I was originally planning to witter about distributed version control vs. centralized version control, especially the oft-neglected problem of breaking up a large cvs / svn / p4 repository. This was partly triggered by Linus's talk about git at Google in which he didn't really address a couple of questions about how to migrate a corporate source repository to distributed version control. But in the end I don't think I have any point other than the fairly well-known one that distributed version control systems work best when your systems are split into reasonably modestly-sized and self-contained modules, one per repository. Most systems are modular, even if all the modules are in one huge central repository, but the build and system integration parts can often get tightly coupled to the repository layout making it much harder to decentralize.
Instead I'm going to wave my hands a bit about the ways in which git has unusual approaches to distributed version control, and how bzr in particular seems to take diametrically opposing attitudes. I'm not saying one is objectively better than the other, because most of these issues are fairly philosophical and for practical purposes they are dominated by things like quality of implementation and documentation and support.
Git's design is very bottom-up. Linus started by designing a repository structure that he thought would support his goals of performance, semantics, and features, and worked upwards from there. The upper levels, especially the user interface, were thought to be of secondary importance and something that could be worked on and improved further down the line. As a result it has a reputation for being very unfriendly to use, but that problem is pretty much gone now.
Other VCSs take a similar approach, for example hg is based on its revlog data structure, and darcs has its patch algebra. However bzr seems to be designed from the top down, starting with a user interface and a set of supported workflows, and viewing its repository format and performance characteristics as of secondary importance and something that can be improved further down the line. As a result it has a reputation for being very slow.
Most VCSs have a fairly intricate repository format, and every operation that writes to the repository eagerly keeps it in the canonical efficient form. Git is unusual because its write operations add data to the repository in an unpacked form which makes writing cheaper but makes reading from the repository gradually less and less efficient - until you repack the repo in a separate heavy-weight operation to make reads faster again. (Git will do this automatically for you every so often.) The advantage of this is that the packed repository format isn't constrained by any need for incremental updates, so it can optimise for read performance at the expense of greater pack write complexity because this won't slow down common write operations. Bzr being the opposite of git seems to do a lot more up-front work when writing to its repository than other VCSs, e.g. to make annotation faster.
Thus git has two parallel repository formats, loose and packed. Other VCSs may have multiple repository formats, but only one at a time, and new formats are introduced to satisfy feature or performance requirements. Repository format changes are a pain and happily git's stabilized very early on - unlike bzr's.
As well as being slack about how it writes to its repository, git is also slack about what it writes. There has been an inclination in recent VCSs towards richer kinds of changeset, with support for file copies and renames or even things like token renames in darcs. The bzr developers think this is vital. Git, on the other hand, doesn't bother storing that kind of information at all, and instead lazily calculates it when necessary. There are some good reasons for this, in particular that developers will often not bother to be explicit about rich change information, or the information might be lost when transmitting a patch, or the change might have come from a different VCS that doesn't encode the information. This implies that even VCSs that can represent renames still need to be able to infer them in some situations.
Git's data structure helps to make this efficient: it identifies files and directories by a hash of their contents, so if the hash is the same it doesn't need to look any closer to find differences because there aren't any - and this implies a copy or rename. This means that you should not rename or copy a file and modify it in the same commit, because that makes git's rename inference harder. Similarly if you rename a directory, don't modify any of its contents (including renames and permissions changes) in the same commit.
Mercurial also uses hashes to identify things, but they aren't pure content hashes: they include historical information, so they can't be used to identify files with the same contents but different histories. Thus efficiency forces hg to represent copies explicitly.
I should say that I know very little about bzr, and nothing about tla, mtn, or bk, so if any of the above is off the mark or over-states git's weirdness, then please correct me in a comment!


WASHINGTON - The U.S. military says it detected a "failed" North Korean missile launch on Wednesday.
The U.S. Strategic Command issued a statement late Wednesday saying it presumed the missile was a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile.
A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross, said the U.S. "strongly condemns" the attempted missile launch, calling it a provocation. He said the U.S. government intends to raise its concerns at the United Nations.
"We intend to raise our concerns at the UN to bolster international resolve in holding the DPRK accountable for these actions," Ross said in a statement.


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Q: What language (Java or Python) + framework for mid sized web project? I plan to start a mid sized web project, what language + framework would you recommend?
I know Java and Python. I am looking for something simple.
Is App Engine a good option? I like the overall simplicity and free hosting, but I am worried about the datastore (how difficult is it to make it similarly fast as a standard SQL solution? + I need fulltext search + I need to filter objects by several parameters).
What about Java with Stripes? Should I use another framework in addition to Stripes (e.g. for database).
UPDATE:
Thanks for the advice, I finally decided to use Django with Eclipse/PyDev as an IDE.
Python/Django is simple and elegant, it's widely used and there is a great documentation. A small disadvantage is that perhaps I'll have to buy a VPS, but it shouldn't be very hard to port the project to App Engine, which is free to some extent.

A: Since you mentioned python, I would suggest looking into Django. You may need to look harder for hosting options, however...

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Is App Engine a good option? I like the overall simplicity and free hosting, but I am worried about the datastore (how difficult is it to make it similarly fast as a standard SQL solution? + I need fulltext search + I need to filter objects by several parameters).

App Engine is nice. It supports Python or Java (with some limitations), and it provides free hosting for small needs (rare, at least for Java). But I wouldn't expect the exact same performances as with dedicated servers, the cloud is about scalability, not performance (you won't always get the fastest response time for a single hit; however, GAE would handle gazillions of concurrent hits without any problem while your servers would be on fire). But this scalability is not without cost; if you don't need it, the development tradeoffs may be too much trouble. And also note that it does not support full-text search out of the box (what an irony), you will have to use extra tooling.

What about Java with Stripes? Should I use another framework besides Stripes (e.g. for database).

I like Stripes very much. I love its conventions over configuration approach, it's a very elegant and simple framework (but still powerful). Definitely not a bad choice. For persistence, if you go for GAE, you will have to use JPA or JDO. If you don't, it's at your discretion (although I would go for JPA).
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*Google AppEngine - A Second Look

A: As many things in life, this depends on what your goals are. If you intend to learn a web framework that is used in corporate environments, then choose a Java solution. If not, don't. Python is certainly more elegant and generally more fun in pretty much every way.
As to which framework to use, django has the most mindshare, as evidenced by the number of questions asked about it here. My understanding is that it's also pretty good. It's best suited for CMS-like web sites, though - at least that's what it's coming from and what it's optimized for. You might also have a look at one of the simpler, nimbler ones, such as the relatively new flask. All of these are enjoyable, though they may not all have all features on AppEngine.

A: Kay and Tipfy are excellent Python framework choices when you target specifically GAE. Kay is modelled after and similar to Django, but is better suited to GAE.

A: I've been kick App Engine around a little bit, and so far the DataStore is pretty quick... there is a bit of a learning curve compared to SQL, but I've had no real issues.  I'm not sure about fulltext search, however filtering is simple, you would just run each filter one at a time.
class DBModel(db.Model):
    field1 = db.StringProperty()
    field2 = db.StringProperty()
    field3 = db.IntegerProperty()

GQLObj = DBModel.all().filter('field1 =', 'Foo')
GQLObj = GQLObj.filter('field2 =', 'Bar')

As far as hosting, with GAE I'm not sure you even get a choice, I know you can register your own domain with google though.

A: I don't think the datastore is a problem.  Many people will reject it out of hand because they want a standard relational database; if you are willing to consider a datastore in general then I doubt you will have any problems with the GAE datastore.  Personally, I quite like it.
The thing that might trip you up is the operational limitations.  For example, did you know that an HTTP request must complete within 10 seconds?
What if you get 50% of the way through a project and then find that a web service you are using sometimes take 15 seconds to respond?  Now you are toast.  You can't pay extra to get the limit raised or anything like that.
So, my point is that you must approach GAE with great care.  Learn about the limitations and make sure that they will not be a problem before you start using it.

A: It depends on your personality. There's no right answer to this question any more than there's a right answer to "what kind of car should I drive?"
If you're artistic and believe code should be beautiful, use Rails.
If you're a real hacker type, I think you'll find a full-stack framework such as Rails or Django to be unsatisfying. These frameworks are "opinionated" software, which means you have to really embrace the author's vision to be most productive.
The wonderful thing about web development in the Python world is there's several great minimal frameworks. I've used several, including web.py, GAE's webapp, and cherrypy. These frameworks are like "here's a request, give me a string to serve up." It's raw. Don't think you'll be stuck in Python concatenating strings though, God no. There's also several excellent templating libraries for Python. I can personally recommend Cheetah but Mako also looks good.

A: Google App Engine + GWT and you have a pretty powerful combination for developing web applications. The datastore is quite fast, and it has so far done the job quite nicely for me.
In my project I had to do a lot of redesigning of my database model, because it was made for a traditional relational database, and some things were not (directly) possible with the datastore.
GWT has a fairly moderate learning curve, but it gets the job done very well. The gui code is really easy to get started with, but it's the asynchronous way of thinking that's the hardest part.
As for search I don't think it's supported in the framework. Filtering is possible on parameters.
There are some limitations to GAE, and you should consider them before putting all your eggs in that basket. The fact that GAE uses J2EE distribution standards makes the application very easy to move to a dedicated server, should the limitations of GAE become a problem. In fact I only think you would have to refactor the part of your code that makes the queries and stores the data (which shouldn't be much more than 100 lines).

A: I've built several apps on GAE (with Python) over the last year. It's hard to beat the ease with which you can get an app up and running quickly. Don't discount the value in that alone.
While you may not understand the datastore yet, it is extremely well documented and there are great resources - including this one - to help you get past any problem you might have.

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Q: Looking for the title of a "forgotten land" young adult book from the early '60's When I was a kid I read and re-read a YA novel, set in the Andes, about siblings who crawl through a tunnel and find a valley where dinosaurs and cave people co-exist.  I believe it was published in the late '50's or early '60's.  Obviously pretty much taken whole cloth from  Doyle's "The Lost World," and, in retrospect it was a badly plotted book, but I loved it back then.  Still,  I'd like to have the name again.
Two parts I remember are 1) a boy crawling through the tunnel in the beginning and finding a freshly killed archaeopteryx, and 2) the youngest toddling around saying "pleasure's yours" instead of plesiosaurus.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

A: Adventure in Forgotten Valley by Glyn Frewer :)

This young adult fiction story is set in South America. Five Children
  of varying ages get separated from their local guide when a cave in
  occurs in the passage they just explored. While trying to find another
  way out the children discover a lost valley where time stopped in the
  era of Dinosaurs. Their journey and trials make for a very exciting
  and entertaining adventure as they battle dinosaurs, and work to
  survive on their trek back to their families.


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Princess Jeongmyeong (27 June 1603 – 8 September 1685) was a Joseon Royal Princess as the tenth daughter of King Seonjo, from Queen Inmok. During her older half-brother's reign, she suffered hardships, and her title was revoked, but later it was reinstated after her half-nephew ascended the throne. Due to this, her life was believed to have been as brittle and unfortunate like her ancestor and her descendant who were famous for their unfortunate fates as the Princess of Joseon and Korean Empire.

Biography

Early life
Princess Jeongmyeong was born on 27 June 1603 as the only daughter of Seonjo of Joseon and Queen Inmok. At this time, her father was already 52 years old, and her mother was 19 years old. The age gap had made it seem like Princess Jeongmyeong was Seonjo's granddaughter but despite the age difference, he favoured and showed affection towards Jeongmyeong, she becoming his favourite daughter.

However, her father died on 16 March 1608 at 55 years old when she was 6 years old and when her younger brother was 3 years old.

Gwanghaegun's rise to the throne and Confinement
Afrer her father's death, her older half-brother, Crown Prince Gwanghae took over the throne, both of her maternal grandfather, Kim Je-Nam and her younger brother, Grand Prince Yeongchang were involved in Gyechuk Oksa (계축옥사), and were to be executed for contempt and plotting against the king.

Her grandfather was executed in 1613. Followed by her younger brother, Grand Prince Yeongchang who died from poisoning at 9 years old in 1614. This was because Gwanghaegun had seen the young prince as a threat to this position as a king. She and her mother were then incarcerated and imprisoned at the West Palace (서궁).

As a child, she liked to write and when she was confined in the West Palace, she wrote letters that resembled her parents' handwriting, specifically her father's, to comfort her beloved mother, this writing was then known as Hwajeong (화정, 華政). But when she was about 30–40 years old, she stopped writing calligraphy and Chinese characters.

It was said that when she was 11 years old, she contacted Smallpox disease. Based on The Diary of Gyechuk (계축일기),  Buk-in (북인, 北人), Gwanghae's supporters seemed very happy and pleased about this news. At this time, there was a superstition that smallpox was not curable, but it was enough to deliberately send meat that was not cut into pieces nearby. Since a Princess couldn't succeed the throne, it was assumed that her mother and her younger brother actually wanted smallpox to die rather than wishing for her to die.

When the Seo-in faction (서인, 西人) had made sure they couldn't leave the palace, the Princess's mother, Queen Inmok feared that her daughter would be taken away and lied that the Princess had already died. During this time, in 1618, she was 16 years old. In 1623, 5 years later, Gwanghae was deposed from his position and was succeeded by Prince Neungyang (능양군).

Marriage
After the deposition of Gwanghaegun, there was a talk within court officials on having her mother, who became Queen Dowager (대비, 大妃), be demoted and just become a royal consort (후궁, 後宮) so that the Princess will just be an Ong-ju (옹주, 翁主), a princess of second rank. Yi Yi-Cheom (이이첨) forced the Princess to get married and live outside the palace so that her marriage will just be that of an Ong-ju (옹주, 翁主). However, the Princess's mother, who had lost and parted with her son during this period, didn't want to lose and part again with her only daughter, so she immediately applied to her stepson, Gwanghaegun of Joseon to free her daughter.

Later, in 1623, when her half nephew, Injo of Joseon succeeded Gwanghae's throne, she was reinstated and allowed to live in Changdeok Palace (창덕궁, 昌德宮) along with her mother. At this time, she was 21 years old. Which was a difficult age to marry because during this time period, the Princess was considered too old to marry as girls usually married at a young age. As she couldn't find a husband who was similar to her age, she decided to choose someone younger than her. Since the other Princesses  already married a long time ago, it had made it seem that she married the latest among the Joseon Princesses at the time. But in fact, her half-sisters and her half-nieces got married at an older age than her, so the court ordered her to marry in hurry. The reason why her marriage was postponed was unknown but it seemed because of the circumstances along this period, or maybe because the Princess's mother who feared that if she was married, she wouldn't be able to live in the palace and live peacefully within her in-law's house.

Then, on 26 September 1623, there was a selection (간택; Gantaek) to be her husband and there were only 9 chosen. The winner of this selection was Hong Ju-Won (홍주원), the son of Hong Yeong (홍영) from the Pungsan Hong clan (풍산 홍씨), but at that time, Hong Ju-won, who was younger than her, was 18 years old. It was also said that Hong Ju-won already had a fiancée, and had to break off the engagement to marry the Princess.

Meanwhile, in the process, the Princess's mother, now Queen Dowager Soseong, made a problem with even down Hong Ju-Won to the horse that only the King could ride. At this, Injo, who is the new King of Joseon, was in disagreement, but he could not blame nor punish the Dowager Queen because he still respected her and regarded her as his parent. After the marriage, Injo gave Ingyeong Palace (인경궁) to her as her manor with Hong, and also gave her Jeong-cheol (정철). However, feared of suspicion of artificiality, she deliberately turned away from politics and only concentrated on sewing and housework.

Originally, Gyeongguk Daejeon (경국대전) stipulated that the princess's house couldn't exceed 50 periods, but her house was 200 years old until now. In Gyeongsang Province, she enjoyed tremendous luxury, such as being given a large land reaching 8,076 units. Now, this land whom was given to the Princess is the notorious pitfall of tenancy disputes until the Japanese colonial era.

She later bore Hong Ju-Won 7 sons and 1 daughter. Which, through her second eldest son, Hong Man-Yong; her great-great-great-granddaughter, Lady Hyegyeong, eventually married her step great-great-great-great-grandnephew, Crown Prince Sado. Crown Prince Sado is the grandson of her step great-great-grandnephew, King Sukjong.

Her third eldest son, Hong Man-Hyeong, married Queen Inhyeon's paternal aunt, and eventually became the great-great-great-grandparents of Royal Noble Consort Won of the Pungsan Hong clan; who was the concubine of her step great-great-great-great-great-grandson, King Jeongjo.

After Queen Inmok's death
After her mother's death, there were some suspicions of King Injo and King Hyojong due to the letters that were found in the palace in the Queen Dowager's living quarters. Then, Princess Jeongmyeong, and the court ladies who accompanied and involved, were arrested one after one and in a row, suffered not only several sentences and torture, but also death sentences. Even after getting torture and several sentences, she received the best treatment as an adult from her families during the King Hyeonjong and King Sukjong's reign.

Later life
The Princess outlived her husband by 13 years, living from her father, King Seonjo's reign, until her step great-great-grandnephew, King Sukjong's reign. She later died on 8 September 1685 at 82 years old. After her death, she was buried near her husband's tomb. She was the Princess who had lived the longest among all of Joseon Princesses in Joseon history records.

Family
Father: King Seonjo of Joseon (조선 선조) (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608)
Grandfather: Grand Internal Prince Deokheung (덕흥대원군) (2 April 1530 – 14 June 1559)
Grandmother: Grand Internal Princess Consort Hadong of the Hadong Jeong clan (하동부대부인 정씨) (23 September 1522 – 24 June 1567)
Mother: Queen Inmok of the Yeonan Kim clan (인목왕후 김씨) (15 September 1584 – 16 August 1632)
Grandfather: Kim Je-nam, Internal Prince Yeonheung (연흥부원군 김제남) (1562 – 1 June 1613)
Grandmother: Internal Princess Consort Gwangsan of the Gwangju No clan (광산부부인 광주 노씨) (1557–1637)
 Sibling
Younger brother: Yi Ui, Grand Prince Yeongchang (영창대군 이의; 12 April 1606 – 19 April 1614)
Adoptive nephew: Yi Pil, Prince Changseong (창성군 이필; 1627–1689)
Husband: Hong Ju-won, Prince Consort Yeongan (영안위 홍주원) (1606 – 3 November 1672)
Father-in-law: Hong Yeong (홍영) (1584–1645)
Mother-in-law: Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨) (? – 1656)
Issue(s):
 Son: Hong Tae-mang (홍태망, 洪台望) (1625 – ?)
 Son: Minister of Rites Hong Man-yong, Duke Jeonggan (예조판서 정간공 홍만용, 禮曹判書 貞簡公 洪萬容) (1631 – 1692)
 Daughter-in-law: Lady Song of the Yeosan Song clan (여산 송씨)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-gi (홍중기, 洪重箕)
 Granddaughter-in-law: Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨, 全州 李氏)
 Great-grandson: Hong Seok-bo (홍석보, 洪錫輔) (1672 – 1729)
 Great-grandson: Hong Hyeon-bo (홍현보, 洪鉉輔)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-beom (홍중범, 洪重範)
 Great-grandson: Hong Jeong-bo (홍정보, 洪鼎輔)
 Great-grandson: Hong Jin-bo (홍진보, 洪晉輔)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-yeon (홍중연, 洪重衍)
 Granddaughter-in-law: Lady Kim of the Cheongpung Kim clan (청풍 김씨)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-bok (홍중복, 洪重福)
 Great-grandson: Hong Gyeong-bo (홍경보, 洪鏡輔)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-ju (홍중주, 洪重疇)
 Granddaughter: Hong Hui-im, (홍희임, 洪喜妊), Lady Hong of the Pungsan Hong clan (풍산 홍씨, 豊山 洪氏)
 Granddaughter: Hong Dan-im (홍단임, 洪端妊), Lady Hong of the Pungsan Hong clan (풍산 홍씨, 豊山 洪氏)
 Granddaughter: Hong Myo-im (홍묘임, 洪妙妊), Lady Hong of the Pungsan Hong clan (풍산 홍씨, 豊山 洪氏)
 Son: Hong Man-hyeong (홍만형, 洪萬衡) (1633 – 1670)
 Daughter-in-law: Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-mo (홍중모, 洪重模)
 Great-grandson: Hong Yun-bo (홍윤보, 洪允輔)
 Great-grandson: Hong Geun-bo (홍근보, 洪謹輔)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-hae (홍중해, 洪重楷)
 Great-grandson: Hong Yang-bo (홍양보, 洪良輔)
 Son: Hong Man-hui (홍만희, 洪萬熙) (1635 – 1670)
 Daughter-in-law: Lady Hwang of the Changwon Hwang clan (창원 황씨)
 Son: Hong Tae-ryang (홍태량, 洪台亮) (1637 – ?); died young
 Son: Hong Tae-yuk (홍태육, 洪台六) (1639 – ?); died young
 Daughter: Hong Tae-im (홍태임, 洪台妊), Lady Hong of the Pungsan Hong clan (풍산 홍씨, 豊山 洪氏) (1641 – ?)
 Son-in-law: Jo Jeon-ju (조전주, 曺殿周) (1640 – 1696) from the Changnyeong Jo clan (창녕 조씨)
 Son: Hong Man-hoe (홍만회, 洪萬恢) (1643 – 1709)
 Daughter-in-law: Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan (남양 홍씨)
 Grandson: Hong Jong-seong (홍중성, 洪重聖)

Descendants

This list is just a notable figure, such as:
Hong Seok-Bo (홍석보), who served as a Cham-pan (참판) during King Sukjong's reign was her great-grandson (3rd generation descendant).
Yi In-Geom (이인검), who served as a Su-chan (수찬) was her maternal great-grandson (3rd generation descendant).
Hong Hyeon-Bo (홍현보), who was the grandfather of Lady Hyegyeong was her great-great-grandson (4th generation descendant).
Hong Sang-Han (홍상한), who married with Queen Seonui's 4th cousin, Lady Eo (어씨) was her great-great-grandson (5th generation descendant).
Hong Bong-Han (홍봉한), who was the father of Lady Hyegyeong, was her great-great-grandson (5th generation descendant).
Crown Princess Consort Hyegyeong (혜경왕세자빈), who was the primary wife of Yeongjo of Joseon's second son, Crown Prince Sado was her great-great-great-granddaughter (6th generation descendant).
Royal Noble Consort Won (원빈 홍씨), who was the wife and consort of Jeongjo of Joseon, was her 4th great-granddaughter (7th generation descendant).
Hong Hyeon-Ju, Duke Hyogan, Prince Consort Yeongmyeong (홍현주 효간공 영명위), who was the husband of Jeongjo of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan's daughter, Princess Sukseon, was her 4th great-grandson (7th generation descendant).
Queen Shinjeong, who was the great-great-granddaughter of Hong Hyeon-bo, and the wife of Crown Prince Hyomyeong; the grandson of King Jeongjo, was the her 5th great-granddaughter (8th generation descendant).

In popular culture

Drama and Television series
Portrayed by Park Rusia in the 1995 KBS2 TV series West Palace.
Portrayed by Han Min in the 2014 tvN TV series The Three Musketeers.
Portrayed by Heo Jung-eun, Jung Chan-bi, and Lee Yeon-hee in the 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.

Novel
Portrayed in the Naver Novel Series The Novel of Princess Jeongmyeong (소설 정명공주).

Webtoon
Portrayed in the 2019 KakaoPage Webtoon series Finally, The Blue Flame (마침내 푸른 불꽃이).

References

Cites

Books

1603 births
1685 deaths
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17th-century Korean people
17th-century Korean women

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Slovenia to bring experience to bear on Kosovo crisis
Slovenia is to take over the rotating Presidency of the EU on the first of January. The EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, was in Slovenia last week for talks on the major security issues to be faced in the next six months - including the sensitive question of Kosovo's independence.
Only days before Slovenia assumes the six-month EU presidency, the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, was here for a second visit. He held meetings with the Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Defence Minister Karl Erjavec, President-elect Danilo Tuerk and Prime Minister Janez Janša.
Talks wtih with the Foreign Minister focussed on Slovenia's EU presidency priorities, including the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the Western Balkans, energy issues, climate change and inter-cultural dialogue.
Solana said 2008 would be an extremely important year for the EU with a number of tough decisions. He added that he's convinced Slovenia's presidency will be up to the task.
"I am sure it is going to be a very successful presidency. It has a very tense agenda for six months and I'm sure it's going to be done with the capacity that your country has proven already in many other fields of responsibility."
The two representatives also touched on the issue of Kosovo. The UN Security Council says negotiations on a settlement for the province's future have failed and Kosovo's government is expected to respond by declaring independence early in the New Year.
The EU's foreign and security policy chief believes such a declaration will not cause a political crisis in the EU.
''No, I don't think so. I am pretty sure, that the EU is going to act together, united. We are taking important decisions, for instance, the decision to be present on the ground with the ESDP mission. We have to keep on working on that, and we have been talking about how to do it properly.''
Both Solana and Rupel voiced satisfaction with the decision, confirmed by EU leaders at last week's summit, to delay any action on Kosovo until after Serbian elections in February.
Slovenia's Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel backed EU involvement in Kosovo's future..
"We have a decision that proves the EU's unity and decisiveness to deal with Kosovo as a European issue. The EU will have an appropriate answer to the challenge posed by Kosovo."
Commenting on the EU summit's decision to deploy a civilian mission to Kosovo, Rupel also said:
''We already have a political position, while we must now deal with the many technical procedures and practical decisions."
On the future development of the EU's common foreign and security policy, Solana said the Lisbon Treaty brought positive changes in the existing decision-making system which would enable the bloc to play a more active role in the 21st century. At the meeting with Prime Minister Janez Janša, the focus of their talks was on the summits the EU would hold with third countries, including the US, Russia, and Latin America and the Caribbean in the first half of next year.
Author: Lidija Petkovic

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St. Enodoc Golf Club - Another close encounter for the Seniors
That sentinel wind so familiar to the Old Saints when playing at home, moved up the coast to Bude for the match on Tuesday, 07 July, but proved to have a malign influence on the visitors. Captain of the Day, Frank Harper, designated two of his pairs as the 'bankers,' but even they came unstuck against some stiff opposition. Whilst the result this time was a win for Bude 4½ - 3½, recalling the heavy defeat in the same fixture last year, Frank was not downhearted and confidently asserted that the old boys must be favourites to reclaim the Peter Commings Putter in the return match at St Enodoc.
Frank Harper & Keith Willmott halved
Richard Parsons & Harry Gliddon lost 5 & 4
Bill Comyn & Mike Maberly lost 4 & 2
Steve Smith & Les Spong won 1 up
Ken Metcalfe & John Westlake lost 3 & 2
Geoff Matthews & Keith Hawke won 3 & 1
Nigel Thomas & Richard Norsworthy lost 1 down
Derek Rushton & Stuart Sandercock won 1 up
NTP: Nigel Thomas
Old Hickory's Trivia: The only thing you can learn from golf books is that you can't learn anything from golf books, but you have to read an awful lot of golf books before you realize it.
No golfer ever swung too slowly. No golfer ever played too fast. No golfer ever dressed too plainly.


When can I then poas? I never have a 11dpo!
I'd test at 11dpo, the day your AF is due and hope that you either get a BFP or she doesn't turn up and you get your BFP a few days later, as 11dpo is still quite early to test.
The thing is I usually come on, on 10 dpo.
So does that mean I can't test that day?
The doctor said its fine that its that short, but I'm not sure!!


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The mysterious power and irresistible draw of Jacob's Well inspire a push to protect the underwater cave and springs.
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At first sight, Jacob's Well appears to be a deep, dark hole at the bottom of a pool of creek water — nothing more. Pay attention to how the hole, about 15 feet in diameter, has perpetually gushed pure artesian water out of the ground since before humans first wandered around this part of what is now known as the Hill Country, and it takes on deeper meaning. Listen to stories about it, and it becomes something much more than just a special natural place…
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For whooping cranes and other species, life depends on the health of Texas bays.
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Two distant white blobs stand out against the grayish horizon on an overcast day as the 75-foot Wharf Cat chugged slowly across Aransas Bay on its way to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Bracing myself on the boat's observation deck, I focus my binoculars on the marshy southwest edge of the refuge and then nearly drop them in excitement as the blobs resolved themselves into a pair of huge birds feeding in a shallow pond….
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[What is a wetland?]
What exactly is a wetland? Well, a wetland is an area of land that is either permanently or sporadically wet with shallow water or contains soil that is permanently or sporadically saturated. The combined area of the land and water supports a natural ecosystem of plants and animals that are adapted to wet conditions. Wetlands are part of the Natural Water System of Texas—a collection of aquifers, springs, rivers and streams, lakes and reservoirs, wetlands, bays and estuaries all ultimately leading to the Gulf of Mexico. This interactive system is sustainable only if viewed as a whole in which all of the parts are preserved and protected. A watershed is an area of land that transports water to the lowest point in the landscape— often a lake, river, or stream. Every piece of land, then, is part of a watershed and wetlands are essential to its health for reasons you are about to discover. Scientists are even finding that wetlands help moderate global climate by storing carbon in their plants and soil. So, thanks to wetlands, this wetlands walk has many exciting things to teach us, including how we affect the health of our water, and more importantly what we can do to protect it. Enjoy! (recorded water drop)
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(recorded wetland chorus) Welcome to the Aquarena Center Wetlands Walk! Your tour is presented in six zones. Look for the zone numbers as you proceed through the wetland. When you hear the water drop (recorded water drop), stop your player and proceed to the next zone.
Zone One. What exactly is a wetland? Well, a wetland is an area of land that is either permanently or sporadically wet with shallow water or contains soil that is permanently or sporadically saturated. The combined area of the land and water supports a natural ecosystem of plants and animals that are adapted to wet conditions. Wetlands are part of the Natural Water System of Texas—a collection of aquifers, springs, rivers and streams, lakes and reservoirs, wetlands, bays and estuaries all ultimately leading to the Gulf of Mexico. This interactive system is sustainable only if viewed as a whole in which all of the parts are preserved and protected. This wetland at Aquarena Center is located in the Sink Creek Watershed. A watershed is an area of land that transports water to the lowest point in the landscape— often a lake, river, or stream. Every piece of land, then, is part of a watershed and wetlands are essential to its health for reasons you are about to discover. Scientists are even finding that wetlands help moderate global climate by storing carbon in their plants and soil. So, thanks to wetlands, this wetlands walk has many exciting things to teach us, including how we affect the health of our water, and more importantly what we can do to protect it. Enjoy! (recorded water drop)
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
The year 2006 marked a major milestone in the recovery of the endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle. Mexican and U.S. scientists staged the largest single-day turtle release since the bi-national recovery project began three decades ago, helping two hundred forty thousand (240,000) turtle hatchlings wriggle across the sand and into the Gulf of Mexico. Even though sea turtle nestings on Texas and Mexico beaches soared to record highs in 2006, biologists are tempering jubilation with caution, saying current levels of funding and work must continue for the world's most endangered sea turtle to fully recover. Tom Harvey has this report.
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Grief is your natural response to loss. Grief isn't something you choose to experience; it just happens. Everyone's grief looks different. You and someone else in your family may experience the same loss, but chances are you'll grieve differently. And you will grieve differently from one day to the next or from one minute to the next.
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Grief is a response to loss. That might mean a loss of a loved one through death. But it might also mean losing your health, your physical ability, your job, or a beloved pet. Loss could mean divorce, miscarriage, infertility, moving, or being deployed. Loss happens in the context of sad events, such a death or a separation, but it also happens in the context of happy life events. For instance, new parents experience many losses while also rejoicing in the birth of their child: loss of freedoms, loss adult conversation, or loss of the life they had as a couple. Feeling that loss does not mean you are depressed or secretly unhappy. It just means that life is sometimes complicated, and some experiences are both happy and sad.
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Well-meaning people will say lots of unhelpful things to you when you're grieving. There is no right way to grieve. Many people cry, some scream, some stomp their feet. But other people sit quietly. Others run. They draw, paint, and write poetry. They sculpt. They hug a close friend. They want to be alone. You may want to talk. You may not want to talk. You may want to talk one minute and then change your mind. That's ok. You may have no idea what you need. In that case, talking to a counselor might be helpful. Counselors can hear where you are, and may hear things you can't; they may be able to help you develop strategies that work for you.
The loss that caused you to grieve probably isn't going to go away. Likewise, your grief isn't something that's just going to go away. It's not something wrong with you that needs to get fixed. But it will change, over time. The intense crazy feeling won't last forever. You may find it helpful to journal or talk with a counselor periodically so that you can reflect on the ways you have changed, and the ways your grief has changed. These changes are normal, and not feeling overwhelmed does not mean you have stopped grieving, nor stopped loving the person you lost. It only means that you are adjusting to a new normal – to a world that has been forever changed.
Grieving a loss is never easy, but sometimes, it's just…complicated. It might be complicated because your relationship to the person who died was complicated – maybe you have fond memories from your childhood but more recent painful memories both of which are now swimming around in your head. Maybe there were things unsaid between you, or things you wish could be unsaid. Maybe the loss itself was particularly traumatic, sudden, orcomplicated. Maybe this loss is just one in a string of tragedies threatening to overwhelm you. There are a million reasons why this could be a complicated experience for you, and none of them mean there's anything wrong with you. But now, more than ever, might be a good time to connect with a counelors. When life gets complicated, you deserve to have a team of folks around you, helping you navigate it all.


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Young Researchers Fellowships "Rita Levi Montalcini"
The call for the Young Researchers Fellowships "Montalcini" 2019 (tenure track) has been published and is available at this link; it includes novelties in the funding and flexibility of the contract. Deadline 18 July 2019.
National Recruitment Plan 2019, Assistant Professors
The University of Roma Tor Vergata has published the call for the recruitment of Assistant Professors (tenure track) within the national recruitment plan 2019. The Physics Department has two openings, one in Theoretical Physics/Mathematical Models and Methods and one in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Further information is available at the dedicated page, and the call document is available at this page. Deadline for applications is 11 July 2019.
From CERN in Ginevra to Jefferson Lab in USA to solve a 35-years long mistery about quarks
22 February 2019: The CLAS experiment at the CEBAF facilty (Jefferson Laboratory, USA), has published in Nature a study on the behaviuor of quarks which might explain a 35-years long mystery. The result has been obtained with the contribution of researchers at the University and INFN of Roma Tor Vergata. For further information:
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The Physics Department is one of the first 75 worldwide department according to the Shangai ranking 2018; the only department at Tor Vergata University which achieves this position and the third department among all the Physics Departments in Italy.
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They played out of their heads. Very impressed with them.
Meanwhile, survive and advance. Zags just did.
I really don't want to hear all the histrionics about us being overrated.
We didn't play well, to be sure, but from what I saw, Southern would have beaten Pitt today - and possibly Wichita State. They balled! They kept themselves in the game with incredible shooting. They are also very very well coached.
The refs didn't do us ANY favors - that's all I will say.
Agreed they plead a great game.
I agree, but the refs were confusing our guys throughout the game.
Our play was inexcusable for the first 37 minutes. No other way to spin it.
Line up didn't. Can someone explain what up wit dat? Really? Keep sending out 3 six footers march genius.
But we needed a close one to get ready for Wichita St.
Pitt would have been a dream matchup for us, but the Shockers are no joke. Now we're going to be in the right frame of mind for what should be an epic battle.
Granted they did play well but the calls from the refs kept them in the game.
We will be much much better on Saturday.
"Kiddie" line-up is the only reason we won troll.
Name anyone over 6'2 not named Kelly that even showed up.
I agree that Southern played very well, and Showed Confidence. That was probably the key for them - nice job, Jaguars. Rob Sacre is proud of you, though probably glad you lost.
Do you really have to go there again?
Southern played very well, and a little over their heads.
And the refs made several weird calls to help keep it close.
But the Zags did a great job of playing through that and surviviing.
Lol you are a joke. Seriously.
7 rebounds for Hart (2 offensive) in limited minutes.
Save the no call near the end with Pangos' reach in on the driver, you are correct. I kept thinking, what if this was Duke? Would the refs dare to pull this crap? But thank the good Lord for Pangos and Bell's HUGE shots to close out the game. Love this team!
Southern played a great game, I was very impressed. They really came to play and took it to the Bulldogs the whole game. Gonzaga didn't have one of their best outings but thankfully lived to play another day. Refs were ... well, refs, while the game announcers turned into cheerleaders half the time. "No athletes like that in the WCC, there just aren't" - really?
The Southern players were clutch all day, I'm glad we won, but I would love to not have to have a heart-attack most games we play. In order for us to beat Wichita St we have to play much much better offensively, but especially defensively.
I usually agree with you Vanzagger but today you're flat our wrong. Stockton gave them fits when he came in the game and he was as cool as the other side of the pillow. Give credit where credit is due and stop beating a dead horse.
My wife and I counted 5 seconds of the Southern Center in the Key.
We won -- that's about it. Southern showed us that we need to play the game wire to wire. Perhaps it was the 2 week layoff that put our team in neutral for the first half or the fact that Southern's athleticism took us by surprise.
I give Southern and their coaches a lot of credit. Southern was prepared and came to play and almost sent us home w/ a large degree of embarrassment.
Well, now that any 'rust' we had due to the layoff should be gone -- we need to get rid of any vestiges of being the Number 1 team and adopt an attitude that we are the underdog. That mind set seems to gear the team up.
At any rate, onward and upward.
Well, at least this game will quiet all our critics.
I was relieved by the play of Pangos, Bell and Stockton - those threes came at very opportune times - and am a little concerned about Harris. He looked slow and lacked explosiveness. Maybe it was that he was so far under the basket, but something seemed off and he started forcing things. Hoping it was just a matchup problem, though guys aren't gonna get any shorter and less athletic as we go.
The officiating was unnerving but I won't and don't think we can use that as an excuse - Southern played really well and shot lights out and hustled like crazy. Hats off to them and hats off to GU for weathering a real challenge and moving on. Gonna need some fire and rebounding to beat WSU.
That is a tough group of kids who played their hearts out. If they were playing anybody else, I would have been pulling for them to get that historic win. Their coaches had a great game plan and got their kids ready to play the game of their lives.
The kicking out the feet and phantom falling down on 3's that resulted in them getting calls pretty much sucked any sympathy I may have had for them. good riddance floppers!!!
I nearly had a heart attack on that last one by Beltran.
Uh hum, wasn't Southern the 4th best team in the country at FG defense? Did i read that wrong? If I'm right they played to those stats pretty well. Then they shot lights out from 3 to stay in it. That was one tough team and they will be better next year.
Southern didn't run much offense and just let their guys go one-on-one a lot. They delivered on MANY high degree of difficulty shots.
The TV guys got the story line they wanted. Harris won't get stifled next game. Thank God for Pangos' step away three at the end. Like usual, KO righted the ship when we were listing. Hopefully we won't need the Coast Guard again next game.
Good Point! Maybe I take it for granted b/c we KNOW Hart will show up.
Southern played well and blocked a lot of shots, which I think lead to fewer GU attempts around the rim. I think Southern got a little help from the refs on 3 straight calls down the stretch to help keep them in the game, 2 on KO, but they played well.
Southern didn't run much offense and just let there guys go one-on-one a lot. They delivered on MANY high degree of difficulty shots.
Thought Kenny Smith made a very good point on TNT after the game. He said when your the one seed sometimes you pass up the first shot because you are expected to get a great shot. We are a team full of shooters and I felt like we were passing up good shots since we are a 1 seed and should be getting layups and wide open shots every time down the floor.
Also surprisingly Barkley said Southern played very well and the zags should be able to exhale and play loose for the next game. nice to see some guys who actually played cutting us some slack and not just taking a look at the scoreline.
Can we please start scheduling a game, or at least a scrimmage, between the WCC tournament and the big dance? I could swear I could hear a lot of squeaking coming from all the rust on our guys. I know I remember St. Marie's doing that one year.
Yeah, I was pleased they didn't rip us, and kind of surprised.
I thought our offense looked especially phlegmatic in the first half. When we are close to the basket, we need to take it up strong. Although I also think the fouls on the post weren't called enough, but even more reason to be tough at the rim.
Officiating kept Southern in the game, plain and simple. KO and EH hammered inside, no calls. Touch fouls on the other end by comparison.
Southern played well enough to cover the spread, but called straight up that was a 12-15 point win.
Not gonna theorize as to why it was reffed that way.
Your missing the point. Stockton didn't turn it over, but when he's in there and we need DEFENSE or another OFFENSIVE threat, then that's where the problem lies..
He's a liability on defense and got abused all game, and on offense he's like Hart. Not much of a threat to score.
What game were you watching? Stockton was great on offense and defense and made big plays all game. Hence why he was out there so much. Even the commentators were talking about his play on both ends.
I haven't watched the 2nd half yet, but the stats and the 1st half which I did watch tell me the Bulldogs came out a bit flat, especially Elias and KO. From what I could see in the 1st half, the ref'ing was really weird...seemed like a lot of contact in the paint but somehow GU amassed more fouls. Need to re-watch.
watching the ticker stats in the second half...other than KO's hot streak the team just flat out shot poorly for the game. I didn't see the final shooting %s, but GU was in the high 30s late in the game. that's just plain bad for any team peaking in March, not to mention one that has 31 victories on the year.
Coach Few was full of compliments for Southern in his post game press conference.
They were a very game opponent.
On to the Shockers !
I was wrong, Southern ranks 2nd nationally behind Kansas in defensive FG% at 36.5%. Zags actually shot just under 42% so not so bad considering. Southern is a good defensive and shot blocking team, no anomaly there.
Hey, DoMie, Something tells me Davids 7 assists had something to do with our offense. We needed what David provided on both ends tonight.
My thoughts exactly. But add to it that Southern really, really shot the ball well. Some pretty amazing shots from 3. In the first half, some were not contested. But in the 2nd half, they were flat out great shots and their guys deserve a lot of credit.
I thought the guys played with about the same intensity as the LMU game in the WCC tournament. A little bit lethargic. Not hustling to 50-50 balls quite as much as I have seen in other games. Hopefully they pick it up and play like they play St. Maries in this next game.
Neither Wichita State or Pitt shot even close to as well as Southern did tonight. If the Zags pick up their intensity for this next game, we will do just fine.
kept us in the game. and then won it.
w.t.f. kind of crack are you smoking ?
Are you and that other a$$hat duhhhhhhmied watching these games through the window at Huppins, in the hailstorm, or what ?
it's embarassing to try and sort out this game reading this crap. It's like some drunk always standing up and yelling something totally unrelated as the cause of all that is wrong. That's you. VZ. the two guys who had less than stellar 40 minute games were our bigs. not our littles. capiche ?
the ones over 6'. KO came back in the 2nd but EH had a tough game while the guards, including those you and DUhhhhhhhmied have endless bromances over, provided the leadership.
Live fom SLC watching AZ play Belmont. Here's my thoughts.
Southern played lights out----#2 was in the zone.
Biggest disappointment was losing the 10 pt lead. Zags seem to not like to keep leads at times.and they gave that one away with sloppy offense once they got the lead .
The other teams fans here were cheering Southern. Glad we got the win.
Put that behind us Next game please.
We won! That is great. I have read several posts about Harris not quite playing up to snuff. I am sorry but did anyone else watch the same game I watched? Harris didn't seem to be able to get to the rim - because he had three guys draping all the FU@% over him every time he went to the hoop. No calls all game long.
We do not win that game without david Stockton.
It's like some drunk always standing up and yelling something totally unrelated as the cause of all that is wrong.
That reminds me of a game I got to go to at the Kennel. I got tired of a guy near me yelling constantly that Edi was awful and Few needed to get him out of the game. I leaned over and pointed out to him that Edi wasn't in the game at that point, it was GBJ! He was quiet after that.
But to choose this game to bash on Stockton is just nuts. He was big today.
That's what I saw. Obviously their game plan was to swarm Elias and Olynyk, hack the $hit out of them and hope it was called loosely. It was a good plan and nearly worked.
actually agree...in terms of bigs anyways, the wcc is seriously lacking. off the top of my head, there's really only davies at byu who isn't even a great athlete...then next in line is probably the very raw jito kok at san diego in terms of athletic bigs and that's about it. just another reason the wcc doesn't adequately prepare the zags for postseason play.
They only show up on game day for a reason.
the conference good enough to get you a 16 seed in if you go 16-2 in it.
maybe insulting, but true so i'll say it again...while the wcc has plenty of athletic guards and some decent bigs like waldow, manresa, and trasolini, there really aren't any athletic bigs that are able to challenge shots consistently.
College basketball as a whole doesn't have very many(I can think of Baylor who we played). The idea that the WCC doesn't have the athletes to match up with the SWAC is ridiculous and was meant as a put down of this conference.
Harris got schooled today. The WCC does nothing to prepare us and the early conference tournament is a liability.
Southern played very good, and give them credit. They deserve it. Gonzaga, as odd as it may seem to some of you, Gonzaga held them to 39.1% shooting. I'd say that was pretty good D overall. We held them to 58 which was enough for us to win the game. Zags made 8 three's, and we needed every one of them. Pangos and Bell hit awesome shots at the end of the game, and the important thing is that we hit the clutch shots. The Zags continue to refuse to lose. It looked pretty much like Southern might beat us, but I will also tell you one thing, I refused to believe that they might beat us for even a second. I refused to lose. It was fun.
It was pretty tense there for awhile, but Gonzaga's been there alot (in close games), and they figured out how to win. Please give Southern credit for hitting those big hoops to. Beltran played great. If you can't see that, then you are blind. And if you can't see that Southern gave it everything they had and more. They were a very confident team. Give their coach credit too. Let's show some class, and be humble enough to admit that it was a great game. And yes...the refs tried their best to give the game to Southern. I will agree with that. Worst reffed game I've seen so far.
I think at least 3 blocks were and should have been called fouls. The three times KO's headband was knocked off in "no touch/no foul" blocks.
Another thing that drives me nuts is Ko's penchant for making layins off the glass. the better, taller athletes can block this at the glass and do. If he would stuff it every chance he gets, 2 of three blocks would be fouls or two points and one. The bunnies give the defense more chances and they capitalize. happened to Hart and even EH, though EH, too, couldn't buy a foul. I thought one of those no calls was goal tending. Not sure how you adjust to bad calls.
Lastly, KO has a tendency to jump up for a shot and then take the shot on the way back down instead of at the peak of the jump. the process encourages a block from shorter players, good athletes willing to hustle and generally more people than should be able to stop him. they do, however, catch him and the ball before he releases.
I could come close to getting a hand on his shots some of those times. He's too big to shoot the fade that way, imo. Jump up and put the ball into the net and eliminate all that can go wrong. or get a foul.
But we outrebounded them 36-20. Give the Zags some credit. Harris did not have his best game. For some reason he could not jump today. He shot 2-10, and most of those were around the rim, and yes some were blocked. Harris, in my opinion, played his worst game of the year, and he really needs to come out with more energy and determiniation on Saturday.
agreed and he must, yet remember Elias does this vs lessor/lesser teams at times...he plays his best vs best and the biggest games.
Too many drinks before posting?
Stockton had 7 assists. That's two more than Pangos and equaled the rest of the team put together. The kid knows how to pass the ball.
I'll give them 2 legit blocked shots max today.
Did EH and SD get away with more or did they make enough effort in the game so that they even risked getting a foul?
Maybe they were intimidated by the whistles their teammates got for phantom fouls?
That missed 3 from Miller that rattled about before falling out came on a play that was called for the first time all night. Banks called "All Strong" because he thought he could catch Gonzaga off-guard. He did. He set up the play for Miller. The player was free. If it goes in, it's a one-point game.
"If we make that one, you don't know what can happen," Banks said. "Because at times it felt like they had more than five guys out there."
I would like to hear from you guys that played. How does the long layoff between games affect your conditioning? It sounds strange to say after 30+ games, but it looked like EH was not in good game condition. He looked a step slow and did not jump as well as we have seen. I would love to see the WCC Tournament moved later, especially with the addition of two more conference games (Pacific).
Was Southern underseeded? Zags had a great start, 7-0 and then seemed to go flat. Was the game too physical? Were the guys too overconfident? I am just now watching the game on dvr. Was that the Kid President playing for Southern (#5)? I thought he was a Gonzago fan.
Southern was a much better team than the seeding showed.
Yeah, they played great. GU didn't play bad, but just good enough.
Sam, he was money but didn't get any PT. He mght have been able to help us score, which was our real issue. Harris rebounded well, and he got fouled (no calls) a lot if you ask me. Throw in Kelly and that is our bigs... Considering they also out rebounded Southern by 16, it looks like they showed up to me!
The big of Southern were a surpirse to me, I didn't think they would be that big and strong. Our guys (bigs) were getting mauled, and the officials weren't calling a lot of it. In typical Gonzaga fashion we gave up 10 threes, gotta stop that next game. It was basically a grinder I wasn't expecting, but we pulled it out as a team. Olynyk took over and then our guards hit clutch shots to finish it off.
Win and advance, go Zags!
Agreed to all posters that this was a good gritty win against a team that played out of their heads. Credit to Southern players and coaches.
As for EH, great on the boards, but not his best effort offensively. He kept going to the rim expecting the foul, which obviously never came. EH can be explosive with his first step, but if he has a weakness, it's that he sometimes lacks a bit of creativity on offense. Let me stress again the word "sometimes." If the refs aren't calling the obvious fouls when your taking it to the rack every time, what's wrong with the pulling up for the 8 footer? He's proven he can hit those, especially off the glass. It's about taking what they're giving you, refs and opposing players included. EH simply didn't adjust to that this game. We need him to against the Shockers, and moving forward.
Again, gutty win by the Zags. On to beat Witchita State.
I swear most of you do not actually know basketball. Eventually it will cost us, and I am sure all of you will make excuses for it.. But teams are not stupid. They know he's not a threat to score, and they know he's a huge mis match on defense for them to take advantage of.
Sam, he was money but didn't get any PT.
I have to say that Sam wasn't defensively stellar yesterday.
Wow is all I've got to say. You're absolutely correct.
All John Stockton did was pass. Not much good for anything else.
I appreciate your ability to comeback with a knowledgable post..
But.. Ill take your childish route and call you stupid too!
Your post was factually challenged and lacked insight into how basketball is played on the court. As a knowledgeable fan of the game, I had to concur with Gamagin's post.
7 assists in a low possession game is stellar. The player in question also leads the team in steals, which statistically refutes your assertion that he is defensively challenged. I would also suggest that young Mr. Stockton's propensity to take his defender off the dribble and finish at the rim is extremely efficient and is an under rated weapon.
Finally, you're ignoring the fact that Coach Few, whose opinion I would take over yours every day of the week and twice on Sunday, has made David Stockton an important player in his rotation. Considering your comments about "knowing basketball", I find your claims in contradiction to the facts to be dubious at best.
Gamagin didn't call you stupid. He said what you had to say is stupid, there is a difference. You on the other hand lowed yourself to making an ad hominem comment - not nice.
Silly things like passing, steals, helping on defense, etc... have nothing to with basketball. The irony of it all is there are maybe 3 or 4 people who watched that game yesterday and came away with the conclusion the Stockton was not a huge part of the win. And they are all "ZAG FANS". God bless the internet!!!
You are flat out wrong. I'm amazed at how you guys justify this though, it's hilarious. When a guy passes the ball every touch he gets 99% of all possessions he's used in, then I'm not sure how anyone doesn't expect him to rack up assists. I will say that he does make a nice play on D for a steal every so often.. Usually against these smaller schools though.
I can't believe we are now blatantly pretending like he isn't turnover prone now as well.
Can't wait for the excuses when we no longer play these tiny little schools and start having to play these bigger kids that will body JS. But hey, he gets a few assists.
Domied you have an axe to grind and it severely affects your perception of what is happening in the game. You don't like Stockton everyone gets that but the reality is Stockton played outstanding help defense and created some hugely critical turnovers and his ability to create opportunities offensively was big for us as well. Yes he doesn't shoot a lot but he does not stagnate our offense at all. I encourage you to go back and watch the game again and try to be open minded about his play.
in 25 minutes, (about 5 before the half and through the entire second half), southern never took the lead. Not once.
I believe it would not have gotten the ties without some really bad calls by the refs. Almost back to back. Hardly superior play, in any event.
But even without help, to their credit, they never gave up. Neither did we. At worst it's a win we really can and will build on, imo.
Domied you have an axe to grind and it severely affects your perception of what is happening in the game. You don't like Stockton everyone gets that but the reality is Stockton played outstanding help defense nad created some hugely critical turnovers and his ability to create opportunities offensively was big for us as well. Yes he doesn't shoot a lot but he does not stagnate our offense at all. I encourage you to go back and watch the game again and try to be open minded about his play.
Look I get that I am not going to win this argument. Not here.
Stockton played fine yesterday. Not my issue. My issue is that eventually I know that he will be our downfall when we play better competition bc Few leaves him in way too much.. And it drives me nuts, especially in close games.
No one has to agree. I am entitled to my opinion. I'm not gonna troll any longer. Go Zags.
Stockton played fine yesterday. Not my issue. My issue is that eventually I know that he will be out downfall when we play better competition bc Few leaves him in way too much.. And it drives me nuts, especially in close games.
You realize he isn't our starter and that Few is working with the guys he has right? Sometimes that means he plays Stockton sometimes it doesn't. Why make an issue with a guy especially after he was an instrumental part of our victory?
In your opinion, what is the biggest flaw this team may have?
Lack of ability to score from the three spot. Which by the way is part of the reason we played the so called munchkin line up.
Edit: its too bad Guy did not develop as that would have been huge for this team.
I'm not certain of your point?
Do you mean that he won't play against post up guards? Which team that is potentially in our path posts up their guards?
I recall a tournament team we played, St Mary's, posting up their point guard. But we had David Stockton guard another player in that game.
Are you actually suggesting that Mark Few, the winningest active coach in college basketball, winner of 32 games against 2 losses, coach of the #1 ranked team in the country and #1 seeded tournament team doesn't know what's he doing by playing David Stockton? You've got some balls, dude.
Yeah, I don't think you get that this is the roster we have, one that's amassed 32 wins. Maybe it's not a roster that can get to 37 wins, but it is what it is. Brandon Paul, Aaron Craft and Marcus Smart aren't stashed away on our bench.
Its a message board and no coach is above questioning. What I don't get is using this last game as a reason to complain about Stockton when he had an outstanding game. Also I think everyone here recognizes his limitations and have discussed this topic a lot so it strikes me as really odd(read axe grinding) to take up issues with our back up point guard right now.
Its a message board and no coach is above questioning.
Typically, I agree with you. But in this context, its pretty ridiculous. Which I think was the point you were making as well.
GOT TO HATE: pin this post on your refrigerator. Please. And grow up.
Stop making idiotic proclamations of knowledge or understanding --- they are neither --- until you understand this. Our best players are playing. Really well. Winning. Every single Zag has gotten his chance to contribute.
What we see is how all that intrasquad competition, and live p.t., has shaken out those that are at the top of our lineup until further notice. Or until an injury or a matchup situation arises when someone else down the chart might get the call.
Special note to certain haters who consider themselves prescient. We "may" lose a game, or get eliminated from this tournament.
In the course of that happening (which it will to every single team except one), one or more Zag may make a miscue, get outplayed or outhustled a few times, be dominated, or, more likely, miss a shot, or not play as well as expected -- by himself and his teammates and coaches --- like he has on better days.
Should that hard working, caring, excellent, devoted Zag happen to be someone you hate, that does not mean you are or were right to hate him all year long.
It is not redemption, despite an entire season devoted solely to bad mouthing and anger, fear and loathing of one Zag or another. They have nothing to prove to haters.
If we lose, it will mean, instead, one of two things: (1) we get beat by a better team. or (2) see (1).
In the course of that happening (which it will to every single team except one), one or more Zag may make a miscue, get outplayed, outhustled, dominated, or, more likely, miss a shot, or not play as well as expected -- by himself and his teammates and coaches --- like he has on better days.
Should that hard working, caring, excellent, devoted Zag happen to be someone you hate, that does not mean you are or were right to hate him all year long. It is not redemption, despite an entire season devoted solely to bad mouthing and anger, fear and loathing of one Zag or another. They have nothing to prove to haters.
I agree with most of this, except the very end. The "better" team doesn't always win, and sometimes that can be due to bad coaching as much as execution by the players. Until Mark gets past the Sweet 16, he has something to prove regardless of his win % coaching in the WCC. A message board is the perfect place to discuss plays, decisions, outcomes, and so on.
As for the main debate, Stockton has been fantastic this season making big plays and getting offense going at crucial times. That being said, he can be a liability on defense at times and is a surprisingly below average shooter. In a different game against a different team it could come back to bite us, but as long as Few continues to use him when needed I think we'll be fine.
is a surprisingly below average shooter.
Awful shooting form. He's got the tools to fix that, wonder why it never got addressed?
Where I really have a problem is that he is so effective off the dribble and can really draw fouls after some impressive finishes, I wish he would seal the deal more often at the free throw line.
Stockton had no business being brought up in this thread(only reason his name gets brought up is because some clown has an axe to grind). Also if you are talking defensive liabilities, both PG will fall into that category. Neither are expected to be defensive stoppers, but since we lack a true shot blocker each is exposed. Cudos for digging up the Few getting past the sweet 16 as something to prove dead horse.I would ask you to show specific tourney games that the zags lost where they were the better team and it was due to bad coaching.
You will not be able to find one based on facts, other than your own proclivity to want to put blame away from players. Clean program, players graduate, players do not get into trouble (for the most part...especially in comparison to other programs), players stick around and remain part of the program, wins more than he loses, etc.... Does not sound like somebody who has something to prove. If this was the case than the only way to measure success is by winning national championships, all else are failures.
I don't think Mark Few has anything to prove, unless success is defined in how well you do in the NCAA tourney, and that maybe some peoples definition of success but it is not mine. In my opinion what he has accomplished at Gonzaga is remarkable.
I agree, Mark Few is the best possible coach we could ask for.
BUT, I'll bet you he's got the fire in his belly to go all the way!
For letting me back on.
I didn't use any names. Stock has had a nice year and I think he gets better every year.
I said the same thing when Few would put Bouldin at the 3 and Pendo at the 4. Sure you can get away with it in league.
This is not WCC. Think bigger.
Just curious - I know you don't like the Pangos, Bell, Stockton combination but who do you suggest Few has on the court?
Thousands of combos. We are deep!
aw come on commit to something, put some names out there and give some reasons why. You have been very vocal about the "kiddie" lineup before the season began, so tell us who do you think should be on the court.
Just name a couple and cite the situation. I thought DS contributed well when we needed a passer. I think he's a great sub when we need passing and also defensive spark. I thought his value was obvious. Bell and Pangos are our perimeter shooting options who have have other shots in their arsenals so I saw no point in taking them out when DS was in and we needed to score.
I agree with you David was a non issue yesterday and had no reason to be brought up, I was simply responding to a post within the thread about him. Yes. He's a liability like our other guard, but he isn't as good overall so I'm not sure that comparison works. Regardless, I said David played great and was a non issue so no need to beat a dead horse.
As for Few, we can agree to disagree. I can specifically point out games where myself and others felt he was out coached in March no problem... UCLA/Nevada/Wyoming/Texas Tech come to mind. All winnable games that I personally feel we let get away, or could have done things differently to improve our chances of winning. I look at the game of basketball as a whole, and understand its about coaching as much as player execution.
When it comes to how far you can go in the dance, if that isn't part of a coaches resume I don't know what is. I don't recall saying we need a new coach, he doesn't do great things, or that he isn't the ideal leader for us. If you knew me personally you would know there isn't anyone I would want on that bench save someone like coach K. That being said, the goal is to get over the hump and until he does you're in the minority that believes it "doesn't matter".
If you are having standards than why stop at the elite 8. Than National Championship should be the only marker. If you think that Few goes to bed singing his own praises that he has the highest winning percentage you are completely off base. That being said, if it was so easy to do this in the WCC or lesser leagues why are others not doing it? Why are all the lifetime winning percentage leaders from power conferences?
The goal is not to get over the hump, the goal is to win it all. Once again if you asked Few he would say that winning it all is the goal, but that does not mean you look past what you have accomplished to get there.
In regard to the 4 games you mentioned just what would you have done differently? I am sure you are like most internet posters that possess a day after winning percentage of close to 1000. Imagine what Few's winning percentage would be as a day after poster on the GU Boards.
Simple question, simple answer. The sweet 16 is the furthest round coach Few has reached, regardless of seed/bracket/team. When you consistently lose or have a problem when you reach a certain level, that becomes something of a ceiling if you will.
Until he breaks thru that there will always be doubters, and rightly so. That is why I used the sweet 16 as "the hump", baby steps... No need to say title or bust, but in reality getting past the sweet 16 again at some point should be a reasonable goal for everyone.
This team needs Stockton. He has the biggest balls on the team and is our swagger guy, hands down. Great IQ and uses what he has. He plays pg and allows us to run KP and Bell off the ball. He can break the press by himself.
Talking Hart into dunking to it, that's another story.
disagree. It's worthy of discussion some other time, imo. Like all summer long. I'd read your case, fwiw.
But this kind of discussion is right down there with the perennial effort to steal away or fire coaches while they are trying to win in the dance. It's just poor form.
Unless you have an axe to grind with the coach why the need to bring in the "sweet 16 hump", as you put it, into this thread, since it was never mentioned? Unless you are one of the the "doubters". If that is the case then at least own up to it. Because bringing up "the hump" in this thread makes as much sense as the idiots who complained of Stockton and the small lineup against Southern.
Monson got over your hump, how has his career panned out? Fitz never won a game in the NCAA does that mean that he was not a good coach?
There will always be "doubters". If GU gets to the final four or beyond this year the "doubters" will say they it was a down year and they had an easy bracket.


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SSB losing 10 times more jawans in 'freak' bike accidents than on duty: Report
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New Delhi: Country's frontline-guarding force at Bhutan and Nepal borders — the Sashastra Seema Bal– has lost 10 times more troops in motorbike accidents in the last three years than at the borders or during operations, a recent report by the paramilitary force has said.
The "disturbing trend", as noted in the internal report of the force accessed by the PTI, also found that those getting killed in such freak road accidents are "in the prime of their lives, about 30-40 years of age".
"The report found that in the last three years, between 2015-17, 38 personnel of the SSB died in road accidents as compared to only four deaths in the line of duty or operations along the borders and in counter-militancy duties in Jammu and Kashmir.
The data shows that the force is losing about one personnel per month in accidents on an average in the last three years time, the report said.
The research-base report further said that out of the 38 deaths of personnel in road accidents, 28 were killed when they were off duty while 10 died while being on duty.
"Bike accidents are the reason for death in majority of these cases," the report said.
A senior official said personnel in the junior ranks of jawans and sub-officers constituted the bulk of the casualties.
The report added that an analysis of these incidents in the about 80,000-personnel strong force shows more number of personnel were killed while they were off-duty thereby suggesting that once they are "out of the precincts of the force camp or are at home, they feel free from the close supervision and strict discipline of the force.
"They get euphoric and indulge in reckless, irresponsible and drunken driving which eventually turns fatal," it said indicating the possible reasons for these losses.
The force, based on the findings of this internal report, is now undertaking some strict measures to reduce and end the menace of road accidents.
"A disciplined force like SSB which has onerous security tasks on its shoulders cannot lose its men in such freak accidents.
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The report said it found that a similar trend of non- operational deaths in other security forces has been witnessed and they too are trying to tackle the issue.
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The SSB is primarily tasked to guard the 1,751-km long open border with Nepal and the 699-km frontier with Bhutan apart from rendering a variety of internal security duties.
It is also the lead intelligence gathering agency at these two borders as mandated by the Union home ministry under which it functions. PTI
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15 Trends that meant something completely different at the beginning of 2000
It has been more than 15 years since the turn of the millennium and it seems that everything is moving so fast that what we believed to be the latest fad of fashion, is now the reflection of some of our most questionable tastes.
The trends of the beginning of the current century are already a memory perpetuated in photos, if you do not believe me, check out these images that will make you give thanks for the inevitable march of time.
1. Eyeshadow
The current trend is more natural, brown colors and nude, a little eyeliner to frame the look, mascara for eyelashes and go. A few years ago it was about fighting with the most exaggerated shadow palette you could find, blue, silver, violet, green, the more aggressive the better.
2. Tanning
At the beginning of the millennium, for some strange reason, the tan was synonymous with orange skin; things have returned to normal and now it's just about wearing one or two shades darker to the natural.
3. Belt
The belt is an accessory that is normally used to hold the pants, but in the year 2000 it was very well seen to wear it under the breasts on some loose and colorful blouse, and the bigger, the better.
4. Blouse
We all know that a blouse is a garment that is worn on the upper half of the body; Let's go back a few years ago when wearing a blouse was just using a piece of cloth to cover your chest, the shorter the more cool.
5. Brows
During 2000 the style in the eyebrows were two thin lines; Thank heaven we have regained our sanity and now only the hair is shaping a little and that's it.
6. Tie
The ties are usually worn around the neck to give seriousness to your style; but more than 15 years ago, some preferred to use them as a belt
Sweater: wool garment that covers the upper part of the body and serves to keep you warm. Let's go back to the year 2000 where it was something like: fragment of wool that was used to keep only your chest and arms warm.
8. Lights
Nobody knew the balayage nor the subtlety of the light tones in the hair, what was fashionable was to bring thick wicks with blond or red colors.
9. Tracksuit
The tracksuit is the sports set that is used to exercise; and at the beginning of the millennium, it was like bringing a stuffed animal costume.
10. Jacket
Same case of the sweater, in 2000 everything was minimized, even what was supposed to shelter you.
11. Lipstick
Several tendencies of lipsticks had to be applied but one of the most notorious was the absence of color
12. Stockings
Its definition was distorted and for some reason we wanted to use leggins as stockings.
Fortunately we no longer have to wear jeans with bandages on cuffs, shiny or metallic applications
Years ago we thought that fashion was to have an asymmetrical skirt or with shapes similar to a piece of fabric tied around the waist.
15. Bangs
Thanks for leaving, a fashion in which cutting the tuft below the nose without any technique was the best for 2000.
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The use of small-size unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for civil applications in many different fields such as archaeology, disaster monitoring, aerial surveying or mapping has significantly increased in recent years. The high flexibility and the low cost per acquired information compared to classical systems - terrestrial or aerial - offer a high variety of different applications. This paper addresses the photogrammetric analysis of a monitoring project and gives an insight into the potential of UAV using low cost sensors and present-day processing software. The area of interest is the "zero:e-park", a building zone of zero emission housing in Hannover, Germany, that we monitored in three different epochs over a period of five months. We show that we can derive three dimensional information with an accuracy of a few centimetres. Changes during the epochs, also small ones like the dismantling of scaffolding can be detected. We also depict the limitations of the DEM generation approach which occur at sharp edges and height jumps as well as repetitive structure. Additionally, we compare two different commercial software packages which reveals that some systematic errors still remain in the results.


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