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UNC Overwhelms Michigan St. to Win the 2009 National ChampionshipPosted by rtmsf on April 7th, 2009
Carolina is the 2009 National Champion.
If we had to pick one series of plays from tonight's shellacking that perfectly illustrated Michigan St.'s problems throughout, it was a series from early in the second half. If MSU was to make any attempt at a comeback, it had to happen soon. Immediately was more like it. Goran Suton had just hit a three to reduce the lead from 21 to 18, and at the other end, the Spartans forced a contested three that rattled out by Wayne Ellington. The Spartans' Durrell Summers looked ahead to start the break, but instead he threw the ball into the waiting arms of the defensive back thief extraordinaire Ty Lawson, who saved it to his Carolina teammate, who then immediately found a waiting Ed Davis underneath the basket, foul, and-one. Ballgame.
Yeah, the game was decided in the first five minutes, but that singular play seemed to happen to Michigan St. a hundred separate times tonight. But by saying it 'happened to' MSU doesn't give the proper amount of credit where it lies, which is that UNC was doing the happening all over the Spartans. It was UNC's defense that was forcing all thirteen of those first-half turnovers; it was UNC's offense that was nailing everything (no rim) en route to a 24-8 start to the game; it was UNC's preparation and poise that silenced the 60,000 green-clad Spartan fans by the game's first TV timeout, never to be seriously heard from again.
Once Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green decided to return to Chapel Hill, we wrote last June that UNC was #1 with a bullet, because on paper at least, there is "nobody on the horizon who can pretend to match up with the Heels." Part of the reason for this was seredipity – Carolina kept its pro prospects while the teams better than it last year (Kansas, Memphis, UCLA) didn't. The silly talk about going undefeated in the preseason was just hyperbole gone wild, but there should never have been any question about which team had the strongest combination of talent and experience returning this season.
When the brackets came out, we thought UNC had the easiest road to the Final Four, and we only saw three teams that could realistically give the Heels all they wanted there – Pitt, UConn and Louisville. UNC avoided playing any of them. But that's not their fault or any kind of a hedge against the validity of their 2009 national title – you can only play the teams in front of you, and each of those other schools blew their chances along the way. Even that's not to say that any of those three would have necessarily won such a fictional game – it's only to say that they would have had a reasonable chance to do so.
We won't bother going through all the particulars of tonight's game or cast all the platitudes about the illustrious career of Tyler Hansbrough; there'll be plenty of others who will do that for us. But what we will do is talk about how tonight Roy Williams went from merely a great coach to one joining the pantheon. As CBS pointed out tonight during the broadcast, only thirteen coaches have won multiple national titles, and several of those (most recently Billy Donovan at Florida) did so with the core nucleus of the same players. Ol' Roy has now done it with two completely different teams, both within the last five seasons. He's also been to five of the last eight Final Fours, and to say that he's figured outthis whole recruiting/coaching/tournament success balance is the understatement of the new millenium. It seems like eons ago when Williams was known as a coach whose players came out tighter than a drum in big postseason games. Did you see any tightness among tonight's players wearing the light blue and white? We didn't either. And at this point, it wouldn't shock us in the least if Roy gets a couple more of these things before he hangs it up.
For Carolina fans, this is exactly what they were hoping for when they lured Williams away from Kansas in 2004. Five short years later, in the 1-and-done era no less, Williams has already equaled the number of national titles that his mentor and resident deity Dean Smith brought back to Tobacco Road. Enjoy #5, Heel fans, but don't insult us by claiming six. Yet.


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Favorite Albums & Concerts of 2016
- Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial (lo-fi indie rock) fave song: "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales" (#6)
- Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket) – Swallowed by the New (singer-songwriter) fave song: "Criminal Career" (#3)
- Sia – This Is Acting (pop) fave song: "Alive" (#2)
- Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool (rock) fave song: "Ful Stop" (#5)
- Wussy – Forever Sounds (lo-fi indie rock) fave song: "Dropping Houses" (#1)
- Holy Fuck – CONGRATS (groove electronic) fave song: "Tom Tom" (#2)
- Elliott Smith – Heaven Adores You (indie rock) fave song: "Plainclothes Man" (#6)
- Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil – WOW to the Deadness -EP- coffin (indie rock) fave song: "Wow to the Deadness" (#1)
- Circle of Dust – Machines of Our Disgrace (hard industrial) fave song: "Machines of Our Disgrace" (#2)
- Lily & Madeleine – Keep It Together (singer-songwriter duo) fave song: "For the Weak" (#2)
- Charlie Hunter, Bobby Previte, and more – Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth (jazz) fave song: "No Money, No Honey" (#7)
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom – Otis Was a Polar Bear (jazz) fave song: "Fuster" (#1)
- David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion) – Blanco (indie rock) fave song: "Little Landslide" (#7)
- Anna Tivel – Heroes Waking Up (singer-songwriter) fave song: "Black Balloon" (#2)
- The Jelly Jam –
ProphetProfit (prog rock) fave song: "Care" (#1)
- Dave Douglas' High Risk – Dark Territory (jazz with electronics) fave song: "Celine" (#1)
- Amendola vs. Blades – Greatest Hits (jazz) fave song: "Lima Bean" (#1)
- Damien Jurado – Visions of Us on the Land (indie rock) fave song: "Exit 353" (#11)
- Greydon Square – Omniverse : Type 3 : Aum Niverse (rap/hip hop) fave song: "Defiant" (#5)
- Elysian Fields – Ghosts of No (sultry indie rock) fave song: "Shadows of the Living Light" (#11)
- Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) – 4 ½ -EP- (prog rock) fave song: "My Book of Regrets" (#1)
- Opeth – Sorceress (prog metal) fave song: "Will o' the Wisp" (#4)
- Scandroid – Scandroid (keyboard electronic) fave song: "Aphelion" (#3)
- The Claypool-Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos (weird rock) fave song: "Cricket and the Genie, Movement I: The Delirium" (#2)
- Kaada & Patton – Bacteria Cult (ambient experimental) fave song: "Immodium" (#7)
- {8 Apr} Peter Mulvey w/ Anna Tivel :: Alberta Rose Theatre :: Portland, OR
- {22 Apr} Sufjan Stevens, BØRNS, Parov Stelar, LCD Soundsystem & more :: Coachella 2016 :: Indio, CA
- {23 Apr} CHVRCHES, Guns N' Roses, Gary Clark Jr., Ice Cube, GoGo Penguin & more :: Coachella 2016 :: Indio, CA
- {24 Apr} Sia, Kamasi Washington, Wolf Alice, Joywave & more :: Coachella 2016 :: Indio, CA
- {16 Jun} Holy Fuck :: Doug Fir Lounge :: Portland, OR
- {25 Jun} Flight of the Conchords with Eugene Mirman :: Keller Auditorium :: Portland, OR
- {28 Jul} Ozomatli :: HiFi Music Hall :: Eugene, OR
- {29 Jul} Weird Al Yankovic :: Cuthbert Amphitheater :: Eugene, OR
- {13 Aug} Buster Keaton's The General film with live score by Mark Orton, Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, Todd Sickafoose :: Bohemia Park :: Cottage Grove, OR
- {29 Oct} Failure presents Fantastic Planet's 20th Anniversary :: Star Theater :: Portland, OR
- {9 Nov} Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket :: Alberta Rose Theatre :: Portland, OR
- {17 Nov} Car Seat Headrest :: The WOW Hall :: Eugene, OR
ha'fway 2016
Happy 240th birthday, United States!
Ah, the annual halfway through the year music recap where I never post an end of year recap. *eyeroll* Eh… I don't blog much anymore… regardless, here goes for my Top 10 of 2016 so far…
Artist – Album (style)
- Sia – This Is Acting (pop)
- Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool (rock)
- Wussy – Forever Sounds (indie rock)
- Holy Fuck – CONGRATS (live electronic)
- Elliott Smith – Heaven Adores You (soundtrack) (indie rock)
- Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil – WOW to the Deadness -EP- (indie rock)
- David Bazan – Blanco (indie rock)
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom – Otis Was a Polar Bear (jazz)
- The Claypool-Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos (rock)
- Damien Jurado – Visions of Us on the Land (indie rock)
What's still to come in 2016…
Chevelle, Peter Mulvey (it's in the can), Alex Somers' score for Captain Fantastic, John Zorn (about every month), TOOL (music done, lyrics nearing completion?), Sigur Rós (maybe 2017), Charlie Hunter, and based on kickstarters/pledgemusic that I've supported: Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate, Derek Webb's Mockingbird Remixed and Fleming & John, plus much more, I'm sure.
Will I continue with blogs in the future? I don't know. :P
ha'fway 2015
Happy 239th birthday, United States!
I don't blog much. Not much time. I haven't even put out my Favorites from 2013 or 2014… well, here goes for my Top 10 of 2015 so far…
Artist – Album (style)
- Failure – The Heart is a Monster (rock)
- Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (indie rock)
- Faith No More – Sol Invictus (hard rock)
- Steve Taylor & the Perfect Foil – Goliath (rock)
- Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) – Hand. Cannot. Erase. (progressive rock)
- Daniel Johns (of Silverchair) – TALK (pop, dance, rock)
- John Zorn's The Dreamers with Mike Patton, Sofia Rei & Jesse Harris – The Song Project Live at Le Poisson Rouge (jazz, avant garde, pop)
- Dave Douglas – High Risk (jazz with electronics)
- Nellie McKay – My Weekly Reader (cheeky 70s rock tribute)
- DRKWAV (Skerik, Medeski & Deitch) – The Purge (doom, jazz, electronic, all over)
What's still to come in 2015…
Ben Folds with yMusic, Holy Fuck (no release date, but they recorded it in late 2014), John Zorn (about every month), Puscifer (teaser on their Instagram?), TOOL (music done, lyrics nearing completion?), Charlie Hunter, and based on kickstarters/pledgemusic that I've supported: Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5 has a couple more EPs due, Dweezil Zappa, Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate, Jude Christodal, Dylan Carlson of Earth, and Fleming & John.
Will I continue with blogs in the future? I don't know. :P
Dan – np: Critters Buggin – Stampede
Wussy @ Alhambra Theatre (Portland, OR – 6/21/14)
I know, it's been a while since blogging… took too long of a hiatus. At any rate, Cincinnati indie rock band Wussy has a new album out now — Attica! And they just swung through Portland. Here's what they played…
Teenage Wasteland
Rainbows and Butterflies
Pizza King
Mountain of Tires
Gene I Dream
To The Lightning
Happiness Bleeds
Muscle Cars
Death by Misadventure
Yellow Cotton Dress
Encore: Airborne
Don't Leave Just Now (not on printed setlist)
Rigor Mortis
My photos below…
ha'fway 2013
Happy belated* 237th birthday, United States!
*-everything I do lately is belated
So, here are my faves of the first half of 2013… and outside of the Top 5, it's all kind of random order on how I feel today… it's all bound to switch around by year's end (click album art for sound samples):
Artist – Album (style)
- Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace – AMOK ( electronic rock )
- Sigur Rós – Kveikur ( ambient icelandic )
- Kim Taylor – Love's A Dog ( singer-songwriter )
- Dave Douglas Quintet – Time Travel ( trumpet jazz )
- Fol Chen – The False Alarms ( electronic indie pop )
- Jeffrey Foucault's Cold Satellite – Cavalcade ( americana rock )
- Goddamn Electric Bill – Dead Alive ( electronic indie pop )
- Jon Madof's Zion80 – Zion80 ( jewish afrobeat )
- Pat Metheny plays John Zorn's Masada Book Two – Book of Angels, Vol. 20: Tap ( jewish jazz )
- Palms – Palms ( catharsis, a magical blend of Isis & Deftones )
- Mike Patton – The Place Beyond the Pines ( movie score )
- Overseas – Overseas ( indie rock )
- Pinnick Gales Pridgen – Pinnick Gales Pridgen ( soulful power trio )
- Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused To Sing (and Other Stories) ( prog rock )
- Puscifer – Donkey Punch the Night -EP- ( rock )
- Les Rhinocéros – Les Rhinocéros II ( avant jazz rock )
- Steven Bernstein's Sexmob – Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti: Sexmob plays Fellini: The Music of Nino Rota ( trumpet jazz )
- Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob ( pop )
- Tomahawk – Oddfellows ( hard rock )
- Wussy – Duo -EP- ( indie rock )
I didn't get a few that already came out this year (yet) and whatever "et cetera" that the cool kids are listening to these days; but they may make it to the list at the end of the year.
The 2nd half of 2013 promises to bring some potential great ones, too… a few more from John Zorn, Over the Rhine (a double-album Meet Me At the Edge of the World & new holiday album), George Hrab's 21812 live CD/DVD, another from Holy Fuck, new Nellie McKay (rumored), Levi Weaver (pledge now!), 3rd Ear Experience (just got in the mail), Chali 2Na (more EPs in the Against the Current series), Au4 & Digital Noise Academy (physical CDs for their late 2012 digital only), yMusic, and many more…
Favorite concerts of 2013 (so far):
- Tomahawk in Portland (Feb)
- John Zorn @ 60 in Minneapolis (Apr)
- Charlie Hunter, Booker T. Jones & Carlton Jackson in Portland (Apr)
- Prince in Portland (Apr)
- Secret Chiefs 3 – two nights / four sets in Seattle (May)
and tons more where I didn't write a review
(click pictures below for review links)
~Dan – np: 3rd Ear Experience (with dUg Pinnick of King's X) – Boi


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Guest: 日出郎 (Hiderou), known as the "Drag Queen of Pop". A dancer, singer, actor and voice actor.
A terrified Housei gets dragged into getting close with drag queen Hiderou by Downtown.
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Dozens of things can derail a workout. You're too tired, too hungry or too stressed. You're bored with your workout or progressing too slowly. Your favorite machine is occupied or the swimming pool is closed for repairs. Your throat is sore or your knee hurts.
The American Council on Exercise calls these "fitness saboteurs," and whether these annoyances are big or little, they can easily prevent a well-intentioned exerciser from getting a workout in.
We asked a few experts how to fend off fitness saboteurs — and why it's so important to make the effort.
Stress: There's so much going on that the last thing you can do is fit in a workout. Do it anyway. "Studies have shown that exercise is as powerful or more powerful than any kind of medication or therapy to mitigate stress," says Gregory Florez, spokesman for ACE and chief executive of FitAdvisor.com. Even if it's a half-hour walk or quick run, the stress-lowering power of a workout is worth taking a little bit of time out of your day.
No time/competing commitments: Most of us are time-crunched, says Dr. Christina Geithner, chairwoman of Gonzaga University's department of exercise physiology and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. "But exercise is too important to your health and well-being not to make time for it," she said. Geithner schedules workout sessions into her week and adds incentives to support that commitment, like paying for an exercise class or making a date with a running partner who she's unlikely to blow off. "Exercise is about the cheapest thing you can do for your health and well-being overall, and it extends not only the length of your life, but the quality of life as well," she says.
You're too tired: Some days you may be eager to head straight to the gym after work; other days you can't wait to get home and plop on the couch with a beer and the TV. "Find a time when your energy is highest," Geithner says. "If it's not after work, be a morning exerciser. Schedule it at a different point in the workday, like lunch, and bring your gear with you. Or try an activity that you feel you can accomplish even when tired." Or try working out anyway, even if it's for a short time. You'll most likely feel better once you get started and much more energized after you finish.
You're frustrated with your results (not getting any faster/fitter/thinner, etc.): "It's time to change your routine," says Florez. You may not be exercising hard enough, or your body has adapted to your routine. "You've got to stress the body in a different way, with more strenuous or different exercises," he says. Consider hiring a personal trainer for a few sessions to reprogram what you're doing. Take a class, try challenging yourself in ways you haven't done before.
Overtraining: You want to exercise but you're simply … pooped. Other symptoms are lethargy, injury, crankiness, lack of motivation. It's classic burnout from overdoing it, and the only remedy is to back off, says Florez. Substitute yoga, Pilates or meditation for a few days a week if doing nothing isn't an option for you.
Unexpected obstacles: There are five bikes at your gym, and none is available. Or you were looking forward to a swim and the pool has been shut down. Take this as an opportunity to try something you've never tried. Can't bike? Go for a run or use the recumbent bike. Can't swim? Try a class or do some strength training and stretching. "Unless you're an Olympic athlete training for a particular sport, it's good to try something else," Florez says.
Not in the mood: Commit to a short workout, says Geithner, and see what happens. "You'll usually end up staying longer and feeling better when you're done." This is when a class or exercising with friends comes in handy; they'll make it more fun and you'll be less likely to give in and quit.
You're sick: If it's just a mild cold and you feel like working out, go ahead but dial things down a bit to avoid overstressing your body. If you're working out in a gym, give the machine an extra-thorough wiping with towel and spray to clean off your germs. If you're exhausted and feeling pretty bad, "you're doing more damage to your immune system if you don't call it off for the day," Florez says.
You're injured: If your doc says it's OK, or if it is just a mild strain or ache, use this as a chance to try other machines or routines that will avoid stressing the injury but will provide a good workout. Lap swimming or aqua jogging can be great substitutes for injured runners. If strength training and stretching are recommended for healing, get in the weight room and get to work. The recumbent bike and elliptical are also gentler on sensitive joints. There's such a variety of machines and exercises that you can often work around the injury, says Florez. Get guidelines to working with your injury from a physical therapist or certified personal trainer.
You're starving: Always carry a couple of energy bars or gel packs in your workout bag. Or, take a quick trip to the vending machine or stop by a convenience store for a light snack; two granola bars and a bottle of water should keep you going for at least an hour.


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NEW YORK – USATF legend Edwin Moses was honored today by the United States Olympic Endowment (USOE) at its annual luncheon in New York City. Moses, along with George Killian were honored in recognition of their commitment and contributions to the Olympic and Paralympic movements.
Moses, a two-time 400-meter hurdles Olympic gold medalist and current board member for the United States Anti-Doping Agency, received the William E. Simon Award, given to individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Simon – the award's namesake – was president of the USOC from 1981-85 and served as secretary of the treasury for three years under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Killian, former member of the USOC board of directors and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) president, received the George M. Steinbrenner III Sport Leadership Award. The award is presented annually to honor outstanding members of the Olympic and Paralympic family who have contributed to sport through management, sport organization endeavors or the enhancement of competitive opportunities, and who have displayed qualities of leadership, ethical conduct and dedicated responsibility during a longstanding commitment to sport.
The USOE was established after the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles to benefit Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United States. A nonprofit organization, its objective is to support the United States Olympic Committee and its member organizations. A separate entity from the USOC, the USOE oversees the corpus of endowed funds that resulted from the surplus from the 1984 Games.
Edwin Moses
Moses is a two-time 400-meter hurdles Olympic gold medalist and four-time world record holder in the event. As a track & field great, he captured two world championship titles. A qualified physicist, Moses pioneered the development of policies against the use of performance-enhancing drugs while chairman of the USOC's Substance Abuse, Research and Education Committee. Moses served on the IOC as a member of the Athletes', Medical and Ethics commissions, and on the USOC's Athletes' Advisory and Executive committees. Current chairman of USADA, Moses also serves as chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an association utilizing the positive influence of sport as a tool for social change.
George Killian
Killian was the president of FIBA from 1990-98, a member of the USOC's board of directors from 1967-2004 and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1996-98. A former basketball coach and administrator, Killian earned the IOC's Olympic Order in 1996 and the USOC's Olympic Torch Award in 2010. He served as president of the International University Sports Federation for more than a decade, and was a key figure in the growth and popularity of the World University Games. Killian served as the first executive director of the National Junior College Athletic Association from 1969 through his retirement in 2004 and served as the organization's president from 1967-69.
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Where do these rules fit? Edit
The Grim-n-Gritty Hit Point and Combat Rules are not appropriate for all game settings.
Good Fits Edit
For fantasy, the Grim-n-Gritty rules fit well in a campaign with no, low, or rare magic. Magic takes on a literary rather than cinematic scope. Wizards and other spell-casters become extremely powerful individuals, the cause of fear and trembling, as they are in classical literature.
The rules work well in dark fantasy and horror settings where the characters are supposed to be the little fish swimming with sharks. Monsters and magic are very powerful, as befits this type of genre.
For tactical military, historical, hard science fiction, spy, and post-apocalyptic settings, these rules also make a good fit—assuming the spirit of the game is not cinematic.
Bad Fits Edit
Any setting that focuses on cinematic combat is a poor fit for these rules. If you wish to imitate action movies or follow the combat and magic model of the core rules, it is best to avoid the Grim-n-Gritty rules. If you want to portray mythic heroes able to take on hundreds of foes, then these rules are inappropriate.
These rules do not lend themselves to light-hearted or whimsical settings. They fit best in a dark, grim world.
Incredibly Bad Fits Edit
If you enjoy playing fairies and pixies that can fight toe-to-toe against gigantic opponents, this is not the system for you! Fairies and pixies make a fine paste when struck by giants in this system—which is pretty much what would happen if such things occurred in real life. Take a deep breath and repeat this mantra: The GnG system is realism-based!
A Warning about Magic Edit
These rules assume that magic—if you have it in your setting—should destroy nearly anything with relative ease, as spells would if they existed in real life. People should not be able to shrug off a fireball or lightning bolt. They should die.
The system provides some variant rules to "tone down" the damage from spells in the core magic system, but they still have devastating effect.
If you do not wish to play in a setting where magic is an incredibly destructive force, do not use these rules.
If you are playing in a setting where powerful magic is an everyday occurrence, these rules are probably inappropriate.
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For me an uncomfortable byproduct of vacations is lack of constant news updates. Most folks continually stay connected to info faucets via cells, pads or notebooks. I�m essentially tech ignorant and, therefore, wander around in the dark without Bill O�Reilly when away from home.
So for a couple of weeks I was cocooned in an informational black hole, albeit a very beautiful hole called Italy. One of the first things I did when we got back to the USA was to reestablish my current events routine.
I expected something of note to have happened but it was like skipping two weeks of soap-opera drama where events move at glacial speeds, barely inching along between commercials and previews. Of course one revelation grew serious legs � the IRS targeting scandal.
It somewhat surprised me because I�ve been a fan of the IRS. That may sound weird coming from an accountant, but audit encounters I�ve had have always involved competent agents trying to do their jobs. Once you exhibit respect for their intelligence by being straightforward and truthful, any roiled waters typically smooth right out.
Notwithstanding these startlingly bad behaviors, I retain confidence rank and file field workers are mostly good, honest and dedicated people. The concept that �A fish rots from the head down� has never been more applicable than in government bureaucracies.
Obama spouts lies with rehearsed ease and surrounds himself with like-tongued people, thereby setting the tone of his administration. I believe nothing he or his minions say.
If I were his dog, he�d have to hire somebody to call me. Come to think about it, I�m sure a �Puppy Czar� isn�t outside the realm of possibility for this guy.
In his game, politics trumps truth so with such a rotten noggin at the very top, it�s not surprising honesty has been moved to the back of the bus. And everybody knows what flows downhill.
Yesterday came another Baby Ruth rolling into the pool. Apparently government has cast a very wide net over our phone and internet activities.
Back in the day when we could have faith in the institutional integrity of those analyzing this information, I�d have no problem with it. But now every agency is suspect.
Throughout my vacation it was quite nice not seeing or hearing the president. I did catch some video of him in our hotel room but it was dubbed into Italian. He looked like an actor in a bad Japanese movie. Where�s Godzilla when you need him?
I guess I should take a clue from the respite and wean myself away from all TV news programs. This nasty circus has three years left on its engagement. Then the cleanup can begin.
On the plus side, there�s a personal silver lining for us older folks. We�re pretty much bullet-proof because liberals can�t ruin a life already lived, and most of mine has passed.
In the minus column, today�s young folks don�t seem to have � or want � a clue. Have you seen random street interviews of average college students? Scary and sad.
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- For the race, see Salamander.
- For the melee unit, see Salamander (melee).
The Salamander is a draenei unit that helped kill the fel orcs when Illidan was closing the Portals on Outland to prevent Magtheridon's demons from getting through. They are trained at the Draenei Barracks. They are found in the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Human campaign.
Statistics from Warcraft III
- 33-40 piercing ranged damage
- 1 medium armor
- Abilities
- Lightning Attack (slows enemy unit and does not cost mana)
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For the second consecutive year, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is presenting Hope College with support for a student to conduct research during the summer in chemistry.
The foundation annually provides the awards, the "Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Undergraduate Scholarship for Excellence in Chemistry," to selected colleges and universities as a stipend for an exceptional undergraduate to carry out chemistry research with a faculty mentor. They are presented in recognition of the positive environment that the recipient institutions provide to encourage undergraduates to develop interest in the chemical sciences through research.
The award will include a $4,500 salary to support the student in conducting research for 10 weeks during the forthcoming summer and an additional $1,000 for related supplies.
Students at Hope engage in collaborative research projects with the college's faculty both part-time during the school year and full-time for several weeks during the summer.
During each of the past three years, more than 160 students have participated in research each summer across a variety of disciplines. Of the total, approximately 10-15 percent come from other undergraduate institutions and five-10 percent are students from local high schools, with the balance being from Hope.
Over each of the past five years, approximately 50 students have conducted summer research in chemistry. The Dreyfus scholarship that Hope received last year supported Amy Speelman, a Hope senior from Darien, Ill., who conducted research with Dr. Jason Gillmore focused on efficient computational methods for accurately predicting organic reduction potentials for photooxidant design. Speelman presented the results of her summer research at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia in August, and has a publication in preparation.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc. was established in 1946 and is a memorial to Camille and Henry Dreyfus, two brothers who made major contributions in the research of materials used in the manufacture of photographic films. The foundation's purpose is to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances around the world. Chartered as a not-for-profit corporation by the State of New York with offices in New York City, the foundation makes awards to academic and other eligible institutions through several awards programs.
Jean Dreyfus Boissevain was president of the foundation from 1956 until her death in 1991. She was the widow of Camille Dreyfus. Her second husband, Ernest W. Boissevain, died in 1984.


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The 2010 Tony Awards broadcasted live Sunday night from Radio City Music Hall, promises exciting performances, star power, and snappy quips from host, Sean Hayes.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is on the playbill to perform "A Little Night Music" from "La Cage aux Folles," which is nominated for Best Musical revival.
"Glee" castmates, Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison are also set to perform. Michele is expected to sing, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from "Funny Girl,"and Morrison will belt out "All I need is the Girl" from "Gypsy." Before her "Glee" stardom, Michele played the original Wendla in Broadway's Tony award winning musical "Spring Awakening."
Also on hand during the night: Katie Holmes and Daniel Radcliffe; Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith; and the punk-rock band Green Day, whose 2004 best-selling album "American Idiot" was adapted into one of this year's Tony-nominated musicals.
Host Hayes, who is best known for his role as Jack McFarland from "Will and Grace," is up for leading actor in a musical for his portrayal of Chuck Baxter, the insecure company man who lends out his bachelor apartment for extramarital, romantic dalliances by its executives, in a revival of "Promises, Promises."
Historically, Tony-nominated hosts have fared well. Hugh Jackman brought won a trophy in 2004 for his portrayal of Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz." Nathan Lane won twice while at the helm: in 1996, when he won lead actor in a musical for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"; and in 2001, when he shared duties with Matthew Broderick and won a Tony for "The Producers."
As far as the big winners of Broadway, two strikingly different musicals, "Fela!" and "La Cage aux Folles," are the dominant nominees.
"Fela!" — the innovative Afro-beat biography of Nigerian superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti — and "La Cage aux Folles" — a revival of the classic Jerry Herman-Harvey Fierstein musical — had 11 nominations.
They were followed by the revival of August Wilson's "Fences," with 10 nominations and the musical "Memphis," with eight.
Special Tony Awards for lifetime achievement will be given to playwright Alan Ayckbourn ("The Norman Conquests," a trilogy that won the play-revival Tony last year), and actress Marian Seldes ("A Delicate Balance," "Equus," "Deathtrap," "Three Tall Women").
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn., will receive the regional theater award.
The ceremony, telecasted on CBS, begins at 8 p.m. EDT.


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If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida - Cuban-Americans - may be one of the big reasons.
HIALEAH — If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons.
Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive races, and Romney has strong support among the influential Cuban-American establishment. Older exiles also tend to vote heavily through absentee ballots, where the former Massachusetts governor all but certainly has an edge. And the candidate's emphasis on fixing the economy is resonating with backers like Jesus Ovidez, who cares more about jobs than he does U.S. policy toward Cuba.
"When we are in a better position here, then we can worry about over there. But first you have to put your own house in order," said Ovidez, who spent months in a forced labor camp before fleeing the island in the late 1960s.
Ovidez has been a co-owner of Chico's Restaurant in the heavily Cuban-American community of Hialeah north of Miami for more than 30 years. He gestured around to the mostly empty chairs during one recent lunch hour and talked about how Romney's emphasis on the economy was one of the main reasons he already has cast his vote for the former businessman.
"There's no money. People don't go out to eat any more," said Ovidez. Maybe, he said, Romney can help change that. Plus, Ovidez argued, Romney is the only Republican who can beat President Barack Obama, saying: "He's an individual who is a millionaire, and with money you win elections."
During the past week, a series of polls have shown Romney pulling ahead of chief challenger Newt Gingrich in the run up to Tuesday's primary.
Overall, roughly 11.1 percent of registered Republicans in Florida are Hispanic. And of all Hispanic voters in the state, 32.1 percent are Cuban, 28.4 percent are Puerto Rican and 25 percent come mostly from Central and South America., according to the Pew Hispanic Center, which cites the Florida Division of Elections.
Ana Carbonell, a longtime political operative now working for Romney, estimates that 14 percent of the GOP primary vote comes from Miami-Dade County and, of that, 75 percent is Cuban-American.
Generally, Cuban-American voters have the highest turnout rates. In 2008, they helped John McCain win the primary over Romney, who lost heavily in Miami-Dade County, where this voting group is most concentrated.
Cuban-American voters are particularly reliable in the primary in part because so many of the older exiles vote early through absentee ballots, and Romney's campaign — with the significant help from local Cuban-American political leaders — has led all other campaigns in encouraging Floridians to vote before Tuesday. He or his allies have been on the TV airwaves since December targeting early voters. And in recent days, they have flooded Spanish-radio and TV with ads attacking Gingrich.
Romney's strength among the old-guard Cuban-Americans was evident last week when he received a standing ovation before he even spoke to more than 400 exile political and civic leaders. They packed the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, where thousands fleeing Fidel Castro's revolution first received health care and were processed by immigration officers in the 1960s. Romney was flanked by prominent Cuban-American politicians, including former Sen. Mel Martinez and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the first Hispanic woman elected to Congress.
While Romney highlighted his business background and spoke on the economy, he also tapped into the pride many Cuban-Americans still feel toward the island nation and their angst over its leaders.
"If I'm fortunate enough to become the next president, it is my expectation that Fidel Castro will finally be taken off this planet," Romney told the crowd to wild applause. Castro, 85, has been ill since 2006, when he handed over power to his brother, Raul. "We have to be prepared, in the next president's first or second term, it is time to strike for freedom in Cuba."
Arguably the state's most popular Cuban-American politician, Sen. Marco Rubio, has withheld an endorsement during the primary but came to Romney's defense in the past week, criticizing Gingrich over an ad that labeled Romney anti-immigrant.
Gingrich, for his part, has called for a U.S.-supported "Cuban spring" uprising against the long-standing communist regime.
If elected, he told a crowd of Hispanic business and civic leaders Friday, he would bring to bear "the moral force of an American president who is serious about intending to free the people of Cuba, and willingness to intimidate those who are the oppressors and say to them, 'You will be held accountable.'"
Gingrich has talked of covert action to overthrow the government of Raul Castro, though he insisted such efforts would not include violence.
And he signed a pledge to roll back the ability of Cubans to visit and send money to relatives on the island to the strict limits Bush imposed in 2004. Such promises play well in the older exile community, many of whose homes were confiscated during the Cuban revolution and are far less likely than newer Cuban immigrants to have close family there.
Gingrich also aired a Spanish-language radio ad in South Florida, reminding voters of Romney's 2007 presidential campaign gaffe, in which he proudly declared in Little Havana, "Patria or muerte, venceremos!" (Fatherland or death, we shall overcome) — not realizing the line was a slogan of Fidel Castro.
All that has helped sway retired insurance agent and Cuban exile Bernardo Diaz.
Last week, he declared his vote for Romney.
"I don't want Obama, and he's the only one who can win," Diaz said, as he puffed on a cigarette outside the famed Versailles Restaurant in Miami's Little Havana.
Days later, he had changed his mind, saying: "I'm leaning toward Gingrich. Gingrich seems more energetic, stronger on Cuba."


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1963 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck - East Coast Low
Nick Greene's '63 F-100
With each and every day that passes, generations of classic truck owners continue to evolve like chapters in a book. While some have been there all along, new arrivals on the scene seem to show up daily, adding to the excitement with fresh concepts and ideas as well as utilizing proven old formulas. For Nick Greene of Randolph, Massachusetts, it was a steady stream of car shows and model building under the guidance of his dad, Ira, that led him directly into the world of custom cars and trucks. Recalling the early days, Nick has fond memories of cruising into local events riding shotgun in his dad's '65 Ford police cruiser while being awestruck with the fabrication and paint on numerous hot rods and customs lining the event grounds. As the years passed, the youngster began to hone his own personal skills, becoming an accomplished bodyman and painter in his own right.
Nick's first efforts in the truck world came in the form of a lowered '83 Chevy S-10 and a radical '97 Isuzu Hombre pickup that was channeled hard, bagged, packed with loads of custom fabrication-including suicide doors-and glazed with a wild candy spray-job. While he was having a blast with the Hombre, he still felt there was something missing in the mix. Nick had always admired the classic lines of early-'60s Ford pickups, and he finally decided it was time to bid mini-trucking goodbye and open a new chapter that would concentrate solely on vintage steel. Putting the word out on the street that he was in the market for a classic Ford, it wasn't long before he was approached at a local cruise night with an offer he couldn't refuse. He was turned onto a solid '63 Ford that was all original and ran great for a short amount of cash. After a test run, the deal was done, and it was time to get serious and start rethinking the future of his new project.
Having gained experience over the years with his mini-trucks, Nick decided to start from the ground up. Tearing the truck completely apart, he figured the only way to get the look he wanted was to begin with an updated chassis. Starting with plenty of fresh steel stock, he teamed up with good friends John Lewis and Jon Sniger to design a spine that would not only slam the truck onto the pavement, but would also make it handle well when going down the road.
Beginning up front, they added a Fatman Fabrications independent frontend combined with Mustang II rack-and-pinion steering, Firestone 'bags, and Chevrolet disc brakes to be sure there would be plenty of whoa in the mix. Out back, a stout Ford 9-inch rear with factory drum brakes was set into place, perfectly matched up with a custom fab'd triangulated four-link suspension, while Firestone 'bags and Napa shocks help smooth out the ride. Rollers had to look bitchin' and came in the form of old-school steelies from Wheel Vintiques shod with wide whites by Firestone.
Wanting to keep the truck's vintage feel very much alive, Nick passed on a crate-anything and opted instead to freshen up the factory 292-cubic-inch workhorse that Ford initially installed back in '63. Now resting on a set of custom raised motor mounts, the mighty V-8 got a fresh squirt of gloss, was set into place with new exhaust and spark by PerTronix, and was mated to its original three-speed standard transmission, keeping the whole family together and ready for action on the street.
Focusing on the body with a keen eye, Nick ironed it smooth, gave it a mild shave, and installed a little flush-cycle gas cap in addition to one of his signature canted and frenched license plates to the back of the bed. He also fab'd up a neat set of wheel tubs to allow the truck to get as low as possible once the bags are purged of air, not to mention a cool side exhaust port. Nick then coated it all in RM Matte Black to give it plenty of evil depth for famed artist Keith Hanson to lay down just enough red and gray accents and pinstriped flames to make it all come together. Inside, the cab was treated to a custom dash filled with stock gauges by Jon Sniger, while Henry Garcia of Platinum Custom Interiors in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, got the nod to stitch up a decadent lipstick red business office that would add plenty of wow into the mix.
Nick wanted to be sure to thank his very patient and supportive wife Dawnmarie for understanding all those late-night thrash sessions in the shop. Looking at the finished truck resting on its 'rails, all we can say is wicked! We hear Nick is now working on a killer little Model A Ford sedan that might be the perfect complement to his hot hauler.
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|Randolph, Massachusetts
|1963 Ford F-100
|custom / Nick Greene and John Lewis
|fully boxed original front half with rear half constructed from rectangular 3x2" steel, front Z'd 2", rear kicked 14"
|Ford 9-inch
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|Owner-built triangulated 4-link with Firestone airbags
|Rear brakes:
|Ford drum
|Front suspension:
|Fatman IFS w/airbags
|Front brakes:
|Chevy disc
|Master Cylinder:
|Steering box:
|Baby moon
|Front wheels:
|Wheel Vintiques, 15x5
|Rear wheels:
|Wheel Vintiques, 15x6
|Front TIRES:
|Firestone wide white, 6.00-15
|Rear TIRES:
|Firestone wide white, 7.10-15
|Gas Tank:
|Year and make:
|'63 292ci Y-block
|Valve Covers:
|stock painted red
|Manifold / Induction:
|Ford / stock 2-barrel
|Ignition / Wires:
|PerTronix / Napa
|Exhaust / Mufflers:
|2 1/2" steel / Flowmaster
|Custom engine mounts raising engine up 2"
|stock 3-speed
|Hurst Indy
|F-100 short-wide
|Door handles and mirrors shaved by owner
|Bodywork and paint:
|by owner
|Paint type/Color:
|RM / Matte Black SC 804
|striping and flames by Keith Hanson, Stoughton, MA
|Headlights / Taillights:
|stock / stock
|stock front, rolled rear pan
|custom by John Sniger, Avon, MA
|by John Lewis, Avon, MA
|Steering Wheel:
|N.O.S. Ford replacement
|Steering Column:
|Interior Mirror:
|stock bench
|Upholstery by:
|Henry Garcia, Platinum Custom Interiors, Bridgewater, MA
|Material / Color:
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Art in the Garden of Eden
Inhotim is a place of pilgrimage for art lovers from all around the world. At the heart of the jungle, mining magnate Bernardo Paz has created an incredible art-studded wonderland which provides the perfect setting and working conditions for high-carat artists from all over the world.
A striking building juts out of the tropical vegetation. Its stark geometric shape is reflected in a rectangular pond; a narrow walkway leads up to the glass entrance. In the lobby there is a white tiled wall, a large section of which has collapsed. Unlike most walls, this particular one is not made of bricks, but consists of flesh and organs – painted, but very realistically so. The work is entitled "Linda do Rosario" and was named after a brothel in Rio de Janeiro which collapsed, killing several people.
The gallery run by the Brazilian avant-garde artist Adriana Varejao is one of the most spectacular buildings in Inhotim, a 1200 hectare park south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Here, the Brazilian iron ore magnate Bernardo Paz has transformed an old mine site into a luxuriant botanic garden, and in the middle of the wild vegetation has created one of the world's most thrilling museums of contemporary art. Around 20 artists present their works in these lush surroundings, some out in the open, others in the eighteen modern pavilions that have been discerningly set into the landscape.
The list of artists here reads like a Who's Who of contemporary art: Doug Aitken, Chris Burden, Matthew Barney, Paul McCarthy, Olafur Eliasson and Dan Graham. Seminal Brazilian artists are also represented, like Cildo Meirelles, Tunga, Hélio Oiticica, Miguel Rio Branco and Adriana Varejao. Many are regular guests at biennales in Venice and other international exhibitions. "You have probably heard of some of these legendary works," wrote the New York Times about the collection. "In Inhotim they are permanently on display."
The remote Brazilian park is situated a long way off the beaten art path and the traditional centers of modern art. The center shows mainly large, complex installations which ordinary museums would struggle to find the space for. Around 500 pieces are currently on show in Inhotim, and that number is constantly rising: So far, only 10 percent of the available parkland has been developed. Paz only very rarely gets involved in choosing the art: "I don't know all that much about art," says the billionaire disingenuously. "I am much more interested in the garden." For eight years, the collection was curated and shaped by Jochen Volz, the German-born artistic director of Inhotim, who moved to London in 2012.
Paz made his fortune with iron ore; in the 1990s, he set up and expanded the mining corporation Itaminas, which produced around 3 million tons of iron ore annually. After suffering a stroke, he withdrew almost entirely from the business and decided to devote his time to art. He created a private collection which he then opened to the public in Inhotim in 2006. There was speculation in the Brazilian media that he was using the project to launder dirty money made from mining, an allegation which Paz rebuts: "Completely absurd, all lies. But then nobody is "completely transparent," he says, adding that the newspapers were never able prove any of their allegations.
The unique charm of Inhotim lies in the rich symbiosis between the extravagant natural surroundings and the thought-provoking modern art. The exhibits challenge and cross-fertilize each other – and are perfect companions. There are a number of highly unusual installations in the park. For example, the New York artist Doug Aitken dug a deep well into one of the hills and built the dome-shaped "Sonic Pavilion over it. Visitors can listen to the sound of the earth breathing, transmitted by highly sensitive microphones installed at a depth of 200 meters.
Tunga's installation "True Rouge", consisting of a multitude of red objects and glass containers half-filled with a red liquid, is displayed in a charming pavilion by the lakeside. The color red is also the topic of a piece by the Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles. His "Desvio para o vermelho" (Diversion over Red) shows a living room with a kitchenette, a sofa and shelves – all in red. All the objects in the room are blood-red: the books, the television set and the food on the table. The source of the discoloration is concealed in the next room: red paint appears to drip out of a tap over a squint basin, spreading over the floor and lapping into the next room.
In Inhotim visitors can engage with art at very close quarters, can touch and feel it. Children play hide-and-seek between the colored walls of the "Penetrável Magic Square # 5" by the Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica, a piece that looks slightly like a miniature Stonehenge. Between a cluster of yellow, red and blue VW Beetles – a piece by Jarbas Lopes – one feels transported into the surreal world of Willy Wonka.
Inhotim has already made a name for itself in the global art world, alongside established locations such as London, New York and Bilbao. The curators invite artists to work in residence and create new works of art. Many come, because in Inhotim they can create projects that would be too expensive or too complex anywhere else. "There are no boundaries here," promises Paz. "Everything is possible."
Over a quarter of a million people visited the vast park in the last year alone, and visitor numbers continue to rise. At weekends the vast grounds are usually full. Golf carts laden with visitors whizz along the asphalt paths, as the distances between the pavilions are too far to walk comfortably. In future, Paz intends to build several hotels in Inhotim, as it is already impossible to see all the exhibits in a single day.
The billionaire also wants to contribute to the social development of his native state and is setting up collaborations with primary schools and universities in the region; each week, groups of school children from Belo Horizonte are driven to the art park. Inhotim has become a key factor in the local economy. Half of the 900 staff here – gardeners, guides and visitor assistants – come from the local town of Brumadinho.


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What a time for me to be on vacation, with the idiocy of the bike lane on Jarvis Street going un-commented upon (OK, some might call 'idiocy' an implied comment), and the announced price of the Chevrolet 'stop calling it a hybrid' Volt ($41,000 US) likewise escaping logical analysis - because like all electrics, it defies logic.
If I can find Internet access where I'm going (a prize for the first person who tells me where Surprise Lake is...) I'll try to drop in now and then.
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If you wanted to catch up on the last 10 years of hip-hop championed by the internet, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire's "The Last Huzzah" is a pretty decent place to start.
Featuring the likes of El-P, Das Racist, Danny Brown and Despot, this is a heavy hitting posse cut that takes you on a six minute journey full of wordplay, dark humor and existential angst bordering on nihlism. Plus the loopy, hazy beat, produced by the ever-Sadistic Necro, contains nervous energy that's akin to drinking 10 cups of coffee after a night of heavy partying and no sleep.
And after you've been put into a sufficently weird headspace, you can download eXquire's new mixtape, Lost In Translation here.


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Here's another aspect of the same issue. If you have experience programming in other languages besides R, this is probably a no-brainer, but for laymen, like myself, the following example was a total surprise. Basically, every time you redefine the size of an object in R, you are also redefining the allotted memory - and this takes some time. It's not necessarily a lot of time, but if you are having to do it during every iteration of a loop, it can really slow things down.
The following example shows three versions of a loop that creates random numbers and stores those numbers in a results object. The first example (Ex. 1) demonstrates the wrong approach, which is to concatenate the results onto the results object ("x") , thereby continually changing the size of x after each loop. The second approach (Ex. 2) is about 150x faster - x is defined as an empty matrix containing NAs, which is gradually filled (by row) during each loop. The third example (Ex. 3) shows another possibility if one does not know what the size of the results from each loop will be. An empty list is created of length equaling the number of loops. The elements of the list are then gradually filled with the loop results. Again, this is at least 150x faster than Ex. 1 (and I'm actually surprised to see that it may even be faster than Ex.2).
the example...
NROW=5000 NCOL=100 #Ex. 1 - Creation of a results matrix where its memory #allocation must continually be redefined t1 <- Sys.time() x <- c() for(i in seq(NROW)){ x <- rbind(x, runif(NCOL)) } T1 <- Sys.time() - t1 #Ex. 2 - Creation of a results matrix where its memory #allocation is defined only once, at the beginning of the loop. t2 <- Sys.time() x <- matrix(NA, nrow=NROW, ncol=NCOL) for(i in seq(NROW)){ x[i,] <- runif(NCOL) } T2 <- Sys.time() - t2 #Ex. 3 - Creation of a results object as an empty list of length NROW. #Much faster than Ex. 1 even though the size of the list is #not known at the start of the loop. t3 <- Sys.time() x <- vector(mode="list", NROW) for(i in seq(NROW)){ x[[i]] <- runif(NCOL) } T3 <- Sys.time() - t3 png("speeding_up_loops.png") barplot(c(T1, T2, T3), names.arg = c("Concatenate result", "Fill empty matrix", "Fill empty list"),ylab="Time in seconds") dev.off() T1;T2;T3 #On my PC: #Time difference of 54.906 secs #T1 #Time difference of 0.2820001 secs #T2 #Time difference of 0.1880000 secs #T3


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Holiday Spirit Thrives in CCSD59
December is a often a time when we reflect not only upon the events that have happened all year long but also about how we responded to them. December is also traditionally a time to be thankful for the many things we too often take for granted, from food and clean water to cherishing our loved ones. We also may think about how many people, from our next-door neighbor to people halfway around the globe, simply do not have the luxury of taking these things for granted.
Many people around the world have had a very difficult year, for reasons ranging as global as natural disasters to as personal as job loss or illness, and one constant theme emerged in response from CCSD59 students, staff, families, and community: We want to help. All year long, the CCSD59 community banded together to help people in need in all different ways, from getting supplies to hurricane victims across the continent to helping fund an elevator for the local VFW hall down the street.
In this month, perhaps even more than any other, it is truly astonishing to witness the compassion, teamwork, and generosity of the CCSD59 students, staff, families, and community. It would be impossible to capture all the wonderful acts of kindness they did to brighten the lives of others in this holiday season, so the list below is just a small representation. It may, however, warm your heart in this chilly season to see that the spirit is alive and well not only in the world, but actually, right in your own neighborhood.
Admiral Byrd
On December 18 and 19, Byrd staff sponsored the Byrd Holiday Shop by donating items that students carefully selected as gifts for their families. The Byrd staff also helped students select and beautifully wrap the gifts for any family members that live with them at home.
Brentwood students made well-wishing holiday cards to be distributed to hospitalized children in the Chicagoland area through a non-profit organization, Cards for Hospitalized Kids. Brentwood also had a Mitten Tree, where staff members purchased gift cards to be given to families in need.
On December 6, Clearmont had their Family Holiday Celebration to showcase traditions of many of their families with arts and crafts. Students chose free books to take home, some with holiday themes, to continue promoting reading at home. Together, families at the event also created cards and ornaments to benefit children with cancer at Comer and Edward Hospitals. From December 6 through December 20, Clearmont students will continue making cards and also sponsor a lego drive for Ronald McDonald House, Comer Hospital, and Edward Hospital to provide toys to children.
On December 8, Clearmont had their Holiday Shop, where all students could purchase very low cost gifts for their families for $1 or less.
On December 13, first and second graders put on two holiday concert performances to get the Clearmont community in a festive mood, one in the daytime for students and one for parents in the evening.
On December 11, Devonshire students performed twice at their Winter Choral Concert, one for students during the daytime and another for their families in the evening. It was a contemporary program called "How to Train Your Reindeer to Fly" by Teresa Jennings and Karl Hitzemann, and the students had a great time performing the program and getting the audience in the holiday spirit.
Early Learning Center
On December 14, the ELC's Family Teacher Organization sponsored a Holiday Book Exchange, where ELC students selected a free book to take home. The books were all generously donated by the ELC's staff, families, and community members.
On December 18, the ELC also had a Secret Angel program, where ELC staff kindly 'adopted' an ELC family or child and provided them with both needed items and gifts.
Forest View
On December 7, the Forest View student senate and staff members carried on their annual and much-loved tradition of shopping for books and toys for needy families.
On December 14, students and the Forest View Parent Teacher Organization put together plentiful baskets of food for needy families. The food used to fill the baskets was collected by Forest View students, families, and staff members for several weeks.
Friendship Junior High
On December 18 and 19, Friendship staff sponsored their Snowflake Store. They donated money and a variety of gifts to put in the holiday "store", housed in the building's conference room. Qualifying families were able to choose three items for all of their students, and the gifts were also beautifully wrapped by the staff free of charge.
Grove Junior High
Grove featured the following in celebration of the season:
Annual Snowflake Store – A 10+ year tradition at the school, Grove staff generously donated money and gifts for the store, where families in need can shop for presents for their students. Staff also volunteer to run the store.
Student Council Food Drive – Grove's student council organized a food drive with donated items benefitting both their own Snowflake Store and the Elk Grove Food Pantry.
Fire Department Holiday Meal – The Elk Grove Fire Department partnered with Grove's outreach coordinator to provide nice holiday meals to families who need one.
Operation Polar Express – With the help of the school and the outreach coordinator, a Grove student fighting a serious illness was provided with the opportunity to participate in "Operation Polar Express." The student rode a fire truck to Rosemont to see a volunteer re-enactment of the movie "The Polar Express."
The Antlers Gift Box Charity Drive – Staff from both Grove and the Grove Antlers Newspaper sold gift boxes that Antlers staff created. The boxes were numbered, and numbers were selected at random to receive nice donated prizes. The money raised at the event was all donated to the Ronald McDonald House Foundation.
Winter Concerts – Grove students also performed several festive performance concerts, on December 7, 12, and 14, that parents and students were able to attend.
On December 12, Holmes students performed their Winter Band and Choir Concert for their families twice in the evening to spread some holiday cheer.
On December 19 and 20, Holmes transformed their fitness center into their annual Snowflake Store, complete with holiday music and treats. The annual event invites qualifying families to the "store" where they can select up to three items for their students as a holiday gift.
John Jay
On December 20, John Jay 5th graders will bring some holiday cheer to the Heritage Senior Care in Elgin, a care facility for seniors. During the course of the visit, students will be spending time with residents, singing songs for them, giving out holiday cards made during December PBIS Celebrations, and providing needed donations of socks, blankets, and slippers that were collected for several weeks before the visit.
Juliette Low
On December 12 and 13, qualifying Juliette Low families shared one needed and one desired item for each child under eighteen living in their home. These families were matched with community sponsors who will purchase the gifts. This year, Juliette Low will be helping 82 families for a total of 230 children to have a nice holiday.
On December 15, Juliette Low had a Multicultural Holiday Potluck and Dance-A-Thon for Disaster Relief. Families joined in for a multicultural potluck with a variety of foods, and Low students were able to participate in a fun dance-a-thon in the gym. The students had gathered sponsors, who pledged to donate a certain amount per song danced. All proceeds were donated to UNICEF to help those impacted by various natural disasters that have occurred throughout the year.
On December 13 through 15, Ridge had their Holiday Shoppe at school, set up by their school's Family Teacher Organization. The Holiday Shoppe provided students with an opportunity to buy their family's holiday gifts onsite at school.
Ridge also had a Secret Angels program, where staff generously donated gifts or money to provide presents for families in need. Twenty Ridge families received assistance from the donations provided.
On December 18, the Ridge Family Teacher Organization sponsored a Holiday Book giveaway, and all students in the whole school (including preschool) received a free book.
Rupley staff sponsored a holiday drive where the staff generously contributed money and gifts to help Rupley families in need. The receiving families were given toys, games, needed items, and/or gift cards. Staff members coordinate the whole event, including shopping and nicely wrapping the gifts for distribution to the families.
Rupley students also provided some upbeat festive music for the season. On December 2, the fourth and fifth grade chorus performed at the Friendship Park Conservatory during their holiday event, which was sponsored by the Mt. Prospect Park District. On December 15, Rupley students provided in-house music at the PBIS awards ceremony. The fifth grade band/orchestra also performed in house for Rupley students on December 18.
Robert Frost
The first and fifth grade students at Frost had their Annual Winter Wishes Sale, where students organized and facilitated the sale of "candy cane wishes." Students purchased a candy cane for someone else at the school, which are delivered on the very last day before break. All proceeds are donated to a worthy cause; this year, The Mount Prospect Fire Department was selected to help fund their toy drive for families in need. On December 13, firemen came to the school to pick up the donation and to thank the students in person.
Salt Creek
On December 18, Salt Creek featured their Kids' Korner Gift Shoppe, where students can bring money from home ($10 and under) to select and purchase small gifts for their friends and family.
On December 19, Salt Creek had their Winter Wonderland Holiday Shop. The annual toy drive, in partnership with Harper College, allows qualifying families to pick out gifts for their Salt Creek students to have for the holidays. The gifts are also nicely wrapped free of charge.


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I got the following email from the CIO of a hospital.
They've [Quadramed] got the whole ONC-ATCB certified EHR for Phase 1 MU (although the point in your post is valid about that certification being fairly general anymore). They are working on obtaining and integrating/interfacing ambulatory functionality for physician practices, but for hospitals they have some pretty good sized hospitals running their QCPR product. KLAS includes them in their evaluation of EHR vendors (along with the likes of Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, GE, McKesson, Meditech, and Siemens) although they clearly don't have as many installed hospitals that most of that list has. They also need to develop some real patient portal type of functionality to stay certified for future MU Phases. Not a market leader, but they are a market player. In spirit of full disclosure, we are almost live with Quadramed product, and we will be using it as a full EHR for both inpatient and outpatient care settings. We could not afford the bigger vendor solutions, and Epic wouldn't even talk with us because we are below their minimum size to qualify for their sales efforts….only vendor I've seen that has that luxury of flat out ignoring possible business. We didn't like the inflexibility of the lower end EHR vendors, and Quadramed provided a lot of the flexibility of bigger vendors for the price of the smaller vendors.
I'd love to learn where other hospital CIOs turn when Epic won't give them the time of day. Considering Epic's hospital size requirements and who they will work with, this is more hospitals than not. I started a list of hospital EMR and EHR vendors that might help. Where do hospital CIOs go when Epic isn't an option? Is there a Denied by Epic support group somewhere online where hospital CIOs can commiserate?


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What kind of fantasy novel are you writing? August 26, 2011Posted by pacejmiller in Fantasy, Novel, On Writing.
Tags: Fantasy, Fantasy literature, Fantasy Novel, game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, George RR Martin, harry potter, Twilight, writer, Writing
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It's been an exciting few weeks around here for an assortment of reasons I won't go into, which means my catatonic fantasy novel is being pushed even further back in my list of 'things I must work on soon'.
I started this novel about 10 years ago as a bored student who had read little fantasy and had zero idea what made a good fantasy novel and even less of an idea on how to write one. And yet I wrote slabs here and there, developed character biographies, planned, planned and planned some more. Most of the writing took place over the space of two years, but it's been one of those projects that can get neglected for years at a time — and it has been. I guess I am one of those millions of people out there who would love to reach their goal but haven't yet been willing to (or developed the discipline to) put in the hard work necessary to get there.
My dreams of becoming a fantasy novelist are still very much alive, but the expectations are no longer the same. Having now read more fantasy and with a better understanding of what makes a good book and how to produce one, it has actually gotten much harder to write. I also know now what a difficult industry it is, how poorly the industry is performing right now, and how bleak the future is looking for the majority of aspiring novelists. Not to say it can't be done, but hard work alone won't be enough.
Simply being a good writer and writing a great book isn't going to cut it. These days, it's all about the market — and the marketing. You really have to identify your target market and write specifically for that market. Sometimes you get lucky and the book has cross-market potential (say Harry Potter), but if you don't have a clear target market you'll find it difficult to find a publisher willing to take you on (especially if you are not an established writer).
I find it's a catch-22 situation: you want to write something that is different to what is already out there at the moment to distinguish yourself from the pack, but publishers are seldom willing to take on books that they can't comfortably squeeze into a particular genre.
And that's just to get published. What about sales? Of course, paranormal romance has been big since Twilight, and I suppose that's not really fantasy any more because it kind of become a standalone genre. It seems every second book on the shelf involves vampires, werewolves or other mythological creatures these days.
More recently, thanks to the HBO series Game of Thrones, epic fantasy is starting to really pick up again, especially those with dark plots that feature demented themes and characters.
When I was in writing workshops, the general consensus was that if you want to sell these days, you ought to target the 'young adult' market. According to Wikipedia, that's roughly the ages of 14 to 21. But apart from the Harry Potter clones (ie teenagers playing around with magic and magical worlds) and Twilight clones (ie teenagers falling in love with magical creatures), I can't really think of any young adult fantasy sub-genres that have been hugely successful in recent years.
Every week I am coming across more and more people who are writing fantasy novels, and the majority of them either doing something generic or one of the above. And that got me wondering — where the heck does my fantasy novel fit into all of this, and should I be doing anything to change it?
Back before I knew anything about anything, my intention was just to write a good fantasy yarn. I thought I had a good story, a few interesting characters, and didn't think about much else. I suppose if I had a particular slant, it was to make the novel less like the sprawling fantasy epics that give me headaches just trying to decipher the blurb on the back cover. I wanted to write something lighter, more straightforward and action-packed, like a thriller with a fantasy setting. I wanted to appeal to the RPG geeks who like the idea the these fantasy worlds but are either too lazy or find it too tedious to read 1000+ pages for a good story.
I still want to keep that idea in tact, but I'm wondering whether I need to rewrite the damn thing so that it fits more into a particular category. Because right now, it's not really anything. On the one hand, I could go 'George RR Martin' and make it a more 'adult' fantasy with more violence, gore, treachery and sex (and let's face it, the geeks love that kind of stuff). On the other hand, I could go the 'young adult' path and make my protagonists younger, make the story slightly more sanitised, and maybe even throw in a little more romance.
They would make completely different books, but I can't figure out which one would be more appealing to the wider market.
Anyway, that's my aimless rant for the day. If you too are writing a fantasy novel, what kind of fantasy is it? Does it follow the trodden path of those before you, or is it something drastically different? Are you writing with a specific target market in mind or do you not care? And what makes you think your novel is special enough to be published or potentially become a bestseller?


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What a bittersweet week for Dynamo Charities. Sweet in the sense we had a great board meeting finishing up the plans for our wonderful events and programs for 2013. Bitter in that this week includes the last day for our executive director, Lori Ginsburg. Lori has been with us since day one, and has been the energy, commitment and drive behind Dynamo Charities growth since 2008. While we understand her decision, we will miss her spirit and can do attitude. Best wishes to you Lori!
On to our 2013 events. We are about a week away from the annual Fire Sale, part of the Meet the Team day at BBVA Compass Stadium on March 9. We will have lots of reasonably priced Dynamo and adidas merchandise available. This is a private season ticket holder event only, another great reason to join me as a Dynamo Season Ticket Holder. (With Opening Day this Saturday, get your tickets now.) For those veterans of the Fire Sale, note that we will have bags this year generously donated by Kroger's.
At the Fire Sale we will be providing information on our upcoming event with Dynamo Sidekicks – a picnic style Dine with the Dynamo set for April 16. More information will also be on the website soon, but mark your calendars now.
The annual American Diabetes Association Houston Tour de Cure bike ride will be held Saturday, September 21. Dynamo Charities and Houston Dynamo are again sponsoring a ride team. You can bike as little as 10 miles or an amazing 100 miles, or somewhere in between – and if you join our team and raise at least $150, you get, by far, the coolest bike jersey in town. Our goal is 200 riders and $75,000 raised. You can sign up today and start raising money at: www.diabetes.org/houstontourdecure. From the site you can register to ride with us, or I would appreciate your support if you would consider a donation. Dynamo senior director of corporate development Bryan Kraham is the lead for the Dynamo bike team. Please contact him if you would like to sponsor us and be part of the coolest bike jersey around.
If you have questions on Dynamo Charities, all board members wear the Space City blue polos to games (as I am modelling above), so find us and ask. A list of current board members can be found at //www.houstondynamo.com/charities/board. Look forward to seeing you on Opening Day.
As the year goes on, I will use this blog to give you a heads up for our events. Please check back on a regular basis and follow me on Twitter @DynamoChrtyTony.


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Stockton, CA
Martha E. Reyes
April 10, 1967 - March 14, 2013
Preceded in death by her parents Jesus and Socorro Reyes.
Survived by her
husband Roberto
daughters Cristal Escobedo and Jenivie Barragan; sons Daniel Barragan and
Robert Barragan; siblings: Blanca Torres, Manuel Reyes, Irma
Salinas and Cymone Reyes and granddaughter Sienna Bailey.
Visitation: Thurs. Mar. 21, 5-6 p.m., Vigil: 6 p.m. and Service: Fri. Mar. 22, 11 a.m. at Cano Funeral Home. Committal: San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery.


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With so many people flying this time of the year, it might be a good idea if they were sent this 1o point etiquette list when they purchase their ticket. Peruse it at your leisure, but I particularly liked these two.
No Hand Stands
Don't use the seat in front of you to pull yourself up out of yours. For the person in that seat, it's a violent experience. To stand, turn your body and use your armrests to push yourself up. Do the same when sitting down. It's really not that hard and you'll avoid a pair of angry eyes glaring back at you from between the seats.
Decline To Recline
How do you like it when the person in front of you abruptly reclines their seat all the way without informing you, sending hot coffee into your lap or crushing your laptop? Probably not much, so be courteous and let the person behind you know you're reclining, or at least do it slowly. And when it's meal-time, put your seat up so they can eat without their face being in the food. On charter flights, where legroom is minimal, consider not reclining your seat at all.
Me? I'm not flying this Christmas. That's like having another gift under the tree.


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How To Create sar Graphs With kSar To Identifying Linux Bottleneckslast updated in Categories Debian Linux, fedora linux, File system, Hardware, High performance computing, Howto, Linux, Linux Scalability, Monitoring, Networking
The sar command collect, report, or save UNIX / Linux system activity information. It will save selected counters in the operating system to the /var/log/sa/sadd file. From the collected data, you get lots of information about your server:
- CPU utilization
- Memory paging and its utilization
- Network I/O, and transfer statistics
- Process creation activity
- All block devices activity
- Interrupts/sec etc.
sar output can be used for identifying server bottlenecks. However, analyzing information provided by sar can be difficult, so use kSar, which can take sar output and plot a nice easy to understand graph over period of time.


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Transformers Movie (2007) Air Raid Toy Review
General Information:
Release Year: September 2007
Retailer: Target Exclusive
Price: $6.99
Accessories: Missile x 1, Missile launcher, Scope, Exhaust pipes x 2, Energon Star
Difficulty Level: 2
- On Card (Front)
- On Card (Back)
- Vehicle Mode
- Vehicle Mode (Side)
- Vehicle Mode (Back)
- Vehicle Mode (Forward view)
- Vehicle Mode (Weapons attached)
- With Energon and Movie Sky Blast (Vehicle Modes)
- Robot Mode
- Robot Mode (Side)
- Robot Mode (Back)
- Robot Mode (Close up)
- Robot Mode (Holding weapons)
- Robot Mode (Holding weapon as cannon)
- With Energon and Movie Sky Blast (Robot Modes)
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Cybertron has laws, and the Decepticons have broken almost all of them. It makes Air Raid sick just thinking about it. Respect for the law is what
separates sentient creatures from simple drones. The Decepticons make a mockery of themselvs and their fellow robots by their disregard for the law. Not for much longer, though, if AIR RAID has anything to say about it. He's spent centuries hunting the worst DECEPTICON criminals from one end of the galaxy to the other, and he's not stopping until every last one is caught and punished.
Rank: 7 Courage: 9 Firepower: 6 Skill: 6
Joining the Autobots as part of the third wave of Target Exclusive Scout Class figures is Air Raid, a redeco of Energon Skyblast and the Movie Skyblast. This review will focus on the changes made to the figure for this release. Check out the other two reviews to see what has been done with this figure before.
Vehicle Mode:
While the last redeco of Skyblast was a rather plain looking figure, the designers decided to go a very different route with this use of the sculpt. Air Raid is cast in military green and grey plastic. All the translucent parts have been replaced with black plastic (a trend with this assortment). The green makes up most of the body of the vehicle while the grey makes up smaller parts such as his boosters and the gun ports in the front.
The real fun with Air Raid is his deco pattern. After twenty plus years of decos, it's hard to find a pattern that hasn't been done in some way on a Transformer before, but the designers succeeded. On top of the green color is a black and beige camo pattern. However, instead of rounded shapes serving as the overlapping patterns, these are all squared off, as if someone took a traditional camoflage pattern and pixelated it to the extreme. This adds a "digital" element that is appropriate for a robot in disguise and it looks fantastic to boot. The pattern can be found all over the green parts including the nosecone, the wings and the middle section. It's really original and striking, which is great considering this is just for a store exclusive.
The only other color added on in this form is bright red, used to paint some line detailing on the wings. Since all the other colors are so dark, this red really stands out and almost looks like an energy glow of sorts. It's a really nice touch. Black deco is also used for the sector 7 symbol on the middle section of the vehicle, right under where you would put the Energon Star.
Robot Mode:
As cool as the vehicle mode is, a lot is lost when you switch over to robot mode. Much of this is due to the grey parts having no deco on them whatsoever and well, being grey. This means his arms, thighs and feet for the most part look rather bland. Fortunately some of the "digital camo" pattern carries over on the edges of his wings, chest and lower legs. The head is painted green with a grey face and his eyes are red, matching the red used on the wings in vehicle mode. The green used on the head is slightly darker than the green plastic used on the chest and wings, but it fits well enough with the overall color scheme.
Final Thoughts:
As with Elita-One, I think it's really pushing it to use the same sculpt in two separate waves of one exclusive assortment. I do have to admit, Air Raid has a kick butt color scheme in vehicle mode, and given a choice between this one and the previous use of the sculpt, I would favor this one for its originality. Mainly recommended for completists.