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#161 Sanguine
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Posted 01 May 2012 - 10:58 AM
"Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its sufferings..."
Al-Quran 27:62.
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it's ok, if you need to
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From the shadow that's creeping up beside you
There's a magic running through your soul
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#163 Sanguine
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 12:53 PM
"Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its sufferings..."
Al-Quran 27:62.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 09:54 AM
"Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its sufferings..."
Al-Quran 27:62.
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:38 PM
Anonymity is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the United States was founded, in part, thanks to Thomas Paine's anonymously written, pro-revolution pamphlet Common Sense. On the other hand, 12-year-olds who post anonymously on the internet can be rather unpleasant and cause real problems by cyberbullying. Whether you think the good outweighs the bad, this news is troubling indeed: A far-reaching bill introduced in the New York State Senate could end the practice of posting online once and for all.
If the bill passes, get ready to hand over your full name and home address
Introduced by New York State Sen. Thomas F. O'Mara (R—Big Flats), S6779 would require that any anonymous post online is subject to removal if the poster refuses to post — and verify — their legal name, their IP address, and their home address. From the (likely well intentioned) bill:
"A web site administrator upon request shall remove any comments posted on his or her web site by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post and confirms that his or her IP address, legal name, and home address are accurate. All web site administrators shall have a contact number or e-mail address posted for such removal requests, clearly visible in any sections where comments are posted."
Critics are quick to point out how dangerous and ineffective the anti-privacy bill would be in the off chance that it somehow passes. After all, IP addresses do nothing to verify a person's identity, and including your home address on a controversial internet post could open you up to real-life threats.
In effect, the bill is an online stalker's dream. Of course, the most likely result of the bill's passage would just be the full-scale elimination of all comment systems everywhere, because the system is an unworkable burden on both the poster and the "web site administrators" who would need to respond to ludicrous take down requests at all times of the day.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 08:30 PM
By Aaron Souppouris | TheVerge.com, Published: June 18
A computer built by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has become the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the Top 500 Supercomputer list. Managing 16.32 sustained petaflops (quadrillion floating-point operations per second), Sequoia blows Fujitsu's 10.51 petaflop K computer — the previous champ — out of the water.
The Sequoia is based on Big Blue's Blue Gene / Q architecture, which can theoretically scale to provide 100 petaflops worth of processing power. The NNSA's Sequoia consists of 98,304 compute nodes, into which IBM has packed 1.6 million cores with 1.6 petabytes of RAM (1 GB per core). The system sits across 96 racks and is roughly eight times more power efficient than IBM's Blue Gene / L architecture, which held the number one spot during the mid-2000s.
In Germany, IBM has built the SuperMUC supercomputer, which sits fourth on the Top 500 list and claims the title of "Europe's fastest supercomputer". It has a peak output of over three petaflops from more than 150,000 cores. The SuperMUC, unlike most supercomputers, is hot-water cooled, which removes heat 4,000 times more efficiently than air. The system directly cools active system components like processors and memory with coolant that can reach temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).
IBM says that '"three billion people using a pocket calculator would have to perform one million operations per second to reach equivalent SuperMUC performance." A fun statistic, but we doubt calculator^x will become a power measurement anytime soon.
This article was originally published on theverge.com - IBM NNSA Sequoia brings the 'world's fastest supercomputer' title back to the US
#167 Magnus
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Posted 10 October 2012 - 03:07 PM
In the latest episode of the ongoing saga of accused criminal mastermind Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder says he suspects that the illegal intelligence New Zealand authorities collected on him was shared in real-time with American authorities.
The US government says Dotcom masterminded a multi-million-dollar copyright infringement conspiracy by running the Megaupload cyberlocker, and although the authorities refuse to release any evidence of the alleged wrongdoing, Dotcom says he thinks he was illegally targeted by a secretive snooping-collective with an international reach.
New Zealand's Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has already determined that the country's spy agency, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), illegally monitored Dotcom when they subjected him to a rigorous undercover investigation reserved only for foreign nationals in the months leading up to the January 2012 raid on his home and his subsequent arrest. As a citizen of New Zealand at the time, the Germany-born Megaupload founder was targeted unlawfully and all intelligence gathered on him is now being brought into question. Speaking to the TorrentFreak website this week, Dotcom says the GCSB's intricate involvement in the global Echelon intelligence network could have let US authorities come into possession with his personal communications.
"The interesting part is that the GCSB is one of the five partners in the Echelon project, the global spying project," Dotcom says. "They are prying on every type of communication they can get their hands on, from wireless, to Internet, to satellite, to telephone."
Last month, author and journalist Nicky Hager told Fairfax New Zealand News that the GCSB agents hired to conduct surveillance are "not spies in the normal sense" who have an array of technologies in their arsenal to monitor Dotcom's activities. By locking into the Echelon network, Hager said the GCSB could "actually just plug in his email address, his name, his company name whatever and see what comes off it."
Dotcom says he suspects the evidence the GCSB collected on him was fed into Echelon and offered to Americans on-the-spot, but says this could actually help his argument, "because all you can hear is that we were trying to do the right thing."
"The GCSB was utilized to surveil all my communication in order to give the U.S. Government full access to all my communication, without the requirement of a warrant, and without the ability for me to get access to transcripts or discovery," Dotcom adds to TorrentFreak. "The US has used this GCSB surveillance to get real-time access to my phone calls, Internet traffic and everything, and I can't do anything about it. They refuse to cooperate with the court and say it's all national security,"
The US is refusing to reveal the intelligence, however, despite their case against the file-sharing kingpin not advancing further than the indictment that has been unsealed since early 2012.
In a separate matter, Dotcom's attorneys have hit another roadblock in their effort to have that indictment dropped, with the US Justice Department declining to play by their own rules as they try to keep their quickly collapsing investigation from fizzling to nothing. Attorneys for Dotcom have argued that the US must serve a company charged with a federal crime at their last American mailing address, but Megaupload never once operated out of the US.
"To this court's knowledge, no court has ever dismissed an indictment for failure to meet Rule 4's secondary mailing requirement," Judge Liam O'Grady ruled last week when he dismissed the defense's argument.
Dotcom's attorneys first argued in July that "The Government bears the burden of proving that it has validly served Megaupload within the letter of the Rule… and effectively concedes it cannot carry it."
Earlier this week, Dotcom's US-based attorney Ira Rothken told the Inquirer, "Now that these procedures are coming under scrutiny they appear to have violated the law at nearly every part of the process," adding, "From an illegal search warrant to what we believe is an illegal military style raid, to illegal data sharing with the US, illegal spying and ultimately what we believe is an overbroad takedown of the entire Megaupload enterprise."
Edited by Magnus, 10 October 2012 - 03:16 PM.
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how to watch youtube/google services on pc ios, android in Pakistan without proxy or vpn
I said to God "I hate Life" God replied "Who asked you to love life? Just Love me & life will be beautiful"
Living in favorable and unfavorable conditions is PART of living. Smiling in all those conditions is ART of living.
"Anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure you're worshiping an idol"
I've stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
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Napoleon Bonaparte: The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!
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Support for the Apollo commitment was not unanimous, either in Congress or among the public. The public opposition most often questioned the wisdom of spending so much money on space when so many domestic problems confronted the country. Those who spoke for science often shared this concern, but their special objection was Apollo's distortion of priorities within the space program. One unidentified astronomer was reported to have complained to Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois that the space program was becoming "an engineering binge instead of a scientific project."23 Petulant as that comment may sound, it epitomized what many space scientists most feared about the lunar landing project. Space science was a rapidly expanding field, offering almost limitless possibilities for exploitation by ambitious investigators. It had been generously supported by NASA for three years and had produced a rich harvest of scientific knowledge, much of it unfamiliar to the public. Manned space flight, merely because of man's participation, drew attention that gave it prominence far out of proportion to its scientific value. The pioneers of space science were what one historian has called "sky scientists" - mainly astronomers and physicists interested in studying the sun and stars and particles, fields, and radiation in near-earth space.24 Sky scientists could well have believed that their projects would suffer as lunar and planetary science gained support. Lunar science, which stood to gain the most from Apollo, counted only a few practitioners who did not yet have the influence of the established space science programs.
American science generally was still riding a wave of public esteem and government subsidy that had begun in the early 1950s and had swelled again after Sputnik. Basing their arguments on the indisputable contributions made by scientists to the war effort during World War II, American scientists had worked long and hard after the war to convince the public and the Congress that America's standard of living and position in world affairs depended on a strong scientific base, which in turn depended on generous funding of basic research. By the mid-1950s government support of basic research had risen to a level that prewar researchers could not have dreamed of. This new status had not been easily achieved and often had to be defended; many congressmen would have preferred to support practical projects rather than pure research, which often seemed pointless. (Indeed, congressmen and journalists frequently enjoyed making fun of research projects that had absurd-sounding titles, such as the reproductive physiology of the screwworm fly.25 But scientists had grown increasingly influential in governmental affairs. Prominent scientists found their counsel being sought more and more frequently by government at all levels, and science had enough influential friends in and out of government to ensure the continuity of a substantial level of support throughout the postwar years.26
Nonetheless, the most prominent and influential spokesmen for science seemed to feel uneasy about the viability of their favored status. Their behavior was characterized by one critical observer of the science-government interaction as "not unlike [that of] a nouveau riche in a fluctuating market." Every threat, real or imagined, to reduce the support of science - or even to reduce its rate of growth - was regarded as a potential catastrophe.27 So the space scientists may have perceived Apollo as a threat. No one could accurately predict its ultimate cost - estimates ranged upward from $20 billion - but it would be expensive enough that Congress might trim other programs to provide its funds.
Scientists' misgivings about Apollo were expressed intramurally in the summer of 1962 at the Space Science Board's first summer study of NASA's science programs. Convened at the request of NASA, the six-week summer study brought together more than a hundred participants from universities and industry to evaluate NASA's past activities and recommend future policies and programs. The final report of the study, noting that "there is considerable confusion about the Apollo mission and its proper justifications," stated that Apollo was just what Kennedy had said it was: a program to put America first in space, with no necessary commitment to science. Until the success of the lunar landing could be clearly foreseen, Apollo was, and must be, an engineering effort, "and the engineers must be protected in their ability to do their jobs." Scientific investigations would be phased into the program later; still later, assuming intermediate success, "scientific investigations will become the primary goals." It was evident that these considerations were not well understood - and perhaps not accepted - by the scientific community, for the report urged NASA to work harder to make them clear.28
This section of the report was addressed primarily to the scientific community rather than to NASA, but whether it allayed any fears is debatable. If it did, events of the following fall could well have raised stronger ones. In November, manned space flight projects were severely cramped by lack of funds, and Brainerd Holmes, director of Headquarters's Office of Manned Space Flight, wanted to ask Congress for a $400-million supplemental appropriation to cover unanticipated costs. NASA Administrator James Webb, unwilling to risk undermining congressional support, did not agree. Holmes then proposed to transfer money to Apollo from other NASA programs, including science, but again Webb refused. When the question was taken to the White House, Webb told the President he would not take responsibility for a program that subordinated all else to the lunar landing. The extra funds could wait, he said, until NASA went to Congress with its fiscal 1964 budget. President Kennedy accepted this compromise.29 Webb's stand for a balanced program should have surprised no one, for both he and his Deputy Administrator, Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, had repeatedly stated their view that the lunar landing was not in itself the ultimate goal of the space program; it was a project which, to be successful, required the advancement of space technology and science on a broad front.30
Webb went to Capitol Hill in March 1963 asking for $5.712 billion - $2.012 billion more than the previous year's budget request. Nearly 80 percent of the increase was for manned programs, but funding for space science was also substantially raised, by 50 percent over the previous year's budget.31 For the first time NASA met significant resistance to its presentation. The sudden drastic increase in the total budget (54 percent in one year), the growing awareness of the probable total cost of Apollo (estimated at $20-$40 billion), and the increasing dissatisfaction in the country with the administration's priorities all combined to raise opposition to the manned space program to a peak during the spring and summer of 1963.
As hearings on the administration's budget proceeded, the space program drew fire from many sources. Retired President Eisenhower reiterated his conviction that Apollo was not worth the tax burden it would create.33 The Senate Republican Policy Committee published a report questioning the Democratic administration's expenditures on space rather than on other urgent national needs.33 Two years before, Kennedy had warned that the cost would be high and that careful consideration by Congress and the public was essential. It was useless to agree that the country should bid for leadership in space, he had said, unless "we are prepared to do the work and bear the burdens to make it successful."34 Under the pressure of Soviet achievements, the commitment had been endorsed. When the bills began to come due, the country was not so sure.
In the debate that spring and summer, many scientists spoke from their peculiar point of view concerning the space program. On April 19 Philip H. Abelson, editor of Science,* summarized the case against Apollo in an editorial. It did not deserve the priority it had been given in the space program, Abelson believed. Its scientific value, small at best, would be even less if (as seemed likely) a trained scientist was not sent on the first landing mission. More and better data could be obtained by unmanned probes, at about one percent of the cost. In Abelson's view, neither the military advantages nor the "technological fallout" cited by advocates could justify the cost of sending men to the moon.35
After Abelson's editorial, many other scientists expressed their reservations concerning the space program, and a general debate ensued in the press.36 Criticism focused on several points: the lunar landing program had almost no scientific value and science would be advanced much more by spending the same money on unmanned projects; the space program lured promising young talent away from other worthwhile research, creating an imbalance in the nation's overall scientific effort; and the money spent on Apollo could be better invested in educational, social, and environmental programs. Some seemed to feel that Apollo had been promoted as a scientific program and to resent the confusion in the public mind. Hugh Dryden reminded the critics that "no one in NASA had ever said [Apollo] was decided upon solely On the basis of its scientific content."37 Other scientists agreed with Dryden and expressed their acceptance of the lunar landing On its own terms.38
Senator Clinton P. Anderson, chairman of the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, which was then considering NASA's authorization bill for fiscal 1964, reacted to this debate by inviting several prominent scientists to present their views to the committee. During two days of hearings, ten scientists (including Philip Abelson, who was the first to be heard) ranged over most of the ground covered in the public debate. If there was any general agreement, it was that the time limit set for Apollo was probably conducive to waste, and that many national problems deserved equal attention; but there was no agreement that American science was being skewed by so much attention to space. The strongest protest against the program was a written statement provided by Warren Weaver, vice-president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, who listed many good things that could be bought with $30 billion** - a price he said was "undoubtedly an underestimate"*** of Apollo's ultimate cost.39
Senator Anderson got what he wanted from the scientists - a variety of views that improved his perspective of the space program.40 The disapproving witnesses' doubts were echoed in Congress. NASA's budget did not go through unscathed, but the cuts actually made were less than some in Congress would have liked. When the House approved NASA's authorization bill on August 1, support for the space program was still strong: the majority was six to one.41 After three more months of debate and cuts totaling $612 million, NASA's appropriation ($5.1 billion) passed both houses by large majorities.42 Many opponents of expensive manned space flight programs would express their objections over the next decade, but Apollo would go forward, carrying - as some thought - the rest of the space program with it.43
What might have been, if there had been no lunar landing project, can be (and was) long debated. Over and over, advocates of the manned programs pointed out the reality of the situation: the nation could afford whatever it valued enough to pay for. Social welfare and other desirable programs had to win support on their own merits and would not necessarily be given Apollo's $3 billion a year if it were canceled. The politics of a technological project with a clear goal and self-evident success or failure were much simpler than any plan to conquer poverty, rebuild the cities, or clean up the environment.
No proof is possible that space science (or science generally) would have been better supported if Apollo had not been claiming such a large fraction of the space budget. In fiscal 1964, when NASA's budget request first encountered serious resistance in Congress, space science was authorized $617.5 million; its spending authority grew to $621.6 million and then to $664.9 million in the next two fiscal years.44 (The entire Mercury project, from 1958 to 1966, cost about $400 million.45 But manned space flight budgets were three to four times those mounts, and Homer Newell, director of NASA's science programs for the first nine years, would later recall that space scientists never hesitated "to complain about not getting their fair share of the space budget." Newell, a space scientist himself and as active an advocate as space science had, understood and accepted the overall priorities of the space program, as the scientists apparently did not, and they sometimes tried his patience. He would later remark that "whatever complaint there might have been about either the absolute or relative level of the space science budget. . . , there can be little doubt that it represented a substantial program."46
* Science, the weekly journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), probably reaches more scientists in different disciplines than any other single scientific publication. (In 1963, AAAS numbered about 76,000 members.) Besides publishing technical papers, Science provides news and analysis of many subjects of interest to the scientific community. Acerbic and outspoken, Abelson characterized himself as "a damned maverick" in testimony before the Senate space committee later in the year.
** Thirty billion dollars, Weaver said, would give every teacher in the U.S. a 10 percent annual raise for 10 years; give $10 million each to 200 small colleges; provide 7-year scholarships at $4,000 per year to produce 50,000 new Ph.D. scientists and engineers; give $200 million each to 10 new medical schools; build and endow complete universities for 53 underdeveloped nations; create 3 more Rockefeller Foundations; and leave $100 million over "for a program of informing the public about science."
*** The official estimate provided to Congress in 1973 was $25.4 billion. House, Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1974 NASA Authorization, Hearings on H.R. 4567, 93/2, Part 2, p. 1271.
24. Hall, Lunar Impact, pp. 10-12.
25. House, Subcommittee on Space Sciences and Applications of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1965 NASA Authorization, Hearings on H.R. 9641, 88/2, part 3, pp. 1897-98. See also Hechler, Toward the Endless Frontier, pp. 541-42.
26. For a study of the changing relationships between science and government before and after World War II, see Daniel S. Greenberg, The Politics of Pure Science (New York: The New American Library, Inc., 1967).
27. Ibid., p. 288.
28. National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, A Review of Space Research, NAS/NRC Publication 1079 (Washington, 1962), pp. 1-21 to 1-22; see also Newell, Beyond the Atmosphere, pp. 208-209.
29. Newell, Beyond the Atmosphere, p. 386.
30. See, for example: Webb's address to the Greater Hartford (Conn.) Chamber of Commerce, Oct. 1, 1962, cited in Astronautical and Aeronautical Events of 1962, NASA Report to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 88/1 (Washington, 1963), p. 206; Webb's address to the Northeast Commerce and Industry Exposition, Boston, Oct. 2, 1962, ibid., p. 207; Hugh L. Dryden, letter to Sen. Robert S. Kerr, chmn., Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, cited in Astronautical and Aeronautical Events of 1961, NASA Report to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, 87/2 (Washington, 1962), p. 28. While program office officials covered details of the current programs' budgets and plans with congressional subcommittees, Webb and Dryden consistently stressed the broader aims of the programs before the full committees. Consult the various House and Senate committee hearings on NASA authorization bills, fiscal years 1961-1969, for more examples.
31. House, Committee on Science and Astronautics, 1964 NASA Authorization, hearings on H.R. 5466, 88/1, part 1, pp. 2-3; idem, 1963 NASA Authorization, hearings on H.R. 10100, 87/2, part 1, pp. 3-9.
32. Endless Frontier, p. 171.
33. "A Matter of Priority: An examination of the budget and benefits of the moon shot in relation to other problems," report prepared by the staff of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, May 10, 1963.
34. Logsdon, Decision, p. 128.
35. P. H. A[belson]., "Manned Lunar Landing," Science 140 (1963): 267.
36. See, for example: Frederick D. Hibben, "NASA, Scientists Divided on Space Goals," Aviation Week & Space Technology, Apr. 29, 1963, pp.24-25; Albert Eisele, "Nobel Winners Criticize Moon Project," Washington Post, May 6, 1963; Robert Hotz, "Apollo and Its Critics," Aviation Week & Space Technology, Apr. 29, 1963; William J. Perkinson, "Engineers vs. Scientists," Baltimore Sun, Apr. 30, 1963; Howard Simons's 3-part series in the Washington Post, "Scientists Divided on Apollo," May 12-14, 1963.
37. "U.S. Official Answers Critics of Manned Lunar Program," Baltimore Sun, Apr. 30, 1963.
38. "Man-on-Moon Project Backed by 8 Scientists," Washington Evening Star, May 27, 1963.
39. Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Scientists' Testimony on Space Goals, Hearings, 88/1, June 10-11, 1963.
40. Ibid., pp. 242-43.
41. Endless Frontier, pp. 169-74.
42. Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1963, pp. 440, 464, 474.
43. Newell, Beyond the Atmosphere, p. 385.
44. Ibid., p. 384.
45. Swenson, Grimwood, and Alexander, This New Ocean, p. 643.
46. Ibid., pp. 384-86.


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Wabash Defense Shines In NCAC Openerby Howard Hewitt • September 15, 2012 Share:
GRANVILLE, OH. - Wabash's young and fast defense gave up a few yards but no points Saturday in a 35-2 North Coast Athletic Conference opener at Denison. The Little Giants (2-0) picked off four passes and sacked the Big Red quarterback seven times to stifle the 0-2 hosts in their home opener.
The Big Red offense moved the ball at times but turned the ball over or succumbed to the Little Giants smothering defense. Besides the four interceptions and seven sacks, Denison also fumbled the ball over two times.
"Our defense gave up some yards but then came up with the stops when we needed it," Coach Erik Raeburn said. "The defense just did a great job again of keeping them out of the end zone and did a great job on creating turnovers."
Sophomore linebacker Cody Buresh had one of the biggest games of his career. Buresh was credited with 11 tackles, forcing a fumble, and 3.5 quarterback sacks.
The Michigan native said there was no special motivation after a lackluster season opener at Hanover.
"It was the same motivation as always and that's to go out there and do what we do," Buresh said. "Today it looked like Wabash football again. Last week we were off a little bit, maybe it was first game jitters. But everything was cooking today, it was just a blast."
Raeburn said Buresh is simply a fantastic football player. "He's really a good player and does a great job of rushing the passer as well," the coach said. "We can use him as sort of a hybrid outside linebacker, or rush end guy. Cody was really solid today but so was our entire defense."
The Little Giants got on the board late in the first period thanks to CP Porter. After a Chase Belton pass to tight end Darren Bost 13-yard connection, Porter broke around end for 32 yards. On the very next play, Porter went up the middle for 12 yards and the score, 7-0.
Belton had a seven yard run and a score later in the quarter to push the halftime margin to 14-2. Denison got its only points of the game pressuring Belton in the end zone and getting an intentional grounding call to net the two points.
Wabash took control in the third with two scores. Newcomer Jon Laird took a short pass from Belton midway through the quarter and turned it into a 70-yard score, 21-2. Things went south for Denison on the ensuing kickoff which was fumbled and recovered by Wabash freshman Mason Zurek.
Wabash took advantage of the short field and scored on a nifty misdirection play. Belton found Andrew Gibson breaking to the left side of the end zone and hit him with an over-the-shoulder score, 28-2.
The defense created another opportunity following a Jonathan Koop pick. Mixing the pass and run, senior running back Vann Hunt capped the 12-play, 52 yard drive with a 3-yard TD run.
Belton had an efficient day hitting on 17 of 30 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Afterwards, the senior quarterback lauded the improved play over the previous week.
"We have a lot of young guys out there this year," Belton acknowledged. "Last week we were grinding and had a few mistakes and a few mental mistakes here and there – and that's part of the game. We definitely came out sharper this week. I'm very proud of how our offense responded, especially in the second half. We came out and we got moving."
The Little Giants had a more effective running game Saturday with 126 yards. Porter's 50 topped five Wabash ball carriers. Denison accumulated 95 yards, with standout back Sam Fioroni getting 82 of the total.
Belton really spread the ball around against the Big Red defense. Eight different pass catchers did so with Jon Laird compiling 82 yards on 3 balls. Running back Troy Meyers had the most receptions with four out of the backfield and 29 yards. Andrew Gibson caught three passes for 34 while freshman Bost had two catches for 35 yards.
Buresh's monster game topped all Little Giant defenders. Austin Hodges had his second straight two interception game. Linebacker Nate Scola continued his big comeback from a knee injury notching nine stops. Denzel Wilkins and Koop had eight stops apiece.
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Each user on the system will have its own keystore where its public and private keys are stored. This keystore can be protected by a separate password or can be synchronized such that it's protected by the normal login password. I believe this is a system-wide setting, and the default is to synchronize the passwords. User keystores are located in /var
If a user is explicitly granted access to act as a specific group in relation to EFS (in addition to being assigned to that group at the OS level), the group's private and public keys will also be copied into the user's keystore.
Groups also have their own keystores, located in /var
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Each file is encrypted with a unique, symmetric (AES) key. For each user or group that is authorized to view the encrypted file, the symmetric key is then itself encrypted with the user/group's public key from its keystore, and that user-specific encrypted version of the key is stored in the file's extended attributes (EAs). That is, there will be one EA for each user and group that has access to the file in question. (See section 2.4 of the AIX V6 Advanced Security Redbook.)
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Manchester City's Michael Johnson has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after an early-morning car crash.
The midfielder, 24, was held by police after the smash involving his Mercedes CLS 350 at 3.50am on Thursday on Grangethorpe Road in Urmston, Greater Manchester.
Local reports suggest the midfielder had been on his way to his girlfriend's home in Urmston when his car hit a parked BMW X5.
Johnson is a product of City's youth academy and made his first-team debut in 2006 before going on to represent England Under-19s. But he has been plagued by injuries and ruptured a cruciate ligament in training.
He battled back to full fitness in time for the 2010-11 season which he began on loan at Leicester before returning to City for the latter part of the campaign.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "At approximately 3.50am on 31 May 2012, police were called to reports of a minor road traffic collision at Grangethorpe Road in Urmston.
"A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving."


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Game On! Sports Schedule for January 30, 2013
Michigan is the number one team in the country for the first time since 1992 when the Fab Five was roaming around campus. The Wolverines put their ranking on the line for the first time tonight when they host Northwestern.
It may sound like a mismatch, but this could be the classic trap game. The Wolverines have a big tilt with third-ranked Indiana later this week, so they might be looking ahead. Will the Wildcats take advantage?
Here's a look at all the games tonight. All times Eastern:
Washington at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Brooklyn 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Chicago at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Minnesota 8 p.m.
Charlotte at San Antonio 8:30 p.m.
Houston at Denver 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah 9 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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Northwestern at (1) Michigan 6:30 p.m.
(3) Indiana at Purdue 8:30 p.m.
South Carolina at (4) Florida 8 p.m.
(5) Duke at Wake Forest 8 p.m.
(10) Oregon at Stanford 11 p.m. (ESPNU)
(14) Miami (FL) at Virginia Tech 9 p.m.
(17) Missouri at LSU 8 p.m.
Texas at (18) Kansas State 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
(20) New Mexico at Wyoming 9 p.m.
Missouri State at (21) Creighton 8 p.m.
Rutgers at (24) Cincinnati 7 p.m.
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Robinson taking away the excuses
Iain Morrison
February 8, 2011
Andy Robinson offered no excuses for defeat © Getty Images
International sport is a funny old business. Ireland won away from home on the opening weekend of the Six Nations and the collective mindset of the nation feels like someone just ran over the pet dog.
In contrast, the Scots were well beaten in Paris, lucky to concede just four tries. They had their much-vaunted scrum slowly dismantled, piece by painful piece, before their very eyes and yet the mood of the country's rugby fans is surprisingly upbeat. At least, the lads I bumped into on Saturday night were pretty cheerful and it wasn't just thanks to a bucketload of beer. Scotland scored three tries! In Paris! That's as many as they managed in the entire Six Nations Championship last season.
France may have looked a little lacklustre in defence, the pace of the game ensured that much, but Les Bleus unearthed all their attacking panache and bravado and put it to good use, capitalising on four Scottish turnovers for each of their tries.
That is the point that Andy Robinson fixed upon, emphasised, underlined and repeated after the match. He could have simply said that the Scots were beaten by a better team on the day, because that was the simple truth, but Robinson wouldn't dream of it...he doesn't do excuses.
Remember he cut his international teeth with Clive Woodward, who insisted on the best of everything for his England team to the extent that he once moved the squad from one second rate hotel to a better one and put down his own credit card to facilitate the move. Why? He did it because he wanted to take away any excuses his players might have fallen back on if/when they lost the ensuing Test match.
Past Scotland coaches have offered excuses, with one going so far as to insist that Madagascar boasted more rugby players than Scotland. Hell, it turns out it's true. Madagascar boasts almost twice as many adult male rugby players as Scotland does, but so what? The statistic is meaningless and worse than that, it's downright unhelpful.
Every time a player was reminded about the Madagasgar statistic he was given an excuse to lose, even if only at a subliminal level. Robinson takes away the excuse to lose and replaces it with a way to win. Hence his post-match assertion in Paris that the Scots had contributed to their own downfall by turning over ball in ugly positions to a dangerous opponent. Had they not done so they could have given themselves a chance to win, and he was right.
France's first try: Nick De Luca turned over in a tackle by Maxime Mermoz. France's second try: Scotland put in at a five metre scrum, Euan Murray concedes a penalty and France opt to go again. France's third try: Mike Blair's nothing kick allows the French to counter. France's fourth try: Max Evans' blind over-the-shoulder pass is intercepted and Maxime Medard sparks the move for Damien Traille's score.
A very good French team with their tails up and Le Marseillaise ringing in their ears threatened to cut loose against the Scots after tries number one (3 mins) and three (54 mins) but rather than buckle this Scottish squad knuckled down and scored two late tries of their own to keep the score respectable.
Robinson has always insisted that the players have control over what they do on the field. If someone plays well then they will selected for Scotland. If everyone in blue plays well then Scotland will win Test matches.
Incidentally, Medard won the Man of the Match award and having looked at the video again no one could really complain. He took his opportunity brilliantly, he got an assist for one other score and he would have carved out another for Imanol Harinordoquy had Dan Parks not intercepted his pass.
For all that, the 6' 9" figure of Richie Gray was a tower of strength for the Scots. The giant lock stopped two certain tries, he picked a beautiful line to start the move that ended in Al Kellock's try and he made one brilliant run out of defence. He was immense in every sense of the word and he is still only 21. If Gray remains free of any serious injury he is going to win an awful lot of caps for Scotland before he's through.
Here's my squad to beat Wales:
H Southwell; S Danielli, J Ansbro, N De Luca, M Evans; D Parks, R Lawson, A Jacobsen, R Ford, E Murray, A Kellock, R Gray, K Brown, J Barclay, R Vernon
Replacements: D Hall, M Low, N Hines, J Beattie, M Blair, R Jackson, S Lamont.
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Orlando Olympia junior guard Dexter Fields knows all about pressure and expectations. Every time his team plays, all eyes are on him. Playing on a team that is expected to not only contend for a state title but win one. After a disappointing end to his junior campaign, Fields is more determine to live up to the expectations of himself.
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Over the past five years, Orlando Edgewater High School has been the standard for High School football in the Central Florida area. During that span, they have produced many players who have gone on to play Division One College football. This year will be no different as the Eagles return a dominant team and will be one of the favorites to make the state championship. One player who will be key in their playoff run will be rising senior safety Leonard Smith.
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Orlando Dr. Phillips junior Justyn Watkins loves playing against Orlando Olympia. In the two previous games this year, he has led the Panthers in scoring and to two wins over the Titans. Last night was a different night, but ended in the same result as Watkins had 25 points to lead Dr. Phillips to an 81-59 victory over Olympia and sent Dr. Phillips back to the state final four for the first time since 1998.
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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and other topics
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Warm, wet and breezy
I am finally ready to talk about the upcoming wet weather--I had to wait until the solutions settled down. This week there were major shifts and changes in the forecasts, not only of the winds but for precipitation as well. The reason for the lack of predictability have been ETs--extratropical transitions. This is when tropical systems move northward into the midlatitude westerlies. As the tropical systems move poleward they transition into midlatitude or extratropical systems and this transition is very sensitive and can induce weather disturbances far afield. Sort of like a freeway entrance....hard to judge exactly what car you will be behind as you accelerate into the traffic.
Well, if you haven't been able to go to Hawaii, Hawaii is coming to you!
A warm front is now approaching our area, bringing clouds and light precipitation (see image above). Most of the rain will be done with by 10 AM and there should be breaks tomorrow afternoon. The 24-h precipitation ending 5 PM shows modest rain over the lowlands, with heavier amounts (1.5-2 inches) southwest of the Olympics and Mt Rainer. Nothing major. But you will notice the change in air temperature tomorrow as much warmer (like 20F warmer) air moves in aloft (see temps at 850 mb--roughly 5ooo ft). Bad news for snow levels. Major melting of today's snow will occur.
But then the second act will occur...the arrival of the premo moist, warm air from north of Hawaii and the cold front. A long thin conduit of moisture from Hawaii to the NW will be apparent on Friday afternoon--and at that time it will be headed for BC (Figure). The infamous PINEAPPLE EXPRESS.
Later on Friday and early Saturday the plume of moisture will sag down over Washington ahead of the cold front. So later on Friday night it will be our turn. Amounts will be substantial over the N. Cascades, perhaps producing minor flooding for rivers there, but not a really serious situation because the front will move through quickly (see graphic showing 24-h rain ending 5 AM Saturday). The worst flooding situations occur when the plume stalls over us. Amazing rainshadow over Sequim and vicinity. By Saturday afternoon it will be through, with postfrontal showers. No major threat for the Green River valley.
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- Brian said...
With the cold front, do you expect there to be gusty winds or just breezy?
- October 28, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- huckle-chuck said...
i'm confused here..........
if this is an el nino year, why does my rain gauge read so far over 4 inches of precipitation for the month of october in ballard? more is on the way.
last year it recorded 1.88 inches for the entire month--not an el nino year.
doesn't el nino mean warm AND drier for the northwest???
- October 28, 2009 at 10:33 PM
- Cliff Mass Weather Blog said...
This wont be a major windstorm, but it will get quite windy on Friday. Strong winds, possibly damaging, over NW Washington.
It is an el nino year, but the el nino influence does not snap in until after the new year in general
- October 29, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Thank you for keeping us informed in regards to the green river valley. It's been very helpful.
- October 29, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- olyroller said...
At this point, what do you think the conditions will be for the Sounders playoff game at Qwest tonight (7-9PM)?
- October 29, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- olyroller said...
Hello Cliff,
What do you think the conditions will be for the Sounders playoff game tonight at Qwest (7-9PM)? You're blog indicates current rain moving past us by that time, others are saying continued rain?
- October 29, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- Chris said...
Snowing already in Ellensburg!
- October 29, 2009 at 9:18 AM
- Chris said...
Snowing already in Ellensburg!
- October 29, 2009 at 9:18 AM
- Jim said...
We picked this weekend to go to Kalaloch for some beachcombing and maybe a photo trip up the Hoh Valley. If the storm is heading north toward Vancouver Is. does that mean we'll be spared the brunt of the rain? :-p
- October 29, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- smokejumper said...
Noticed Central B.C. taking the brunt of this storm. Several 12 hour periods of 2-5 inches. Know of any rain gauges up there? Intresting too that all the 72hr models still show a large residual pool of moisture far to the SW so we'll have to see how that interacts with the weather pattern next week.
- October 29, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Josh said...
"Strong winds, possibly damaging, over NW Washington."
Those are some strong words if you live in Bellingham or points North and West. Seattle Office has no watches out. Should they?
- October 29, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- Must read blogs said...
its been really gusty here in chehalis today.
- October 29, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Scott K said...
Josh, according to Scott Sistek at Komo we should be expecting some warnings to pop up here soon.
I've read winds up to 45 and 50 for the northwest part of the state. Seems good enough for at least some concern.
Still, I'm in Lake Stevens so not expecting too much, would be nice if we got some good winds though!
- October 29, 2009 at 7:15 PM


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What you should know about speaker power handling before you upgrade your speakers...
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The value chosen is low enough so there's little or no risk of damage, but highenough for the speaker to fulfil the application it was designed for. It is NOT an absolute limit above which you must never go, more like a "speed limit" You can exceed the limit if you want, but it's not recommended and if you do, theremay be trouble ahead...Generally, you can safely run a 60-watt Celestion speaker at 60 watts and it'll keep going all day long.* Connect it up to 100 watts and it might work for anhour or more before it incinerates. "Over-power" any speaker and it'll workfine for a while; just don't bank on it lasting.
(* Extreme use can break a speaker at lower-than-rated power levels. Forexample a sustained drop-tuned Metalcore pummelling through vintage-typespeakers would almost certainly cause damage.)
Power Handling for Combined SpeakersIf you mix different speakers with different power ratings in the same cabinet, it's important to be aware of the combined power handling of the cabinet itself. Unfortunately it's not quite as simple as adding together the two power handling values.
As a rule of thumb, the cabinet power handling should be calculated as a multiple of the lowest rated speaker. For example in a 2x12 containing a 60-watt speaker and a 30-watt speaker, overall cabinet power handling is 2x30-watt = 60-watt. In a 4x12 containing 2x60-watt speakers and 2x30-watt speakers, overall cabinet power handling is 4x30-watt = 120-watt.


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PNNL's vanadium redox flow battery technology licensed by WattJoule
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's redox flow battery technology, which is expected to advance renewable energy storage, has been licensed to Lowell, Mass.-based WattJoule Corporation. Shown here is a 2009 photo of Zimin Nie evaluating the technology.
Results: A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation's power grid. The license with Lowell, Mass.-based WattJoule Corporation is expected to advance the commercial use of redox flow battery technology.
"Redox flow battery technology is well-suited for storing intermittent, renewable energy on the electric grid. The technology can help balance supply and demand, prevent disruptions and meet the grid's varying load requirements," said Imre Gyuk, energy storage program manager at DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, which supported the licensed technology's development at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Why It Matters: "Successful commercialization of DOE-sponsored technology development is vital for creating the grid of the future, and sustaining U.S. leadership in advanced technology," Gyuk added.
Methods: Smoothly integrating intermittent renewable power such as wind and solar onto the electric grid while also maintaining grid stability has been challenging. First developed in the 1970s, the redox flow battery shows promise in meeting this challenge. Until recently, these batteries have been limited by their ability to only work well within certain temperature ranges, their relatively high cost and their low energy density.
But researchers at PNNL, which is managed by Battelle, have made significant progress in improving the performance of redox flow technologies. PNNL developed novel vanadium electrolytes that overcome the limitations of earlier redox flow batteries. The result is a dramatically improved operating temperature range, higher energy density and lower cost for vanadium redox flow batteries.
What's Next? WattJoule plans to combine its own proprietary technology with PNNL's to develop an energy storage platform for a broad variety of energy companies, including those involved in wind and solar power. This is the third and final license granted for PNNL's technologies to all-vanadium, mixed acid redox flow battery developers.
Related Reference: Li L, S Kim, W Wang, M Vijaayakumar, Z Nie, B Chen, J Zhang, G Xia, J Hu, G Graff, J Liu, and Z Yang. 2011. "A Stable Vanadium Redox-Flow Battery with High Energy Density for Large-Scale Energy Storage." Advanced Energy Materials 1(3):392-400.


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This is not so much a lesson but rather a demo. This is kind of a "Wow!" demo. The chemical composition of the penny has varied greatly through the years. From 1793 to 1837 it was actually pure carbon. It went through many changes since then. From 1864 to 1962 it was bronze (95 percent copper, 5 percent zinc and tin). In 1962 the penny's tin content was removed, which made it 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc. In 1982, the composition changed to 97.5 zinc and 2.5 percent copper (copper plated zinc). In this demo you need pre 1982 pennies (The US Mint has a good slideshow on how coins are made). The purpose of this demo is to give the penny a zinc plating, then heat it up to form a brass alloy so that it will look like gold. You can discuss in this demo the various properties of metals. Also you can discuss the technique of wet chemical plating, a technique first discovered by alchemist centuries ago, to try to fool people into believing they had the ability to change common metals into precious metals. This demo was taken from the Chemistry Demo a Day book.
1. Get the materials as shown in slide 1.
2. Mix about 24 g of sodium hydroxide into 200 ml of water. Use a 400 ml beaker. Heat the mixture on a medium low setting. Do not boil.
3. Mix in 5 g of granular zinc. (slide 2)
4. Place penny into beaker and stir for about 4 minutes (slide 3).
5. Use tongs to take out penny and place in water (slide 4). This stops the process. Rub penny with cloth to create a sheen. The penny is now zinc plated. It kind of looks like a silver penny (slide 6)
6. Use tongs to slowly heat penny over a Bunsen burner flame. Slowly move the penny back and forth across the flame. The heat makes the zinc atoms mix with the copper atoms to form a brass alloy. It looks kind of like gold (slide 6).
Tips: Have a student assistant help you with the procedure. They will have fun. Have pennies that have already been done, to pass out to students during the demo so they can have an up close look.
Tips: Have a student assistant help you with the procedure. They will have fun. Have pennies that have already been done, to pass out to students during the demo so they can have an up close look.
Safety: Make sure you and the student wear goggles, and know how to properly use a Bunsen burner safely. Make sure room is well ventilated.


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It's about that time again to share my 365/30: Lists journal entries from last week! In case you missed my previous post, you can find it here. View this month's complete list of prompts @ 365/30 Lists: Philofaxers! I'll be using the hashtag #30filolists on instagram if you want to follow my journey...
July 14 - July 20
|365/30 Lists: 2014 - Week 29 | Day 14
|365/30 Lists: 2014 - Week 29 | Days 15 - 20
FYI, I made some adjustments to a few of this week's prompts because the ones provided just weren't working for me. But when it comes to any of the books I'm working in, I really love to play around with color and penmanship. I think it's really fun to mix up fonts! I also added simple artwork and a couple of embellishments from my stash, like a honu [sea turtle] and a piece of filmstrip washi tape.
That's it for today! Want more? Check back next week! In the meantime, feel free to browse my other 365/30 Lists. Or take a peek at my Filofax posts!
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Spurred by the revelation of VW's GX3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show earlier today, reader Mark writes in to point out that "VW have simply built themselves an ugly T-Rex with a weaker engine." We're not totally sold on the GX3's looks, but we can't say we're in love with the appearance of the T-Rex by any stretch of the imagination. We're not sure of the engine's origin; we do know that it's not a Hayabusa mill, however, as it's 100cc's shy of the monster bike's displacement. Still, 0-60 in 4.6 seconds? We'll go for the ride.
What Hath Moonraker Wrought? Why, the Volkswagen GX3 [Internal]


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Warren Sapp, Bill Parcells, Cris Carter inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Warren Sapp, on the night he joined football immortality, took a moment to remember where it all started: when he was just a "humble, country boy from Plymouth, Fla."
"That dirt road was something rough, but it sure was something special," Sapp said.
That dirt road has taken him through the University of Miami, to Tampa Bay and Oakland, and now, the pinnacle: the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In a spirited 11-minute address, the standout defensive tackle was at times funny and then emotional, thanking the coaches, players, friends and family members who helped him reach the top of the football world.
Sapp was one of seven men inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, a sensational class that included Cris Carter and Bill Parcells, who both had tangential ties to the Miami Dolphins.
Parcells, a two-time Super Bowl-winning coach, was a Dolphins executive for two seasons before retiring from the game for good. Carter played a half a season with the Dolphins before his second and final farewell to football.
Carter, who battled well-documented substance-abuse demons early in his career, was cut by the Eagles after three seasons before turning his life around in Minnesota. He says he hasn't touched a drink in 23 years, allowing him to catch 1,101 passes for 13,899 yards — both ranking in the top 10 in NFL history. Currently, he serves as receivers coach at Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.
Carter is the 11th player who has worn a Dolphins uniform to enter the Hall, but like fellow Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas, his defining seasons were behind him when he joined the team.
"To be able to join these men on this stage in football heaven is the greatest day of my life," said Carter, who fought tears for much of the speech.
Jonathan Ogden, the towering left tackle for the Ravens, was the first inductee to speak. Ogden made a point to lobby for the inclusion of the late Art Modell into the Hall of Fame. Modell was the longtime owner of the Cleveland Browns who moved the franchise to Baltimore, and made Ogden the new franchise's first draft pick.
Then Packers linebacker Dave Robinson had his turn. He's the 12th inductee from Vince Lombardi's legendary Packers teams. Robinson's speech included a string of one-liners, including a quip about having lots of friends and family looking down on him — and probably a few looking up at him, too.
Offensive lineman Larry Allen, best known for his days with the Cowboys, went next. A man of few words during his playing career, Allen had trouble holding back the tears throughout his 16-minute address. Allen remembered a game early in his career in which he got dominated by Reggie White, spurring him to get in the weight room and become "the strongest man in the NFL."
Allen added, with perfect timing: "I did it naturally."
Then it was time for Parcells, who delivered one of the most anticipated speeches of the night. The always fascinating Parcells is the only coach in football history to lead four different teams to the playoffs: the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys. He used the forum to take listeners on a tour of the real NFL, the part that isn't caught by television cameras and video games.
Early in his speech, he was light in tone. Parcells asked to have his bust put somewhere near Lawrence Taylor's, "so I can keep an eye on that sucker."
But later on, Parcells grew serious. He talked about how the locker room is a Petri dish for society at large, dealing with issues such as the greater good, accountability, and law and order. In success, a brotherhood forms, Parcells said, a bond that lasts for life.
But there's a darker side to football that few know about, he added: defeat, despondency and pain.
"I wish all of the American society can experience what I did in this place. It is a priceless, priceless education," Parcells said.
Parcells made only passing reference to his time in Miami.
After Chiefs defensive tackle Curley Culp had his turn at the podium, the stage was set for Sapp and Carter, two of the best extemporaneous talkers of their era.
Sapp made history in more ways than one. His bronze bust is the first to feature braids in Hall of Fame history. After he and daughter Mercedes unveiled the sculpture, Sapp kissed his own head before approaching the lectern.
Sapp, who spent 13 seasons in the NFL, tallying 961/2 career sacks while with the Buccaneers and Raiders, took time to acknowledge the five University of Miami Hurricanes already in the Hall. He also thanked former coach Dennis Erickson, who recruited him to Coral Cables.
"Thank you for coming to get this little country boy and show him what life is all about," Sapp said.
"I love this game; I love the passion of it," he added. "This game is so great, there's nothing else that I know and love [that] has taken me from a dirt road to heights I've never seen and now to a gold jacket."
Saturday night was the highlight of the Hall's Golden Anniversary reunion, with more than 120 alumni returning to Canton, including six Dolphins — Don Shula and Dan Marino among them. Shula, now 83, enthusiastically hopped to his feet when announced to the crowd Saturday.
In all, it was the largest collection of Hall of Famers of any sport in history.


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At an Instructional Services Team meeting we had here awhile back, we were talking about revamping our orientation materials (virtual tours, videos, site info, etc.) and since information gets updated so often, we were discussing the sort of futility of making new videos every single year. Since other libraries had such great success doing student video contests (I particularly love this video from the University of Minnesota Duluth), I felt that we could both have our materials current each year, and also involve students in the process through teaching others about the UA Libraries; this would benefit everyone.
So, this was the first semester we opened up a contest for students to create 2-5 minute videos about The Libraries. We encouraged humor and creativity, with incentive prizes for first and second place. First place gets $500 to the UA Bookstores and second place gets passes to The Loft's (independent theater here) Cult Classics Series.
We wound up with four finalists after videos were vetted for accuracy and following the guidelines by those of us organizing the contest, and then opened it up to student voting. We have some seriously magical IT specialists here who were able to whip up a voting page based on student net ID qualifications essentially in a matter of minutes, and we wound up having over about 700 students vote.
There are a number of things we learned this year that we plan to adjust for next time around, but all around it was a great experience for us, and it seems students were really positive about it as well. From our meeting with student leadership, they were also very excited about it and helped get the word out, along with the tutoring center, and a number of other areas on campus. We also have a marketing department here who helped us with graphics and developed a campus-wide marketing plan for the entirety of the semester.
Here is our video page with links to the winning videos (and contest details), but I'm going to embed first and second place here (so excited about these)!
First place
Second place
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jcarl Posts: 1Hey Car Man,
There are a few dealers here in the DC area with 2010 Z4 30i's left, any clue the lease details MF and residuals on 10,000 miles a year?
Hi jcarl. BMW Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2010 Z3 3.0i with 10,000 miles per year are an unattractive .00230 and 40%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tiers.
If you really want to lease, you will probably be better off going with a 2011 model.
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ttyl123 Posts: 12Hi Car_man,
Can you give me BMW Financial Services Nov money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of 2011 Z4 3.0i with 10k miles per year? Thanks in advance!0
Hi ttyl123. According to the latest information that I have seen, BMW Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 Z4 3.0i with 10,000 miles per year are .00120 and 59%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tiers.
When negotiating your lease on this car, make sure to take advantage of the $1,500 cash incentive that is currently available on leases of it.
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atebit Posts: 1It looks like the Holiday Cash promotion is over now? What's BMW's current deal?0
You are correct atebit. BMW's holiday cash is gone. This month BMW is providing special, lower money factors for loyal customers, but no cash on the 2011 Z4.
BMW Financial Services' January buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 Z4 3.0i with 10,000 miles per year are .00100 and 61%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tiers.
This money factor drops to .00070 for loyal customers.
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Hello guys, I'm trying to get my Z4 and a really need some help here, is my first car in the states so I could use a lot of help; here is the deal:
2011 Z4 sDrive 3.0
Deep Sea Blue Metallic
Black Leatherette
Silver Matte Trim
Ipod and USB Connector
MSRP of $48,325
Sale price of $45,370
Up front $ 1,238
36 Month Residual $28,995.00 (60%)
Money factor .00115
12k Miles/yr
All payments are based on 7% Dekalb County Sales Tax, include dealer admin fee of $599.00, Tag, Title and Georgia Lemon Law fees $42.00 and Lease acquisition fee of $725.00.
Monthly of $ 600, it is fair? I smell something fishy0
midnightfang Posts: 1Hi Car_man,
Do you know what are money factor and residual for 2011 Z4 3.0i?
I'm looking for 36month lease @ 12K per year.
The car have MSRP of $50950 and price talked last with the dealer is $46250.
With $0 Down, we are at $602/month.
What do you think about this deal? by the way, I live in TX, so the sales tax of the total vehicle is rolled in to the lease.
I certainly do midnightfang. BMW Financial Services' March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 Z4 3.0i with 12,000 miles per year are .00100 and 60%, respectively.
This car's money factor drops to .00070 for loyal customers.
When negotiating your lease on this car, make sure to take advantage of the $1,500 dealer cash that is currently available on it. If I was in the market for this car right now, I personally would shoot for a selling price of $500 to $1,000 over invoice minus the cash.
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bimmerfan8 Posts: 2Hi Car_man,
I am intrigued by the bmw advertised lease this month for the Z4 3.0 @ $399/24mo $2275down. Do you know what the MF and residual is for this lease? Because the car is selling at or close to invoice, can/should I do better than this (assuming the lease figures are advertised base on sticker)?
Hi bimmerfan8. I am familiar with the deal that you mentioned. BMW Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24 month lease of a 2011 Z4 3.0 with 10,000 miles per year are .00150 and an astonishing 80%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tiers.
I suspect that you will indeed be able to negotiate a lower selling price than the one that was used to arrive at this car's advertised payment, which in turn would lower your car's payment assuming everything else stays the same.
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uksam Posts: 1Hi Car Man,
I am on the verge of getting a BMW Z4 S35i based on their seemingly outstanding lease offer of $439/month for a 24 Month/12,000 mile lease. I am planning on special-ordering this car with options around $2k over MSRP. Giving a total MSRP of around $59k. The lease offer is based on an MSRP of approx $57k. She informed me that every $1k in options will cost $48 more per month in lease cost.
This doesnt seem right to me? If calculated using total MSRP, the money factor and residual, shouldnt the additional cost for options be much less?
Also, do you know if this offer will last past end of may?
Thanks so much0
That's wrong.... $1000 less down (or higher cap cost) on the same vehicle would be around $45-$48/mo. more....
But, with a higher MSRP, you also get a higher residual And the residual for the Z435i is an incredible 79%....
So, even if you are paying full MSRP for the $2000 in options, the added depreciation is only $420 ($2000 X .21), divided by 24 months = $17.50/mo.. Add another $6.80/mo. for finance charge, and thats around $24/mo. + tax... If your price only increases $1800 for the $2K in options, knock $7.50/mo. off that...
One caveat.. if you are adding non-residualized accessories, then those will be very pricy on a 24 mo. lease.... as, you'll pay the full amount over the 24 months.. (just don't do it).
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
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franky89 Posts: 1Looking to lease a BMW Z4 30i Roadster. Current special is $399 + tax per month with $3,374 down, including first months payment. I was wondering how long it takes to order and receive the car cause the dealer only has one on the lot. Also is there any cash back for this month?0
dantm Posts: 15This brings back memories...in 2006 I leased a base Z4 for an unbelievable rate...I remember the 24 month money factor was 0.00041 (0.98% interest rate) and the residual percentage was 72%. On a 37.3K car (negotiated to 33K with the dealer) the payments were $281/month...
I don't think this has ever happened since, has it?0
frabky 89 - i was told about three weeks... how did you do?0
now am told that nothing can be ordered - waiting for 2012 - 399 offer wont be available... there is some availability around other dealers - just have to find the right one - the lease is quoted for msrp of 52,300 so payments may go up or down based on the msrp of the actual car0
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Hi everyone,
I am being offered the following lease deal:
2011 bmw Z4 3.0
A75 Melbourne Red Metallic 550.00
Upholstery LYSY Walnut Kansas Leather 1,250.00
ZMP M Sport Package 3,900.00
1CD Brake Energy Regeneration N/C
2TB Sport automatic transmission N/C
322 Comfort Access keyless entry 500.00
494 Heated front seats 500.00
639 BMW Assist with Bluetooth 750.00
6AA BMW TeleServices N/C
6AB TeleService Control N/C
6VC Combox controller N/C
Net Total 54,900.00
Destination Charge 875.00
Gas Guzzler Tax N/C
Total Suggested Price 55,775.00
The deal is as follows:
Sales Price $52,915
Acq fee $725
Tire fee 8.75
Cap reduction 600
Rebate 1000 loyalty
Rate .00111
80% res
Customer cash total 4834.75 (includes $3150 MSDS)
Payment 448.74 including tax
I didn't get the $1000 drive for team USA (was too late) and this is $1000 over invoice. What do you guys think? Go for it or keep fingers crossed for 2012 similar deal?
Thanks for your input!0
You are a guy after my own heart... You really know the ins and outs of a BMW lease...
There is about $4300-$4400 spread between MSRP and invoice, but when you add in the training fee and MACO, the spread is $3700-$3800.. Your discount is $2860. If there is any room there, that's the spot. If the stars aligned, you might get them to cut the price by another $500.
However, about 95% of the time, a BMW dealer will mark up the money factor and acquistion fee the maximum allowed.. Many dealers just won't write a lease at the base rate. As I'm sure you know, your deal is at the base rate..
There is some pressure on the dealer. He doesn't know if BMW will continue this lease deal for another month (it's been 4 months already), and if they don't, they'll probably put $5K trunk money on the car, and kill the lease deals. Believe me, the dealer knows that it's a lot easier to lease a car for $500/month, than sell it for $47K.. That said, there is probably a 99% chance that this is as good as you are going to get.
I love the MSDs, and that you made the $600 Cap reduction to get under $450 (saving you from making another $350 in security deposits). Taking the $1000 bonus, instead of the .0003 MF reduction was another good move. You really did your homework.
I would jump on it.
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Thank you so much for your input. I am not crazy about red color (mostly my wife is not in love with it; she says it looks like "I am playing for the other team ". The car has no Nav and no ZPP (WTF?). But the deals sounds good and I will probably go for it. Thanks again.0
choosinu Posts: 23Help!
I have to return 2008 lease in 10 days. I know, procrastinating cost me early return when BMWFS deal was much better.
This forum has always been helpful with previous lease deals (2006 Z4 and 2008 Z4 SI) I want to lease again 2011 or 2012 3.0I with Premium, Cold, Sport. Currently in Oregon and finding little to no availability.
Do I really have to fly to CA and drive back?0
Hello guys
I looking for a lease on a 2012 Z4 sDrive 28i :
Jet Black
Walnut Kansas Leather
Sport package
Satellite Radio
The deal:
$ 53425 msrp
Selling $ 49500
36 month lease
12k a year 63%
.00175 mf with 5 security deposits $3000
Plus $1300 due at signing (first payment, doc fees...)
Pmt is $570 includes tax
Should I take this lease?0
Is a 36 months with 12k miles/yr
We went to the dealership today (Macon, GA), my wife and I have a credit score over 740.
They pull out our credit and after that the rewrite all the lease, the seller told us that our payment was $ 585 + $ 1800 upfront and he say we couldn't make security deposits.... I really don't understand why they change the deal.
Is true the the money factor in BMW is always 0.00210 even with a good credit?0
ddr1981 Posts: 1Anyone have any information on residual % and MF on a 2012 Z4 sDrive 28i? Any idea if the residual is different for a manual transmission? Looking for a higher mileage lease (15 or 18k). Also, anyone know if the terms get better as we get closer to convertible season? I know that no one has a magic eightball, but just curious based on previous experience. Thanks0
Hi ddr1981. BMW Financial Services' February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 Z4 2.8 with 15,000 miles per year are .00195 and 65%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The deals are not very attractive on many vehicles right now...at least not nearly as attractive as the deals that were available at the end of the year. So I don't think that the deals that are available on the Z4 are likely to get much worse. Having said that, entering top down season would likely spur demand for convertibles an in turn lower their incentives, not increase them.
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hi CarMan and BMW lovers
what is the Residual % on 2012 - 15k and 12k Miles
Is there any special MoneyFactor for March
for a sticker price of 57.4k, is 53k a good buy price?
for a 36 months / 15k miles what should be the monthly payment and tax?
is the Z4 going to be redesigned in 2013?0
Hi sweetthunder. BMW Financial Services' March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 Z4 sDrive28i with 15,000 miles per year are .00195 and 65%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The residual value for a lease with only 12,000 miles per year would be 2% higher.
BMW is currently providing a $1,000 cash incentive on leases of this car. Taking that cash into account, the selling price that you mentioned is probably around $1,000 over invoice...which isn't terrible.
I haven't heard anything about a Z4 redesign next year.
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Thank you CarMan
925 in acq + 75 doc = 1000 - this is rolled into the total.
without tax - 675 for 15k miles -36 months.
no cash down except license and first month. 500+675 month0
hello Carman
i finally picked my black z4..
1500 - cash down for title and cap cost
1000 in other fees
fully loaded z4 28i
Nav, heated,etc., as listed in my previous email
615 per month
36m/12k miles
is it good bad?0
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