call the keys themselves you can use tools like xdotool[3] (its in [community]) and xmacro[4] (in the AUR). Unfortunately since you'd already be holding down some modifier key (Super or Shift, for example), X will see the result as Super-XF86AudioLowerVolume which won't do anything useful. Here's a script based on xmacro and xmodmap from the xorg-server-utils package for doing this[5].
#!/bin/sh echo 'KeyStrRelease Super_L KeyStrRelease minus' | xmacroplay :0; xmodmap -e 'remove Mod4 = Super_L'; echo 'KeyStrPress XF86AudioLowerVolume KeyStrRelease XF86AudioLowerVolume' | xmacroplay :0; xmodmap -e 'add Mod4 = Super_L';
This works for calling XF86AudioLowerVolume once (assuming you're using Super-minus), but repeatedly calling it without releasing the Super key (like tapping on a volume button) doesn't work. If you'd like it to work that way, add the following line to the bottom of the script.
echo 'KeyStrPress Super_L' | xmacroplay :0
With this modified script, if you press the key combination fast enough your Super_L key will remain 'on' till the next time you hit it, which may result in some interesting side-effects. Just tap it again to remove that state, or use the original script if you want things to 'just work' and do not mind not multi-tapping on volume up/down.
These instructions are valid for pretty much any one of the XF86 multimedia keys (important ones would be XF86AudioRaiseVolume, XF86AudioLowerVolume, XF86AudioPlay, XF86AudioPrev, XF86AudioNext).
If, for any reason, a hotkey you already set in
~/.xbindkeysrc doesn't work, open up a terminal and type the following:
xbindkeys -n
By pressing the non-working key, you will be able to see any error xbindkeys encounter (e.g: mistyped command/keycode,...).


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Kate Middleton's go-to for battling her extreme morning sickness is a special candle made from the "oils of the rare South African buchu plant." Daily Mail
Jenny McCarthy got a tattoo during the Super Bowl blackout. People
Poor vaginas! When lady parts are Photoshopped out of lingerie ads. The Frisky
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Affects Version/s: Release 1.3
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: None
I'm sure 'built in' is probably not the right term here, but I'm not sure what these are called.
I ran into this issue earlier today while fixing a bug in clojail. Built in vars, particularly ones listed here without a source link: http://clojure.github.com/clojure/clojure.core-api.html, do not have :dynamic metadata despite being dynamic. This includes *in*, *out*, and *err* among others. Here are some examples:
user=> (meta #'*err*) {:ns #<Namespace clojure.core>, :name *err*, :added "1.0", :doc "A java.io.Writer object representing standard error for print operations.\n\n Defaults to System/err, wrapped in a PrintWriter"} user=> (meta #'*in*) {:ns #<Namespace clojure.core>, :name *in*, :added "1.0", :doc "A java.io.Reader object representing standard input for read operations.\n\n Defaults to System/in, wrapped in a LineNumberingPushbackReader"} user=> (meta #'*out*) {:ns #<Namespace clojure.core>, :name *out*, :added "1.0", :doc "A java.io.Writer object representing standard output for print operations.\n\n Defaults to System/out, wrapped in an OutputStreamWriter", :tag java.io.Writer} user=> (meta #'*ns*) {:ns #<Namespace clojure.core>, :name *ns*, :added "1.0", :doc "A clojure.lang.Namespace object representing the current namespace.", :tag clojure.lang.Namespace}
This recent discussion on the users list seems relevant: Should intern obey :dynamic?.
It seems to boil down to this the information that a Var is dynamic (or not) is duplicated. Once as metadata with the key :dynamic, and once as a boolean field on the Var class which implements Clojure's variables. This boolean can be obtained by calling the method isDynamic() on the Var.
The confusion arises because apparently :dynamic and .isDynamic can get out of sync with each other. .isDynamic is the source of truth in this case.
Compiler$Parser.parse(...) finds the :dynamic entry left in the metadata of the symbol by LispReader and passes this on when creating a new DefExpr, which in turn, generates the code that will call setDynamic(...) on the var when it is created at runtime.
As far as I can tell, the :dynamic entry is irrelevant once that has occurred. It seems to be implemented only as a way to communicate (by way of the reader) with the compiler. Once the compiler's gotten the message, it isn't needed anymore. Keeping it around seems to just cause confusion.
Dynamic vars created by the Java layer of Clojure core don't use the :dynamic mechanism, they just setDynamic() directly. That's why they don't have :dynamic in their meta-data map.
- Perhaps the compiler should elide :dynamic from the metadata map available at runtime, since it has served its purpose.
- Perhaps Clojure should supply the function dynamic?.
(defn dynamic? [^clojure.lang.Var v] (.isDynamic v))
Or, perhaps one might consider, for 1.4, replacing :dynamic altogether and just enforcing the established naming convention: *earmuffs* are dynamic, everything-else isn't. (The compile warns about violations of this convention in 1.3.)
- Perhaps the compiler should elide :dynamic from the metadata map available at runtime, since it has served its purpose.
- Perhaps Clojure should supply the function dynamic?.
(defn dynamic? [^clojure.lang.Var v] (.isDynamic v))
I recently noticed several lines like this one in core.clj. Depending upon how many symbols are like this, perhaps this method could be used to add :dynamic metadata to symbols in core, along with a unit test to verify that all symbols in core have :dynamic if and only if .isDynamic returns true?
Ugh. In my previous comment, by "several lines like this one" I meant to paste the following as an example:
(alter-meta! #'agent assoc :added "1.0")


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Hollywood paid its respects to one of the biggest stars of the fashion world on Thursday.
"RIP Mr. McQueen," Tweeted Kristin Chenoweth, one of the many stars to remember late designer Alexander McQueen, who was found dead in his London residence on Thursday – a shocking start to New York Fashion Week.
"Alexander invited me to my very 1st fashion show (his in London.)," Tweeted Janet Jackson. "There will NEVER b another! Today we lost a True Genius… He possessed a unique creativity that will never be recaptured."
"I just found out Alexander McQueen died!!! I'm in shock! So sad! I'm wearing one of his dresses now! He was such a talented designer," Kim Kardashian Tweeted early Thursday morning.
"RIP Alexander McQueen. so so sad. such a huge loss. He was one of my favorite designers," Tyra Banks Tweeted. "He will be missed."
"ALEXANDER MCQUEEN…you made big bottomed and not so big bottomed girls all over the world look stunning," added Kirstie Alley. "come back soon..give it another go."
Adam Lambert Tweeted simply, "Rip McQueen," and Dita Von Teese added, "Rest in peace, Mr. McQueen."
"Wow I am really saddened by alexander mcqueen's death. Suicide is not the answer. I pray the family will be at peace," Tweeted "Glee" star Amber Riley, while Kelly Osbourne Tweeted, "I cant stop thinknig (sic) about lee I am just devastated my heart goes out to annabelle nelson who is his best friend!"
The loss struck stars ranging from the world of hip-hop (Russell Simmons, who wrote, "Nice guy committed suicide. Hurts to hear.") to "The Hills" ("No, no, no omg so sad," Stephanie Pratt Tweeted).
And Madonna herself released a statement to Access Hollywood in memory of the designer, calling the loss "a tragedy."
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* http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magic_tricks
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- http://magiarkivet.se/?page_id=6522
- http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magic_tricks
- http://www.woodlandway.org/Psypioneer_Journal.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vaudeville_performers
- Canadian magicians and clubs: http://nsccards.com/m_links.html
- http://www.assembly11.com/web_pages/history.html
- http://www.loc.gov/pictures/related/?fi=subject&q=Magicians.&co=var
- CHINA THEATRE (STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN) http://magiarkivet.se/?page_id=6522
- http://canadianmagiciansarchive.homestead.com/listingsaz.html
- http://www.scottishconjurersassociation.org.uk/index.php/History-of-Magic-Clubs-In-Scotland/aberdeen-magical-society.html
- http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3072&page=2
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Want List
I'm looking for these magazines to complete my collection:
- Magic Manuscript - Volume 11 Issue 3 - November / December 1989 - Cover - The Tenyo Team
- Magic Manuscript - Volume 12 Issue 2 - September / October 1990 - Cover - Women in Magic Pt. 1
Did you know?
- The Ring in Nest of Boxes dates back to 1751?
- The Rising Card Effect first appeared in print in 1626?
- The Sympathetic Silks trick was invented by Edward Victor?
- Spring Flowers were invented by Buatier de Kolta?
- The Vent Talking Hand was first performed in 1796?
- A Cigarette Act was first presented in Paris by the Spanish magician, Franz-Klint, in 1916?
- With the exception of a short description of the Pass and the Force by Guyot in 1769, Henri Decremps (1746-1826) was the first writer in any language to explain the basic card sleights?
- The Sliding Die Box was invented by Alex Davis, an Englishman, who first performed it in the U.S.A. about 1886. The Rights were sold to Otto Mauer, a New York Dealer, who advertised it in 1897?
- Bill Stickland published a method a Balloon Penetration?
- The 20th Century Silks effect was first performed by David Devant, and his method later explained in Hoffmann's ' Later Magic' (1904)?
- The Wild Card was invented by Peter Kane of Manchester, and shown by him months before it was ' invented' and marketed in the U.S.A.?
- David Devant invented the Dyed Handkerchief Through Paper Tube and first presented the trick in 1893?
- A Vanishing Cane made of spring steel, was described in the July 1899 issue of Mahatma?
- Selbit was first to perform the Magic Bricks?
- Buatier de Kolla was the first to produce flowers from a Cone, and Billiard Balls at the fingertips using a half shell?
- the shell stack of coins was in the 4 Anatomie of Legerdemain 1634?
- the carbon or impression card was first described in the March 1920 'Magic Wand"?
- David Devant invented the Dyed Handkerchiefs and first presented the trick in 1893?
- That although James Wobensmith is generally credited with the 4 one band adaptation of the Afghan Bands, credit really belongs to Ted Beal, who was first to do the trick with one band and published it in Naldrett's "More Collected Magic" in 1921.
- The single colour-change handkerchief using a flesh-coloured tube with tape divider was first mentioned in 'Later Magic" (1904) and credited by Hoffmann to Ellis Stanyon. But in Robertson Keene's "More Novel Notes and Notions" (1907), the inventor is named as James Carl (James Wakefield) and it is quite possible he had used it for some considerable time before parsing it on to Keene.
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:who we lurves jus like Ceiling Cat an Happycat,
:an who tellz teh profits whut to sai.
:an who tellz teh profits whut to sai.
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Dis is found in teh Book of Matthew 6 an in teh Book of Luke 11, srsly. Dis beez teh Ceiling Cat Prayer.
- Teh Ceiling Cat of us, whu haz cheezeburger, yu be spechul
- Yu ordered cheezburgerz,
- Wut yu want, yu gets, srsly.
- In ceiling and on teh flor.
- Giv us dis day our dalee cheezburger.
- And furgiv us for makin yu a cookie, but eateding it.
- And we furgiv kittehs who be steelin our bukkits.
- An do not let us leed into teh showa, but deliver us from teh wawter.
- Ceiling Cat pwns all. He pwns teh ceiling and teh floor and walls too.
- Forevur and evuhr. Amen.
If yu wan to kno how to prai to Ceiling Cat wit yer pawz, see How to pray.
gewt on yer nees and pray too zee almity ceiling cat up above and remebr cookez and remeber too donate 5o milz so a can buyz me a limo to go crewzin oh ceiling cat bless us woth the gift of cheezeburgerz so we can get iur seks a feast w00t!
Ceiling Cat Creed
We blieves in one big kitteh, Ceiling Cat,
- who maded teh urfs an teh skiez
- an all teh cheezburgers an teh invizibul bicycles an stuff.
We blieves in one happycat, Jeebus,
- onliest son ov Ceiling Cat,
- bornded beefor all teh cheezburgers an stuffs,
- He gots some Ceiling Cat in him, srsly, k?
- He helpded Ceiling Cat makes all teh cheezburgers an stuffs.
"Fer all teh kittehs he comez down frum teh ceiling
- an beez a kitteh thru da Force an teh virjn Hello Kitty! wit no hankie pankies,
- an was reely a kitteh, srsly.
- He got teh crucify fer us kittehs by Pilate;
- An gots todally pwned and faceplanted.
- An caem bak to lief on teh thrd dai liek it wuz fortolded in teh Bible
- An went bak up to teh Ceiling, an tuk a nappy in teh sunbeam nex to Ceiling Cat.
- He will come bak daon frum teh Ceiling, to be teh judge ov teh live kittehs an teh dead kittehs.
- An hiz kitteh kingdum bees furevr.
We blieves in Hovercat, teh giber ov life,
- who comes frum Ceiling Cat [an maybe Jebus],
- who we lurves jus like Ceiling Cat an Happycat,
- an who tellz teh profits whut to sai.
- We blieves in teh itteh bitteh kitteh committeh.
- We DO NOT WANT baffs, but will hav wun fur furgivness.
- We spektin to caem bak to life after we faceplant,
- an lives furever in teh Ceiling.
O Hai Mary
O Hai Mary,
- full ov chezburgers,
- teh Ceiling Cat ish wit u, srsly.
- Blesd r u among womans,
- and blesd is teh frut ov yer tummy oven teh Happy cat.
- Holy Mary, mommy ov Happy cat,
- prai 4 us sinnahs,
- nao an at teh hour ov r death, kthxbai.
- Amen.
Sevinteenth Centuree Nunz Prayrr
- Ceiling Cat, Yu noez me bettr dan I noez maizself, ai am gettin oldr and will wun dae b old. Keep me from tinkin ai gotta sae sumthin abowt evrything an all teh tiem. Stop me frum wantin to fix everykitty'z bizniss. Make me thawtfull but no b moodycat!!! Ai b helpin an not bossee. I b rilly smart, so ai tink I shuld alwayz act smart, but Yu, Ceiling Cat noez I want sum buddehz in teh end.
- Stop my mouthz from tawkin bout all teh deetaelz; give me littull birdcat wings to get to the point. Maek me stop goin on an on bout me hurtin. I hurt more an moar an cmplaenin iz gettin sweetr an sweetr as i git oeldr. I not even gonna ask for teh grace to enjoy others kitteh's pains, but let me git threw it wiff payshints.
- I not even gonna ask for bettr memoreez (cuz i not be liek elefint), but for more humbleniss and a less cockyness when my memory clashz with teh othr kitteh'z memoreez. Teech me I sumtiemz be rong..
- Keep me sweetr dan cookiez; ai DO NOT WANT t be Saint – dayz sew hard too liv wiff – but nowun liekz old sourcatz. Basement Cat lieks old sourpuss old kittehz. (ZOMG I sed old too tiemz!!!) Let me see good thingz in places ai no think dayr iz good tingz. Plus also talinted stuffz in people i see no talintz an stuffs. OWAIT!! Giv me, O Ceiling Cat, the grace to tell them they havz talint. kthxbai.
Look at this!!! A real prayer


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Rape and Domestic Violence Under DADT (Don't Ask, Don't Tell)
By Justin B. Terry-Smith
April 13, 2011
I was a U.S. Air Force veteran from 1999 to 2003. I love serving my country and serving the people of this country. Even though there are a lot of people that do not support war, I've always thought that the support of the troops that are fighting in the war are what and who's important. But what war are we fighting? And are we actually in it together? The only time I felt that the military was truly united was when the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy" ended.
In the military I had my ups and downs. The ups were I had great friends and I was accepted by a lot of people on base. Even though they knew that I was gay, a lot of my co-workers didn't care. All that many of them cared about was that I did my job. That is all I cared about; all I wanted to do was to serve my country the best way I knew how, until one night that all changed ...
After some idle conversation Sugar suggested that we got to IHOP for a bite to eat. I eventually told him that I would love to eat because I was always hungry after the club. Sugar didn't drive so I had to drive us there. He told me that he needed to get money from his house. I should've known there was something wrong but I was so naive at that time in my life, I didn't pick up on any kind of red flags. On the way to his house which he was directing me to, we had a good conversation; he was the nicest guy. When we got to "his place" I noticed that a lot of the roughhouses were dark and it didn't look inhabited.
Sugar asked, "Justin why don't you get out the car and come upstairs with me?" "I think I will stay in the car." Then I looked at his eyes and I noticed something didn't seem right, something was off about him and the way he looked at me. Instead of the light I once saw in his eyes I saw a shallow darkness. Sugar immediately grabbed the keys out of the car's ignition. "Kiss me" he said. "I don't want to, give me back my keys." He persisted and said, "Come on baby, now you know I've been watching you for years. I've wanted you since I've laid eyes on you." I said, "Listen I just wanted to eat so let's just go and eat and I can drop you home."
All of a sudden I heard a click, and looked down. He had pulled out a six inch knife on me. I was stunned and in shock. He then started to yell, "Now this is the last time I'm going to ask you, give me a kiss or I'm going to stab you." I refused again and he punched me in the face, I was a little dizzy, he began to yell again by this time and held the knife to my neck. "Now pull down your fucking pants." I actually tried to open the driver's side door but he pull me back and began to hit me again and again. He hit me so hard that I blacked out for a bit. He put me on my stomach in the car seat pulled down my pants and proceeded to rape me. I felt empty inside as it was happening, as if I had to numb myself to get away from the hurt I was feeling physically but most of all mentally.
After Sugar was done with me he told me to get out of the car. I refused. The I saw a bright light and the car next to us caught on fire for no reason -- I couldn't explain why it did. He yelled louder for me to get out. I knew in my head if I got out of the car he would steal it and then I would be stranded in Southeast DC. The part of Southeast that I was in was the ghetto and I would be alone. He still had the keys and got out the car; he raced over to my side of the car and attempted to open the car door.
When he put the key in the car door I knew that was my chance to escape. I pushed the door open so hard and fast it hit his leg and he lost his balance and fell to the ground. I got out of the car and wrestled him for the keys; he bit me on my hand and I kicked him in the balls. He fell to the ground and I ran. I screamed and yelled for help but at that hour in that part of DC nobody seemed like they wanted to help. I saw some houses with lights on about a block away, so I ran to the occupied houses seeking help. I knocked and knocked on the door asking, yelling for help. Then I heard very loud footsteps coming my way, they were running, Then I heard Sugar yell, "Get him he is right there." I then stopped knocking on the houses and ran up the street.
As I looked back I could see someone running after me with a knife. I was lucky to be quicker and smaller than he was. Sugar's accomplice was a little overweight and he couldn't keep up with me. I out ran him and ran and ran and ran. I ran for a long time across a community baseball field to a metro stop. There was a bus starting its early morning route. I stopped him and told the bus driver what had happened to me. He took me to the nearest police station.
When I got there I felt like I was being interrogated even when I was the victim. After hours of questioning they said they had found a car like the one that caught on fire and my car that was sitting right next to the burnt car was still intact. They took me to my car to identify it and then took me to Howard University Hospital to see a Rape Nurse. I was cotton swabbed everywhere. They tested me for everything, including HIV. After the whole ordeal I had finally driven myself home to Dover Air Force Base.
While I was in the Air Force I started dating a Marine named Anderson. We met in a very cute way. I was working at the Military Post Office and Anderson came in to send a package to Germany. I sat there and flirted with him and then he asked me out. I was so happy because a lot of my friends on base thought that Anderson was so handsome and hot. Anderson was 5'10", clean cut, muscular, almond doe-eyed milk chocolate skinned man. He was so hot just about all the females on base wanted him and of course a lot of us brothers too.
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It might be time to welcome cheese, red meat and butter back in to our diets as they aren't the enemies dietitians and doctors once thought.
A London cardiologist suggests that removing saturated fats from the food we consume has not lowered our risks of cardiovascular disease, but to the contrary cardiovascular risks have in fact gotten worse as a result of these dietary changes.
'It is time to bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease'
Aseem Malhotra, an interventional cardiology specialist at London's Croydon University Hospital, wrote in the, saying the types of food providing the saturated fats are what really matter.
"It is time to bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease and wind back the harms of dietary advice that has contributed to obesity," writes Malhorta.
While confirming that margarine, baked goods, fast food and other trans fat filled food is indeed bad for cardiovascular health, the cardiologist recommends a Mediterranean diet and certain foods that contain saturated fats.
Despite fat consumption in the U.S. falling to 30%, a decrease of 10% over 30 years, rates of obesity are going in the opposite direction.
"One reason: when you take the fat out, the food tastes worse," Malhorta said. "The food industry compensated by replacing saturated fat with added sugar." He adds that so-called low-fat products are often stocked full of sugar.
"Last week I saw one patient in her forties who had had a heart attack," Malhorta told the Guardian. "She said she had gained about 20kg in the last six months. She had been drinking five low-fat drinks a day." With 15 teaspoons of sugar each, that's 75 teaspoons of sugar per day just from these drinks, he calculated.
'While intake of fat-free and low fat dairy has increased steadily in recent decades, simultaneous to that came changes to our diet whereby we began consuming more nutritionally-poor convenience foods'
Jennifer Sygo, Post nutrition columnist and a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist at Cleveland Clinic Canada, suggested the return to whole, unprocessed foods and home-cooked meals earlier this year, noting that the case for butter over margarine is an open and shut one.
"It has long been recommended that we choose low-fat dairy products, and while intake of fat-free and low fat dairy has increased steadily in recent decades, on the basis that they were more heart-healthy," Sygo wrote. "But simultaneous to that came changes to our diet whereby we began consuming more nutritionally-poor convenience foods, high in sugar, refined carbohydrates, sodium and trans fats - all foods that have become increasingly implicated in obesity and heart disease."
Saturated fat has been tied to cardiovascular problems since 1970. A study at the time linked cholesterol and coronary heart disease, and then connected that with how much energy comes from saturated fat. Misinterpreting connection as cause, saturated fat was recommended to make up only one-tenth of all energy consumed and just 30% of food consumed should be fat.
The advice from this four-decades old study is being rejected by more recent work showing the protective benefits saturated fat has. While the processed meat of fast food has been tied to diabetes and heart disease, red meat has not. Dairy is rich in vitamin D, which when absent has been connected to higher risks of heart disease and depression.
But while saturated fat may not be increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, a Danish study earlier this year showed the effects these foods can have on sperm count. Again, though, that link isn't entirely clear, and critics argue that the source and amount of saturated fats matters more than the fats themselves.
"Researchers found that young Danish men who ate the most saturated fats had a 38% lower concentration of sperm and 41% lower sperm counts in their semen than those who ate the least fat," according to the study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.


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From Openmoko
These are scribbles. Should be cleaned up and moved into real pages if useful.
Setting the timezone: [1] (Doesn't work though, and is annoying)
Development with Eclipse - have to check it out.
Orientation of screen:
xrandr -o 1 turns screen to landscape mode (xrandr -o 0 to go back to ordinary portrait)
Getting Battery status: cat `find /sys/ -name battvolt` the output is in millivolts. ~4224 millivolts is completely charged (observed 3568 lowest, 4207 highest)
exact location is /sys/devices/platform/s3c2410-i2c/i2c-adapter/i2c-0/0-0008/
nicer script (cwd must be above)- CHARGE=`cat battvolt` && awk -v charge=${CHARGE} 'BEGIN {print charge/4224*100" "charge }'
GTA01_gsm_modem for AT commands; Gsmd for manual AT stuff
To get sound working: alsactl -f /etc/alsa/gsmhandset.state restore
Trying to record sound from the mic:
cat /dev/dsp does sample the ADC It's then 'simply' a case of setting the mixer controls so that the sound is routed from the mic to the adc See the nice simple explanatory block diagram in the middle of http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Audio_Subsystem for guidance. In principle. You need to find which mic input the mic is connected to, setup the input gain and mic selector appropriately,setup the ALC mixer right, then set it up to route to the left or right ADC alsactl can do it (alsamixer)
alsactl -f /etc/alsa/capturehandset.state restore arecord -f cd -t wav -d 10 foo.wav Make noise for 10 seconds alsactl -f /etc/alsa/stereoout.state restore aplay foo.wav
Note from User:Wurp: You'll need to shut down pulseaudio before aplay will work (you also need to do this to get mplayer to play audio). Use '/etc/init.d/pulseaudio stop' before 'aplay foo.wav'. There is probably a better way to do this, but I don't know it.
Booting: Boot noise documented here
I've gotten the binary up, but I'm still trying to decipher the NMEA output -- right now it doesn't look like I'm getting a fix, and when I replugged into the computer the neo froze. Grr.
[2] contains some good info for decoding, and [3] is a good link for getting started. (I had issues with the original Polish site).
Note from User:Wurp: I got an awk script, I think from SpeedEvil, that deciphers /tmp/nmeaNP. Here it is:
BEGIN{FS=","} /GPRMC/{v=$8*1.1507} /PGRME/{herr=sqrt($2^2+$4^2); err=$6} /GPGGA/{ h=substr($2,1,2) m=substr($2,3,2) s=substr($2,5,2) ndeg=substr($3,1,2) nmin=substr($3,3) wdeg=substr($5,1,3) wmin=substr($5,4)} /GPRMC/{print substr($10,1,2)"/"substr($10,3,2)"/"substr($10,5,2), h":"m":"s,(h*3600)+(m*60)+s,ndeg,nmin,wdeg,wmin, ndeg+(nmin/60),wdeg+(wmin/60), $10,$9,herr+0,err+0,v }
I prefer to use gpsd output, though, via pygps.
Project Cupcake:
This is a project to get some mapping working on the moko. Right now I'm thinking of hacking together a basic picture viewer and stealing Tiles at Home PNG's and overlaying where the GPS says we are. Eventually it would be nice to have vector maps and true routing, but baby steps are important.
Note from User:Wurp: The navit package seems a good starting place. I prefer pyroute, but I think we're going to have to get pypy or psyco going on the neo before pyroute is usable.


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Scooters by Wheel Size
Traditionally, when a scooter is sized, it is done so considering the cubic centimeters of the engine (50cc, 150cc, 250cc). This gives an indication of the power of the scooter, but it doesn't really tell you the actual physical dimensions of the frame. Scooters by wheel size helps indicate just how much the unit will sit off the ground but also the characteristics of the model. A smaller wheel for example will offer increased handling and control whereas a larger wheel will have more stability at high speeds.
Killer Motorsports offers scooters by wheel size in four different dimensions. Our 10" scooters are industry minimums while 16" rims are recommended for heavier riders who operate at higher speeds. The industry norms are 12" and 13" sized wheels but each rider has their own preferences.


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The United States Department of Agriculture created a ranking system or quality grading system to rate the palatability of meat in regards to flavor, tenderness and juiciness. There are eight categories and they include factors such as firmness, texture, lean meat color, carcass maturity and amount and distribution of marbling within the lean meat.
Beef is graded when it is still in carcass form. A trained Agricultural Marketing Service meat grader inspects the whole carcass and measures it in terms of maturity and marbling. Marbling stands for the intramuscular fat in the beef and maturity is the estimated age of the cow at time of slaughter. The scores are combined to determine a particular cow's final quality grade. The grade is then used for labeling purposes when the meat is sold.
Marbling is the tiny white flecks of fat that are scattered throughout the red lean part of the meat. The marbling keeps meat tender and juicy while it cooks and provides it with excellent flavor. Beef with high amounts of marbling typically earn a higher USDA quality grade.
The eight categories include prime, choice, select, standard, commercial, utility, cutter and canner.
Prime meat has the highest degree of marbling. This is the highest quality meat sold in the United States and it is usually found at high-end steakhouses.
Choice is a popular upscale grade of beef at restaurants and higher-end retailers. This grade actually has a fairly wide amount of variations with some cuts featuring almost a prime grade amount of marbling while other cuts have much less marbling, closer to Select.
Select grade features limited marbling and is less tender than Prime or Choice grade. This tends to be the most readily available grade of meat available in the United States.
Of the meats in the United States, only approximately two percent is USDA Prime. The majority of meat sold in U.S. grocery stores is Choice or Select.
Some individuals object to the USDA's beef grades stating that they need to take tenderness into account when grading the beef. In response to this, in 1978 the American Angus Association created the Certified Angus Beef label to accompany the USDA quality grades. To be labeled as Certified Angus Beef, cattle must be 51 percent black Angus and meet the following criteria:


text: Farm Tax and Accounting Audit April 2, 2013 09:00 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Paul Neiffer The Farm CPA Blogger Email I am also celebrating a 30th anniversary—only as a CPA. This presents the ideal opportunity to recap some of the key changes that have occurred during the last 30 years in farm taxes and accounting. In 1984, our firm just purchased a new IBM PC with dual floppies and a color monitor for $6,000. To use Lotus 123, you had to place the program floppy into one drive and then save your work to the other floppy. The internal memory was 64 kilobytes. Most farmers maintained a manual check register and brought it into our office to work up the tax return. This typically was the only time of year that the farmers knew their financial positions. Today, farmers use computerized accounting systems and at the press of a button, they receive an updated balance sheet and other financial information. Many farmers use true accrual accounting to maintain their inventories and, again with a push of a button, can create a cash method statement for income tax purposes. "With the recently imposed net investment income tax rules, an LLC might be the best vehicle for all farm operations." Cash Method Continues. One of the greatest tax benefits to farmers during the last 30 years is Congress' allowance of the cash accounting method. Farming has substantial inventory and most businesses with inventories are required to use the accrual method. This allows farmers to defer income tax exposure for years or decades. This can have a positive bottom line impact, but deferring too much can have painful results. Working capital and marketing can be compromised. Top producers understand this concept and work to optimize deferral levels. Entity Selection Changes. In the 1980s, most farmers operated in a sole proprietorship or corporation. Many farmers transferred their farmland into these corporations, which today are ticking tax time bombs because getting the land out of these corporations either by sale or transfer can easily cost 65% in federal and state income taxes. About 20 years ago, the idea of a limited liability company (LLC) was created. These entities had the legal protection of a corporation, but could elect to be taxed as a sole proprietor, partnership or corporation. New farms today mostly use an LLC to at least own the farmland, and with the recently imposed net investment income tax rules, an LLC might be the best vehicle for all farm operations. Drop in Top Tax Rates. The top income tax rate bottomed out in 1988 at 28%. Then it rose to the current top of 39.6% in 1993 under President Clinton, with an interim drop to 35% as a result of the Bush tax cuts in 2003. The current top tax rate is likely closer to 45% for certain farmers. With the looming budget issues, these rates might go higher for farmers exceeding certain income levels. If this trend continues and corporation tax rates are lowered, more farms might incorporate. For the last 10 years, the top corporate and individual tax rate were equal; there was little incentive to incorporate a farm. If the top corporate rate drops to 25% and the top individual rate exceeds 45%, the gap will provide plenty of incentive to incorporate. Equipment Write-offs. Prior to 2001, bonus depreciation did not exist and Section 179 deduction limits did not exceed $25,000. Due to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Congress created bonus depreciation to allow for immediate write-off of a certain percentage of any new assets purchased by farmers during the year. This bonus percentage started at 30% and increased to 100% for a couple of tax years. Section 179 was expanded to $500,000 from 2010-2013. This has been a benefit to farmers; however, some might face a rude surprise if bonus depreciation is eliminated and Section 179 drops back to the smaller limits (2014 reverts to $25,000) and they find equipment depreciation deductions are not available to offset their income. Several major farm tax and accounting changes have occurred during the last three decades. I expect even more changes during the next 30 years, and I look forward to helping top producers take advantage of them. Paul Neiffer is a tax accountant with CliftonLarsonAllen and author of the blog The Farm CPA. He grew up on a wheat farm in Washington and owns a corn and soybean farm in Missouri. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Back to news


text: Tonight, I came home with a liter of 100-proof Stoli and a dozen lemons. With our big cocktail party behind us (more on that to come), my next project is homemade limoncello, using the instructions at eGullet. So you can understand how delighted I was to open the latest issue of Imbibe, which landed in my mailbox today, and see Paul Clarke's how-to on, you got it, homemade limoncello.


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The fat and cholesterol found in steak may not be the only components bad for the heart, according to researchers who have found another substance in red meat that can clog the arteries.
The substance is called carnitine, and as bacteria in the gut breaks it down, it turns into a compound known to harden arteries, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Medicine.
What's more, people who eat a lot of meat allow more of the bacteria that convert carnitine to the harmful compound to grow, increasing its effect.
Previous research has shown that high levels of meat-eating are linked to cardiovascular risk, partly because of the saturated fats and cholesterol in meat. However, the higher levels of these ingredients aren't enough to explain the difference in heart disease between meat eaters and vegans or vegetarians. The study, which takes into account the differences in the stomach's inhabitants, may begin to explain the difference.
"The bacteria living in our digestive tracts are dictated by our long-term dietary patterns," study author Stanley Hazen, the section head of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic, said in a statement. "A diet high in carnitine actually shifts our gut microbe composition to those that like carnitine, making meat eaters even more susceptible."
The study followed 2,595 people and measured carnitine levels, as well as those of its byproduct, TMAO. Omnivores produced more TMAO than vegetarians and vegans after eating carnitine, the researchers found.
Although carnitine is also found in fish, poultry, wheat and some vegetables, its main food source is red meat, especially lamb, according to the University of Maryland. Because vegetarians and vegans eat fewer foods that contain it, their gut bacteria doesn't process it as easily, which may explain some of the health benefits of meatless diets.
After feeding mice diets that would produce high levels of TMAO, researchers found that the animals had higher levels of hardened arteries. However, if the researchers suppressed the bacteria living in the mouse's guts, the effects dissipated.
"The role of gut microbiota in this pathway suggests new potential therapeutic targets for preventing cardiovascular disease," the authors wrote in the paper.
Some people use carnitine as a dietary supplement. Sunday's research suggests that the safety of that supplementation should be studied more closely to make sure it's not fostering bacteria that might promote heart disease, researchers said.
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Although carnitine is also found in fish, poultry, wheat and some vegetables, its main food source is red meat, especially lamb, according to the University of Maryland.


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It's the quickest resolution in Hollywood history: Paul Anka says the special administrators of Michael Jackson's estate gave him a 50% cut of "This Is It" ... after he said Michael "stole" the original recordings from his studio back in the 80s.
Paul also said John McClain told him, "Now we know why the song was so good ... it wasn't the type of Michael Jackson song that he could write."
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A nice picture of the Zine Fest Houston Compilation cover (illustrated by Gabriel Dieter) appears in Robert Boyd's review of Nighthawks at the Last Supper. Nighthawks at the Last Supper was a minature convention organized as a performance piece within the UH MFA Thesis Exhibition at DiverseWorks.
Closson, who created a graphic novel called Lorica for his thesis and serialized it in self published booklets, was an exhibitor at last year's Zine Fest. Several Zine Fest veterans (including Jarrod Perez, Gabriel Dieter, shane patrick boyle, Edwin Johston Mark Nasso and Jason Poland) participated as exhibitors in Closson's performance piece. Christopher Cascio, who did the centerfold for the Zine Fest compilation, was also in attendance.


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Among its many other use-cases (see Apple's recent set of commercials), there are a growing number of couples taking advantage of FaceTime to help them stay connected -- and stay intimate -- when they're unable to be together. From overnight business trips to long distance relationships, FaceTime on iPhone 4 provides several advantages over regular telephones and computers when it comes to intimate moments.
First, experts say 80% of communication is really transmitted through body language and expression. All of this is lost over text or spoken conversation. Text only allows for word choice. Voice only allows for intonation. With FaceTime and its wonderful video quality you can actually see changes in expression; a twinkle in the eyes, a blush along the cheek, subtle smile, a bittersweet glance.
Second, iPhone is a lot easier to move around the house (and into the bed!) than a clunky old laptop. You can have your iPhone comfortably docked or propped up beside you if you want to keep your hands free, or grab it and take it under the covers if the mood strikes you.
Gizmodo has posted several tips for the more adventurous among you, should you want to try them out.
So have you -- or would you -- use FaceTime to spice up your love life? Let us know in the comments!


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- A trail ride, going up East Mountain on burros, is pictured here. The participants listed on back of picture are: "Jessie Padgett - Dallas, Mr. Oscar Levin, Miss [unidentified], Mr. Coy Wimberly - Tyler, Miss [unidentified], Miss Burriss - Terrel, Mr. Jacobs - Atlanta, Lilian Webster - Dallas, Raymond Caruth - Dallas, Johnetta Armstrong - Dallas, Mr. Cousins - Tyler, Maggie Street - Dallas, Katie Elliott - Dallas, Miss Hyman - Min. Wells, Mr. Nance - Dallas, Mr. Brown - Tyler, Mary Roberts - Terrel, Will Caruty - Dallas. Mineral Wells, June 11, 1901." Burro rides on the Donkey Trail up East Mountain were a popular pastime around the turn of the twentieth century.


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190 Georgian 'political' prisoners walk free
Many of the 190 prisoners had been arrested during anti-Saakashvili protests in May 2011, while others had been convicted of trying to overthrow the government
By Misha Dzhindzhikhashvili
Associated Press
TBILISI, Georgia — Nearly 200 people considered political prisoners by Georgia's new parliament walked free Sunday under an amnesty strongly opposed by President Mikhail Saakashvili.
Many of the 190 prisoners had been arrested during anti-Saakashvili protests in May 2011, while others had been convicted of trying to overthrow the government or of spying for Russia. Relations with Moscow were cut off after Russia and Georgia fought a brief war in 2008.
"This was a great shame on the country, when Saakashvili had personal convicts," said the head of parliament's human rights committee, Eka Beselia, who greeted 70 prisoners released from Gldani Prison No. 8 in Tbilisi, the capital. "The new government fulfilled its obligations before these people who had suffered for so many years in prison."
More than 3,000 other prisoners who had their sentences reduced under the amnesty will be freed in the next two months.
Saakashvili's party, which dominated Georgian politics for nine years, lost control over parliament in an October election. The new majority party in parliament also won the right to form a new government and name the prime minister, who is now in a position to challenge Saakashvili for power.
Saakashvili warned of grave consequences following the release of what he described as criminals and Russian spies. He also scolded parliament for not using the convicted spies to trade for Georgians convicted of espionage in Russia. Four Russian citizens were among the prisoners released Sunday.
Freed prisoner Dzhemal Gundiashvili, a 51-year-old engineer and father of six, was arrested during the May 2011 protests, convicted of trying to overthrow the government and sentenced to three years in prison. He said Sunday that he was repeatedly beaten in prison and had his ribs broken.
"Many intend to continue the fight so that Saakashvili's regime is held responsible for its crimes _ I am not afraid of this word _ for its crimes against humanity," Gundiashvili said.
Videos of prisoners being beaten and sodomized in the Gldani Prison were broadcast shortly before the parliamentary election and fed popular anger against Saakashvili's government, which has been accused of turning a blind eye to widespread abuses in Georgia's prisons.
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Debbie1305 had een nieuw huisstijl ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
2 winnaars werden geselecteerd uit 94 ontwerpen ingezonden door25 freelance designers.
CraftyPerson Production, Inc is a small one-person company that offers a variety of marketing and technology services to small businesses, particularly in the crafting market. I offer electronic newsletters, computer based training on marketing and software (Facebook, Twitter, etc) and lastly class and event planners. What has prompted this face-lift for stationery is I'm expanding my market base. I offer personal service with a one-to-one approach. I want to represent myself as a small company that offers varied services to help my customers grow their businesses.
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This is an asset I currently use. You don't need to match it but I thought it might be helpful for inspiration.
Currently, I provide services to a niche market. The market is a direct selling company that sells craft supplies (cards, scrapbooking, home décor, etc). My current market is a sales representative, around 40-60 with a gross revenue around between 10k-40k.
I'm expanding my electronic newsletters service to Small Business Entrepreneur target market which is a one-person business who wants to start an electronic newsletter on an on-going basis. Specifically, consultants, coaches and craftspeople who sell their wares online. Possibly other Direct Sales Representatives (Amway, Avon or others) or small retail stores such as dog-grooming service.
My aim is to provide an updated but clean look. Also to include my social links as I get requests for them. A website update will be done once the stationary is done. I like my logo but I'm open to new ways of using it and possible even new fonts/slant if needed. What I like about it is its clean and it identifies the website. I like the color brown as I believe it shows my character - solid, reliable, the color of earth, abundance and implies genuineness.
Please feel free to experiment with other colors! The output can be 3 colors. I like curved clean lines over straight, rigid lines.
I'm generally not a big fan of clip art but my head shot graphic (attached) has been very well received by my current target. More than I had imagined.
I like handwriting fonts but I know that's not the best for stationery. So here are a few of my favorites:
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Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
p.s. I will be out of the office over the New Year but will check daily starting Jan 3rd. I wasn't able to upload files so I'll do that later.


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Checking in on… the Ivy LeaguePosted by Brian Goodman on January 14th, 2011
Howard Hochman is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League.
A Look Back
A ho-hum two weeks to begin 2011 in the land of the Ancient Eight. Overall, the league went 11-8 and saw their Conference RPI drop to a more realistic #14. With non-league games dwindling to a precious few, it is unlikely that ranking will change much from now until March. Still two weeks to go before the Ivies get into league play, and most of the members used the time to fatten up on inferior competition (i.e. Baruch, Lyndon St, Union). All except Penn and Harvard, who ventured into the SEC and ACC, respectively, for a couple of memorable games.
Pardon the Inter-Rupp-tion: A trip to the Bluegrass State to open the new year; a glimpse of Kentucky's thoroughbreds — both human and equine; a national television appearance on ESPNU; and, a matchup of two storied programs, each in the top ten all-time in victories. All of that for the Penn Quakers to ring in 2011.
Except someone forgot to tell the Red and Blue that they were also supposed to be fodder for the #11 Wildcats, who were coming off a dismantling of neighboring rival Louisville. For the first 15 minutes, it was the Quakers who looked like the nationally ranked team. Riding the hot hand of Tyler Bernardini and the floor generalship of Zack Rosen, Penn opened up a 12-point lead which, left John Calipari screaming on the sidelines, wondering how Miles Cartwright had slipped through his recruiting fingers, and gave Jerome Allen flashback visions of his own great teams. It was then where things began to unravel, thanks in large part to some Kentucky defense and rebounding. A 14-1 Wildcat run to end the half gave Kentucky a lead they would never relinquish and finally allowed the 21,681 in the sea of blue to, if you'll excuse the expression, e-Rupp-t.
The second half proved to be not much more than a scrimmage for Kentucky. They hit 12 of their first 13 shots en route to an 18-22 clip over the final 30 minutes. The rebounding numbers were even more lopsided, 36-15, in favor of the Wildcats, thanks to a workmanlike effort from Josh Harrelson. The only good news for the Quaker faithful was that the 86-62 final score meant that ,with apologies to Warner Wolf, if you had Penn and 25 you won!
Familiarity Breeds…: Three years ago, just days after Boston College had upset then #1 North Carolina, Harvard came in and beat the Eagles. A natural letdown was the explanation. Last year, despite protests from the Al Skinner and the BC players that things would be different, the result was the same. So this year, it should have come as no surprise when Harvard traveled across the Charles to Chestnut Hill and came away with a gutsy 78-69 victory. And to sweeten the (bean) pot, the congratulatory post-game handshake that Tommy Amaker received came from none other than old Cornell nemesis, Steve Donahue. And this against a BC team that had won eight out of nine and at 3-0 is currently atop the ACC leader board (that's right, Dookies). The Crimson led just about every step of the way. BC cut an 11 point lead to five with two minutes remaining but could creep no closer. Amaker used only seven players with six getting significant minutes. The leading scorer for the Crimson…..
Player of the Week: Laurent Rivard, Harvard –Based on his name, he should either be a ski resort in the mountains of Quebec, a new Dior eau de toilette, or a left wing for Les Habitants. But freshman Laurent Rivard of Harvard (kind of rhymes) is instead this week's RTC Ivy League Player of the Week. In the three Crimson victories, the 6'5 guard from Saint-Bruno, Quebec, averaged 16 points in 31 minutes per game. More importantly, it has become evident that he is the only one who is seeing significant minutes off Tommy Amaker's shortened bench. So hissez le trophée Monsieur Rivard. You are well on your way to becoming the Ivy Sixth Man of the Year.
Power Rankings
With this being the last power poll before league play commences, it is time to separate the wheat from the chaff. To begin:
Prepping for March: It is difficult to separate or look beyond:
1. Harvard (11-3, 1-0)–the Crimson reclaim the top spot thanks to their 3-0 record which included the aforementioned victory over BC. The return of Kyle Casey and the rapid development of Laurent Rivard gives Harvard six players capable of scoring in double digits and who compare very favorably with the six from…
2. Princeton (11-4)—The Tigers relinquish #1 primarily because of inactivity (finals), with just a victory over Marist in the last two weeks. The quartet of Douglas Davis, Dan Mavraides, Ian Hummer, and Kareem Maddox can hold their own with any team this side of Cameron Indoor or Allen Fieldhouse. The head-to-head meetings with Harvard February 4 and March 5) should decide league supremacy.
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3. Columbia (9-5)–winners of six of their last seven, albeit against weak competition, the Lions look to be much improved under Kyle Smith. Led by Ivy scoring leader Noruwa Agho (16.4 PPG), Columbia next faces travel partner Cornell in home-and-home games that will go a long way in determining if the Lions are worthy of first division status.
4. Penn (5-7)—There are a lot of reasons to think the Quakers can make a run at the title. They have probably the most complete player in the league in Zack Rosen, (two rebounds and three assists short of an unheard of triple double before fouling out vs. LaSalle) a freshman comparable to Laurent Rivard in Miles Cartwright, and a veteran supporting cast. Furthermore, they have shown flashes of brilliance against nationally ranked opponents Kentucky and Villanova. But then there are games like those against Marist and Manhattan. The jury is still out.
5. Cornell (4-10)–What, you say? Make noise? A team tied with lowly Dartmouth for the cellar and a team that endured an eight game losing streak? Well, perhaps we ARE going too far back into their past performances. But it is hard to believe that a team which features veterans like Chris Wroblewski and Errick Peck who have known only success, won't make some sort of an impact in the league race.
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6. Yale (7-7)–Perhaps an underrated and overlooked squad. Next to Penn, Yale played probably the most demanding non-conference schedule. The Elis did conquer BC and played Big East foe Providence tough. They will go as far as Greg Mangano and Austin Morgan take them.
7. Brown (6-7)—Games against their in-state rivals Rhode Island and Providence were the only two real tests the Bears have faced. And in each case, they didn't pass, losing by 25 and 27 points, respectively. Peter Sullivan has been a bright spot averaging nearly 14 points and six rebounds per game.
8. Dartmouth (0-1, 4-10)–Wondering if Paul Cormier is having second thoughts about leaving the NBA for a return engagement in New Hampshire? At least the relatives and friends of the players are happy, as there are ten members of the Big Green seeing double digit minutes.
A Look Ahead
Brown faces home-and-home travel partner Yale before going south for a Penn/Princeton weekend. The Bears could be staring at an 0-4 to open up. Columbia has the aforementioned battles with travel partner Cornell before heading to New England for Harvard and Dartmouth. Can they win three of those? Cornell has the opportunity to put their pre-conference disasters behind them as they have three winnable games before facing Harvard on the 29th. Would anyone be shocked to see the Big red atop the standings at 3-0 before that game? Assuming they will not go 0-14, where will victories come for Dartmouth? Their first home weekend vs. Cornell and Columbia? Doubtful.
Harvard actually has an interesting game at GW before three soft league home games. It is expected that the Crimson will enter the Feburary 4 game against Princeton unblemished. Penn must complete their rugged Big 5 schedule against old friend Fran Dunphy and his Owls and then the St. Joseph's Hawks. If they are not worn out from all the flapping, they should begin league play 2-0 with their softest home weekend. A weird scheduling quirk has Princeton opening with five straight league home games. If they are perfect, the race may be over early. Yale needs to beat up on travel partner Brown before they too swing south for a trip to the Palestra and Jadwin Gym.
Note: Once league play begins, there will be games only on Friday and Saturday, for the most part. Therefore, this column will next appear in two weeks, on Monday the 31st, instead of Friday, allowing full coverage of the first big Ivy weekend.


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April 27, 2011
Santa Barbara, Calif - The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team enters the Big West Tournament as the #4 seed and will take on Pacific in its opening round match Friday, April 29 at 3 p.m.
In the regular season match between the two teams the Gauchos dropped a 4-3 decision in Stockton.
The Big West has five nationally ranked teams, with the Gauchos checking in at No. 67, falling three spots despite winning their previous two matches. In order to earn the Big West's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships they will need to win three consecutive matches this weekend.
The Gauchos are the only team in the Big West to defeat top-seeded Long Beach State, snapping the 49ers 31-match Big West Conference winning streak in the process.
The Big West Tournament is being held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif. April 28-May 1.


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