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How Radiant Heating Works Transcript
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How Radiant Heating Works
00:06 Hi, this is John Melvin. I'm your host for the How Great Buildings Work podcast. This is a podcast where we discuss all things buildings from construction and build methods, to architecture, engineering, and systems designs. This podcast is sponsored by JM Engineering, PLLC. JM Engineering provides innovated and integrated building systems designs including mechanical, plumbing, electrical and structural engineering, as well as building commissioning services. Market served are commercial, including educational and health care and high-end residential projects nationwide.
00:48 Today's topic is how in-floor radiant heating and cooling systems work. We will discuss the components of radiant systems, an overview of how they work, and applications where radiant heating and cooling as used. Our guest today is Devin Avalon. Devin is the Business Development Manager for engineering services at Uponor North America. He has over 23 years of experience in the HVAC and plumbing industries, with a focus on high performance and sustainable building design and construction. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is a registered Professional Engineer in California and Arizona. He is an active member of both ASPE and Ashray, and serves as Ashray membership committee chair, region 10 nominating member, programs subcommittee chair for Ashray TC 6.5, and as an Ashray distinguished lecturer.
01:52 Devin welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how did you end up in the radiant heating and cooling field? (DEVIN) That's right. You know, I started as a consulting engineer. I worked as a consulting engineer for over 15 years. Worked for a great firm based in Phoenix, Arizona and then ended up managing their operations over in San Diego. One of the things I really enjoyed was seeing the design process from the conceptual design phase all the way through construction documents. And one of the projects I'll never forget, it was one of the most challenging projects I've ever worked on. It was my first radiant heating project and it was for a monastery in Oceanside. And I'll just say that, that you know, there's a saying you learn from your mistakes. That was a tremendous learning experience.
02:37 I learned a lot about how to design a radiant system, and I think more importantly, how not to design a radiant system. I had the opportunity about eight or nine years ago to switch gears, if you will. I was offered a position with Uponor to work very closely with engineers, with building owners, with contractors on different ways that they can incorporate radiant heating and cooling systems as part of an energy efficient design solution. So, it's been something that I've been doing it for a number of years. It's, it's been an incredibly rewarding experience to be able to work with some amazing engineers throughout the country on some very unique and innovative applications.
03:10 (JOHN) That's awesome. Yeah. Sometimes those lessons, they're a very difficult at the time, but stick with you for a lifetime. (DEVIN) There are lessons you don't forget very easily. (JOHN) Unfortunately, that's all part of life, but it's a good thing too. So, before we get too far in, let's talk about radiant heat transfer. We basically have three modes of heat transfer. We have conduction, convection and radiant. If you don't mind, give us a little explanation of those three types and how they're different.
03:53 (DEVIN) Conduction is heat transfer when you've got objects in contact with each other. So, you can imagine if you take your hand and you touch a hot coffee mug, that heat will transfer from the coffee mug directly onto your hand because there's a contact there. Convection has more to do with heat transfer via air movement. So, if you're looking through your more conventional air conditioning systems, if you will, where you're actually forcing convection blowing air into a space or even natural convection where you've got natural ventilation coming in through based on the differences in density of the air because of the buoyancy, you get that kind of natural flow. Radiant is very different in that unlike convection, radiant heat transfer doesn't rely on the air itself. It's actually heat transmitted through these electromagnetic waves, this electromagnetic radiation. And so, you actually can get heat transfer even though you're not seeing a difference in actual air temperature.
04:58 (JOHN) Got It. So basically, I think maybe for the listeners, an example would be for those of us that live in a northern climate, in the wintertime, standing next to a brick building that has had the sun shining on it when it's freezing cold, but yet it feels warm standing next to the brick and example.
05:24 (DEVIN) And actually, you know, to take that example, you look at the heat energy that we get from the sun itself is really through radiation heat transfer. The fact that, again, you're in your northern climate and you can be standing outside next to a building with an overhang and the air temperature is such that you feel very cool and you feel cold, especially if you've got that building next to you. But then you take one step out into the sun. Now, even though the air temperature is exactly the same, you feel much warmer because you get that radiation energy from the sun. (JOHN) Sure, sure. That's good. So, I guess backing up then, where did radiant heating and cooling systems originate? And when roughly? (DEVIN) Sure. Well, you know, there's evidence of radiant heating system or the idea of using a warm thermal masses that go back thousands of years.
06:19 You can go back to about 3000 to 5,000 BC in areas like China and Korea where they were taking this basically the hot flue gas from a kitchen range or a stove and circulating that warm air on the underside of the floor and then exhausting it through a chimney. In doing so, they were able to warm that floor surface and create very comfortable environments. So, we've seen that there's evidence of that that goes back thousands of years. Fast forward a little bit into say 500 BC, you see the Greek and Romans. It's again a very similar approach where they're taking hot flue gasses and routed them on the underside of these Roman bath houses, if you will, to create this very warm environment. So, it's this idea of using this thermal mass to warm or cool spaces.
07:11 It's not a new concept. Not at all. It's just what we've seen particularly in recent years is this idea of where we're not using hot flue gasses anymore, but now we're circulating water and very strategically managing a slab temperature in order to drive heat transfer in one direction or the other. (JOHN) Sure. When did we first start to see radiant systems being used in the United States? (DEVIN) Well, there is evidence of that same kind of Korean Aandahl type system with the hot flue gases, as early as the mid to late 1800s. There actually are records of civil war hospitals where they were using this type of system again to create a warm space. (JOHN) Okay. Very interesting. Occasionally we will see a project that is from the, the 1950s and a lot of times they're abandoned, we'll see that they have copper, pour it into the slabs and over time they had stopped working.
08:18 (DEVIN) Yeah. And you know it's funny you mentioned that we've actually seen, from that era, from the 1950s and such different guides and advertisements on the benefits of using radiant heating and those systems incorporated copper tubing, as you had mentioned, embedded into that concrete slab, which at the time was very efficient. It was a very nice way to create this warm environment. But again, with copper being embedded in that slab, over time, it starts to deteriorate. You start to get material build up within the copper tubes and kinks and pinhole leaks and things like that. So, it's something that, that overtime was not to a reliable system. (JOHN) Yeah. Not a great long-term system. (DEVIN) As a matter of fact, you know, I had mentioned that that a project that I did in Oceanside, the monastery, I had made the mistake of relying on kind of our company's old boiler plate specifications that actually called for the use of copper tubing.
09:19 And that was one of the big issues when the contractor was trying to install it, is just trying to work with the copper tubing. You're, you're talking about a network of tubing that that's at six or nine inch on center and bending it without kinking it or causing any problems with the tubing itself post to a significant challenge. So, the industry in general has really moved away from copper to a cross linked polyethylene tubing. (JOHN) And so that's what's referred to as Pecs, correct? (DEVIN) Yes. So pex is polyethylene crosslinked and there are different types of pex that are manufactured. So, I'd certainly encourage the listeners to do some investigation into what works the best and also take advantage of the resources that are available from the various manufacturers in terms of picking the right system and designing it accordingly.
10:16 (JOHN) Sure. That good to know. So how do radiant systems work? Take us through that of a typical house or a commercial installation. What are some main components in that that makes it a radiant system? (DEVIN) So, the system itself is actually quite simple. We're taking advantage of the thermal mass, whether it be a concrete slab or even a wood floor. And we're essentially controlling the surface temperature. As long as we can create a temperature difference at Delta t between the surface temperature in the space temperature, we're always going to be driving heat transfer in one direction or the other. So, to use an example of a radiant heating system, basically what we would do is we would have a network of tubing, say in this case, embedded into a concrete slab. And then we circulate water through that network.
11:11 And by controlling the temperature of the water we're circulating, we're able to control the temperature of the slab. If that slab temperature is, say warmer than the space temperature, then naturally by the second law of thermodynamics, we're going to get that radiation effect from that slab to the space. So, if we have your typical, let's say you've got a typical space it at 70 degrees, if you've got a slab that say is 80 degrees, it will create this very warm, inviting environment. The same thing can be said for a radiant cooling system. And, I know that it may be sort of a misnomer to call it radiant, but at the same time, it's the same principle where we have, again, a network of tubing embedded into this concrete slab and now we're running chilled water. So, with chilled water, we're able to create a cooler slab temperature. And again, second law of thermodynamics. Because of that temperature difference, we're actually able to absorb the heat that's in this space and create a cooler environment.
12:10 (JOHN) Sure. And I think one extreme example on the radiant cooling is anyone who's ever gone and stood on an ice rink. Yes, you may get cold feet that's from conduction, but the rest of it feels very, very cool. And that's because of the radiant cooling in fact.
12:30 (DEVIN) Exactly. It's the fact that you've got this large surface area that's at a much lower temperature and because it's absorbing all that heat energy and drawing heat away from your body, it leaves you with this cooling sensation.
12:44 (JOHN) So what, you talked about air temp or floor temperature, surface temperatures. What are some of the ideal, like for heating, what is considered a comfort temperature or maximum surface temperature we'd want to see the floors? Does it vary between a concrete floor and a wood floor or carpet?
13:10 (DEVIN) Yes. As you're approaching the design of a system, you're going to maximize the effectiveness of the system by maximizing that temperature difference. So obviously the higher the temperature, the more capacity you'll get from the system on a heating side. But having said that, I think everyone enjoys kind of having that warm toasty feeling when they're walking on the floor. But there is a limit as to how warm you can get that floor. If you look at Ashray standard 55, which dictates the factors for thermal human comfort, it'll say that typically you want to keep your surface temperatures no higher than about 84 degrees. So, 84 degrees, that's your typical surface temperature. Now having said that, there are other limitations that you need to be mindful of, particularly if you have, as you had mentioned, carpet or wood flooring because there are wood flooring manufacturers and there are carpet manufacturers that will want to limit how high that temperature can be – so you don't risk damaging say the wood or the adhesive that's part of that carpet. So, I've seen recommendations for wood flooring and for carpet where they try to limit that surface temperature to about 80 degrees. So you're not aggressive but you're still getting a lot of capacity out of the system.
14:36 (JOHN) And then how about on the cooling side of things, what would be considered too cold of a temperature for bare feet?
14:43 (DEVIN) So, for a bare feet, I guess it's a bit subjective. You look at Ashray Center 55, they look at normal footwear. So, if you're in a commercial application, say an office building, a museum, an airport, then they typically say you want to keep it no lower than about 66 degrees. So, 66 to 68 degrees, again, if you're managing systems where you've got bare floors you probably don't want to be that aggressive. But you're trying to maximize that temperature difference between the surface and the space and that's where you're getting your capacity. Having said that, one of the things that often comes up when you're considering radiant cooling solutions is that risk of surface condensation and this idea that if you chill the floors or if you make the floors too cool, then you're going to get condensation on the floor, which could cause a host of problems.
15:44 You can have the occupants slipping on a floor or you can get mold growth, or a lot of different things that you definitely want to avoid. So, in addition to that kind of 66-degree lower limit, you always want to make sure that you're above that dewpoint. In most cases it's really not an issue, only because as a system designer evaluates that indoor space and they look at both temperature and indoor relative humidity, the dewpoint is often well below that 66 degrees temperature. So, it's really not a problem unless you're unable to manage relative humidity.
16:28 (JOHN) That's a great point. 66 degrees is really not that cold. And a typical forced air system may be putting out air at the low 50s. So where are some areas where radiant systems are typically used in the commercial world?
16:57 (DEVIN) In the commercial world we tend to see more uses in large open spaces. A lot of installations in say, airport terminals, in lobbies, museums where you've got this large open mass. And you're able to manage those spaces very comfortably. However, if you look at a lot of the different case studies that have been done by Uponor or by any other manufacturer, you will see a lot of applications, lobbies, areas with high direct solar heat gain, because of the ability to absorb a lot of that energy. But what we're seeing more and more is, as engineers, as building owners, as contractors get more and more familiar with radiant systems and they recognize the opportunity not to create a very comfortable environment, but to create these manageable spaces with reduced energy usage.
17:56 We're seeing that space expand. And some of the more recent projects that we've worked on have been areas where we're not just limiting the radiant system to the lobby or conference space or a large open space, but actually incorporating as part of the primary heating and cooling strategy in areas like offices, like schools where the radiant system is base loading both the heating and cooling. And then the secondary airside system is used to kind of trim that load. So, we're seeing more and more use of it. Certainly, as I mentioned before, I think that it's very important that a lot of forethought goes into how we want to zone the systems, how we want to control the systems in order to optimize it and make sure that it really achieves the goal that they're looking for, but it can be very effective.
18:51 (JOHN) Are there limitations to where radiant heating and cooling can or can't be used? (DEVIN) Well, you know, I'd mentioned before the capacity of the system is going to be a function of that Delta t between the surface temperature in the space. And you know, we talked before about wood flooring and carpeting. There can be limitations based on the type of flooring that's used. You can imagine, if you're trying to create a warm surface but you've got thick carpet on top of it or for instance in a gymnasium you might have a rubber flooring, something like that. Those materials tend to have a very high r value. So, it can be challenging to get to the surface temperature you're looking for with that floor covering. So, I think one of the key things when you're designing a system is to really evaluate what the capacity expectations are versus what the anticipated flooring is going to be.
19:54 Because those two things go hand in hand and you want to make sure that it's compatible. If for instance, the architect, has flooring in mind where again, going to that day example, it's thick rubber flooring or thick wood flooring. It may not make sense, right? The other areas where you want to be careful is if you've got say a tenant space or a space that could be subject to high turnover over the life of the building. Then you want to be careful with that. I'd mentioned before, the key strategy is to base load heating and cooling with the radiant system. But at the same time, if you've got say an open office plan that you anticipate over time, they're going to be a series of tenant improvements where walls are going to be moving, that really limits the opportunity to do any sort of zoning. Because the tubing is embedded in the concrete slab, it's really not something that you're going to be able to change very easily. So there are instances where if they anticipate that high degree of turnover, it may not make the most sense because it doesn't offer as much flexibility as say an air side system.
21:10 (JOHN) Right. Yeah. And that that would make sense. Typically, when a radiant system is designed, it's designed with the plant walls in place and that makes an awful lot of sense of having a big open space. It's designed as one big open zone and then you come in after the fact and put walls up through the middle. Then you've created more spaces and still only have one place to control it from.
21:37 (DEVIN) We have seen instances where, because you're using the radiant as the base, the base heating and cooling system, it's still very manageable because you can still trim the load with localized airside systems. There's something that you do need to be careful with. And then also, you'd mentioned the idea of introducing new walls. That's another thing that you need to be careful with because again, you've got a network of tubing that could be as little as one inch of overpour. And now if you're trying to anchor walls into that floor system you want to make sure that you don't inadvertently puncture the tubing network. So again, something else to be mindful of.
22:23 (JOHN) Okay. Are there any extreme cases of where radiant heating and cooling has been used that you have seen or heard about throughout your career where heating has been used in an application where someone might think, Gee, I didn't realize they would have heating there, or the same thing with cooling.
22:42 (DEVIN) Yeah. You know there are a lot of unique applications that we've had the opportunity to be involved with where we always think of this idea of controlling that thermal mass really for indoor occupant comfort. But some of the more interesting applications we've seen are where we're actually taking that same strategy, really just to control surface temperatures. One example is a stadium, where they were having issues with snow accumulation on the roof. So, this is an installation where we were able to incorporate a snow melting system where we've got warmed panels on the roof structure that are able to melt that snow and keep that roof clear of snow. That's on the heating side.
23:31 An interesting application that I've seen on the cooling side is there's actually a racetrack in Colorado. So, you can imagine kind of two lanes of a drag strip. What they were finding is depending on time of day, one of the lanes would have sun on the lane and another lane would not. And they were noticing that there were differences in how the cars were performing. So, we actually incorporate a radiant cooling strategy so that that the facility could actively manage the temperature of each lane to make sure that they were the same and didn't have a competitive advantage. So, there are a lot of very unique applications and examples of how this type of strategy can be used not only for indoor comfort but for other means as well.
24:24 (JOHN) Yeah, that's fascinating. I've read of another example too about the cooling of, I don't know if it's installed or not, but a beach in Dubai. They were planning on cooling the beach so people could actually get into the water.
24:43 (DEVIN) Kind of along the similar lines is what have you seen a lot of instances of turf conditioning where a lot of different stadiums use it as well. They've got a network of tubing really underneath the turf to maintain a certain temperature to ensure that the ground doesn't freeze, and that they can keep the field green and alive.
25:06 (JOHN) Yeah. Well that's fascinating. So, let's talk about why we'd use radiant heating and cooling rather than a conventional forced air system. Are there some efficiency benefits with a radiant system over a forced air system?
25:26 (DEVIN) Yeah, absolutely. And that's actually why we're seeing more and more use and more interest in the use of radiant systems, particularly in commercial applications. It's because of the opportunity for a higher efficiency systems. You look at some studies that have been done on radiant systems in their application. You can see that if you compare a radiant system versus a, say a commercial airside system, the studies have shown that that a radiant system can be between 17% to 43% more energy efficient. That was one study that was done by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Other studies have shown that radiant systems can be over 50% more energy efficient. There was a recent grant that the California Energy Commission granted that was really to study radiant systems. And the reason why they were interested in studying radiant systems is because they found that over 50% of the net zero buildings that were installed in California incorporated some sort of radiant heating or cooling strategy. So, there is a lot of opportunity for radiant systems. Again, we're talking about a system where we're circulating water through that network of tubing instead of using a lot of fan motor horsepower to blow air. We're using pumps and circulators. And because the heat transfer capacity of water is so much greater air, we're able to more effectively and efficiently move those Btus and create these comfortable spaces.
26:59 (JOHN) Right. Then along those lines, a boiler will operate at a much higher efficiency because of the lower water temperature it's having to produce. And conversely, on the cooling side, there can be some savings realized with operating a chiller with a higher return water temperature. How about some health benefits? Do you see any health benefits of using radiant heating and cooling over conventional?
27:33 (DEVIN) Yeah, absolutely. We see a lot of different health benefits mainly because we're taking a system where we've got that warm or cool slab and creating this very comfortable environment without having to rely so heavily on air that we're blowing through a duct work or through the fusers. We hear a lot about different issues with indoor air quality. Certainly, ventilations important in managing. But at the same time, if we're relying less on that air system to deliver that cooler warm air, we can create an environment that is healthier.
28:14 (JOHN) And along that line, one of the ways is to use what's called a dedicated outdoor air system where the radiant system is providing all of the heating and cooling and then all of the air being delivered is just the ventilation air, which is being exhausted to the outside. So, we're not recirculating germs in one place. I can see this being a huge benefit in a school. I like to think of schools as germ factories. If we're exhausting the air rather than recirculating it through, then hopefully we're delivering a cleaner air stream to the students.
29:03 (DEVIN) And schools, that that's a great example because you've got a space where you've got relatively high occupancy, so you've got high ventilation and you're able to manage that very efficiently with a dedicated outside air system. If you contrast that to say conventional air only system, you're really relying on that one system to provide not only ventilation but then you're sensible in your latent cooling and heating capacities. We're essentially decoupling those. So, you're right, we're able to manage the temperature requirements within that space with the radiant system and then rely on the dedicated outside air system to provide the optimal amount of ventilation air. (JOHN) Right. Well, Devin, thank you so much for being a guest today. Where can people go to learn more about you and Uponor?
30:00 (DEVIN) Sure. Where they are a lot of great resources available online. I point you to our main website, which is Uponor-usa.com. If you're in the engineering side of things, then we have a Uponorengineering.com or Uponorpro.com so we've got a lot of websites, a lot of different resources. I certainly encourage listeners to reach out to the local sales reps who are in the markets to help, because, you know, when we start looking at how these systems are designed, how they're installed, at the end of the day, they're relatively simple, but they need to be done properly, if you will. So, having the resources, taking advantage of the resources available will really help ensure a smooth job. (JOHN) Well, that's great. Well, thank you, Devin.
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Pro Bowl Dad
Geno Atkins
WEST OAHU, Hawaii — At age 47 Gene Atkins has discovered this week at the Pro Bowl that not only is no man an island, but no island makes a man. He can thank the namesake for that.
"I think it's great to come over here ... it's a paid vacation," said the father of Geno as he waited for the family to come down to the hotel pool for a lunch-time swim Saturday. "But it doesn't stamp how well you can play.
"Just coming over and seeing these guys, I didn't miss that much."
Still, Atkins The Elder admits he has come full circle on the Big Island. After playing 143 games for the Saints and Dolphins in the '80s and '90s and after what he considers Pro Bowl snubs from 1990-92 when he was the hammer of those dominating New Orleans defenses, he officially became a fan at Saturday morning's AFC practice at Aloha Stadium that set up Sunday's Pro Bowl (7 p.m.-Cincinnati's Channel 5) featuring four Bengals.
As if to close the circle he bumped into his first special teams coach in the hotel lobby, Joe Marciano, Sunday's AFC special teams coach from the Texans staff.
"When I heard those words, my son going to the Pro Bowl ... I'm a fan now instead of being a former player," he said. "I've got my cameras and I filled up my bags. It's the first time I've done that (with Geno). I've done that with my younger sons. When they're playing, I'm a cheerleader."
The Pro Bowl may have eluded Gene, but this week it also validated his strategy for Geno all those years ago. He still had the aches and pains of 10 NFL seasons when he steered Geno to every sport but football. Soccer. Basketball. Baseball. If he ended up playing, he would at least be schooled fundamentally with versatility.
"Football is a dangerous game. I held off until he was in high school," Gene Atkins said. "I had people tell me, 'What are you doing? He's too far behind.' But I told them if you have the love of the game and the desire to do it, it doesn't matter.
"When he called and told me he wanted to play football, I laughed. I told him, 'You don't even know how to put on the pads.' He told me, 'My coaches will show me.' After he said that I told him if he's going to do it, do it right. The rest is history."
It is also Gene's story as well as Geno's.
He made certain he sat in the stands and didn't go on the field Saturday as he helped Geno's brothers, 13-year-old Jared and nine-year-old Jason (the guy with the 97 Atkins Bengals jersey), get pictures of their favorites. Jared is all over Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis and Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, but as of Saturday they were still waiting to get autographs.
Atkins, a feared hitter who was the James Harrison of his day, is more cuddly these days.
"He's a nice person; he's not mean," Jared said. "He's always respected the game and I love my dad."
Jared and Jason may have to wait to get those autographs. Although the 5-11 Atkins looks like he's right around his playing weight of 200 pounds and could take a few nickel snaps with only a few gray hairs sticking out of light beard, he doesn't want to flex those muscles.
"I'm not looking to walk around here as a former player," Atkins said. "And I like that. I don't have to walk around with a game face or be like 'Mean Gene.' I'm Dad Gene.
"Sometimes the NFL swallows you up. Thinking you're a superstar and some guys have been out of the league 20-30 years. I don't want that. I try to tell all my kids to be humble. Things change every day."
That's probably why he got a kick out of meeting rookie quarterback Andy Dalton, the one teammate he's seen over here.
"He seems like a laid back, country guy with his hat on," Atkins said. "He's not walking and talking like some quarterbacks with their heads up there. He doesn't have that … swagger … where it's 'you can't touch me.' Just walking normally by himself. Just being relaxed. That's what it's all about."
Gene Atkins doesn't have to be a Pro Bowl veteran to know what is in store Sunday. All he had to do was watch Saturday's so-called workout.
"That was a practice?" Atkins laughed. "That was a warmup walkthrough. What it is is a dress rehearsal to put on a show for the fans. No one is going to hit anyone. The running backs aren't going to run hard and try to truck somebody. Don't get me wrong, I don't know what's going to happen. But everybody realizes everybody has a life and a career. They won't try to make a name for themselves."
Which is what Sandra Atkins has been trying to tell her oldest all week. In between excursions with his four younger brothers and sisters, Geno has been treating this like a real game.
"He's got a massage at noon today. He's sticking to his pregame routine even though it's not a real game," Sandra Atkins said. "He told me, "I think the NFC is practicing.' "
Sandra, operations manager for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is using her engineering degree to see and do as much as possible since arriving Wednesday.
"We've done everything at the hotel and we were a little isolated so we rented a vehicle," she said. "We drove into Waikiki yesterday and went to the beach and (Geno) saw how crowded it was. We're going snorkeling today and tonight we're going on a dinner cruise. Then I think we will have done everything possible."
Geno and his girlfriend have been with them pretty much the whole time because this is a nice family moment. The boys live with Gene in Atlanta and the girls with Sandra in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"The kids come first,' Gene said. "Everything else is second."
Still, it is Sandra Atkins that states the most eloquent case for Gene Atkins, would-be-Pro Bowler.
"We knew we were battling with the San Francisco 49ers and Ronnie Lott was the safety of the decade," she said. "We were in New Orleans, a small market where it's hard to get yourself known. He was just as hard-hitting and his numbers were there. He just never got the votes."
She said Geno was disappointed with the first alternate finish even though he was the NFL co-leader in sacks by a tackle and she found herself giving the same words of encouragement she gave her husband 20 years before.
"'You play in Cincinnati, a small market, you're not on TV,'" she said. "I never would have seen him play in Florida if I didn't have DirecTV. They weren't on any national games. Half my friends haven't seen him play. You can have the numbers every year and still never go because it's a popularity contest."
Which is probably one of the reasons Gene isn't all that interested in glad-handing. He's letting Jason and Justin be in awe. He's only asked for one player's autograph since he went to the NFL.
"Lawrence Taylor," Atkins said of the Giants Hall of Fame linebacker. "He had a dislocated shoulder and still had 2.5 or three sacks against us. After the game I went to the trainer to get a pen and piece of paper and went and got it."
Sandra is in the same boat with Jason and Jared.
"Wow, this really is the cream of the crop. I walked in and saw the guy from the Falcons," she said of tight end Tony Gonzalez. "I can see why fans think they know them from TV, but they really don't."
Gene Atkins knows this after three Pro Bowl snubs.
"It means more to me now because it involves my son, because I want him to achieve whatever he can," he said.


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Bern, 30.05.2018 - The Federal Office for Gender Equality FOGE was presented with the 2018 United Nations Public Service Award. The award, which recognises contributions made by public administrations towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, went to Switzerland for its commitment to equal pay.
The FOGE's 'Switzerland Advancing Gender Equal Pay SAGE' initiative achieved first place in the UN's prestigious international competition in the category 'Promoting gender responsive public services to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The initiative launched in 2015 aims to eliminate unequal pay, which still persists in Switzerland, by focusing on the role model function of the public sector. The initiative consists of two pillars. The first involves the development of a self-test tool known as Logib, which enables companies with at least 50 employees to find out simply, anonymously and free of charge, whether they meet equal pay requirements. The second consists of the 'Charter for equal pay in the public sector', which provides for regular equal pay audits in the administrations and related entities of signatory cantons and communes, as well as in their public procurement and subsidy arrangements. Thanks to the initiative, a growing number of companies are conducting equal pay audits. To date over half of all the cantons and all major local authorities have signed the charter along with the Federal Administration, thereby sending a strong signal to all employers in Switzerland.
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Q: Android: ObjectInputStream throws ClassCastException when reading arraylist I have an arraylist of a certain POJO object that implements serializable. When I write the object to disk I do it like so:
File outputDir = context.getCacheDir();
File outputFile = new File(outputDir,  getCacheKey() );
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(outputFile)));
oos.writeObject(arraylistOfMyObjects);
oos.close();

and when I later want to read back this list into an arraylist of the object, I do it like so:
File outputDir = context.getCacheDir();
File outputFile = new File(outputDir,  getCacheKey() );
ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(outputFile)));
final ArrayList<myObject> list = (ArrayList<myObject>) ois.readObject();
ois.close();

I'm receiving frequent exceptions on the line where I cast the inputstream to an arraylist, with the error looking like this:
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.ArrayList cannot be cast to java.io.ObjectStreamClass

Why are these errors occurring and how can I change my code to resolve them?
Interestingly enough the error doesn't occur every time I run the app, but only every now and again for whatever weird reason.

A: Make sure you're writing and reading your objects back in the same order every time. In my case I realized I was writing to the file with optional parameters like this:
if(cacheAllItems) { // <-- BREAKS READING FILE WHEN FALSE
   objectOutputStream.writeObject(itemsList);
   objectOutputStream.writeObject(itemNamesList);
}
objectOutputStream.writeObject(currentItem);

Then I was attempting to read the file with:
itemsList = (ArrayList<Item>) objectInputStream.readObject(); // MIGHT NOT EXIST
itemNames = (ArrayList<String>) objectInputStream.readObject(); // MIGHT NOT EXIST
currentItem = (Item) objectInputStream.readObject();

So if I had last run my cacheItems() function with the cacheAllItems = true, everything worked fine, but if it had last run just saving currentItem, the readObject() attempted to read the one object as the list that should come first.

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After a long and pleasant trip we arrived in camp all well and safe. We left Edmonton on the 1st of April and have been traveling nearly all the time until two or three days ago. The weather was fine when we left Edmonton but we found more snow and the weather colder the rest of the way. The Machine Gun Section had a car to ourselves, about thirty-four men in the section, which gave us plenty of room and comfort in the car and we also were fed very good while on the train. Every day or so the train would stop at some station for about half an hour and let us off for a little march around to stretch our legs.
The country all the way from Winnipeg to Halifax is very rough and rocky and all around the shores of Lake Superior there is nothing but wild rocky hills, but very low and wet through the part of Ontario we went through. We were telling some of the eastern Canadian boys that it was hard to beat Sunny Alberta.
We stopped in Montreal about two hours, and were inspected by the Duke of Connaught and some other officers, then started off again and pulled into Halifax about noon time on the 7th of April. When we left the train down by the wharf, we went into a large ware-house building out on a pier in the docks where they load freight ships on each side of the pier and all along the wharf. The second floor of the building was fitted up for barracks and we found things quite comfortable there. We were there about 12 days before a boat came after us, and nearly every day we had a march through different parts of the city. The streets are very poorly lighted and the buildings are very old fashioned and dark looking. I like the western cities the best.
I had a look through one of the boats in the harbor there, and one of the engineers showed me through the engine room and explained the different machines and how they worked. Then I went up on deck and had a look at one of the big guns and they showed me how they worked, so I spent a very interesting afternoon.
On Tuesday the 18th of April we went on board the boat, had our dinner and straightened out for another journey. We went the same as third class passengers, had our meals in the dining room which were pretty good. There were four beds in our cabin and they were quite comfortable. The weather was good and the water was quite smooth but not like a lake. The wind blew against us pretty had for a day or two which made her go up and down, and sometimes when she dipped her nose down and a wave would splash over the front part of the deck. When the first wave came, two or three of the boys were nearly washed overboard, so after that we had to stay on the back deck while it was rough.
Sam and I didn't get sea-sick at all, and we couldn't help laughing at some of the others feeding the fishes. We spent Good Friday and Easter Sunday in mid-ocean. We were on the boat 10 days, and 8 days there was nothing but water to see. There was nothing to do so we had lots of time to do as we liked. It was just after dark when we reached England on Thursday night the 27th and anchored out in harbor for the night. Then the next morning she ran up to the wharf to unload our supplies and baggage and that took until dinner time. Then we had some sandwiches and got into the train again and were off in about twenty minutes. I had to laugh at the trains over here, the freight cars are not much larger than our wagons are and only two wheels on each end. The passenger cars are not so wide and long either, but the trains run much faster, most of the time we were going sixty miles an hour.
The country here is very pretty. The roads are all made of crushed stones and rolled down hard and smooth. Everything is fenced off with hedges, fields, lanes, driveways, roads, and yards are all lined with big oak and many other kinds of trees and hedges. The grass is quite green here now and I don't wonder at the English people saying how pretty things are over here.
About 11.30 that night the train stopped at a little town or village called Liphook where we got out and marched out to camp about a mile and a half from there. When we reached camp one of the other battalions had a good supper ready for us, and I think most of us done justice to it.
The camp here is quite comfortable and up to date. I don't think there is a tent in the whole camp. The place is laid off in squares and paved streets run down between the lines of buildings which have good floors, and are about 20X70 in size and are lighted by electric lights. The country around here is high and sandy so I don't think we will have much mud to bother us.
There are several villages around the camp in different directions, all within about two miles and on Sunday afternoon Albert, Sam and I went for a walk into one place called Haslemere. It is a pretty little place.
Albert got a letter from his mother and heard that his brother is in the hospital. So he got leave from his officer until tomorrow night, to go and see him, and his mother. It is only about 40 miles from here to London so it will not take him long to get there.
We expect to get six or seven days pass sometime this week or the first of next and take a trip up to London to see the sights.
After I had my nose operated on I could not get away very long at a time, and my head was pretty sore for a few days so I was unable to get over again. Do you still stay there alone, or have you made other arrangements? What is the weather like there now? It is raining here today but it has been fine for some time. This place seems to be a long way from home.
We are all quite well, and hope you are the same. I can't think of anything more just now, but will write again when we come back from London. This is just a brief outline of our journey. It has been so long since I have done any writing that I have nearly forgotten how. Well I must close for this time Tell some of the others I will write soon. I am sending my address.


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IMA FIND NICO CHORUSES LIKE THESES AND POST THEM HERE KAY ?
ARE YOU READY TO JUST BE FRIENDS WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE ? I DONT THINK SO.
288 PEOPLE ?! IMMA MELTDOWN.
ROMEO AND CINDERELLA DIED WHEN THEY HEARD THIS.
THIS DESERVES CREDIT CUZ THEY JUST SING SO GODDAMN FAST.
When I get on the computer I'mma watch all of these.
We should include Kira in here too. And also chopsticks. And windows.
oh lold i'll make another thread.
i played with my matryoshka when i listened to these. i just had my friends with me. i found my kitty hat so i put that on. i screamed until i melted down, and then my cinderella came and took me to a dead end. then i got my matryoshka back out, but she was two faced so i left.


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hey, you guys. do you like my little digi-me? yes, i thought you might. well my good friend* kim who blogs over at what peggy said made it for me. well actually, she made a different one, but then i got a real life hair cut, so she felt my didgi-me needed a haircut too, and this is the finished product. cute, huh!
kim designs these digital portraits, and sells them in her etsy shop alongside a miryad of other adorable and clever designs and handmade goodies. basically, what i'm saying is that you should pop over to kim's page, say hi, and then follow the breadcrumbs to her shop - where if you enter the coupon code nov20 by the end of november, you will recieve 20% off everything.
what are you waiting for really?
*kim and i have been the best of friends for about 3 weeks now. we met on instagram, and instantly bonded over a mutual love of the sale rails at primark, diy, i think the colour yellow and our matching haircuts. shallow? no. i don't think so. we regularly stalk each others insta, twitter, blogs... boyfriend thinks it's weird to make online friends if you don't know them in real life - but, how is it any different really? just because someone is not there in body doesn't make the conversations you have or the mutual likes you share any less real? well, that's what i think, for what it's worth. and really, in a world ruled by the bloggerverse, how is making friends in an online capacity any different to making friends in a sewing circle?
i like to think the online version of me is just a less potty mouthed version of the original, which means that the friends i make on here (you) are people i would befriend in reality. but in reality, it's much harder to make friends unless you're in a bunch of groups or have extra curricular activities. if your only real hobby is online-based, doesn't it make sense that your friends would be the same way inclined?
my point is, i think kimmie (nick names already) is aces, and i'm pretty chuffed we 'met' because it's hard at *this age* to meet new people, let alone make friends in people you really like.


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Caucus Brief: China Navy Reaches Far, Unsettling the Region
CHINA NAVY REACHES FAR, UNSETTLING THE REGION. Last week China conducted a naval exercise involving sailing Chinese ships through the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako. The People's Liberation Army asserts that this exercise was regularly scheduled and was in compliance with international law. In recent weeks Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan have voiced concerns over Chinese nautical movements in which Chinese vessels have deployed ships into disputed waters. In Japan this most recent Chinese exercise was reminiscent of a large Chinese flotilla that passed near Okinawa last year. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15china.html
CHINA DISPATCHES PATROL SHIP TO SINGAPORE AMID S. CHINA SEA TENSIONS. China has dispatched one of its largest maritime patrol ships on a first-ever visit to Singapore, amid a spike in tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea. The Chinese ship will stay in Singapore for two weeks of exchanges on search and rescue, anti-piracy and port management operations. Similar Chinese ships have been accused of harassing foreign shipping in the South China Sea, including U.S. Navy surveillance vessels. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-dispatches-patrol-boat-to-singapore-amid-spike-in-south-china-sea-tensions/2011/06/15/AGmRdiWH_story.html
INSECURITY AMONG CHINESE LEADERSHIP. An article in the NYT reports that as the Chinese Communist Party prepares to celebrate its 90th birthday this July 1st, the crackdown on dissent and increase in police violence reveals the Party Leadership's insecurity. The Party's control is being challenged by widespread perceptions of corruption among the Chinese people, a problem the Party admits but does not seem to know how to handle. Kerry Brown, head of the Asia Program at Chatham House, says in the piece: "The party has long admitted that corruption is a problem. Yet reporting on the use of violence against the people is taboo, even if the public is increasingly aware of it via the Internet." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/world/asia/16iht-letter16.html
CHINA BACKS RUSSIA AGAINST U.S. MISSILE SHIELD. Russia won the backing of China in criticizing U.S. plans for a missile shield, saying yesterday that it could undermine global security. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security bloc grouping of Russia, China and four ex-Soviet Central Asian states, signed a declaration condemning any unilateral build-up of missile defenses. From the declaration: "the unilateral and unlimited build-up missile defense by a single state or by a narrow group of states could damage strategic stability and international security." http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/15/us-security-usa-missiles-idUSTRE75E2JZ20110615?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
CORRUPT CHINESE OFFICIALS TAKE $123 BILLION OVERSEAS. A new report out of China suggests that corrupt government officials are illegally transferring billions of dollars to banks and family overseas. The top destinations for these officials and their money are the U.S., Canada, and Australia. http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/06/16/report-corrupt-chinese-officials-take-123-billion-overseas/
CHINA CLOSES TIBET TO FOREIGNERS AHEAD OF ANNIVERSARY. China has closed Tibet to foreigners ahead of the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1. This move, most likely prompted by insecurity towards a perceived threat to one-party rule, has been planned for months. A Beijing-based travel agent says that they have been notified of the policy but have no idea why it is being implemented. A Beijing-based travel agent spoke to Reuters via phone: "We had to make a lot of cancellations, but we don't know the reasons behind it. Perhaps it has to do with something political." http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-china-tibet-idUSTRE75F0RO20110616
BEIJING SAYS ITS REACTORS ARE SAFE. China has declared that all of its active nuclear reactors are safe and that the nation will move forward with plans to build a number of new power plants. This announcement comes after China halted production of new reactors following the nuclear disaster at the Japanese Fukushima plant. China currently has 13 nuclear power plants that were determined to be safe with 27 additional reactors currently under construction. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704889404576276441421639076.html
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"A ban is not a plan": provincial government cellphone ban leaves schools without actionable strategies for implementation
On Mar. 15, Lisa Thompson, minister of education for the Ontario Provincial Government, revealed in a media release that, amongst other changes, a province-wide ban on cellphones would be implemented in classrooms beginning next September, as part of the new "Education that Works for You" plan.
The plan, according to the release, argues that these changes "will modernize curriculum, modernize classrooms and empower educators to better prepare students for the realities of today's modern world."
The proposal was created through the collaborative effort of over 72,000 consultations with "parents, teachers, students, employers and organizations" through open submission forms, online surveys and town hall meetings in various regions of the province.
Included in this plan is the provincial government's proposed changes to "modernize" classrooms across the province, which include updates to technology (broadband services), e-learning (centralization and accessibility), as well as changes to EQAO (focusing on equity), class sizes, hiring practices (encouraging transparency, fairness, consistency and accountability), student grants and, of course, the prohibition of cell phone usage during instructional time.
"[Regarding the cellphone ban] I don't think there's a lot of change. They're suggesting that cell phones will be banned from classrooms, except for educational purposes, medical reasons or exceptions, for learning reasons — which is pretty much how most [School] Boards have handled it up to this point," said Julie Mueller, associate professor for the faculty of education at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Mueller believes that, in order to effectively solve a problem, there needs to be a more clear definition about what the problem is in order to find the variables that are causing that problem.
"I think the problem I see with the ban … is that we're not identifying the problem, so it seems like a very fearful reaction to something, but we're not really identifying what [that] problem is," Mueller said.
As far as the current plan by the government, she sees a dichotomy: on one hand, the government is discussing the "modernization" of learning. But on the other hand, they're going to be enforcing bans without a proper implementation process.
"I think they're being reactive to parents and some teachers who will be very happy with a ban of cellphones, because they're saying 'they're distracting' … but I think what you really need to identify is: distracting from what?"
Distractions, she notes, come in many forms for students: from daydreaming, to social media and applications on digital tools such as phones, which has research supporting its addictive properties.
Most of these, she says, come from a lack of active learning opportunities in classrooms, as well as mismanageOntarioment of digital tools with educational potential, such as social media.
"[In] schools, [while they] are learning that curriculum, they're also learning how to be a social citizen in a digital age. I think that if we ban the cultural tool that they're using to be involved in social media, we're missing out on the opportunity to teach them how to use it," Mueller said.
Modernizing the learning process for students in a digital age will be a difficult task for future educators, but one thing that Mueller wishes to pose is the question of what those learning outcomes will look like — something that she feels is not being addressed by the ban.
"I think we need to look at technology being integrated as a cultural tool, and the phone is one of them," Mueller said.
"We need to be taking an active learning approach, and having students construct their knowledge — there's lot of examples in our classrooms already .. let them be invested in their own learning."
"There's not a big plan. A ban is not necessarily a plan," Mueller concluded.
Tags: cellphones, Government of Ontario
Author: Aaron HageyAaron is The Cord's News Editor and a fourth-year BA student who resembles a non-threatening cartoon character, similar to Timmy Turner. He's like that wacky grandma you can't help but like who's slightly out of touch with current trends and has a bunch of cats. He enjoys staying inside of his comfort zone and learning about history.


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Hey Manhattan ! Here I am ! Call me star-struck Uncle Sam.
Manhattan doobie doo. Hey Manhattan doobie doo.
Someday's you've got to get outside - Look there's "The Carlyle"
And where were you when he died ?
Hey Manhattan ! Here I am ! Call it bad luck Uncle Sam.
General CommentOuch. How this song stings.
Quite obviously, you get what you wished for, only to realise that it's not really what you want after all, and how you've been fooled by your own errors of judgement.
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Q: Echoing a random element from array each day I'm trying to make a simple function, that echos a random element from an array, but it should change, every time that day changes. Example:
$myarray = array(
  'foo',
  'bar',
  'winnie',
  'the',
  'poo');

echo array_rand($myarray);

This would print a random thing from the array, every time the page loads. But I would like for it to only change each day. I would like for it to work, so if you load the page Monday at 8:00 and Monday at 17:00 (edit1: it's the same random output that has been pulled, regardless of, if it's user A or user B that sees it), then you would see the same (random) element, from the array. But if the page was loaded at Tuesday at 13:00, then a different element from the array would be printed. Edit1: The timezone should be the easiest to program (since it's not significant). So I assume that the servers timezone would be the easiest.
I thought about getting integer-value of the date, and then use modulo to the length of the array (since the length of the array will get more and more values with time). Something along the lines of echo $myarray[date(U) % count($myarray)] (this hasn't been tested and wont work, since it's the second since 1970 (or whenever) and not the days, but it was just to give an idea of what kind of solution I had in mind).
There is no database on the site, so I can't store the value in a database.
Edit2: So if we have user A and user B, that each load the page each day of the week. Then I'm looking for user A to receive something along these lines:
Monday: foo
Tuesday: the
Wednesday: foo
Thursday: poo
Friday: winnie
Saturday: winnie
Sunday: bar

And if user B load the page, then he will see the same values as user A (I assume this is the easiest way to set it up as well).
-- end of edit2 --
Edit3: It could also just be a txt-file or a json-file that is stored on the FTP-server, where each day, a new line of this txt-file is printed. It doesn't need to be an array.
-- end of edit3 --

A: You can do this with a simple text file on the server:
$randoms = array(
  'foo',
  'bar',
  'winnie',
  'the',
  'poo'
);
$file = 'todaysrandom.dat';
if(file_exists($file) && date('d-m-Y', filemtime($file)) == date('d-m-Y')){
    //if the file exists, and was last updated today, return the contents of the file:
    $todaysRandom = file_get_contents($file);

}else{
    //else create todays value, and save it to the file
    $todaysRandom = $randoms[rand(0,count($randoms)-1)];
    file_put_contents($file, $todaysRandom);
}
echo $todaysRandom;


Welcome to Cherokee Middle School where our priority is to create a positive learning environment where all students are learning today so they may lead tomorrow. The vision of Cherokee Middle School is to provide a community of academic achievement and a learning environment dedicated to teaching students to be lifelong learners and responsible citizens.
One of our biggest goals at CMS is to help your child feel successful and achieve academic excellence. By working together as parents and educators, we can build a foundation of lifelong learning.
Let's keep the lines of communication open between administration, parents, teachers and students as we all work together keeping the most important thing in mind and that is your child... at CMS it is our goal to put students first.
Regularly check your child's agenda and grades on ParentVue to keep up with their grades. Check the CMS website for important events and reminders and view your child's teachers websites weekly. Through the teacher websites you will be able to see when your child has homework, assignments due, tests to study for, etc.
We welcome your support and participation during the school year. We look forward to celebrating with you your child's successes and academic achievement!
Monday, November 12th at 8:30A.M.
Parents of 8th grade Students that are interested in going to Washington, D.C. with the 8th grade class are invited to attend a Parent Informational Meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:00pm in Coach Carter's classroom. This is the same evening as the Fall Community Celebration.
Three Schools Earn Title of "Reward"
State Department of Education recognizes three schools from our district.
3:25 - 1st Bus Bell and Car Riders 3:30 - 2nd Bus Bell and Walkers go to Cafeteria 3:35 - 2nd wave of buses come through for pick up. 3:40 - Walkers are released to walk home. The CMS Safety Committee made revisions to the order of dismissal due to the heavy flow of cars and buses between 3:25 and 3:40. This change primarily has an inpact on students that walk home. With no yellow caution lights and no crosswalks the decision of the safety committee was that it was in the best interest of the students safety to delay the release of walkers until after the heavy flow of traffic subsided. Thank you for understanding this change and in putting students safety first!


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package org.apache.commons.jcs3.auxiliary.remote;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.apache.commons.jcs3.auxiliary.AbstractAuxiliaryCache;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.auxiliary.remote.behavior.IRemoteCacheAttributes;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.CacheStatus;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.behavior.ICacheElement;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.behavior.IElementSerializer;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.logging.behavior.ICacheEventLogger;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.stats.StatElement;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.stats.Stats;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.stats.behavior.IStatElement;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.stats.behavior.IStats;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.log.Log;
import org.apache.commons.jcs3.log.LogManager;

/** An abstract base for the No Wait Facade.  Different implementations will failover differently. */
public abstract class AbstractRemoteCacheNoWaitFacade<K, V>
    extends AbstractAuxiliaryCache<K, V>
{
    /** log instance */
    private static final Log log = LogManager.getLog( AbstractRemoteCacheNoWaitFacade.class );

    /** The connection to a remote server, or a zombie. */
    protected List<RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V>> noWaits;

    /** holds failover and cluster information */
    private final IRemoteCacheAttributes remoteCacheAttributes;

    /**
     * Constructs with the given remote cache, and fires events to any listeners.
     *

     * @param noWaits
     * @param rca
     * @param cacheEventLogger
     * @param elementSerializer
     */
    public AbstractRemoteCacheNoWaitFacade( final List<RemoteCacheNoWait<K,V>> noWaits, final IRemoteCacheAttributes rca,
                                    final ICacheEventLogger cacheEventLogger, final IElementSerializer elementSerializer )
    {
        log.debug( "CONSTRUCTING NO WAIT FACADE" );
        this.remoteCacheAttributes = rca;
        setCacheEventLogger( cacheEventLogger );
        setElementSerializer( elementSerializer );
        this.noWaits = new ArrayList<>(noWaits);
        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K,V> nw : this.noWaits)
        {
            // FIXME: This cast is very brave. Remove this.
            ((RemoteCache<K, V>)nw.getRemoteCache()).setFacade(this);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Put an element in the cache.
     *

     * @param ce
     * @throws IOException
     */
    @Override
    public void update( final ICacheElement<K, V> ce )
        throws IOException
    {
        log.debug("updating through cache facade, noWaits.length = {0}", noWaits::size);

        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
        {
            nw.update( ce );
        }
    }

    /**
     * Synchronously reads from the remote cache.
     *

     * @param key
     * @return Either an ICacheElement<K, V> or null if it is not found.
     */
    @Override
    public ICacheElement<K, V> get( final K key ) throws IOException
    {
        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
        {
            return nw.get(key);
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Synchronously read from the remote cache.
     *

     * @param pattern
     * @return map
     * @throws IOException
     */
    @Override
    public Map<K, ICacheElement<K, V>> getMatching( final String pattern )
        throws IOException
    {
        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
        {
            return nw.getMatching( pattern );
        }

        return Collections.emptyMap();
    }

    /**
     * Gets multiple items from the cache based on the given set of keys.
     *

     * @param keys
     * @return a map of K key to ICacheElement<K, V> element, or an empty map if there is no
     *         data in cache for any of these keys
     */
    @Override
    public Map<K, ICacheElement<K, V>> getMultiple( final Set<K> keys ) throws IOException
    {
        if ( keys != null && !keys.isEmpty() )
        {
            for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
            {
                return nw.getMultiple( keys );
            }
        }

        return Collections.emptyMap();
    }

    /**
     * Return the keys in this cache.
     *

     * @see org.apache.commons.jcs3.auxiliary.AuxiliaryCache#getKeySet()
     */
    @Override
    public Set<K> getKeySet() throws IOException
    {
        final HashSet<K> allKeys = new HashSet<>();
        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
        {
            final Set<K> keys = nw.getKeySet();
            if(keys != null)
            {
                allKeys.addAll( keys );
            }
        }

        return allKeys;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a remove request to the remote cache.
     *

     * @param key
     * @return whether or not it was removed, right now it return false.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean remove( final K key ) throws IOException
    {
        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
        {
            nw.remove( key );
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a removeAll request to the remote cache.
     */
    @Override
    public void removeAll() throws IOException
    {
        for (final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> nw : noWaits)
        {
            nw.removeAll();
        }
    }

    /** Adds a dispose request to the remote cache. */
    @Override
    public void dispose()
    {
        noWaits.forEach(RemoteCacheNoWait::dispose);
    }

    /**
     * No remote invocation.
     *

     * @return The size value
     */
    @Override
    public int getSize()
    {
        return 0;
        // cache.getSize();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the cacheType attribute of the RemoteCacheNoWaitFacade object.
     *

     * @return The cacheType value
     */
    @Override
    public CacheType getCacheType()
    {
        return CacheType.REMOTE_CACHE;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the cacheName attribute of the RemoteCacheNoWaitFacade object.
     *

     * @return The cacheName value
     */
    @Override
    public String getCacheName()
    {
        return remoteCacheAttributes.getCacheName();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the status attribute of the RemoteCacheNoWaitFacade object
     *

     * Return ALIVE if any are alive.
     *

     * @return The status value
     */
    @Override
    public CacheStatus getStatus()
    {
        return noWaits.stream()
                .map(nw -> nw.getStatus())
                .filter(status -> status == CacheStatus.ALIVE)
                .findFirst()
                .orElse(CacheStatus.DISPOSED);
    }

    /**
     * String form of some of the configuration information for the remote cache.
     *

     * @return Some info for logging.
     */
    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return "RemoteCacheNoWaitFacade: " + remoteCacheAttributes.getCacheName() +
                ", rca = " + remoteCacheAttributes;
    }

    /**
     * Begin the failover process if this is a local cache. Clustered remote caches do not failover.
     *

     * @param rcnw The no wait in error.
     */
    protected abstract void failover( RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> rcnw );

    /**
     * Get the primary server from the list of failovers
     *
     * @return a no wait
     */
    public RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> getPrimaryServer()
    {
        return noWaits.get(0);
    }

    /**
     * restore the primary server in the list of failovers
     *
     */
    public void restorePrimaryServer(final RemoteCacheNoWait<K, V> rcnw)
    {
        noWaits.clear();
        noWaits.add(rcnw);
    }

    /**
     * @return Returns the AuxiliaryCacheAttributes.
     */
    @Override
    public IRemoteCacheAttributes getAuxiliaryCacheAttributes()
    {
        return this.remoteCacheAttributes;
    }

    /**
     * getStats
     * @return String
     */
    @Override
    public String getStats()
    {
        return getStatistics().toString();
    }

    /**
     * @return statistics about the cache region
     */
    @Override
    public IStats getStatistics()
    {
        final IStats stats = new Stats();
        stats.setTypeName( "Remote Cache No Wait Facade" );

        final ArrayList<IStatElement<?>> elems = new ArrayList<>();

        if ( noWaits != null )
        {
            elems.add(new StatElement<>( "Number of No Waits", Integer.valueOf(noWaits.size()) ) );

            // get the stats from the super too
            elems.addAll(noWaits.stream()
                .flatMap(rcnw -> rcnw.getStatistics().getStatElements().stream())
                .collect(Collectors.toList()));
        }

        stats.setStatElements( elems );

        return stats;
    }

    /**
     * This typically returns end point info .
     *

     * @return the name
     */
    @Override
    public String getEventLoggingExtraInfo()
    {
        return "Remote Cache No Wait Facade";
    }
}

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Tag Archives: Diamondbacks
Correction: Dodgers Draft Pick is All But Protected
A couple of weeks ago, I reported the Dodgers were on the cusp of a protected pick, but with an added caveat: only the 13 worst records in baseball would be protected because of two picks held over from the 2010 draft (no. 6 Barret Loux and no. 9 Karsten Whitley both didn't sign).
This is false.
The rules are that the 15 teams with the worst records in baseball have protected picks regardless of held-over picks. In the 2010 draft, the Rangers received a held-over pick for failure to sign Matt Purke from the 2009 draft between picks 14 and 15. The Cubs, who had the 15th worst record in the 2009 season, still had a protected pick at no. 16.
The ruling states that picks held over from last year's draft become that pick's (a). So the Rangers' 2010 pick was pick no. 14a. The Diamondbacks' no. 6 pick from last year will become no. 6a (7) and the Padres' pick will be 9a (11).
This means picks 16 and 17 in the 2011 draft will be protected.
Sorry for the error, I hope I didn't mislead anyone.
Filed under MLB, prospects
Tagged as 2010 draft, 2011 draft, Diamondbacks, Matt Purke, MLB draft, Padres, Rangers
Talking Strike Outs and Strike Out Records (for batters)
We're having some fun with strike outs on the Dingers Blog today.
First and foremost, here's your YEAR OF THE PITCHER stat for today. If the season finishes with its current rate stats, 2010 will be the best K/BB season in modern baseball history. That's right, only 1879, 1884, 1878, 1875, 1880, and 1883 have had better K/BB years than 2010 has had. Pretty amazing, if you ask me.
The Diamondbacks are still on pace to break the Brewers' 2001 record for most strike outs by a team. The D-Backs have 1,269 before today's game and have played in 138 games so far, about 9.19 Ks per game. Remarkably consistent, since that was the number from last time we checked in. Yes, they're still on pace for 1,490 or so (Brewers' record was 1,399).
That means if they continue pace, they'll break it on game 152. Continue reading →
Filed under MLB, MLB history, strike out records
Tagged as Diamondbacks, JI, JIM THOME, Mark Reynolds, Phillies, Reggie Jackson, strike out records
D-Backs and the Tao of Trading Haren: ~ What Could've Been ~
There's a minor unspoken rule that interim GMs shouldn't make trades because they're only in power for such a little time and it's easier for an incoming GM to take over the team as is. Also, sometimes the interim GM makes a terrible trade.
For reference, this is what the Diamondbacks traded for to get Dan Haren and then got back when they traded him away. C/O a D-Backs fan:
We originally obtained Dan Haren [before the 2008 season] by trading Carlos Gonzalez, Brett Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Greg Smith, Dana Eveland, and Chris Carter. Which means now, in essence, we traded all those names for.. Joe Saunders, Patrick Corbin, Rafael Rodriguez, and what might be Tyler Skaggs if we're lucky.
Not necessarily, because the D-Backs did get two and a half years of Haren out of that deal.
D-Backs Interim GM Jerry DiPoto, however, cited wins and winning percentage as one of the main reasons he chose to acquire Joe Saunders. No stupid deed goes unpunished.
So a legit centerfielder, a legit starter (and maybe No. 1), two decent back-end starters, and a high-end OF prospect for two and a half years of Haren. Oakland got quite a bit out of that trade and with good reason: Haren was legit.
Let's give some historical context, though. The D-Backs just wrapped up a 90-win season and a trip to the NLCS. Their rotation was their biggest issue and Haren plugged that hole pretty well. A rotation of Brandon Webb and Haren back-to-back was awesomely reminiscent of the Schilling-Johnson years, when the D-Backs won the World Series.
However, that 2007 team was a 79-win team by pythag win-loss, so maybe that was just an error in judgment.
Anyway, yesterday Haren was flipped for Joe Saunders, a AAAA reliever, a skinny 20-year-old starter in A ball who may have the goods to be a starter and a 19-year-old decent 1st rounder who could be a starter.
This was a salary dump, no doubt about it. There were better offers on the table (Yankees had a decent offer with Ivan Nova and Joba Chamberlain, supposedly) and while Saunders is a MLB starter, he's not a good one.
You wonder, though, what would've happened if the D-Backs stayed the course and didn't trade for Haren–just focused on what they had coming up and played for a continuously ripening farm system.
Filed under Hot stove, MLB, MLB history, prospects
Tagged as Brett Anderson, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Quentin, Chris Carter, Curtis Granderson, Dan Haren, Dana Eveland, Diamondbacks, Edwin Jackson, Greg Smith, Ivan Nova, Jerry DiPoto, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Saunders, Jon Garland, Tyler Skaggs
D-Backs Still on Pace to Shatter Team K Record
A few months ago I wrote about the Diamondbacks being on pace to shatter the 2001 Brewers record for most strike outs by a team in a season.
So let's check in (this is before today's game):
2001 Brewers: 1,399 strike outs through 162 games; 8.64 strike outs per game.
2010 D-Backs have 812 strike outs through 89 games; 9.18 strike outs per game.
They're set to break 1,400 pretty easily (about 1,487 at this pace), but they could even break 1,500 if they increase the pace by ~0.2.
Go D-Backs, you can do it. I believe in you.
Filed under MLB, MLB history, MLB records
Tagged as Diamondbacks, Strike outs
Dodger Trade Rumors Popping Up Now
From MLB Trade Rumors:
Speaking of Lee, Seattle is telling clubs that they want young hitters in return for the ace. It's a desire that could be a hurdle for several interested clubs. The Mets, for example, wouldn't part with Ike Davis in order to land the hurler on a rental. Meanwhile, the Dodgers wouldn't want to give up Matt Kemp or James Loney.
Rosenthal adds that the Dodgers may have a hard time landing the elite starter that they seek. The Astros are looking for financial relief and top prospects in return for Roy Oswalt. Pulling off a deal for Dan Haren of the Diamondbacks could prove to be difficult as Arizona likely doesn't want to trade him within the division.
Just before that, Rosenthal said the Twins could be major players in the Lee sweepstakes. Trading for Dan Haren is intriguing. Mets sound like the smartest landing spot for Lee, they've been more free-wheeling in regards to giving up prospects and have the ones most prepared for the majors in Ike Davis. They could just as easily go for Haren, though, which would be awesome since CitiField is good for flyball pitchers and Haren's been burned all season on the HR/FB ratio.
I guess Oswalt just won't go anywhere.
As we're nearing the deadline, it looks like the Dodgers are less and less likely to make a deal for a top-tier starter. The biggest move the Dodgers make sounds most likely to be for another relief pitcher, which wouldn't be bad–the bullpen does need help.
Filed under Hot stove, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
Tagged as Astros, Cliff Lee, Dan Haren, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Ike Davis, James Loney, Ken Rosenthal, Mariners, Matt Kemp, Mets, Roy Oswalt
PECOTA is probably wrong
This can't be right.
Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA league standings projection system came out today and it's all over the blagoblag.
The projections, which twice correctly predicted huge jumps in the standings in 2008 for the Tampa Bay Rays and 2006 for the Chicago White Sox, had a very bad year last year and another bad year might cause people to look to other projection systems or maybe ignore the process.
PECOTA uses an intriguing system. Started by SABR legend Nate Silver, it mapped every career ever had by any player in history and then applied those career arcs to the players with similar production–like I said in an earlier post, baseball is fortunate enough to have such an enormous sample size to take from. From there, it extracted what the likelihood of the player's production would be–10% (bad), 50% (average for him) and 90% (way above average). Then it takes those player predictions, combines them into a team's total run production (and prevention on pitching and defense) and voila! You have your pythagorian win-loss record.
One reason why PECOTA had such a bad year in 2009 wasn't because of bad luck–PECOTA projections do not account for injury, trades or other things that come into play during a season–it's because it projected inaccurately.* Even by pythagorian record, the A's and Angels were swapped. The Indians and the Diamondbacks just plain old stunk. Craig Calcaterra pointed out PECOTA predicted one of the most amazing seasons in history by a rookie catcher for Matt Weiters and they were pretty far off.
Filed under MLB, projections
Tagged as Adam Dunn, Diamondbacks, Indians, Marlins, Mets, Nationals, PECOTA, Twins, White Sox, Yankees