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New York Yankees Notes and Arod Speaks
Here are some notes from the Yankees first official full squad workout today. Chad Jennings and the NY Post have some of the notes, thanks as always. I also have my own observations mixed in. I hope you enjoy the spring training coverage and soon the games will be beginning.
Joe Girardi addressed the team this morning. His message included a Yankees video full of highlights, including footage of the 2009 World Series championship.
"I talked to them about why we're here, our goals and the importance of keeping your goals in mind when you're going through your work," Girardi said. "Spring training, as we know, can get long at times. We ask you to do things, make adjustments sometimes that you've never been asked to do. We talk about the importance of communicating between us, what you're feeling, what you need, maybe something you don't like. The importance of that.
"The real message is keeping in mind what we're setting out to do and don't lose sight of that when you're doing your work every day. That's why we do the work."
Asked whether "what we're setting out to do" meant playing well or winning a championship, Girardi didn't hesitate.
"Championship," he said. I don't think this is much of a suprise. This is the Yankees way and Girardi is a no nonsense type of guy. The Yankees should have high hopes, they are a great team. They lost in the first round last year but that doesn't mean they couldn't have won. They just needed to execute a little better. They really needed one hit or even a couple of sac flys in game five and they would of been in the ALCS for the third straight year and who knows what would of happened from there.
Six pitchers faced hitters this morning, but Ivan Nova was the only projected big leaguer among them. "We just felt he was ready for it," Girardi said. "Larry (Rothschild) is trying to give them individual attention." Basically, the Yankees aren't forcing every pitcher to stay on the same schedule. Some guys are throwing 25 pitches in their bullpens, some are up to 40.
Girardi said he still doesn't have a rotation for the first few exhibition games, but it's no coincidence that guys like David Phelps, D.J. Mitchell, Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos faced hitters today. "At some point I think you'll see those guys in games earlier than maybe our projected starters," Girardi said "You're not going to see CC on the 3rd. I'm not sure what CC's first day is. You'll see some of those young kids."
Mark Teixiera has lost a little bit of weight, but he still looks as powerful as ever. "He's strong as can be again," Girardi said. "Tex has always been that, and he's extremely well conditioned. He watches his diet. He's a very health-conscious guy and I think it's just what he thought would be best for him." I saw that he did that and also read in the NY Post that he changed his stance slightly when he is hitting left handed. He said he is trying to move away from pulling the ball so much. He also mentioned in the off-season about bunting more. I don't think he will really bunt but the point is he is trying to find a way to get that batting average up and get away from the shift.
Raul Ibanez is the only new position player expected to make the big league roster. "Looks good," Girardi said. "I didn't see him a whole lot today. I was over with the pitchers today, but he looks healthy, he looks strong, he looks like he's moving fine."
Although his name was listed for batting practice, Austin Romine did not participate. And it might be a few more days before he finally does. "Backs are tricky so I can't tell you how long Romine is going to be out," Girardi said. "You won't see him out there tomorrow, I can tell you that. He could be a little while."
Phil Hughes is still throwing more bullpen pitches than most guys, but his total has remained at 40. That's pretty much the maximum that Larry Rothschild wants his pitchers to throw in the bullpen. With only a day between, Rothschild doesn't want much more. Hughes said he occasionally will go up to 45 pitches in a bullpen session during the season, but it's usually cutoff around 40. I think this is important because it means Hughes got an early start on his work and getting back to what he was two years ago. It is no secret that the Yankees would like him to be in the rotation. He is just 25 years old and the Yankees would like to have a rotation of CC, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, Michael Pineda and Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, at least one of them for years to come.
Alex Rodriguez also had his press conferenced today. I don't think anything real earth shattering came out of it. He did say he was real excited about the Michael Pineda trade. He also said he will be playing more then 99 games this year. He said he feels he can keep playing at a high level and doesn't feel he is coming close to the end. He said he understands more now that less is more and whatever Girardi wants to do is fine with him. He said though he is a third baseman and that is how he trains in the offseason. He thinks he can help the team in the field as well as hitting wise. I think he will have a good year and be more healthy. The healthy is the big thing and it is hard to predict, especially since he is getting older. The Yankees biggest mark against them is the age. Jeter and Arod mainly. Teixeira, Martin, Granderson, Cano, Gardner, Swisher are all pretty young. The Yankees need a big year from Arod. I would venture to say if he was healthy they would of beat Detroit last year in the playoffs.
News and Notes from Tampa as the full squad reports
Position players reported today. Derek Jeter arrived and had a press conference. Robinson Cano spoke. Alex Rodriguez will hold his press conference tomorrow. Here are some of the other notes of what when on today down in Tampa. Chad Jennings of the Journal News was there as always and provided some notes.
Our day was good today," Joe Girardi said.
The Yankees day was also short. Pitchers went through their usual conditioning on the back field, but there were no bullpens, only a couple of live batting practice sessions in the morning. Position players checked in, but ultimately, this was the lightest day of the week.
Girardi said he wasn't expecting any late arrivals this year. In fact, he was pretty sure he saw all of his guys face-to-face today. By the end of the day, Raul Ibanez was the only big leager I hadn't seen, but his stuff was in his locker, so I'm sure he's arrived. Perfect attendance. I guess that's a good place to start.
Of course, there is one person missing… "The first couple of days as I was watching catchers hit, it was just strange to not see Jorge in that first group," Girardi said. "You've been watching it for so long, not to hear his voice and his mannerisms, it's kind of strange. It seems like there's always a player every year who goes to another team or retires. Whether it was Bernie, Paul, Tino, Coney. It just kind of happens, but I don't think you ever really get used to it." It is going to start getting hard and weird but things are changing. Posada is the first then maybe Mo after this year then Jeter in a couple of years or so. Pettitte was the first but like Jeter said he did leave for three years in the middle of all those years so they got used to him not being there a little bit.
Asked how his relationship with Posada will change now that Posada has retired, Derek Jeter turned sarcastic. "I probably won't talk to him, probably won't see him anymore," Jeter said. "That's about the end of it. No, we're like brothers, all of us are like brothers, because we've had so many experiences together. I keep in touch with him all the time."
As expected, Austin Romine sat out today. "He felt better today so that's good," Girardi said. "If they think he needs another day, he takes another day."
Seems early for live batting practice… "We have some guys that are ready for that because they've been here for a while and they have been throwing," Girardi said. "We have some games that are fairly early so we've moved up their bullpens to try to prepare those guys for games."
Robinson Cano on his offseason workouts: "Even harder than last year. Running, fielding, hitting, working out… I'm ready for wherever they put me in the lineup. I would say that I am going to play the game the same way I've played it, and not change anything."
New York Yankees Notes A Day Before Full Sqads Report
Here are some notes on the last day of just the pitchers and catchers. Tomorrow the rest of the players will report for physicals and Saturday will be the first full squad workout. It always gets a little crazier and more lively when the rest of the guys report. The Yankees of course have Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez just to name a couple who draw lots of coverage and stories from just being who they are. Chad Jennings of the Journal News brings some of these notes down from Tampa where he is with the team.
Four days of bullpens isn't nearly enough to make a real impression. Joe Girardi has said he's happy with the way Phil Hughes is pitching, and he's comfortable knowing what to expect from Freddy Garcia, and he's been impressed by new additions Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda. Today he agreed with the premise that Ivan Nova is not fighting for a job, that he has one locked up.
But choosing five starters is the biggest decision facing the Yankees this spring, so you can expect to hear a lot about it in the next few weeks.
"I think your first responsibility is putting out what you feel the five best starters are," Girardi said. "Then you go from there."
The Yankees know that Hughes can pitch out of the bullpen because they've seen him do it, but Girardi indicated that Hughes relief experience is not necessarily a motivating factor. If Hughes ends up back in the pen, it will be because the Yankees feel he's not one of their five best starters, not because the Yankees believe he is one of their seven best relievers.
It was Sweeny Murti who pointed out today that Hughes has been in camp with Girardi five straight years — only two other pitchers can say that — but his role is still not clearly defined. He is still only 25 years old but it seems like he has been around forever.
"I think it got a little sidetracked in '08 because he got hurt," Girardi said. "In '09 it got sidetracked because we threw him in the bullpen; a guy who started out as a long guy, and then a sixth-inning guy, and then seventh, and he kind of blew us away with what he did. That threw a little confusion into the pot. Then he comes out and wins 18 games in 2010, and you say, well, he's a starter. Then he has 2011. So, yeah, it's a little strange, five years in camp and his role is not clearly defined."
Here's Girardi's response when asked whether it helps Nova to know he doesn't have to fight for a rotation spot this year: "That's one thing he doesn't have to worry about, but it's still not easy," Girardi said. "I was really pleased when I saw him in camp the first day, where he was at. It was clear to me that he worked very hard this off season to try to improve what he did last season, and that's outstanding. But I think there's that knowledge. He knows he can compete at this level, and I think that's one thing young players go through. Can I really do it here? That shouldn't be a question in his mind if he makes his pitches."
Too early to know who's going to start the first few spring games. "It's how the guys feel, a little bit, as we move forward," Girardi said. "I'll listen to what Larry (Rothschild) says about who's ready. Traditionally, guys get about six starts, maybe seven. We have a few more games, than what we need, if they're all going to get six starts."
Safe to say Hughes and Garcia are the starters most likely to pitch on the same schedule, keeping them lined up for the fifth spot? "Not necessarily," Girardi said. "We'll keep the guys on a five-man rotation, and sometimes they'll have to piggyback each other. But we do have some split doubleheaders, which helps."
Speaking of in the clubhouse: David Aardsma isn't here yet, but his locker and number have been assigned. He's got the locker right next to Derek Jeter, and he'll be wearing A.J. Burnett's No. 34.
Speaking of Rivera: Apparently Mark Teixeira doesn't believe the Yankees closer is really going to retire at the end of this season. "I really think he has at least a few seasons left in him," Teixeira said at an event for a company he's apparently invested in. It looks like some of the players are like the fans where they don't believe he will retire. I think everyone knows it is coming but don't want to believe it. He has been the most valuable Yankee and no one wants to think of life without him.
New York Yankees notes on a pretty quiet Wednesday
Here are some notes from the beat writers down in Tampa who are covering the team. I mix in my personal opinion and observation on some of the notes as well.
Rivera is actually planning to go on the road this spring. I know when I first saw the headline this afternoon I said to myself what, this is a definite sign he is retiring. It isn't what it seems though, from March 31 through April 3, the Yankees play four consecutive road games, including two exhibitions at the new Marlins stadium in Miami. Rivera said today that he's actually planning to make that trip. At that point, he'll need to pitch, and apparently he's going to do it on the road against big leaguers rather than in Tampa at the minor league complex. This makes sense and then they return to Tampa to begin the season against the Rays.
Speaking of things Rivera is saying: The Yankees closer acknowledged today that Derek Jeter is one of the few non-family members who know his plans for next season. Speaking to reporters at the minor league complex this morning, Jeter refused to spill the beans. Would you think Jeter would say anything against his friend and teammate or anything controversial. There wasn't a chance that he would ever say anything.
"You appreciate him while he's here," Jeter said after a morning workout. "I think everyone should just focus on that as opposed to if and when he's going to retire." I do like this statement and agree, you have to appreciate every moment that he has and is going to be a Yankee.
Except for Rivera, all of the obvious big league pitchers threw bullpens today. Rivera said he's thinking Sunday might be the day of his first bullpen. That seems a little earlier than usual, and Rivera said that's because it's a little warmer than usual. "I know that when it's time, he'll be ready," Girardi said.
Joe Girardi on the David Aardsma signing: "Power arm. Closer. We're looking at him down the road, maybe being ready in August, possibly. It's another option you have for your bullpen. You look at our bullpen, last year we went through a lot of arms. We had some injuries to Soriano, Joba, Feliciano, so we kept changing people out. I think the more you have, the more options it gives us, and that's a good thing." I like this signing, he is more for the future then now. He is like Joba where he is coming off of Tommy John and could be ready in July or maybe August. He doesn't cost much and could help them even next year, if Mo retires he is another guy who has closer experience. He did well in Seattle in 2009 and 2010.
A few young starters threw live batting practice today, and Girardi said it was in anticipation of early spring training games. "We want to make sure everyone's ready to go," Girardi said. Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances and D.J. Mitchell threw live BP, and Girardi's wording suggested at least one of them could get an early start this spring. Lefty Rule 5 pick Cesar Cabral also threw batting practice.
It was reported earlier this winter, but the YES Network announced today that Lou Piniella has joined the network as a special contributor who will provide game and studio analysis. It is nice to see Sweet Lou return home. George Steinbrenner always had a soft spot for him and must be smiling about this. Lou played on the Bronx Zoo teams of the 70's and managed the Yankees in the 80's before going on to have a long managing career that ended in Chicago with the Cubs.
Girardi's fairly generic comment on today's workout: "I thought it went great. I thought the guys threw well. You see them throwing more breaking balls, and they increased the amount that they threw. You're always curious to see how they bounce back, but they seemed to bounce back pretty well."
The Yankees after signing David Aardsma today also signed Burt Reynolds. When I read this one I said are they doing this again with an actor. It isn't that Burt Reynolds and there is no relation but he is a cousin of Robinson Cano. Reynolds is a utility man who has spent time in the Nationals and Rays systems. He is 23 years old and played for the Newark Bears last season. They are in the independant Can Am League. He hit 232 with 13 home runs last season.
Yankees Spring Training Notes From The First Workout
I wouldn't say that anything really big came out of spring training today. Mariano Rivera did show up on time though and spoke with the media. He had an announcement well sort of. He said he has made up his mind on retiring or not. He isn't going to say what his decision is right now though. It sure sounded like this will be his farewell tour. If it is everyone needs to watch and admire every time you see him pitch especially in person. Rivera is a living legend and there will never be another like him.
Joe Girardi also spoke about a few small items which he usually doesn't do. Girardi basically announced that the first five in his lineup would be Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. I think that was assumed but it is unlike Girardi to do that so early. I like the lineup that way and feel it is best that way. I would expect Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez, Russell Martin and Brett Gardner to round out the lineup. That is a pretty good lineup if you ask me.
Girardi also said David Robertson would be his eighth inning guy and Rafael Soriano the seventh inning guy. He also said that Francisco Cervelli is almost certainly going to be the backup catcher. That was a little bit surprising with Austin Romine also being there. I think the Yankees like the idea of Romine developing more and being in AAA this season. I think they also like him working with the pitchers who are on the cusp of coming up and maybe having them all come up together. Romine appears to be the catcher of the future and with Martin the Yankees can afford to wait on him.
The notes from Girardi are coming from the beat writers who are down in Tampa covering the team already. There was also some A.J. Burnett talk as the trade was just finalized. I am going to paraphrase what was said but Martin basically said that sometimes he would let negative thoughts get in his way. He said that Burnett was always his own toughest critic. He said he probably cared more then anybody and he worked extremely hard, he just couldn't get it figured out.
Sabathia said it is tough because they came into this together. He also said though he thinks it will be good for him. He said sometimes a change of scenery is just what is needed. He said that their families became very close and that will be the tough part. Joe Girardi said a lot of nice things. He said from his point of view he did everything that was asked of him. Girardi said he worked hard and came prepared. He said he had a good time with him and that A.J. won a lot of important games for the Yankees. Martin said he text him after the trade and told A.J. he was going to bunt off of him.
Martin also revealed today the Yankees were talking to him about a possible three year deal. He said that the talks never progressed though. He said numbers were discussed but he won't say what they are and he loves being with the Yankees.
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Spring Training Officially Kicks Off For the New York Yankees
New York Yankees pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on Sunday. They will have their first official workout on Monday with the full squad reporting on Friday and their first official workout all together on Saturday.
Here are some notes courtesy of Chad Jennings of the Journal News and the great Lohud Yankees Blog.
There was no official workout today, but several of the Yankees pitchers went to the outfield at Steinbrenner Field to play catch in the morning. Otherwise, the day was all about settling in and taking the first steps of spring training. Brian Cashman the general manager met the media and talked a lot about his new young starter Michael Pineda, here is some of what he had to say.
"I've seen people write he slots in right behind CC in the rotation," Cashman said. "As far as I'm concerned, that's not the case. He is a young, high-end arm that we look forward to growing into someone who we hope can be a consistent winner for the Yankees going forward. But I think expecting stuff like that out of the gate and expecting him to gravitate to the front of our rotation so early, we don't have those illusions. We think we have some other guys right now who have some more experience and are more worthy of being at the front end."
He said that Pineda still needs to develop and the Changeup will be a big part of that.
"It's a below-average pitch for him right now," Cashman said. "I don't think there's a No. 1 or 2 starter in the big leagues right now with only two pitches. I just don't think you can maybe pitch like that for an extended period of time. To be a consistent number one or two starter, you need more than two pitches.
"In fairness, to frame it properly, I made the trade for a reason. I'm dreaming on the guy, obviously, and we're dreaming on the guy but the fact of the matter is there's work to be done still and we look forward to working with him and watching him work towards that. Time will tell. But its going to take time."
When Cashman spoke to the media the A.J. Burnett trade wasn't official yet. The Yankees in the afternoon did make it official with a press release.
Cashman also wouldn't get into specifics about his thoughts on the rotation competition because he knows that too much can change between now and Opening Day. He realizes there are six pitchers for five spots, but he also realizes that someone could fall out of that competition for one reason or another. "I'm not trying to jinx us by even talking about it," he said. "But I've lived through it long enough to know."
Speaking of Rivera, he is — of course — going to report late. "He told me at the baseball writers' dinner," Cashman said. "He told me 'Cash, I just wanted to give you the heads up, I might be a little late.' I just said, 'Just tell me when you're coming.' I mean, what am I going to do? It's Mariano Rivera. I've gotten to the point where every year, he knows what he needs to do. He gets his eight innings in the spring, but he's just amazing. He really is amazing. You'll never see anything like that again. But we're thankful that he's still with us, that he's doing what he's doing, and hopefully he can continue that again this year for us. We will see him at some point but the Mariano Watch, don't worry about it. It's with permission. Well…" Cashman cut himself off. Is it really permission when the player clearly dictates the terms and the team clearly doesn't care? Like Cashman said, it's Mariano. The man's earned a little trust.
Cashman said one reason there are so many veteran DH-types still on the free agent market is that they're all hoping to be the one chosen for the Yankees opening. "I've had enough dialogue, I know they all want to come here and I know they want to be a part of this place," Cashman said. "I don't know what the other options are or the other offers are. They might be more significant than what we could be willing to pay, they might be less, they may be none. I don't know. I do know there's a vacancy sign sitting here." That seems a little arrogant, cocky but I think he is right. Vlad Guerrero stated he wanted to be the Yankees DH. Johnny Damon was campaigning for it but the Yankees told him no. It looks like Ibanez has been talking to them for weeks and Hideki Matsui apparently wants to get back also.
Finally, Cashman partially addressed his personal issues, saying the past few weeks have been "difficult" for him. "I can just tell you that it's not going to affect my job, and I'm going to do my job to the best of my abilities as I always have," Cashman said. I didn't think he would really address the personal issues, what is he supposed to say and really what does it matter.
Welcome to Spring Training-Yankees Pitchers and Catchers Report
It is past midnight and that means it is officially spring training. The Yankees pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Sunday morning. The other position players will report six days later on Saturday. Pitchers and catchers are the three words I look forward to all winter. It hasn't been a bad winter in the New York metropolitan area but still there is something about spring training and the spring that is upon us. There is something about seeing the plush, green grass, thinking about the sights and sounds of the ball park and the summer ahead. Happy pitchers and catchers day to all the New York Yankees fans and also the fans of the other nine teams reporting on Sunday and the bunch that reported on Saturday.
The Yankees will make the A.J. Burnett deal official on Monday or Tuesday and then will quickly sign Raul Ibanez as their lefty hitting DH. They could also resign Eric Chavez and then they will be ready to go for the 2012 season. What can you expect from the Yankees?? What are some things to look for? Let me know your thoughts and opinions on the upcoming season. I will start having wall to wall coverage here starting tomorrow even though there shouldn't be much going on in Tampa until Monday. I will have a season preview coming, a look at the different positions and players and a look at some of the young guys in the upcoming weeks. I want to hear from you, what else do you want to see me cover, let me know what you think is good and what is bad. I will be working hard all spring and summer long to bring you daily coverage of the New York Yankees first and foremost and also the New York Mets and the rest of baseball.
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Q: How to project 3D scatter points onto the xy-plane? this is the graph in question and the dots should appear in the bottom plane, not "above" the plane like i manged to.

bx.scatter(xs,ys,zs, zdir=zs,c=plt.cm.jet(np.linspace(0,1,N))) # scatter points
for i in range(N-1):
    bx.plot(xs[i:i+2], ys[i:i+2], zs[i:i+2], color=plt.cm.jet(i/N), alpha=0.5)
   #plots the lines between points
bx.scatter(xs,ys,zs=732371.0,zdir="z",c=plt.cm.jet(np.linspace(0,1,N)),depthshade=True)
 bx.set_zlim3d(732371.0,) #limit is there so that we can project the points onto the xy-plane

as youll notice the points are drawn above the xy-grid and I had to set a lower limit for the z-axis so that the first projected point will not interfere with the first scatter point
I would prefer the points be in 2d and less hacky since I got 50 other graphs to do like this and fine tune each one would be cumbersome.
Got some simpler method you want to share?

A: There are many options, and ultimately, it depends on the range of your data in the other plots.
1) Offset the projection point by a fixed amount
You could calculate the minimum Z value, and plot your projection a fixed offset from that minimum value.
zs=min(zs)-offset

2) offset the projection by a relative amount that depends on the range of your data.
You could take into account the range of your data (i.e. the distance from min to max Z) and calculate an offset proportional to that (e.g. 10-15%).
zs=min(zs)-0.15*(max(zs)-min(zs))

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Q: Do all Angels images become an Angel? In episode The Time of Angels there is a remark about Weeping Angels:

that which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel

Is there any reason why in the later episode The God Complex they met the Angels hologram which are impalable by Doctor?

A: "The image of an angel becomes itself an angel" is a... poetic way of putting it, but it fails to properly illustrate the exact mechanics. That makes sense, however, as that phrase was known to have been written by a madman.
The truth is that a Weeping Angel can project themselves through the image of a Weeping Angel. So it isn't as if a new entity is born whenever you photograph an Angel. It is just that Weeping Angels can use images of their species as extensions of themselves, because "their image is their power," as stated in "The Time of Angels".
The true nature of their ability as a way of projecting themselves was described by the Doctor in "The Time of Angels", not only after reading the madman's book, but also after seeing an Angel do it for himself and therefore having a first-hand observation to work with. To quote:

RIVER: So it was here? That was the Angel?
DOCTOR: That was a projection of the Angel. It's reaching out, getting a good look at us. It's no longer dormant.

So the image of the Angel that came out of the video clip and tried to attack Amy was not a new Angel being born, but rather, it was the already-existing Angel that was being held prisoner aboard the ship reaching out through an image of itself in order to scout out the situation.
Therefore, the Weeping Angels that appeared in "The God Complex" would not manifest, as there are presumably no active Weeping Angels around to project themselves through those images.


LOS ANGELES — Philanthropist Katherine Bogdanovich Loker, heir to the StarKist tuna fortune who along with her husband donated millions of dollars to Harvard University, the University of Southern California and other institutions, has died. She was 92.
Loker died Thursday at her home in Oceanside, five days after a stroke, USC announced Friday.
Loker was the daughter of a fishing boat captain who in 1917 founded a fishing cannery that became StarKist Foods, which is now owned by Del Monte Foods Co.
She and her husband, Donald Loker, contributed tens of millions of dollars to institutions, including Harvard, her husband's alma mater, and USC, her alma mater.
Loker also made gifts to the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation in Yorba Linda, California State University at Dominguez Hills, the Donald P. Loker Cancer Treatment Center in Los Angeles, the California Science Center in Los Angeles, the California Medical Center of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Music Center.
ZURICH, Switzerland — Viktor Kuzkin, a three-time Olympic hockey champion with Soviet teams, has died. He was 67.
Kuzkin died Tuesday of heart failure after a diving accident at the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Kuzkin won gold medals at three Winter Olympics from 1964-72 and eight world championships.
The Moscow-born defenseman played 169 times for the Soviet Union, scoring 18 goals, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2005.
NEW DELHI — India's most celebrated army chief, Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, has died. He was 94.
Manekshaw had been in a military hospital in the southern Indian town of Wellington because of a progressive lung disease and died Friday, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Manekshaw was commissioned into the Indian army in 1934 when the country was still ruled by Britain. He served in Myanmar, then called Burma, during World War II.
He became chief of the Indian army in 1969 and went on to lead troops to victory in a 1971 war against neighboring Pakistan that led to the creation of an independent Bangladesh.
He rose to the rank of field marshal in 1973, one of only two Indian army generals to have risen to that position, the ministry said.
TOKYO — Master Japanese drummer Daihachi Oguchi, who led the spread of the art of "taiko" drumming to the U.S. and throughout Japan, has died. He was 84.
Oguchi was crossing the street when he was struck by a car Thursday. He was rushed to the hospital but died of excessive bleeding early Friday, said an official at Osuwa Daiko, the ensemble in Nagano prefecture (state) in northern Japan that he had led.
Along with Kabuki theater and "ukiyoe" woodblock prints, taiko is one of Japan's most popular — and respected — art forms in the West. A taiko drum is made from a single hollowed out tree trunk with cowhide strapped tightly across it.
Oguchi had been scheduled to perform with Kodo, a well known taiko group, later this year, although he was in failing health in recent years.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Lenka Reinerova, the last of Prague's circle of authors who wrote in German, has died. She was 92.
She died Friday in Prague, Czech public radio said.
Reinerova was one of a number of German-speaking authors — Franz Kafka, Franz Werfel and Rainer Maria Rilke were among the others — who lived and wrote in Prague before World War II. The city had strong German and Jewish populations and a thriving literary community.
But the war changed that.
Nearly 120,000 Jews lived on Czech territory before the war; 80,000 of them did not survive the Holocaust. The country now has a Jewish community of only several thousand.
Reinerova was born in Prague to a Jewish family. After studying at Prague's German high school, she began working in 1936 as a journalist for the Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung magazine.
Because she was Jewish, she had to flee the country in 1939 to escape Nazism. She traveled through France and Morocco, where she was jailed, finally reaching Mexico. But her family died in the Holocaust.
In the next decade, she worked as editor-in-chief of the Im Herzen Europas magazine.
Among her books were "All the Colors of the Sun and the Night" and "Dream Cafe of a Prague Woman." She was awarded several Czech and German state and literary orders.


EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017), released Thursday presents updated projections for US energy markets. This AEO is the first to have projections through 2050 in the AEO tables.
The United States becomes a net energy exporter in most AEO2017 cases as petroleum liquid imports fall and natural gas exports rise. Exports are highest, and grow throughout the projection period, in the High Oil and Gas Resource and Technology case, because favorable geology and technological developments result in the production of oil and natural gas at lower costs.
The High Oil Price case provides favorable economic conditions for crude oil and natural gas producers while restraining domestic consumption, enabling the most rapid transition to net exporter status. In all cases but the High Oil and Gas Resource Technology case, which assumes substantial improvements in production technology and more favorable resource availability, U.S. energy production declines in the 2030s, which slows or reverses projected growth in net energy exports.
Energy consumption is consistent across all AEO cases, bounded by the High and Low Economic Growth cases.
In the Reference case, total energy consumption increases 5% between 2016 and 2040. Because a significant portion of energy consumption is related to economic activity, energy consumption is projected to increase by approximately 11% from 2016 to 2040 in the High Economic Growth case and remain nearly flat in the Low Economic Growth Case. In all AEO cases, the electric power sector remains the largest consumer of primary energy.
Energy production ranges from nearly flat in the Low Oil and Gas Resource and Technology case to growth of nearly 50% over 2016–40 in the High Oil and Gas Resource and Technology Case.
Unlike energy consumption, which varies less across AEO cases, projections of energy production vary widely. Production growth is dependent on technology, resource, and market conditions. Total energy production increases by more than 20% in the Reference case from 2016 through 2040, led by increases in crude oil and natural gas production.
Energy related carbon dioxide emissions decline in most AEO cases, with the highest emissions projected in the No Clean Power Plan case.
All AEO2017 cases except the No Clean Power Plan case assume the Clean Power Plan is implemented.
To better focus EIA's resources on expanding its understanding of rapidly evolving energy markets and to better represent new information in EIA's models and publications, EIA has adopted a two-year release cycle for the AEO. Like AEO2015, AEO2017 is a shorter edition of the AEO. A full edition of the AEO, including Issues in Focus articles, in-depth updates on changes in Legislation and Regulations, and a larger set of side cases with browser tables and spreadsheets for all cases is produced every second year.
In years between the full editions, a shorter edition provides a smaller number of cases summarized in annotated presentation slides with the standard set of AEO browser tables and spreadsheets containing the detailed modeling results. EIA will continue to update and refine the market dynamics and technologies in future AEOs, especially for the projections between 2040 and 2050.


A while back, we experienced a number of inconvient HA failover false positives where several hundred VMs were powered down even though there was nothing wrong with the hosts. The cause of these incidents were apparently a hick-up in the network lasting more than 15 seconds. To avoid such issues, we decided to disable HA until we were absolutely that we had a proper HA configuration.
In the following, there is a quick guide to the HA settings, that we use. These correspond to current best practice.
For reference, we have used the HA deepdive article from Yellow-bricks and article by Scott Lowe on HA configuration notes.
The input is validated, so if you spell it wrong you will be prompted with an error.
The default isolation address is the default gateway which is pinged if there is no contact between the hosts. However, the default gateway can be some arbitrary place in the network, so it can sometimes be useful to insert one or more extre isolation addresses. It makes sense to add an IP as close to the host as possible e.g. a virtual IP on a switch.
For fibre channel storage, we choose "leave powered on". In a HA failover situation, the active primary node in the cluster will try to boot the VM on the failed host. However, if the host is not down, there will be a vmfs file lock on the VMs and therefore they can't be restarted. HA will try to restart VMs five times. Worst case scenario is that VMs on a host loose network connection... (in vSphere, default response has been changed to "shut down").
For iSCSI storage and other storage over IP, the best practice isolation response is power off to avoid split brain situations (two hosts having write access to a vmdk at the same time).
In a Cisco network environment, make sure that 'spanning-tree port fast trunk' is configured on all physical switch ports connected to the ESX host. This ensures that ports are never in 'listen' or 'learn' state - only in 'forwarding' state. So if e.g. one of the uplinks to the COS goes down, you don't risk an isolation response because the delay to put the other port/uplink into forwarding state is longer than the isolation timeout.
Due to the fact that there can be no more than five primary nodes in a cluster, a basic design rule is that there should be no more than a maximum of four hosts in a Blade enclosure per cluster. If five or more hosts (and they all happen to be primary nodes) are located in an enclosure and it fails (which happens...), then no VMs will be started. This matter is explained well in the Yellow-bricks article mentioned above. Furthermore, clusters should be spread over a minimum of two enclosures.


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Category: Medieval
Captives from AD 301 until 1200.
Theodulf of Orleans (750–821) Pens a Praise-Hymn in Prison
Theodulf was imprisoned in a monastery near Angers (in modern France). This is the Tour des anglais, Angers, by Glabb (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
In Theodulf we see a political prisoner. Louis the Pious suspected this bishop of conspiring against him with Bernard of Italy. The charge was never proven. Nonetheless, the king treated him as guilty.
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Imprisoned in a walled monastery, Theodulf's living conditions were not unlike those of a typical modern prisoner, from the size of his cell to the extent of his boundaries and restrictions on his daily movement. The food was considerably worse, and scantier, but so it was for everyone in the monastery. And there were no showers.
While incarcerated, he penned a praise hymn which the church still sings, especially at Easter. The original had 39 verses. Hymnals pare it down considerably. This is one of those reduced versions.
All Glory, Laud and Honor
Thou art the King of Israel,
Thou David's royal Son,
Who in the Lord's Name comest,
The King and Blessèd One.
All glory, laud and honor,
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To Whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Are praising Thee on High,
And mortal men and all things
Created make reply.
The people of the Hebrews
With palms before Thee went;
Our prayer and praise and anthems
Before Thee we present.
To Thee, before Thy passion,
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise.
Thou didst accept their praises;
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious King.
Boethius (c. 480–c. 525) Writes His Philisophical Masterpiece on Death Row
Boethius, from a Medieval miniature, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Boethius was a political prisoner. A philosopher and one of the most learned men of his day, he served as an advisor to Theodoric, the barbarian king who had conquered Italy. Theodoric became suspicious of Boethius, in part because Boethius' father-in-law Symmachus fell afoul of the king, and possibly because Boethius defended the Trinity whereas Theodoric was an Arian who denied the divinity of Christ. At any rate, the king cast this genius into prison, where he eventually had him executed in a particularly cruel manner without a trial.
History of Christianity is a six part survey designed to stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of pivotal events and persons in the spread of the church.
At first Boethius was greatly downcast in prison, but then called upon the resources of his philosophic training and wrote a dialog between himself and Lady Philosophy which was a bestseller for over 1,000 years during the Middle ages.
The Consolation of Philosophy (Beginning of Book I)
To pleasant songs my work was erstwhile given, and bright were all my labors then; but now in tears to sad refrains am I compelled to turn. Thus my maimed Muses guide my pen, and gloomy songs make no feigned tears bedew my face. Then could no fear so overcome to leave me companionless upon my way. They were the pride of my earlier bright-lived days: in my later gloomy days they are the comfort of my fate; for hastened by unhappiness has age come upon me without warning, and grief has set within me the old age of her gloom. White hairs are scattered untimely on my head, and the skin hangs loosely from my worn-out limbs.
Happy is that death which thrusts not itself upon men in their pleasant years, yet comes to them at the oft-repeated cry of their sorrow. Sad is it how death turns away from the unhappy with so deaf an ear, and will not close, cruel, the eyes that weep. Ill is it to trust to Fortune's fickle bounty, and while yet she smiled upon me, the hour of gloom had well-nigh overwhelmed my head. Now has the cloud put off its alluring face, wherefore without scruple my life drags out its wearying delays.
Why, O my friends, did ye so often puff me up, telling me that I was fortunate? For he that is fallen low did never firmly stand.
While I was pondering thus in silence, and using my pen to set down so tearful a complaint, there appeared standing over my head a woman's form, whose countenance was full of majesty, whose eyes shone as with fire and in power of insight surpassed the eyes of men, whose color was full of life, whose strength was yet intact though she was so full of years that none would ever think that she was subject to such age as ours. One could but doubt her varying stature, for at one moment she repressed it to the common measure of a man, at another she seemed to touch with her crown the very heavens: and when she had raised higher her head, it pierced even the sky and baffled the sight of those who would look upon it. Her clothing was wrought of the finest thread by subtle workmanship brought to an indivisible piece. This had she woven with her own hands, as I afterwards did learn by her own showing. Their beauty was somewhat dimmed by the dulness of long neglect, as is seen in the smoke-grimed masks of our ancestors. On the border below was inwoven the symbol Pi, on that above was to be read a Theta [symbolizing practical and theoretical philosophy]. And between the two letters there could be marked degrees, by which, as by the rungs of a ladder, ascent might be made from the lower principle to the higher. Yet the hands of rough men had torn this garment and snatched such morsels as they could therefrom. In her right hand she carried books, in her left was a sceptre brandished.
When she saw that the Muses of poetry were present by my couch giving words to my lamenting, she was stirred a while; her eyes flashed fiercely, and said she, " Who has suffered these seducing mummers to approach this sick man? Never do they support those in sorrow by any healing remedies, but rather do ever foster the sorrow by poisonous sweets. These are they who stifle the fruit-bearing harvest of reason with the barren briars of the passions: they free not the minds of men from disease, but accustom them thereto. I would think it less grievous if your allurements drew away from me some uninitiated man, as happens in the vulgar herd. In such an one my labours would be naught harmed, but this man has been nourished in the lore of Eleatics and Academics; and to him have ye reached? Away with you, Sirens, seductive unto destruction! leave him to my Muses to be cared for and to be healed."
Their band thus rated cast a saddened glance upon the ground, confessing their shame in blushes, and passed forth dismally over the threshold. For my part, my eyes were dimmed with tears, and I could not discern who was this woman of such commanding power. I was amazed, and turning my eyes to the ground I began in silence to await what she should do. Then she approached nearer and sat down upon the end of my couch: she looked into my face heavy with grief and cast down by sorrow to the ground, and then she raised her complaint over the trouble of my mind in these words.
"Ah me! how blunted grows the mind when sunk below the o'erwhelming flood! Its own true light no longer burns within, and it would break forth to outer darknesses. How often care, when fanned by earthly winds, grows to a larger and unmeasured bane. This man has been free to the open heaven: his habit has it been to wander into the paths of the sky: his to watch the light of the bright sun, his to inquire into the brightness of the chilly moon; he, like a conqueror, held fast bound in its order every star that makes its wandering circle, turning its peculiar course. Nay, more, deeply has he searched into the springs of nature, whence came the roaring blasts that ruffle the ocean's bosom calm: what is the spirit that makes the firmament revolve; wherefore does the evening star sink into the western wave but to rise from the radiant East; what is the cause which so tempers the season of Spring that it decks the earth with rose-blossoms; whence comes it to pass that Autumn is prolific in the years of plenty and overflows with teeming vines: deeply to search these causes was his wont, and to bring forth secrets deep in Nature hid.
"Now he lies there; extinct his reason's light, his neck in heavy chains thrust down, his countenance with grievous weight downcast; ah! the brute earth is all he can behold.
"But now," said she, "is the time for the physician's art, rather than for complaining." Then fixing her eyes wholly on me, she said, "Are you the man who was nourished upon the milk of my learning, brought up with my food until you had won your way to the power of a manly soul? Surely I had given you such weapons as would keep you safe, and your strength unconquered, if you had not thrown them away. Do you know me? Why do you keep silence? Are you dumb from shame or from dull amazement? I would it were from shame, but I see that amazement has overwhelmed you."
When she saw that I was not only silent, but utterly tongue-tied and dumb, she put her hand gently upon my breast, and said, "There is no danger: he is suffering from drowsiness, that disease which attacks so many minds which have been deceived. He has forgotten himself for a moment and will quickly remember, as soon as he recognises me. That he may do so, let me brush away from his eyes the darkening cloud of thoughts of matters perishable." So saying, she gathered her robe into a fold and dried my swimming eyes.
Then was dark night dispelled, the shadows fled away, and my eyes received returning power as before. 'Twas just as when the heavenly bodies are enveloped by the west wind's rush, and the sky stands thick with watery clouds; the sun is hidden and the stars are not yet come into the sky, and night descending from above o'erspreads the earth: but if the north wind smites this scene, launched forth from the Thracian cave, it unlocks the imprisoned daylight; the sun shines forth, and thus sparkling Phoebus smites with his rays our wondering eyes.
In such a manner were the clouds of grief scattered. Then I drew breath again and engaged my mind in taking knowledge of my physician's countenance. So when I turned my eyes towards her and fixed my gaze upon her, I recognised my nurse, Philosophy, in whose chambers I had spent my life from earliest manhood. And I asked her, "Wherefore have you, mistress of all virtues, come down from heaven above to visit my lonely place of banishment? Is it that you, as well as I, may be harried, the victim of false charges?"
"Should I," said she, "desert you, my nursling?
"Should I not share and bear my part of the burden which has been laid upon you from spite against my name? Surely Philosophy never allowed herself to let the innocent go upon their journey unbefriended. Think you I would fear calumnies? that I would be terrified as though they were a new misfortune? Think you that this is the first time that wisdom has been harassed by dangers among men of shameless ways?"
Chrysostom (c. 347–407) Exiled, Forced to Walk Until He Drops
Chrysostom preaches to Aelia Eudoxia, by Jean-Paul Laurens [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Forced against his will to become archbishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom soon alienated the empress and emperor by his stern, and often tactless, rebukes of their pride and pleasures. For instance, on different occasions he likened the empress to both Jezebel and Herodias, two of the most wicked women in the Bible. As a consequence, he was sent into a harsh exile. When his influence did not wane in exile, he was moved further and further from the eastern capital of the Roman Emperor and the recent scene of his labor and conflicts.
Finally the emperor determined to shut his mouth once for all. Robert Wheler Bush describes the method chosen and its result.
Chrysostom's forced march as described in Robert Wheler Bush's Life and Times of Chrysostom
Pityus was selected as being the most windswept and inhospitable place in the limits of the Roman empire, at the base of Mount Caucasus, and, therefore, as the most likely to bring his existence to a close, even on the supposition that the long and fatiguing three-months' journey did not, before his arrival, extinguish his frail life.
Such was the murderous design that received the emperor's approval. Two praetorian guards of notorious ferocity were picked out to execute this deadly commission. No pity was to be shown to their feeble prisoner. They were ordered to accomplish the journey with remorseless expedition. No consideration for the health or comfort of their victim was for a moment to be entertained. Promotion, it was hinted, might be expected if their cruel treatment brought about his death on the journey. He was not to be allowed any conveyance; the journey must be performed on foot. The solace of a hot bath was not to be permitted to the sufferer. No towns, at which comforts could be procured, were to be selected as places for a halt; poor and miserable villages were to be chosen in preference, or they were to spend the night at unsheltered places in the open country. He was to receive no letters; and all communication with strangers or passers-by was to be sternly prevented.
One of the guards was disposed to relent a little in his conduct towards him; but the time of that sad and dreadful journey must have been terrible indeed to the toil-worn and ague-stricken sufferer. His body was scorched by the heat of the glaring sun, so that, as Palladius has remarked, it resembled a ripe apple ready to fall from the tree.
He reached Comana in Pontus, but it was evident that he could advance with safety no farther on the road. His unrelenting escort, however, hurried him through the town without any halt, till, at about five or six miles beyond Comana, they reached a chapel, with some residences attached to it, which had been erected over the tomb of Basilicus, a martyred bishop of Comana, who had died for the faith of Christ in the reign of Maximin. Here a halt for the night was made. We are told that, during sleep, Chrysostom beheld the martyred bishop standing near him, and telling him to "be of good cheer, for tomorrow they should be together." A similar vision, it is reported, was previously seen by the priest of the chapel, who was bidden to "prepare a place for our brother John."
In the morning, Chrysostom earnestly pleaded for a short rest. His entreaty, however, was fruitless. He was urged forward once more on his sad journey; but they had not advanced more than four miles on their way, when a very violent access of fever came upon him, and they were reluctantly forced to go back to Comana. When Chrysostom reached the chapel, he was supported to the communion table, and having been attired, according to his request, with the white robe of baptism, he gave away the clothes which he had worn to those who were standing near him. He then received the holy communion, uttered a last prayer, which he concluded with his usual doxology, "Glory to God for all things. Amen"—and peacefully fell asleep in Jesus, on September 14th, 407, in the sixtieth year of his age, or, according to others, the eighth month of his fifty-second year. It was the third year and third month of his exile, and the tenth year of his archbishopric.
What does it mean to be a Christian in the 20th century? For Bonhoeffer, it meant prison and death.
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namespace mojo_proto_fuzzer {

void FuzzMessage(const MojoFuzzerMessages& mojo_fuzzer_messages,
                 base::RunLoop* run) {
  mojo::PendingRemote<fuzz::mojom::FuzzInterface> fuzz;
  auto impl = std::make_unique<FuzzImpl>(fuzz.InitWithNewPipeAndPassReceiver());
  auto router = impl->receiver_.internal_state()->RouterForTesting();

  for (auto& message_str : mojo_fuzzer_messages.messages()) {
    // Create a mojo message with the appropriate payload size.
    mojo::ScopedMessageHandle handle;
    mojo::CreateMessage(&handle, MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE);
    MojoAppendMessageDataOptions options = {
        .struct_size = sizeof(options),
        .flags = MOJO_APPEND_MESSAGE_DATA_FLAG_COMMIT_SIZE};
    void* buffer;
    uint32_t buffer_size;
    MojoAppendMessageData(handle->value(),
                          static_cast<uint32_t>(message_str.size()), nullptr, 0,
                          &options, &buffer, &buffer_size);
    CHECK_GE(buffer_size, static_cast<uint32_t>(message_str.size()));
    memcpy(buffer, message_str.data(), message_str.size());

    // Run the message through header validation, payload validation, and
    // dispatch to the impl.
    router->SimulateReceivingMessageForTesting(std::move(handle));
  }

  // Allow the harness function to return now.
  run->Quit();
}

// Environment for the fuzzer. Initializes the mojo EDK and sets up a
// ThreadPool, because Mojo messages must be sent and processed from
// TaskRunners.
struct Environment {
  Environment() : main_task_executor(base::MessagePumpType::UI) {
    base::ThreadPoolInstance::CreateAndStartWithDefaultParams(
        "MojoParseMessageFuzzerProcess");
    mojo::core::Init();
  }

  // Task executor to send and handle messages on.
  base::SingleThreadTaskExecutor main_task_executor;

  // Suppress mojo validation failure logs.
  mojo::internal::ScopedSuppressValidationErrorLoggingForTests log_suppression;
};

DEFINE_PROTO_FUZZER(const MojoFuzzerMessages& mojo_fuzzer_messages) {
  static Environment* env = new Environment();
  // Pass the data along to run on a SingleThreadTaskExecutor, and wait for it
  // to finish.
  base::RunLoop run;
  env->main_task_executor.task_runner()->PostTask(
      FROM_HERE, base::BindOnce(&FuzzMessage, mojo_fuzzer_messages, &run));
  run.Run();
}
}  // namespace mojo_proto_fuzzer

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This Shabbat, after Kiddush, the Kehillah will screen an important documentary called The Forsaken Promise, which describes Britain and the West's history in regards to the establishment of the State of Israel.


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Delilah Leontium Beasley (September 9, 1867August 18, 1934), was a historian and newspaper columnist for the Oakland Tribune in Oakland, California. Beasley was the first African-American woman to be published regularly in a major metropolitan newspaper. Beasley was also first to present written proof of the existence of California's black pioneers in her book Slavery in California (1918) and her classic, The Negro Trail-Blazers of California (1919). Her career in journalism spanned more than 50 years. She detailed the racial problems in California and the heroic achievements by Blacks to overcome them during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Biography
Beasley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the oldest of five children in the family of Daniel Beasley, an engineer, and Margaret Harris, a homemaker. After her parents' death while she was still a teenager, Beasley had to find a full-time job to support herself, and she pursued a career as a trained masseuse.

She began her newspaper career in 1883 writing for a black newspaper, the Cleveland Gazette, founded by Harry C. Smith. She wrote briefly about church and social activities. Three years later, she published her first column in the Sunday Cincinnati, Ohio Enquirer under the headline "Mosaics". Beasley studied journalism under Daniel Rudd, a well-known newspaper publisher of the Colored Catholic Tribune in Cincinnati. She, like Rudd, was a devout Catholic.

In 1910, at age 39, Beasley moved to Oakland, California, attending lectures and researching at University of California, Berkeley and writing essays for presentations at local churches. In 1910 the African American population in Oakland was 3,055. The small black population supported a flowering of indigenous institutions and community formation in the 10s and 20s. Among these institutions were various black-owned small businesses, churches, and private social-welfare organizations. In addition, several black newspapers were published in Oakland, including the Oakland Sunshine, which began publication in 1902, publisher William Prince, and the Western Outlook, established in 1894, publishers J. S. Francis and J. L. Derrick. In 1915, she wrote for a black audience in the Oakland Sunshine.

Trail-Blazers book
Delilah Beasley chronicled African American "firsts" and notable achievements in early California in her book The Negro Trail-Blazers of California (1919), which is a compilation of records from the California Archives in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, found in newspapers from 1848 to the 1890s, and most particularly all the black newspapers from the first in 1855 through 1919. Beasley's Trail-Blazers book included diaries, biographical sketches, poetry, photographs, old papers, conversations with old pioneers, and a comprehensive history of early legislation and court cases. Beasley's informative compilation of records is full of success stories. It gives many hundreds of names of blacks in California from the pioneer period to the late 19th century.

Beasley writes about the black gold miners of the late 1840s:

"A history of the Negro people of California would be incomplete without mention of the mining men who came in 1849. There were at one time several hundred Negro miners working claims on Mormon and Mokelumn Hill, at Placerville, Grass Valley and elsewhere in California mountains. One such man was Moses Rodgers a mining expert and was considered one of the best mining engineers in the state. He was also a metallurgist and owned a group of mines at Hornitus. The colored miners rarely took a chance in buying mining stock. He had more sacred duties to perform with his money. He either used it to pay for the freedom or liberty of himself, his family or other loved ones in faraway "Dixie-Land". If not that, then he contributed largely from his diggings to assisting the "Executive Committee of the Colored Convention" in their struggles to secure legislative enactments in the interest of the Negro race in California".

Beasley spent nine years writing her book, which is important to historians of California and the West, and of African American western history. She knew many people who had been in California from the beginning of statehood and before. So much of what we know of California black pioneers grows out of her book. One of her possible heroes in the book was Lt. Col. Allen Allensworth, in 1908 founder of an all African American town in Allensworth, California, now a state park, Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. Beasley wrote, "The late Colonel Allensworth was born a slave, and yet there are few, if any, who have made more out of life and done more for their fellow man".

Delilah Beasley placed women prominently in her book. Over the next four decades, no other major works followed Beasley's volume. One might expect a plethora of articles and books concerning various aspects of black women's history during and immediately following the civil rights movements of the 1910s. Yet western black women received little attention.

Newspaper columnist
Her work on the book The Negro Trail-Blazers paved the way for Beasley to become the first Black woman in California to write regularly for a major metropolitan newspaper. By 1925 Delilah was writing regularly for the Oakland Tribune, whose Sunday column Activities Among Negroes was authored by Beasley. She often spent far over forty hours a week collecting material for her column. She wrote about churches, social events, women's clubs, literary societies, and local as well as national politics. Beasley's motivation was to give the white readers of the Oakland Tribune a positive picture of the black community by documenting the achievements of successful black men and women, both in Oakland and elsewhere. By highlighting such items, she served the larger goal of demonstrating the capabilities of African-Americans while building a strong constituency for her column and a network of sources from whom she could count on receiving information. There is no doubt that in performing this service she laid an important part of the groundwork for the expanded inter-racial cooperation that developed during the Depression era of the 1930s. Richard Dillon, whose book on California Pioneers highlighted special qualities of their unusual and stimulating lives, wrote that Beasley was "born 50 years before her time". Beasley wrote for the Oakland Tribune from 1925–1934.

Community service and social activist
Beasley, who never married, belonged to many civic organizations, including The Delilah L. Beasley Literary and Improvement Club, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), northern California branch founded in 1915, headquarters in Oakland. She was a member of the Alameda County League of Women Voters, the Public Welfare League of Alameda County, and the League of Nations Association of the California Federated Women's Club, which hosted the biennial convention in the Oakland Auditorium, attracting delegates from across the country. In 1920, Oakland's black club women, including Delilah Beasley and others, organized the Linden Center Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) to combat the cold reception extended to them by the all-white branches in the city. The Linden Center YWCA provided an array of services, including "religious and vocational training, adult education, counseling services, and a full calendar of recreational and cultural programs". In the mid-1920s, Beasley was a national historian of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW), and the Alameda County League of Colored Women Voters, devoted press coverage to both in her column, Activities Among Negroes, which ran in the white daily, the Oakland Tribune.

In 1929, Beasley also used her professional skills and prominence in international groups to rebut white fears about the consequences of creating an International House at the University of California, Berkeley. Many Berkeley landlords protested the construction of the House, fearing an influx of foreigners. International House at UC Berkeley is a multi-cultural residence and program center serving students, the local community and alumni worldwide. Its mission is to foster intercultural respect, understanding, lifelong friendships and leadership skills for the promotion of a more tolerant and peaceful world. The university wrote: "More than 800 people gathered in Berkeley to protest racial integration in the proposed International House. At that meeting, Delilah Beasley, a black reporter for the Oakland Tribune, passionately defended the concept to a disgruntled and stunned audience. And it was Beasley who stood up to the protests of property owners who feared that I-House would cause Berkeley to be overrun with Blacks and Asians". Notable I-House alumni and residents are, Delbert E. Wong, Jerry Brown, Oona King, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Rose Bird, F. Drew Gaffney, Eric E. Schmidt, and Sadako Ogata.

The weekly column she wrote for the newspaper, Activities Among Negroes, enhanced her standing in the community because of her ability to generate favorable publicity for black political struggles. Recognition of her ability to influence the white community strengthened her status within both white and black communities. She confronted misconceptions and contradictions as a newspaper journalist, and campaign against the use in the press of explicitly derogatory words when writing about African Americans. In 1932, Beasley organized the donation of a painting by a Black artist to the Oakland Museum. Due to her efforts as president of the "Far Western Inter-Racial Committee," a painting by Eugene Burk, titled "The Slave Mother" was unveiled and presented to gallery director William Clapp, with Beasley expressing hope that "the presentation of this picture to the permanent collection of the Oakland Municipal Art may be the means of opening many doors to young aspiring Negroes, not only of Oakland but of the United States." Clapp responded,

"We feel a very great appreciation of the thought and effort. Even under normal conditions the gift would be remarkable, since it is the first presented in this gallery as a formal expression of racial culture. It is also noteworthy because it is the first work of art that has been presented to the gallery by an organized group of citizens".

In 1933, it was at Beasley's urging that California State Assemblyman William F. Knowland, then assistant publisher of the Oakland Tribune, and Assemblyman Frederick M. Roberts of Los Angeles County, introduced an anti-lynching bill, that passed unanimously in both branches of the California Legislature. It was the state's first mob violence law. The majority of lynching in California between 1850 and 1935 were perpetrated against Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans.

Death
Delilah Leontium Beasley died on August 18, 1934, at Fairmont Hospital in San Leandro, California. According to her death certificate, the cause of death was arterio-sclerotic heart disease with hypertension. Her home at that time was listed as being in Oakland, California. She was laid to rest at Saint Mary Cemetery in Oakland. Twenty years later, a monument was erected, and a perpetual care endowed. Carved on the old tombstone is a simple epitaph: "Author and columnist, a native of Ohio and for 25 years a resident of Oakland."

Legacy
Veteran and student journalists are honored with the Hall of Fame & Scholarship Awards of the Cincinnati chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, with the "Delilah Leontium Beasley Scholar" awards.

Works by Beasley
Beasley, Delilah L. "Slavery in California", Journal of Negro History, vol. 3, (January 1919) (includes California Freedom Papers (1851–1856)
___. The Negro Trail-Blazers of California (1919), reprinted 1969, 1997 & 2004 –
___. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Biennial Convention, National Association of Colored Women: Held in Municipal Auditorium, Oakland, California, July 29 to August 6, 1926

Resources
Brown, Hallie Q. Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction (1925), Oxford University Press, reprinted (1988), Oxford University Press. –
Crouchett, Lorraine Jacobs. Delilah Leontium Beasley: Oakland's Crusading Journalist, El Cerrito, California, Downey Place Publishing House, (1990) –
Hine, Darlene, et al. Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia, Carlson Publishing Inc., (1994) –
Roses, Lorraine E. Harlem's Glory: Black Women Writing, 1900–1950, Harvard University Press (1997) –
Streitmatter, Roger. Delilah, Beasley: A Black Woman Journalist Who Lifted As She Climbed, American Journalism Historians Association, October 1991, Philadelphia
Wheeler, B. Gordon. Black California: The History of African-Americans in the Golden State, Hippocrene Books, New York, (1993) –

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Google bids for AI leadership with new Pixel 2 smartphone
Internet giant Google's big gadget unveil is all about positioning itself for the artificial intelligence era, not becoming an iPhone killer.
The flagship product is the Pixel 2 – a product so important for Google that it blew a billion bucks on beefing up its R&D team. As a premium smartphone the specs seem to measure up, with the camera apparently of the highest standard. But top components have been table stakes in the smartphone game for some time; Google's aim is not to go toe-to-toe with Apple and Samsung.
Google is investing in smartphones and other hardware such as smart speakers, laptops, etc partly to showcase what's possible with the latest versions of Android (which was also the point of the Nexus series), but more importantly to invest in the installed base for its services.
The main point of Android was to create a platform for Google products and services – principally search, but also maps, Gmail, etc, against which further advertising could be sold. Google won the battle for the mobile internet but the new battleground is the voice-driven AI assistant. As Apple has shown with Siri, it's not enough just to be first to market with this stuff, your AI platform needs to be ubiquitous if you want it to get mainstream traction. The frontrunner in this respect is Amazon and its Alexa platform and Google seems to be more concerned with that then making the next 'iPhone killer'.
That won't stop gadget commentators from constantly leaning on that cliché, of course, but there are signs that the penny is starting to drop. "Google has a mountain to climb if it wants to displace Apple's iPhone. Even challenging Samsung, which has a trio of superb Android-powered flagship devices, will be tough," said Ben Wood of CCS Insight.
"Although Google is promising that Pixel 2 will be available in more markets than the original Pixel devices it is will still only be offered in a handful of countries. This underlines Google's limited ambitions at present with the Pixel being more about the "art of the possible" on Android phones rather than a serious threat to Apple."
"When it comes to smart speakers there is now a bewildering variety of different devices for consumers to choose from including Apple, Amazon, Google, Sonos, Sony and more. Amazon's first mover advantage with Alexa and Echo combined with aggressive pricing and an ever increasing range of "skills" (which recently passed the 25,000 milestone) means Google and others have a lot of catching up to do."
One area Google seems to think it can compete well in is the underlying AI. Alexa does seem a bit limited in this respect – hence the defined 'skills' – so using its growing portfolio of in-house gadgets to promote its capabilities in that area would seem wise. Also Amazon utterly failed in the smartphone market, so Google can point to augmented reality as an extra string to its bow that Amazon lacks.
This isn't the place to pore over the various bells and whistles claimed by the devices, we'll leave it to the videos below to do that. But it's clear from the products themselves and from Google's supporting press tour that a cornerstone of Google's forward strategy is bossing the AI era, which on the consumer side means getting people to use as many Google AI-driven products as possible.
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Q: How is postfix relay configured by default on OSX? On OSX, I don't need to configure postfix at all, I just sudo postfix start and it all works. In the log files, I see
Apr 23 14:04:46 orcrist.local postfix/smtp[19506]: 9211B2E4B96C: to=<me@example.com>, relay=mail.example.com[192.168.1.201]:25, delay=0.07, delays=0.03/0.01/0/0.03, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 38571E7C7D3)

How is relay set?
The postconf -d doesn't reveal any parameters defined with that IP, so postfix must determine it at runtime and/or using some other tool. Grepping in /etc doesn't reveal any files with the IP 192.168.1.201 except resolv.conf, but changing that file to some other IP doesn't generate a true negative.

A: Assuming both parts where you obfuscated the real domain name are actually the same name (example.com and mail.example.com) the likely situation is that you are using internal nameservers (which is 192.168.1.201) that have an MX record defined for whatever example.com really is and it's simply using that record.
That's how SMTP normally works when delivering remotely.