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your foul, ignorant little boy mouth.
Being Dave Brandon
From this point on I don't care about the following opinions on what Rich Rodriguez deserves after three years:
- Mine
- Yours, unless you are Dave Brandon (call me)
I also don't have anything that's definitive. We know that there is no McMahon-style "you're firrrrrrrred" press conference today, and given the way things work that means Rodriguez will be the coach through the bowl game. We know that the rumors were heavy enough for Dave Brandon to personally debunk them on the twitters. We can read the withering sarcasm between the lines of this from Brandon…
…and if it's not withering sarcasm* I don't want to know.
I've got some stuff in the inbox and from elsewhere. A bit of it says Rodriguez is getting fired, period, citing "impeccable sources." Another from before the OSU game reports second hand that Harbaugh "has an offer" while expressing skepticism at the nature of the information given its timing—what if Michigan had won Saturday? Some other stuff has filtered to me via talkative former players all saying "canned," as well.
The part I trust—the one that called Brandon as the likely new AD and tipped me off about the Alabama game—is far from certain except about one thing: anyone who says anything with certainty is full of it. Brandon keeps his own counsel and makes his own decisions. Since Brandon has a direct line to the obvious head coaching candidate there will be no search committee or consultants tapped or planning, cutting off virtually all of the usual leak sources. It's unlikely anyone has anything until hours before it breaks, at which point it will be everywhere.
I'm not inclined to put much in the widespread chatter that had RR out the door after the OSU game and seems to be continuing since its sourcing seems to be pissed-off-you-guys folk clearly unhappy with the state of the program taking small interactions and interpreting them as they desire. However, the vibe I'm getting from other people who seem to be on the fence about what to do—or at least close to it—also makes it seem unlikely Rodriguez is back. Emphasis on all the qualifying words in the previous sentence, please. I've got nothing solid because no one does.
In the event that happens, Harbaugh is the obvious #1 guy, with the main sticking point being Harbaugh's willingness to accept the imposition of a silly, off-putting buyout in case any NFL teams get ideas. It sounds like if the decision is made to pursue Harbaugh, something will be worked out and he will be introduced essentially immediately. They won't get rid of Rodriguez unless they know they have the next coach lined up.
So… that's what I've got. I'm uncertain about everything. I guess that's good from a program standpoint, but it's frustrating when the next month will see Michigan's future hang in the balance with nothing trustworthy to put a foot on.
*(Not specifically about Desmond, who tweeted a couple things about how he had faith in Brandon to make the decision. More the "Appreciate the passion & interest," random talk-radio raver.)
From idiots. But thanks for trying. Though you might want to come up with more insults than little boy, since you were reduced to using it twice.
If Gary Moeller didn't get into that bar fight, Lloyd would have never been coach, so the cupboard wouldn't have been bare. But, then again Rich would have never been coach, and we wouldn't be having this discussion.
I think Brandon is in a tough spot. I'm guessing he really wanted Rodriguez to show him why he should be the Michigan football coach for years and years to come. I'm guessing he wanted to end the season thinking about a contract extension. Instead he's left with a lot of questions and unhappy financial backers. I think the last thing he wants to say is the only thing he can say right now (if Rodriguez is retained) and that is, he's going to give him another year.
If Rich had gone 5-7 or 9-3 (no /s). Or even 7-5 beating OSU or MSU. It's this middling record with barely victories and ass-kicking losses that make it such a toss up on what to do.
Our signature victory was against a solid UCONN team. After that, it's near losses to mediocre ND and Iliinois squads...
it comes down to can RR build a top 5 program? Not, oh the progress isn't fast enough for us. DB has to ask himself: In 2-3 years, will this team be a top calibur program competing for BCS games.
I think the answer to that question is yes. I've been on the fence and have been pissed off just as every else and am sick of the excuses, but I really think he's getting the shaft here.
My thought is that the decision came after the IA homecoming loss. I think RR and his replacement have known about decision for weeks.
If DB wanted RR he would have stated so after the OSU vs UM game so as not too harm recruiting. I would like to give RR a few extra years, since I would expect it would take that long for the defense to become serviceable. But the deep pocket pressure may have won out with dumping RR! I'm sure RR will land with another top program, may be even his old team at WVU and will do a great job.
The delay is due to other team bowl games, may be on both ends? May be I'm completely wrong but the signs all point to RR not being the HC after early January.
I will support DB decision.
I agree completely with you that they've known for weeks, but you bring up good points that all signs right now point to the fact that he won't be back...
causing RR a slow death in the eyes of David Brandon has to be PSU. They have been one of the better B10 teams over the past few seasons. They were ripe for the picking and we didn't take advantage, even after the bye week. An 8-4 season with a win against PSU on the road looks better than 7-5 with no wins against the B10's top five. Even though I have been a staunch supporter of RR, I am on the fence right now as far as giving RR another year. That said, I hope Michigan draws a top 25 ranked opponent in the bowl. Getting a quality bowl win may be RR's only shot at another year.
Losing the way we did to PSU may have solidified DB decision.
I guess we will know for sure after the bowl game but it sucks for recruiting with all these rumors. If RR was going to stay DB would have said so today! I don't think the bowl game will make a difference. May be if DB number one HC candidate says no, then RR may stay?
PSU was a team in turmoil when Michigan headed to Happy Valley, a walk-on sophmore QB and an underachieving Evan Royster had Dick Rod setup for the signature win that he so desperately needed in his third year. Instead he got his ass handed to him by the fossil Joe Pa. This was the straw that set the current chain of events in motion.
PSU's QB isn't too bad. We had high expectations going into the game because we thought he would be worthless.
But a decent pass rush (which we don't have) could have exposed his shortcomings and the coaching staff way underestimated his ability.
PSU game was what finally moved me from supporter to apathetic regarding RR. My son and I attended and saw a team that surely looked unprepared after a bye week. My 13 year old son noticed how pathetic the defensive calls were, cover-2 cloud on 3rd and 3 for example.
was long and ridiculous.
this year, i may actually ask for the full-out 8 month coma.
I'm so happy that Brandon is at the helm and not Martin.
I think he's going to handle this decision with class and aplomb for all concerned.
I think a lot of us are on the fence. I fully supported the RR hiring, as I wanted something new and exciting in Ann Arbor. I got what I hoped for on offense (for the most part), but everything else has been an unmitigated disaster. RR's record speaks for itself, and I'm starting to wonder if the Big 10 job was too big for RR.
My tipping point is RR's contention that he understands big rivalries like OSU vs. UM because he lived through WVU vs. Pitt. C'mon, really?
As a passionate fan and alum, I don't like instability and would have preferred RR to be the man and have established himself as such. However, college football is a results oreinted business, and he just isn't getting it done, whatever the underlying reasons. I'm personally tired of the upper half of the Big 10 having their way with my beloved Maize and Blue. After a 6-18 conference record, I find that unacceptable. And I also refuse to keep pummelling Lloyd Carr for his deficiencies at the end of his tenure. Lloyd did a great job, and stayed too long, but some of that is on Bill "Sailboat" Martin.
I also buy into the idea that Dave Brandon will do what is absolutely best for the university, the alumni, the fans and the program. If he decides to keep RR, I'm on board. Make a switch? I'm on board.
Go Blue.
Yes, the cubpoard was less full at the end of LC's tenure than usual, but it was by no means empty. Much of the empty cupboard resulted from players transfering out after RR came.
Transfers accompany any coaching change, but the amount that we had were excessive. Had RR maintained some of that talent (Boren is a first team all B10 player, Mallett is a highly rater NFL prospect, even Toney Clemens would have been helpful during 2008), then the transition would have been smoother.
I trust Dave Brandon and will back his decision either way. The heart says if RR upgrades talent, gets his scheme working and somehow teaches fundamentals again, that will be measurable improvement because it should equate to quality wins. No reason for having the special teams and defensive performance this team put out every week. If we see the same thing next season, then all bets are off.
But the head says, hire Harbaugh if he wants the job.
I wish more people were not so polorized about this topic. I think most of the fans want to see Michigan succeed. However, I think less and less of us are willing to be as supportive as you. I couldn't agree more with the statement about being on board either way and trusting Brandon to do whatever he sees best.
This is a true Michigan fan
I keep hearing from various fans that RichRod's contract is structured so that the buyout is less expensive after the 1st of the year than before it.
Does anyone know if this is true or not?
The buyout is $2.5M after January 1st as opposed to $4M before. I don't think that amount of money plays into DB's decisionmaking process though.
Brandon was hired to make the tough decisions. I am sure that the decision on the coach has already been played. The only reason it hasn't been announced because it won't be done until the new coach's schedule is clear. Harbaugh must want to coach the bowl game, or it would already be done.
No matter what Dave Brandon is a good AD...I mean he brought back slippery rock, added lights to the big house and we have a NIGHT GAME! I think he knows what he is doing so no matter what decision is made on rich rod. I put my faith in Dave Brandon because he is a Michigan man and what ever he decides I believe will be the best decision for the program.
DB just rying to get a deal done with JH, hell maybe it's already done. The consolation prize is if it can't get done then RR comes back for another year which he probably deserves anyway. DB has put himself in a win-win situation.
The only drawback is this: If RR returns, then my God, what person in his right mind takes over this defense? Whoever that shall be would have to snuggle next to RR on the hot-seat. And getting a top-notch guy to do that would truly be unbelievable.
he's not making any deal at all and has already made his decision to keep Rod around at least next year and maybe until the end of his contract. Or perhaps he's delighted with the progress the team is making thus far and has decided to give Rod an extension and a raise, and is just waiting for the emotional fervor of the season to die down.
Point is, nobody knows except Dave Brandon. Speculating that his silence to this point means anything is silly. We'll find out soon enough.
I agree, if RR was going to stay then DB could come out and say so and help recruiting and the like. I think he is testing out the market to see if he has a replacement lined up before he would let RR go (I guess that is fairly obvious). If he can't get a name dropper then RR stays regardless of what happens in the bowl game. I think DB is playing this pretty well.
Can Brian or someone set up some sort of prediction market like those on http://www.intrade.com/ about whether RR will be the coach next year or not? Could be pretty fun and interesting...
Brandon is going to earn his paycheck this month. I gotta believe he has already made his decision. I hope that coah Rod gets another year, new DC and a traditional 4/3 scheme and I would think any UofM fan is happy with that.
Great Harbaugh and three yards and a cloud of dust without the top notch talent we used to have sounds AWESOME! I mean I knew that spread stuff only worked in the Big East,SEC, Big12 and Pac 10. I am AMAZED by the amount of people who think this is a good idea. The worst part is Harbaugh comes into a great situation with a team that is about to blow up anyway and then people think he''s brilliant. Coach Rod if you do leave you have to promise to not coach in the big 10 because I cannot take you kicking our ass every year.
I can't belive someone said the Michigan team App St beat would kill out team that we will have back next year. How did App St beat us? oh it was that damn running quarterback
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England have named their 'A' squad for the tour of India and Malaysia and it looks like a development type squad.
The big inclusions are Ed Smith (Rik will be pleased), Simon Jones and Kevin Pietersen.
Some of the squad members arent regular first team members of their respective counties.

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something you know, something you have, and something you are
The problem is that superficially, a phone looks like a great second factor. You know your password, and you have your phone. Unfortunately, in practice, it is not a second factor at all because the phone is a party to the communication of the first factor (password/PIN), so compromising the phone compromises a second factor implicitly. Fundamentally, no phone can ever be a second factor for authentication purposes, period, so long as it is pos
Fundamentally, no phone can ever be a second factor for authentication purposes, period, so long as it is possible to enter your password or PIN through that phone.
Not at all. If you never enter your bank password or pin through the phone in the first place, there is no way a compromised phone will be able to obtain it. I do all of my online banking from a computer, so a second factor being the phone would work fine (unfortunately only the least important of my three banks uses two factor).
Not at all. If you never enter your bank password or pin through the phone in the first place, there is no way a compromised phone will be able to obtain it. I do all of my online banking from a computer, so a second factor being the phone would work fine (unfortunately only the least important of my three banks uses two factor).
Fair point. But that kind of negates the purpose of all the mobile banking apps at that point, which the banks are eager to promote because they think it makes them look more in to
It's the beach ball floating through the gaping hole that nobody noticed previously that calls attention to the flaw in the minds of people who were otherwise not sufficiently security-minded to see it.
It is no such thing.
I've worked on a number of Multi Factor Authentication projects at 2 different Australian banks (1 major, 1 minor) and had numerous in-depth conversations with other banks, and we were well aware of these sorts of issues. If anything, I'm more surprised that this (number porting) hasn't h
It's still dificult to understand.
The paper table of codes that is used by some banks is way safer, more reliable, and somewhat cheaper than the SMS code. Also, it is about as much easy to use as the SMS code. Yet, lots of banks prefer SMS.
I blame MBAs for that.
I'm not at all surprised that the banks here don't follow that advice.
Westpac seems to think that a six digit password (upper-case characters and digits only) is enough for online banking.
My bank seems to think using your debit card number and pin are enough.
They also seem to think that inputting your password with an on-screen html keyboard using your mouse will provide *ANY* extra security.
The one thing that i'm happy about is that unlike commonwealth bank, they are not integrating facebook with their online banking system.
Just let that one sink in a little bit.... integrating FaceBook with your online banking
I once used a credit union where they used an on-screen keyboard that moved a little bit in a random direction each time you clicked on it. I imagine using the mouse would prevent keyloggers from getting your password, and the random movement would prevent logging of the position of the cursor when clicking from being useful.
It would be nice if one could add a standardized encryption/signing layer on top of MMS (or SMS if one stitched together multiple messages.) That way, an app from the bank could look at incoming messages, verify they were genuine (regardless of what the phone number states), decrypt them with the user's key, and pass the authentication info to the user.
Fake SMS attempts would be detected/ignored, and an attacker able to get access to text messages wouldn't have the ability to decode them unless they also had access to the phone and the app's private key (which would be unique and generated on each device.)
Someone transferred her number and she didnt notice? And she runs a business?
Not getting any calls wasnt a clue enough?
Hell not just that. SMS is one small step of internet banking. You still need the banks userID and password to log into online banking before you even make use of the SMS transaction confirmations. There's also a lot of requirements for number porting as it is too - accountID and details with the old provider and there's SMS notices sent when the porting is attempted too.
So this woman was socially engineered out of the following - Her real name, address and DOB (fair enough, this is publically available), her old mobile providers details and accountID (someone go through her bin?), her banks clientID and password (she fall for a fake bank email?), she didn't notice the SMS announcements that she'd be ported to a new provider next month (wtf?) and finally she didn't notice a lack of calls coming in.
At some point you have to say fuck it, there's no way to protect people like this. Even if it was made more difficult to port numbers she's clearly stupid enough to give away any and all information asked of her.
Secure Computing and iTnews.com.au have led a campaign to convince Australia's telcos to include extra security questions during the mobile phone number porting process to ensure fraudsters can't take control of a victim's phone number to gain access to SMS verification codes.
Let me guess. Secure Computing and iTnews.com.au work closely with Telstra and Optus right?
Here in Australia, thanks to consumer protection legislation changing mobile providers is a breeze. You ring up the provider you wish to change to and you ask to be ported. They send you an SMS and ask your personal details and old providers account number and then switch you over. It's both secure and easy (they need your phone number, old provider details and personal details to switch you over). You're now with another provider. You don't need to cancel with your old provider, they do that for you. Your number stays the same. The two biggest Telcos (Telstra and Optus) hate it as there's no lock in. They have to compete on price and service.
So Telstra and Optus lobby hard to ban number porting. They make up bullshit such as "OMG allowing people to switch phone providers is dangerous!!!!". They get their friends in the media to chant the same thing. "Ban number porting!!!"
The reality is that the banks don't use SMS confirmations for anything more than a 3rd layer of security. They don't ask you to transmit anything over the SMS service, it's simply used by them to send you message that a transaction is taking place along with a key that you have to type into online banking (after logging in securly) to allow that transaction to proceed. Essentially it's traditional "login over https" style banking with an extra layer of SMS notifications when you do transactions. It doesn't need the SMS security itself to be bomb-proof as that's just the last step.
So all this talk of restricting number porting is ridiculous. Good on the Communications Alliance (who are mostly made up of smaller Telcos that like number porting) for not bowing to the pressure and bullshit spouted by here by iTnews.com.au. It really isn't an issue, in fact i think other countries should adopt similar consumer protection laws where switching providers whilst retaining the old mobile number is a breeze.
So all this talk of restricting number porting is ridiculous. Good on the Communications Alliance (who are mostly made up of smaller Telcos that like number porting) for not bowing to the pressure and bullshit spouted by here by iTnews.com.au. It really isn't an issue, in fact i think other countries should adopt similar consumer protection laws where switching providers whilst retaining the old mobile number is a breeze.
I don't know if switching mobile providers and keeping the same number is "a breeze" in the US, but I've done it a few times. You can even switch from a landline to a mobile phone and keep your same number, in many cases. There are no fees involved, unless you break a contract.
That said, there definitely is something fishy about this story. Do a Google search for "mobile phone porting fraud" and most of the results you get back are from
This seems more a case of social engineering than exploiting the lack of SMS security.
The main Issue as I see it is that Vodafone ported over the number to a new phone, while talking to an unverified person. They may have verified him, but only with some weak details that were publicly available.
/. always reaches for the tech solution first.
Obligatory - http://xkcd.com/538/ [xkcd.com]
I guess it takes longer for some obvious things to sink in down under. SMS insecure? Never heard that before. (ROFL)
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Annual Report 2012 – The Year of the Data Breach
Press Release – Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report 2012 – The Year of the Data Breach MEDIA RELEASE 28 November 2012 "This year has been marked for us by major public sector data breaches. Notable were the ACC spreadsheet breach in March and MSD kiosk breach …
Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report 2012 – The Year of the Data Breach
28 November 2012
"This year has been marked for us by major public sector data breaches. Notable were the ACC spreadsheet breach in March and MSD kiosk breach in October. These losses of data have highlighted the urgent need for far better security and respect by government agencies for New Zealanders' personal information," said Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff when she released her Annual Report today.
"The public sector can't afford to be complacent. It's quite clear that agencies holding large amounts of personal information need to place greater value on that information asset. They need to develop strong leadership and a culture of respect for privacy, as well as day to day policies and practices to provide trustworthy stewardship of our personal information at every level of the organisation. There has been far too little focus on the fact that there are real people behind the masses of information that government agencies hold," said Ms Shroff.
"A recent TV One Colmar Brunton poll showed that 60% of New Zealanders don't trust government departments to protect their personal details. The public sector runs on trust – it's the fuel in the government engine. Recent events threaten that in a very real way," said Ms Shroff.
"Our own 2012 UMR privacy survey showed general concern about privacy has risen sharply in the last decade. 88% of respondents said they wanted business punished if they misused personal information, and 97% said I should have the power to order a company to stop the breaching the Privacy Act."
"Data breach notification isn't currently required by law, but the Law Commission recently recommended that it should be made compulsory where breaches put people at risk. That would bring New Zealand law into line with practice overseas," said Ms Shroff.
The ACC breach generated an extra inflow of complaints this year, and the Office received 173 complaints about ACC. Overall, 1,142 complaints were received, an increase on 968 complaints received in the 2010/11 year.
View the key points and introduction and the full report.
Other 2012 highlights
EU ticks NZ's privacy law
New Zealand's privacy law finally received the tick from the EU that indicates it meets international best practice. This involved a long process, involving a working party opinion as a first key step that indicated that our law ensures an adequate level of data protection consistent with European requirements. While final authorisations are to come, we expect shortly to have a formal legal determination from the European Commission that New Zealand is a safe destination for European companies to send personal data for processing. The finding will assist cross-border trade and will open doors for New Zealand businesses operating in Europe.
Credit reporting code
Amendment 7 to the Credit Reporting Code, permitting more comprehensive credit reporting, came into effect in April 2012.
The amendments represent a fundamental shift in credit reporting in New Zealand. The new system will, for the first time, allow credit reporters to collect records on the actual amounts of credit extended to individuals. Lenders will upload information, on a monthly basis, showing whether or not individuals have met their monthly credit repayments.
The new system will amass much larger collections of detailed and sensitive financial information on New Zealanders. The Code changes have introduced special measures to ensure a high level of compliance and to provide protections to individuals. Annual assurance reports to the Privacy Commissioner will be required. A new provision for 'credit freezes' was introduced for individuals who are at special risk of identity fraud.
Privacy Law Reforms
The Privacy (Information Sharing Bill) received its first reading in February 2012 and the select committee reported back in June 2012. The Bill proposes to allow information sharing agreements within the public sector and also between public and private sectors. We have voiced our support of the safeguards that have been placed in the bill.
The Information Sharing Bill forms only one part of the Law Commission's recommendations for privacy law change detailed in its comprehensive Review of Privacy http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/project/review-privacy. The Commission's final report was released in August 2011.
In March 2012, the Government provided a short response to the other privacy law recommendations made by the Law Commission. The principles-based approach of the Privacy Act will be retained, and the recommendation that there be a new Privacy Act has been accepted. A more detailed Government response is still to come that will provide details of which Law Commission recommendations have been accepted.
UMR public opinion survey
We released the results of our latest UMR public opinion survey in May. General concern about privacy has risen sharply in the last decade (up to 67%, from 47% in 2001). More specifically, the public expects businesses and government agencies to be held accountable for privacy breaches. The digital environment is driving many of these concerns.
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The 2009-10 season will truly be an historic one for the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team as the new-look Golden Eagles seek to rebuild the program following three consecutive seasons with a losing record. In an effort to regain supremacy both in the Ohio Valley Conference and on the national stage, Tech has brought in a new coaching staff and seven first-year players.
Head coach Sytia Messer was introduced as the new face of the women's basketball program in August, and she will enter her first season as a collegiate head coach following assistant coaching stints at Arkansas State and Memphis. Messer spent the last five seasons at Georgia Tech where she moved into the position of associate head coach. A Waldo, Ark., native, Messer brings with her a blue-collar attitude that she hopes to instill in her team.
"I want people to leave our games saying how hard we played," Messer said. "This will be a disciplined team, and I want my players to always leave the game with their jerseys wet from sweat."
Messer will have her work cut out for her as she attempts to mesh her seven newcomers with four returnees from last year's team that finished with a 9-21 overall record and 7-11 mark in the OVC. Furthermore, in the OVC preseason poll, Tech was picked to finish eighth in the conference this season. However, Messer is looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead and does not mind being picked toward the bottom of the pack.
"I'm very excited about this opportunity. We'll have to work hard, go in and prove ourselves," Messer said. "We don't have a lot of respect, and I like that. I like being the underdog."
Joining Messer on the coaching staff will be first-year assistants Dee Bell, Bett Shelby and Coretta Brown. Bell has eight years of head coaching experience under his belt, while Shelby was most recently an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Stetson. Brown played four seasons in the WNBA and was a coordinator at Georgia Tech for two seasons prior to arriving at Tech.
"I think I have one of the best staffs in America," Messer said. "I'm excited about having coach Bell here, especially because of all of his experience as a head coach. There are a lot of things that he can foresee because he's been in my position, which is helpful."
The Golden Eagle coaching staff will have to prepare for a very challenging schedule, especially early in the season when Tech will take on opponents from the Big 12, Southeastern Conference and Big East. Messer's Golden Eagles will start the season against Alabama this Friday before taking on national powerhouses Baylor on Tuesday and Louisville on November 22.
"I still haven't exhaled over my schedule yet," Messer said. "I'm excited about it because it's going to test us early. It's definitely going to prepare us for the OVC."
Tech begins OVC play on December 5 at Jacksonville State and will have to wait until January 2 for its first conference home contest against Southeast Missouri. The Golden Eagles will wrap up the regular season at home on February 27 against Jacksonville State, three days before the opening round of the OVC Tournament.
The Golden Eagles will look to utilize their versatility at the guard position and athleticism in the post in hopes of creating mismatches for opposing teams in 2009-10. Tech plans to get up and down the floor quickly to create easy baskets on offense and play attacking, suffocating defense in order to create turnovers.
Tech's young squad will have to grow up fast as the Golden Eagles will look to sophomores Tacarra Hayes and Krystal Stirrup to lead the team.
Hayes averaged 6.7 points per game in OVC play last season and showed how explosive she can be offensively with a 20-point game against Austin Peay. Forced to play out of position for much of the season last year, Hayes will be able to play in the backcourt this season where she will be able to best utilize her skill set.
"Tacarra will run through a brick wall for you. She was playing a little out of position toward the end of last year, but she can get away with it because she plays so hard," Messer said. "She's one of the quickest players getting to the basket off of the dribble that I've seen. She is definitely going to be an offensive threat for us."
Stirrup was a steady contributor off the Golden Eagle bench as a freshman, but she will likely see an expanded role for Tech in 2009-10. An athletic 6-foot forward, Stirrup averaged 5.8 points per game last season while pulling in 4.0 rebounds per contest. The sophomore has the ability to create mismatches for opponents because of her height and athleticism.
"Krystal is a versatile player, and we'll be able to utilize her in many different situations," Messer said. "She has displayed a great deal of leadership by example."
Sophomores Simone Rutledge and Rachel Glidden will be back for their second seasons with the Golden Eagles as well. Rutledge earned co-Most Improved Player honors on the team last season, while Glidden proved to be a threat from behind the 3-point arc for Tech.
Messer will certainly look for contributions out of her freshman class this season, and she is confident that they will be able to step in and make a difference right away. This preseason, she has been impressed with the work ethic she has seen from her newcomers.
"Our freshmen have done a tremendous job in terms of their leadership both on and off the court," Messer said. "It's exciting to know that I'll have them for four years. They work hard and have bought into my system from day one."
Entering the season as the seventh winningest program in NCAA history, the women's basketball team and head coach Sytia Messer hope the phrase "The more things change, the more they stay the same" applies to the Golden Eagle 2009-10 season as it looks for the 35th winning season in the program's history.
Season tickets are on sale for the 2009-2010 season, and are available at the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center or by calling (931) 372-3940. Tickets can also be purchased online at TTUsports.com.


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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the club are monitoring the progress of German international midfielder Lewis Holtby.
The 22-year-old Schalke starlet is out of contract at the Veltins-Arena at the end of the season, with both the Gunners and north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur keen on adding the player.
Indeed, The Independent claimed yesterday (Thursday) that Holtby favoured a move to White Hart Lane over the Emirates Stadium, but that hasn't stopped Arsene Wenger from confirming that scouts are keeping a close eye on the player.
"The emerging countries to produce players look to be Germany and Spain and they have many good young players. When you look at the results of France against Germany at U17 in the last few years, and U16 - 4-0, 4-1 to Germany - that shows the trend will be more in favour of the Germans," said the Gunners chief, according to Sky Sports.
"We have looked at Holtby, and have played against him. Our scouts are kept on alert and the quality of the scouting is linked with that."
Despite the interest, Schalke general manager Horst Heidt insists that the Bundesliga outfit are yet to receive an approach for the player, and hope to keep him in Germany until the end of the season.
"We have not been receiving anything from any club regarding a winter transfer for Lewis Holtby. We have also not been given any information by his agent," he told Sky Deutschland.
"I believe Lewis Holtby will be a full part of our squad until the end of the season."
Arsenal have a plethora of young talent in north London, and were Holtby to join the club, he'd play alongside compatriot Lukas Podolski.
Whilst Tottenham Hotspur don't have any German players in their current first team squad, manager Andre Villas-Boas does have former 21-cap international – and Schalke defensive midfielder – Steffen Freund in his backroom staff.
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Activision and the multiple development teams behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3--Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Raven Software--are a few weeks away from shipping the latest game in the franchise.
To detail some changes made to the game's multiplayer mode, a new video has been released. In the video, members of the development platoon detail how the game's new weapon leveling and proficiency systems work. Now gamers have a new layer of weapon customization available to them, allowing them to do things like reduce weapon kick and even do things like melee faster with certain weapons.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on November 8, 2011.


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The election is over. President Obama says he wants to work with Republicans, who say they want to work with him. Here are some modest steps they can take to demonstrate their willingness to buck their contributors for the sake of the country.
Prescription drugs in the Medicare program Eliminate the Republican inspired prohibition on Medicare negotiating prices with the drug companies. This is an indefensible nod to the drug companies in a program that is going bankrupt. The Veteran's Administration is under no such restriction, and reportedly pays as much as 40 percent less than Medicare for some of the same drugs.


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Eisenbies, a defender, was a first team All-University Athletic ASsociation and All-New England honoree after moving from midfield to defense this season. He had a goal and an assist this season, but was instrumental in controlling the back line. The Judges has 10 shutouts during season, and allowed more than one goal in only three of their 22 contests, allowing just 16 goals overall, third-fewest in the UAA. Eisenbies was the MVP of the Judges' 2011 ECAC Division III New England Tournament run. Off the field, Eisenbies owns a 3.38 grade-point average as a business major.
The Judges also had two other Scholar All-Region honorees, as seniors Lee Russo of Westford, Mass., and Blake Minchoff of Fiskdale, Mass., were named to the teams. Russo owns a 3.32 GPA in politics, while Minchoff has a 3.62 GPA in sociology and business.
The Brandeis men's soccer team completed a historic 2012 season in which they reached the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 1985. The men, who were ranked No. 13 in the nation at the end of the season, posted an 18-3-1 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 with wins over Baruch, 2-0, and Vassar, 1-0, before falling to Williams, 1-0, in the sectional semifinals.
Eisenbies is a 2009 graduate of Hingham High School. He is the son Ray and Bonnie Eisenbies, Hingham, Mass.
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47% increase in demand for food parcels
Press Release – Ranui Baptist Community Care
Ranui Baptist Foodbank in West Auckland reports significantly more families requesting assistance as Christmas approaches.47% increase in demand for food parcels
Ranui Baptist Foodbank in West Auckland reports significantly more families requesting assistance as Christmas approaches.
Ranui is a low socio-economic suburb in West Auckland where one third of the population is 20yrs or younger. Unemployment and incidence of solo parent families is higher than the Auckland average.
50% of the population is of Maori or Pacifica ethnicity
Community Support Worker, Graham Davis says the social deprivation index
where the food bank is situated is 10 –the highest level of deprivation on a 10 point scale that measures poverty.
A city council report states that the outcomes of social deprivation include increases in lawlessness, unemployment, solo parent families and life outcomes that are less than would otherwise be expected.
Graham Davis says he sees effects of poverty evident in the lives of Ranui people daily.
More information:
The foodbank is a service provided by Ranui Baptist Community Care (RBCC).
RBCC urgently needs salaries funding/donations for their Youth Workers, Community Support Worker and Community Services Activator.
Sources of supply for the Foodbank include the Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland City Mission, Guardian Trust, ASB Community Trust, Tindall Foundation, Ranui Baptist Community Care, Baptist Union, Fair Food NZ and various community minded businesses and individuals
RBCC acts as a conduit between funders/donors and a needy community, partnering with them to achieve common goals.
Donations of food or money are needed, if you're able to assist, please contact:
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The Town of Estes Park's free shuttle system begins offering daily service Friday, June 21. Now in their eighth season, the shuttles provide convenient transportation for residents as well as visitors. Town administrator Frank Lancaster reminds residents that the shuttles are an easy way to get around town, especially downtown, during the heavy traffic season. Shuttles are particularly useful in commuting to a downtown workplace. Lancaster explained, "Consider parking your car at the Fairgrounds Park-n-Ride or the Estes Park Visitor Center and board a shuttle to travel to dozens of stops around Estes Park."
A map of the shuttle routes and times is available at estes.org/shuttles. The Estes Park Free Shuttle system operates daily from June 21 through September 8, and September 14-15. There are five routes, all of which bring riders to the core downtown area. The Silver Route services the Park-n-Ride at The Fairgrounds at Stanley Park, while the Blue Route services Big Thompson Avenue (U.S. Highway 34 east of downtown) and three new stops along Dry Gulch Road. The Red Route services Fall River Road (U.S. Highway 34 west of downtown) and the Brown Route services campgrounds and other establishments in outlying areas to the south and west of town. The new Gold Route serves the Elkhorn Avenue downtown with the new Town trolley.
The 2013 shuttle system offers 59 stops, longer hours of service for the Brown Route, and the new trolley running the Gold Route downtown. The shuttles feature real-time tracking. When service begins June 21, passengers can determine actual arrival times by visiting the Town's website at estes.org/shuttles, choosing a link to track the shuttle, and entering a "stop code" for their location.
For more information on the Estes Park Free Shuttles, please contact the Estes Park Visitor Center at 970-577-9900. Shuttles connect with Rocky Mountain National Park's Hiker Shuttle, which also departs from the Estes Park Visitor Center and the Fairgrounds Park-n-Ride. For more information on the Hiker Shuttle, please contact Rocky Mountain National Park at 970-586-1206. To receive Town news in your email inbox, please email email@example.com.


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Area firefighter arrested for misuse of funds
Lincoln County Sheriff's detectives have charged a former Denver and East Lincoln Volunteer firefighter with obtaining property by false pretenses.
Lee Thomas Keever, 36, of, Denver, is charged with two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
To read more of this story, pick up the Thursday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.


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A Sardine AdventureSeptember 26th, 2006 , by admin
Recently on the dadamo Forum, the question was posed, "Are there any Beneficials you dislike?" And I responded, "Yes: Sardines."
Well, this afternoon I gave 'em the ol' college try. I took the advice of sardine-lovers on the Forum and made Sardine Patties in the frying pan. Here's how:
First, I was using pre-skinned and -boned sardines that had been tinned in olive oil. I drained off the oil, and mashed the sardines with sautéed onion and garlic, bread crumbs, raw egg, and minced parsley. I formed them into seven little patties and fried them in just a bit of olive oil. After cooking them on both sides, I tasted them and found them pretty vile, so I decided to add some lemon juice to the pan; when that didn't help, I added white wine.
I hate to tell you, folks, but I still didn't like them. I used a lemon mayonnaise as a dipping sauce, too, which over-lemonified the flavor. I managed to force down 2-1/2 of these patties because I was ravenous, but a few cubes of ice-cold watermelon were the necessary chaser here.
I'm reminded of a magazine cartoon a friend had affixed to the organic brown rice bin in her little grocery 20+ years ago: A Japanese family of Mom, Dad, little boy and little girl is seated on pillows, around a very low table laden with dinner. The Mom is sternly telling the children, "Eat your brown rice; think of all those children in the United States having to eat junk food!"
For my younger readers, that's a parody of what the picky eaters of my generation grew up hearing at table: "There are children starving in Europe" (Indeed, the friend of whose store and rice bin I write had been one of those starving children, in Germany. Grew up on potatoes; ate her first banana at age 16..., but I digress). Maybe a starving European child would go in for the sardine cakes I made this afternoon, but, I confess, they'll only be as good as their camouflage, as far as I'm concerned.
I really enjoy fish, as a rule. But there's a certain foulness about the smell and taste, constituting the difference, for me, between the clean aroma of grilling fresh wild-caught salmon and that of the "farmed" stuff which reeks royally, to my palate. Even the house stinks when this latter type of salmon sneaks its way into my pan, as it stinks this evening. People who like sardines also tend, it seems, to like other tinned fish with bones, as well as the skin of most fishes. I decidedly do not.
I might continue to fight the "Listen To Your Body" crowd, who'd state that my aversion to these little fishies is Right For Me, until I'm convinced there's just no way to do this; I have a feeling there might be one. I never liked anchovies per se, but Caesar salad dressing just isn't as good without a hint of their splendid essence informing it..."Avoid" though it be.
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Rachel Ann Durgin
Durgin–– Rachel Ann, 64, of Morgan, Vermont, passed away April 7, 2012 in Newport. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be sent to Raymond Durgin, P.O. Box 623, Derby, VT 05829. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch-converse-rushford.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.
For the full obituary see Tuesday's Express.


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New license, certification and registration fees effective July 1, 2017 (PDF).
Minnesota Statute 326B.099 requires each course of study have a sponsor approved by the commissioner that is responsible for supervising the program and ensuring compliance with all relevant law.
Sponsors must submit an application and sworn statement stating they agree to abide by the requirements under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 326B and 327B and any other applicable statute or rule pertaining to continuing education in the regulated industry. A registration fee of $100 is required.
Sponsors must designate on their application the regulated industries it intends to offer courses. The regulated industries are: building official licensure; electrical licensure; manufactured home installer licensure; and residential contractor licensure. The sponsor may indicate one industry, or up to all four on the same application form. If adding an industry, sponsors must submit a fully completed application form with the updated designations (no fee is required).
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Responsibilities of Sponsors
Prohibited Practices by Sponsors
Ensuring students are provided with current and accurate information.
Supervising and evaluating courses and instructors.
Ensuring instructors are qualified to teach the course offering.
Furnishing the commissioner, upon request, with copies of course and instructor evaluations, and qualifications of instructors.
Investigating complaints related to course offerings or instructors.
Maintaining accurate records relating to course offerings, instructors, tests taken by students if required and student attendance for a period of three years from the date on which the course was completed.
Attending workshops or instructional programs as reasonably required by the commissioner.
Providing course completion certificates within ten days of, but NOT BEFORE, completion of the entire course. Course completion certificates must be completed in their entirety.
Notifying the commissioner in writing within ten days of any change in the information in an application for approval on file with the commissioner.
Encourage or recruit individuals to engage the services of, or become associated with, a particular business.
Use materials for the sole purpose of promoting a particular business.
Require students to participate in other programs or services offered by the instructor or sponsor.
Attempt, either directly or indirectly, to discover questions or answers on an examination for a license.
Disseminate to any other person specific questions, problems, or information known or believed to be included in licensing examinations.
Misrepresent any information submitted to the commissioner.
Fail to cover, or ensure coverage of, all points, issues and concepts contained in the course outline approved by the commissioner during the approved instruction.
Issue inaccurate course completion certificates.
NOTE: Sponsors must notify the commissioner within ten days of a felony or gross misdemeanor conviction or of disciplinary action taken against an occupational or professional license held by the sponsor or an instructor teaching an approved course. The conviction or disciplinary action shall be grounds for the commissioner to withdraw approval of the sponsor and disallow the use of the sponsor or instructor.


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Geelong Cats 2013
0 Josh Caddy
0 Brad Hartman
0 Jackson Thurlow
1 Mitch W. Brown
2 Billie Smedts
3 Jimmy Bartel
4 Andrew Mackie
5 Travis Varcoe
6 Lincoln McCarthy
7 Harry Taylor
8 Josh Hunt
9 James Kelly
10 Daniel Menzel
11 Joel Corey
12 Trent West
13 Tom Lonergan
14 Joel Selwood
15 Jordan Schroder
16 Dawson Simpson
18 Josh Cowan
19 Taylor Hunt
20 Steve Johnson
21 Jordan Murdoch
22 Mitch Duncan
24 Jed Bews
26 Tom J. Hawkins
27 Mathew Stokes
28 Allen Christensen
29 Cameron Guthrie
31 James Podsiadly
32 Steven Motlop
33 George Horlin-Smith
35 Paul Chapman
36 Nathan Vardy
37 Cam Eardley
38 Jackson Sheringham
39 Shane Kersten
41 Jesse Stringer
42 Josh Walker
43 George Burbury
44 Corey Enright
45 Joel Hamling
47 Ryan Bathie
48 Mark Blicavs
Hamish McIntosh
Jared Rivers
THE SKINNY: Changed its philosophy of the past decade and actively sought talent from rival clubs. This approach would generate a bountiful harvest, securing Josh Caddy (Gold Coast), Hamish McIntosh (North Melbourne) and Jared Rivers (Melbourne). The Cats hope Caddy will be a midfield general among their next generation of talent, McIntosh — provided he can remain fit — is a major boost in the ruck, while Rivers will help replace the retired Matthew Scarlett. Shannon Byrnes, who had little impact under Chris Scott, went to Melbourne while Orren Stephenson, the feel-good story of last year's national draft, has been delisted.
VERDICT: Gave up three draft picks to get Caddy and McIntosh, but still had No.16 as its first-round selection. McIntosh is a gamble because of injury but Caddy and Rivers should deliver what the Cats hope. Remains in premiership calculations.
16. JACKSON THURLOW (Launceston, 18, 190cm, 79kg)
Medium-sized defender who reads the ball well and loves cutting off opposition attacks. Effective running rebounder.
77. BRAD HARTMAN (Sturt, 18, 187cm, 87kg)
Key forward with a big vertical leap and plenty of agility, which could make him an eye-catching talent at Simonds Stadium.
92. JESSE STRINGER (Geelong, 21, 182cm, 73kg
Rookie elevated to senior list. The midfielder tasted senior football in 2012 but an alcohol-fuelled incident ended his season.
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On Monday, Richard Garriott said he had "discussions at very high levels with Electronic Arts" about getting his hands on the Ultima franchise, his own original creation. According to Garriott, discussions with Electronic Arts are happening "even now about a possible marketing and distribution [relationship] and things of this nature."
For fans of the Ultima series, this news was outstanding, but EA says none of Garriott's claims are accurate.
"I'm not sure what Richard Garriott is referring to," EA's head of corporate communications, Jeff Brown, told IndustryGamers. "No one at EA is discussing partnership or licensing opportunities related to the Ultima Online franchise."
Garriott had earlier claimed that: "there are other parts of [Electronic Arts] who--I'm actually not sure where the resistance comes from, but it must be people who either have their own ideas about where the product should go, or have their own ideas about whether or nor I should be involved in it. And I don't know where the counter-forces come from."
Regardless of whether or not Garriot will ever be able to secure the Ultima name, his promises that his planned "Ultimate RPG" will be a spiritual successor to the franchise he first created in 1981.


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Relief was the overriding feeling in the Sacred Falls camp yesterday.
The unbeaten colt had bounced through his sixth successive win - and easily the most valuable - in the $400,000 Sothy's New Zealand 2000 Guineas on Saturday without leaving an oat.
On a personal level, the horse's senior Cambridge trainer Tony Pike was finally shedding the anxiety that had built up to fever-pitch all week.
Still chasing his first group one success, Pike had the weight of the racing world on his 37-year-old shoulders before the weekend.
No matter how much TAB bookies kept trimming the odds on Sacred Falls, punters kept coming - one plunged $10,000 at $1.65, followed by another assault soon after of $20,000 at $1.60.
As if that wasn't enough for the blood pressure, Pike also had Malaysian construction millionaire owner Dato Yap Kim San on course beside him watching his $160,000 yearling perform on raceday for the first time.
Dato Yap wasted little time in letting Christchurch know how thrilled he was with the result from Pike, training partner Mark Donoghue and the horse's rider, Leith Innes.
In a surprise gesture, even to the trainers, Dato Yap announced at the Guineas presentation that he was donating $50,000 to the Riccarton club's members' stand rebuilding fund and another $50,000 to earthquake recovery.
Not surprisingly, Pike said yesterday that he had pulled up a lot "dustier" than his boom O'Reilly colt as a result of the celebrations. "You definitely enjoy the moment when it happens but obviously there's been a little bit of pressure on.
"It's good to keep that unbeaten record and a real relief when it's over and he's won again."
Pike was also enjoying the luxury yesterday of dissecting the colt's heart-stopping head win on replay and was thrilled all over again by what he saw.
After the tearaway leaders stopped quickly in the straight, Innes was forced to ignite Sacred Falls much sooner than he'd hoped.
"It was probably a lot better win than the margin suggested," reasoned Pike. "We didn't expect them to go quite that hard in the race and he obviously got a long way back.
"Mark Du Plessis has ridden a fantastic race on Oasis Rose. She's just basically tracked him into the race the whole way.
"She's come off his back to beat him but they had their chance to get past him and they couldn't. All-in-all it was a pretty good performance. It was the first time he's really had to get into a dogfight so it was great to see him pull out and still get the win."
Provided stud offers don't derail future racing plans, Pike said the Bruce Sherwin-managed Sacred Falls would be heading straight to a grass paddock for the next four to six weeks with the view to a Sydney autumn campaign.
Pike saddled Historian to run second in the 2011 New Zealand Derby and followed up with Carrick, who ran third earlier this year.
But he said yesterday he'd be quite happy to sidestep the March feature at Ellerslie with the O'Reilly colt in preference for enhancing the colt's future stud value across the Tasman.
"He's probably not bred to go the Derby trip, but he relaxes so well he'll probably get it," said Pike.
"He's still nominated for the race but races like the Rosehill Guineas are probably going to be more suitable and if he can win one of those, probably more value to him."
Pike said Innes had the colt pegged as a future top-liner after his first trial win at Cambridge last February, but the trainer is adamant we're yet to see the best of him. "Mentally he's such a lovely colt to do anything with but physically he's still got a lot of developing to do as well.
"I think in the autumn he's going to be a better horse again; he's done a great job to hold together for four starts in this campaign."


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I simply cannot think of a better personification for my avatar than the Davalos twins, who are both Awesome and from Colombia. Will find something more demure if that's what the people want.
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|After he graduates after next
After he graduates after next year, hope Kovacs can find a way to stay on with the coaching staff to help train Thomas, Wilson, and Gant on how to play safety
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Obviously it never bore out, but wasn't Stonum promised the #1 jersey by Carr while he was being recruited?
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Glad to see Hawthorne in there. He might struggle against power teams, but his speed gives Mattison some flexibility with coverage drops and blitzes.
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Answer: Brady Hoke
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WAY better under the lights
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Hoke may not be sexy, but you really have to appreciate the amount of love and dedication he has for the program.
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'I knew Kian would win'
We have our King of the jungle 2013 — Kian! What a finale!
Both David and Kian would have been worthy winners, but I had predicted from the start Kian would win (I even put it in a gold envelope with Ant and Dec's predictions and bet them both).
It was great having all the camp mates back together on our show and it got a bit emotional watching our best bits back.
After the show, we had a lovely dinner with the boys and headed to the wrap party, which was first proper night out I've had in four weeks. It's going to take me a while to get my head around getting up at a normal time and not the middle of the night.
I work with a fantastic crew every year and of course my lovely cohosts Joe and Rob. I'm going to miss seeing their faces everyday. Roll on next year….
Fashion Flashback:
It was fun dressing up everyday despite my surroundings and these are my favourite three looks. The first two dresses are by my favourite Australian designer Shakuhachi and shoes are Senso and Witchery (both Australian). The retro playsuit is from Missguided and of course my trusty All Saints biker boots, which are the most practical footwear I bring. As we sometimes have a bit of a trek to studio, they are my perfect companion.


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Defense does it again for Benton
BENTON – After winning their first two 7A/6A South Conference games by an average of 44.5 points, thanks to a 74-9 rout of Fair on Tuesday, the Benton Lady Panthers didn't let up on Friday night in another rout, this one a 51-23 victory over the Sheridan Lady Jackets at Benton Arena.
"I thought defensively it was one of our better games of the year so far," Benton Coach Jerry Chumley said. "The girls took to the scouting report about as good as they ever have. I thought Braxton [Chumley] did an excellent job on [Kadesha] Cooper, their best player. Any time [Cooper] got free, the help was there."
The Lady Panthers (11-2, 3-0 South) held Cooper to just eight points for the game on 3 of 9 shooting from the field as Benton's defense did the job again. Benton has outscored its past three opponents 62.3-23.3.
"The kids are just buying in," Coach Chumley said of their defensive play. "I think they like stopping people. Earlier in the year we were trying to find our rhythm offensively so much that defense became kind of second fiddle, but here lately, they've bought back in that defense is going to win the conference. In the first three games, we're not allowing any easy shots. We're back to doing what I like doing, and that's just holding people down."
It started off slow for the Lady Panthers early as Sheridan's Lauren Mitchell nailed a three to start the scoring, but it didn't take long for Benton to regroup. Junior Braxton Chumley got a steal and a layup, and junior forward Braylee Landreth put in a layup to make it a 4-3 Benton lead. The Lady Jackets would hit two free throws to tie it at 5-5, but Chumley's layup gave Benton a 7-5 lead after one quarter and began an 18-2 run for the Lady Panthers to put the game out of reach early.
"Skyler [Davis] did a great job on Mitchell," Coach Chumley said. "Ashlie [Dintleman] and Braylee sealed off the middle all night. I don't really remember Sheridan getting many offensive rebounds all night. We did a great job defensively."
Benton, which forced 20 turnovers for the game, would lead 28-10 at the half and push its lead to 36-12 after Chumley hit 1 of 2 free throws with 3:45 left in the third. Leading 38-17 after three quarters, the Lady Panthers would score the first six points of the fourth, leading 44-17 after senior Jayelynn Martin found Landreth for a 5-foot jumper.
Landreth had 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the field and 8 of 13 from the free-throw line, and added eight rebounds to go along with two assists.
"Braylee probably had her best all-around game of the year, maybe her career," Coach Chumley said. "She was strong offensively and defensively, she played with poise and didn't try to do too much. She let the game come to her, which is what we've been wanting. She put up the numbers. "She's one of the better players around, anywhere, because she works so hard. She always gives 100 percent. She never takes a play off. She doesn't always do things correctly, but she does everything hard all the time."
Chumley added 10 points and two steals, Dintleman had six points and six rebounds, and sophomore Tia Brazell had six points. Senior Allison Reynolds had just four points, but had four rebounds, four steals and two assists in the win.
Next up for the Lady Panthers will be the Lady Razorbacks in Texarkana on Tuesday.
"They're playing everybody tough," Chumley said of Texarkana. "They haven't won a conference game, but they're right there. They have some athletic kids and it's a difficult place to play."


text: DIY, Home, My Work Fall Decorating With Goodwill Store Items This time of year is among my favorite because I just love decorating for the Fall season and for Thanksgiving with my family. Thankfully, decorating for Fall doesn't need to be expensive at all especially if you have a Goodwill Store! With a few inexpensive tools and some items from our favorite thrift shop, you will have all you need to start decorating your home for Fall. This month, I am guest blogging over at the Goodwill Tips Blog on thrifty ways to decorate your home for Fall. Check out these six fun ways to decorate your home for Fall using some commonly found items from the Goodwill Store on the Goodwill Tips blo Pin It Published November 18, 2013 by: Amy Allen Clark is the founder of MomAdvice.com. You can read all about her here. Freebie Friday November 15, 2013 Apron Full of Giveaways 11.19.13


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Hearty Sausage-Stuffed Loaf Recipe
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My family devours this every time I make it. With so few ingredients, it couldn't be simpler! The rich, hearty sausage and spinach combination is wonderful for brunch, but I often serve it with a salad at suppertime. —Judy Learned, Boyertown, Pennsylvania
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- 3/4 pound Jones No Sugar Pork Sausage Roll sausage
- 1 tube (11 ounces) refrigerated crusty French loaf
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- Pizza sauce, optional
- In a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Unroll dough and pat into a 14x12-in. rectangle. Sprinkle the sausage, cheddar cheese and spinach lengthwise down the center of the dough. Bring edges of dough to the center over filling; pinch seam to seal.
- Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. Brush top with butter; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with pizza sauce if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Hearty Sausage-Stuffed Loaf in Simple & Delicious April/May 2012, p37
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Carol Dragon is a fine art and documentary photographer based in New York City. Her photography has been internationally exhibited and collected. She is one of the featured photographers in 100 New York Photographers by Cynthia Dantzig (http://www.schifferbooks.com).
Her projects vary from documentary street photography to fine art portraiture. She teaches digital imaging and studio lighting at the International Center of Photography in New York and has done a number of workshops in Italy, Dubai and Maine. She also consults for corporations and works with individual photographers who wish to know more about digital imaging, Photoshop, Lightroom, color management, printing, and lighting techniques. Corporate clients include: Viacom, CBS, Scholastic Publishing, Nickelodeon, ACLU, and Anson Mills.
She has a BFA and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design.
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XML::Compile::WSS::Sign - Base for WSS Signers
XML::Compile::WSS::Sign is extended by XML::Compile::WSS::Sign::RSA
# either use XML::Compile::WSS::Util qw/DSIG_RSA_SHA1/; my $sign = XML::Compile::WSS::Sign->new ( type => DSIG_RSA_SHA1 , private_key => $key , ... ); # or use XML::Compile::WSS::Sign::RSA; my $sign = XML::Compile::WSS::Sign::RSA->new ( hashing => 'SHA1' , private_key => $key , ... );
Hire me to implement other signers!
Try to be very flexible. CONFIG can be a HASH, which could also be passed to new() directly. But it can also be various kinds of objects.
-Option--Default type DSIG_RSA_SHA1
Use TOKEN to check whether the BYTES (passed by reference) match the SIGNATURE. TOKEN is signer specific.
Returns a SIGNATURE
The base of this whole security protocol is crypto-signing the messages, so you will always need to specify some parameters for new().
my $wss = XML::Compile::WSS::Signature->new ( signer => DSIG_$algo , ...parameters for $algo... );
When the algorithm is known (see the next sections of this chapter), then the parameters will be used to produce the CODE which will do the signing.
The signature can easily be spoofed with a man-in-the-middle attack, unless you hard-code the remote's public key.
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What's the over/under on how many times the size of the ballpark is mentioned tonight?
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Jay must be preoccupied. I think that's three of those where he just missed getting the ball out of his glove. Strange.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Cozart flies out to right. Running catch by Beltran.
They changed Holliday's hit to a double.
Hot foot
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Heisey infield hit off Westbrook's foot.
Votto lines a single to right. 1st and 3rd.
Slump over.
Beltran made two very nice plays in RF ... The catch on Cozart, and holding Votto to a single.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson
Phillips grounds into a 4-6-3 DP. 0-0 after 1.
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damn this show is fuckin rockin.....so help me god please dont let swift win e.o.y.
damn this show is fuckin rockin.....so help me god please dont let swift win e.o.y.
dammit...is keith urban ever gonna win best male?....he surely is my fave since clint black...FUCK
i was so happy blake shelton beat out that no talent swift for entertainer of the year....when they didnt call her name i spilled my damn beer
Glad Hunter Hayes won new artist of the year. Loving the song Wanted, and he isn't too bad to look at either.
Why does Taylor Swift even get nominated for Country Music awards anymore, her new songs are hardly country. They're basically all mainstream pop now.
Also, why country has never majorly broken boundaries outside of the US is a mystery that historians hundreds of years from now would probably like to solve. I mean go to UK or any other part of the world and start naming country stars, people barely have any idea who they are. It seems country is very US-only. In fact most country stars with some international success are those that have infused pop music into their work at some time.
Overall, country music to me is mostly boring as hell and very annoying. It's basically the concept of singing about anything. Your pen fell off the desk? Country song right there. Start with how the day was, where you got the pen from, what you were thinking about when you put it on the desk, and how you reacted when it rolled off the desk. End the song with a verse about how you should have left the cap on to prevent the pen from rolling. This will serve as a hidden message about your love life.
I just enjoy looking at Luke Bryan....love that man
Don't worry, she will rack everything up next year since her cd just came out last week, lol. You have plenty time to get sick of her, lol.
All I want, ain't no other, we together, I'll remember, sweet love, all night long - All Night / Beyonce.
I think Taylor is relegated to the hybrid categories such as pop-country. I think the reason Swift was shut out of many categories is that she didn't have a new album to coincide with the rewards show. Next year she will kill with Red which is already platinum within one week and smashing records.
I think the reason Blake got Entertainer of the Year is because of The Voice. While I hate talent competitions in general, I actually like The Voice. The show crushes in the ratings more so than X-factor or American Idol. Funnily enough, Keith Urban is on the AU version of The Voice.
I'm no country bumpkin but that genre of music definitely grew on me. Outside of Taylor Swift, I think the only country act that has the potential to go internationally is Zac Brown Band. They are amazing musicians and people who even hate country can appreciate their talent.
Carie was robbed...especially after she gave a performance like that!


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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Stanton, Del., November 1, 2011 — A strong contingent of local horses seeking national glory in the Breeders' Cup Championships highlights Closing Day for the 74th season of live racing at Delaware Park this Saturday.
The 11-race live racing program is set to get underway with a special 11:45 a.m. post time for the first race. The 12-race Breeders' Cup program, simulcast from Churchill Downs, will begin with a first race post time of 12:05 p.m. On Friday, the Breeders' Cup Ladies card will have a first race post time of 2:00 p.m.
A victory in the Classic on November 5 by Havre de Grace would all but assure the filly, owned by Wilmington, Delaware, native Richard Porter's Fox Hill Farm, Horse of the Year honors. The 4-year-old daughter of Saint Liam conditioned by J. Larry Jones would become the first local horse to achieve that feat since the legendary Spectacular Bid took the honors in 1980. She would also become the first locally-based filly or mare to ever win the award, and only the 10th in the history of the sport, following in the footsteps of the most recent overall champions, Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta.
A victory in the Juvenile by Union Rags would all but assure the colt, owned by Chester County native Phyllis Wyeth, the 2-year-old championship honors and peg him as the early Kentucky Derby favorite. The Kentucky-bred conditioned by Michael Matz would become the first local horse to achieve those feats since Spectacular Bid achieved those honors in 1978.
A victory in the Juvenile Fillies on November 4 by Grace Hall would all but assure the filly, owned by Michael Dubb and Bethlehem Stables, the 2-year-old filly championship honors. The Kentucky-bred conditioned by Anthony Dutrow would become the first local horse to achieve that feat since the brilliant filly Go For Wand, owned by Jane DuPont Lunger's Christiana Stables, won the honor in 1989.
Havre de Grace was stabled at Delaware Park from April through late September. She won the Grade III Obeah Stakes and then suffered her lone defeat of the year when she ran second, beaten by a nostril, against her arch-rival Blind Luck in what many have dubbed the "The Race of the Year" in the Grade II Delaware Handicap. Undeterred, Havre de Grace followed with victories in the Woodward, against the boys, at Saratoga and the Beldame at Belmont Park.
Union Rags broke his maiden going five furlongs at Delaware Park on July 12. The undefeated son of Dixie Union followed by winning the Grade II Saratoga Special and the Grade I Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park.
Grace Hall, undefeated in three career outings, broke her maiden at Delaware Park going six furlongs on July 30. The daughter of Empire Maker conditioned by Anthony Dutrow then won the Grade I Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga. In her most recent outing, she won the $75,000 Blue Hen Stakes at Delaware Park on October 1.
Other notable Delaware Park connected horses in the Breeders' Cup include the following:
E-Racing.com and Kevin Jacobsen's Eldaafer, who will run in the Marathon on Saturday, recently ran second in the $75,000 Governor's Day Stakes at Delaware Park on September 10. Previously, the 6-year-old son of A.P. Indy conditioned by Diane Alvarado won a mile-and-a-sixteenth allowance at Delaware Park on August 17. Last year, the Kentucky-bred won the Marathon after being stabled at Delaware Park. He has a career record of 11 wins, a second and five thirds from 31 starts, with earnings of $753,132.
George and Lori Hall's Ruler on Ice, who will run in the Classic on Saturday, broke his maiden at Delaware Park last year. This year, the 3-year-old son of Roman Ruler conditioned by Kelly Breen won the Belmont Stakes on June 11. In his most recent, the Kentucky-bred ran second in the Grade II Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on September 24. He has a career record of three wins, three seconds and two thirds from 10 starts, with earnings of $1,108,500
H. Graham Motion, who won the Kentucky Derby this year with Animal Kingdom and is locally-based at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Maryland, will enter five horses in the Breeders' Cup Championships. On Saturday, Motion, who has won 21 stakes at Delaware Park including two this year and the 1997 Delaware Handicap, will have Hoofit in the Turf Sprint and Lucky Chappy & State of Play in the Juvenile Turf. On Friday, he has Aruna and Shared Account in the Filly & Mare Turf.
Michael Matz will also have Somali Lemonade in the Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Ramon Dominguez, the all-time leading Delaware Park jockey by wins, has ten Breeders' Cup mounts. On Saturday, he has mounts on Havre de Grace in the Classic; Gio Ponti in the Turf Mile; Hansen in the Juvenile; Dean's Kitten in Turf; Big Drama in the Sprint; and State of Play in the Juvenile Turf.
On Friday, he has mounts aboard Grace Hall in the Juvenile Fillies; It's Tricky in the Ladies Classic; Stacelita in the Filly & Mare Turf; and Dayatthespa in the Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Dominguez was the leading rider at Delaware Park from 2003 through 2006 and 2008, before moving his tack to the New York circuit. He holds the record for most wins during a Delaware Park season (254 in 2003) and he has won a total of 62 Delaware Park stakes including the 2001 and 2007 Delaware Handicaps.
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text: pcharles09 - This reminds a bit of the stories we have all heard from the Wal-Mart. The potential vendor does the pitch gets picked up and then the pain begins. Fast forward and ask them if they would do it again, many times the answer is no. For every one entity that can survive affluence there are 100 who can overcome than adversity.


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"obscene literature," 1876, with -logy "treatise, study" + Greek skat-, stem of skor (genitive skatos) "excrement," from PIE *sker- "excrement, dung" (cf. Latin stercus "dung"), literally "to cut off;" see shear (v.), and cf. shit (v.). Related: Scatological (1886).
scatology sca·tol·o·gy (skā-tŏl'ə-jē, skə-)n.
The study and analysis of feces for physiological and diagnostic purposes. Also called coprology.
An obsession with excrement or excretory functions.
The psychiatric study of such an obsession.


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The whale has now been completed dissected and the organs such as intestine, kidneys and heart, are being preserved in a formalin solution. the bones are being flensed (stripped of muscle). The stomach content revealed nothing out of the ordinary.
Dr Joy Reidenberg is now in the process of investigating respiratory tract. Above you can see the lungs and Dr Reidenberg is holding up the laryngeal sac which is different to other animals in that it sits off to the side instead in the middle.


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Vicefree Bus Line
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A Vicefree Bus Line coach in GTA Vice City.
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Vicefree Bus Line is one of the eight coach companies in the Grand Theft Auto series and one of the three coach companies that operate in Vice City. It is also the only coach company that serves Vice City alone. Judging by the name of the coach company, it offers free bus rides (possibly for tourists and visitors), to explore Vice City. Its name has two possible meanings; a free bus line in Vice City, or a bad habit/prostitution free bus line. It's slogan is Experience Vice in comfort, which, like it's name, could have two meanings; "experience Vice City in comfort" and "experience bad habits/prostitution in comfort". Vicefree Bus Line coaches are silver/grey coloured with two blue stipes running around it, along with signs depicting its name. There is an undocumented and largely unknown bus driving minigame in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: If the player hijacks a coach and stops at bus stops, pedestrians will board the bus. The player is awarded $5 for each passenger that they pick up, contrary to the "Vicefree" name. An easy way to make money is to leave the game running while stopped at a bus stop, and passengers will continue to board as they walk past.


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Female Space pioneer to Keynote Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day at UH Hilo
Only 12 Schools Selected throughout the United StatesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Walter Dudoit, Hilo
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Posted: Jan 23, 2002NASA Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, who set the United States single mission space flight endurance record while stationed aboard the Russian Space Station Mir, will deliver the keynote address when the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo hosts the Second Annual Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day. The event will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2002 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public.
Lucid is a veteran of five space shuttle flights, including the 1989 mission aboard Atlantis, which deployed the Galileo spacecraft on its
journey to explore Jupiter. Her first space shuttle flight was aboard Discovery in 1985, when the shuttle completed 112 orbits of the earth
totaling nearly 170 hours, while deploying communication satellites for Mexico, the Arab League and the United States.
Lucid was selected for a second mission aboard Atlantis in 1991, which deployed Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, in addition to conducting various physical, material and life science experiments. In 1993, Lucid became America's first female space traveler with the most hours in space, as part of Columbia's 14-day mission that conducted various experiments, which expanded existing scientific knowledge of human and animal physiology on earth and space flight alike.
Lucid's endurance record was established in 1996, beginning with her March 22 lift-off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and concluded with her return on September 26. During her stay aboard Mir, Lucid performed numerous life and physical science experiments. In completing the mission, she traveled 75.2 million miles in 188 days.
Lucid, who became an astronaut in August 1979, was a member of the same 1978 class that produced Onizuka, the Kona-born astronaut who lost his life on January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after lift-off. She will speak at the University Theatre from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Lucid's presentation is also free and open to the public.
The event begins with registration from 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Dining Room. A General Assembly, featuring a brief program, will be held at the UH Hilo Theatre, beginning at 9:30 a.m., before participants adjourn into their morning workshop sessions.
More than 20 interactive scientific workshops have been reserved for 5th-12th graders from the Big Island's public and private schools, who
registered by the January 18 deadline. Topics include star gazing, space art, earthquakes and tsunamis, exploring underwater space, and photovoltaic array, conducted by UH Hilo professors, Department of Education educators, a NASA specialist and members of the Big Island Scientific community.
An interactive display area on the University's Library Lanai, featuring exhibits and demonstrations sponsored by various scientific groups and organizations on the Big Island, will be open to the general public from 9:00 a.m. The event is sponsored by UH Hilo, American Savings Bank, and the Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center. For additional information, please call (808) 974-7642.


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I've been trying to find a solution to a problem solved by installing SP2 for Office 2000/XP for machines that don't have the SP.
The problem is that in some cases Word documents do not display within Internet Explorer, usually when they are streamed by a servlet or CGI application, but display perfectly if downloaded directly through IIS5. The content can be saved locally and viewed, but never within the browser until the SP is installed!
Looking at the headers, the only differences seem to be the ETag and a missing "OK" from the status line (sent by Weblogic in my case). Is there some format in the ETag that Office is searching for or is the missing "OK" a problem??? Microsoft have no information available about this..


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REGION - Voters in Northern Grampians Shire started to receive their ballot material this week, ahead of this month's local council elections.
The Returning Officer for the Northern Grampians Shire Council elections, Andy McCann, is encouraging people to vote as early as possible.
The election in the Northern Grampians Shire will be conducted entirely by postal vote.
Ballot papers must reach the election office by 6pm on Friday, October 26, 2012 or they cannot be counted.
Voters who have not received their ballot pack by Wednesday, October 17, 2012 should contact the election office on (03) 5358 2941 immediately for a replacement pack.
Voting is compulsory for all voters of the Northern Grampians Shire who were on the State electoral roll on Friday, August 31, 2012.
Elections in the Northern Grampians Shire will be held in the Stawell, Central and South West wards.
In the Stawell Ward, five candidates will contest the election with three to be elected to council.
Present councillors, Wayne Rice, who is seeking a third term in council and Barry Marrow, who is seeking a second term, have re-nominated.
Also nominating in the Stawell ward are Murray Emerson, Karen Hyslop and Joy McCracken.
In the central ward long serving councillor and former mayor, Kevin Erwin will contest the election against Dean Thomas.
Present councillor Ross Clementson, has re-nominated in the South-West ward and will contest the election with Halls Gap Police Sergeant, Paul Russell.
At the close of nominations Kara Kara Ward was uncontested.
There will be no voting in this ward. An uncontested election leaflet will be mailed to affected voters instead of a ballot pack.
Present councillors, the current Mayor Dorothy Patton and former mayor, Ray Hewitt will not stand in the the Kara Kara ward.
Former St Arnaud and Northern Grampians Shire councillor, Jim Anderson and Tony Driscoll were elected unopposed.
Voters should post their completed ballot paper using the reply-paid envelope or hand deliver it to the Returning Officer at the Media Centre, Grandstand, Central Park 1-12 Main Street, Stawell, or during business hours to the Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, 40 Napier Street, St Arnaud or the Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, 63-65 Main Street, Stawell,
For your vote to count, voters must complete the ballot paper correctly,
Voters should put the number one in the box next to candidate they most want to see elected, then number all other boxes in order of preference.
A number must be placed in every box and each number used only once,
Voters who are aged 70 years or older and non-resident voters are encouraged to vote, but will not be fined if they do not vote.
More information about the Northern Grampians Shire Council elections is available online at: vec.vic.gov.au


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Submission + - Google awaits approval for Siri replacement 'Voice Search' (appleinsider.com)
sohmc writes: Some time ago, Google admitted that the biggest threat was not other search engines but services like Siri. However, Google just bridged that gap with Google Voice Search, already available in Jelly Bean, but also available via downloadable app. Google also submitted this app to the iOS App Store and is currently waiting approval. However, Slashdotters are no doubt recalling to mind the "Google Voice" fiasco, in which Apple refused to allow it to appear, saying that it replaces a native function. It wasn't until Apple was brought before Congress to answer questions on how it approves or rejects apps that Google Voice was brought in.


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SMF Development > Applied or Declined Requests
Thumbs Up (Like / Dislike) for Posts?
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--- Quote from: Nibogo on May 03, 2012, 08:06:37 AM ---That's why there are mods! If something doesn't fit as a feature it can be a mod, and everyone is happy :)
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I know!
I just want to be sure I didn't miss anything. ;)
--- Quote from: emanuele on May 03, 2012, 06:19:35 AM ---What it's really difficult for me is to understand what is the difference between a "like" and a reply.
If I like a post I quote it and I state I like it, if I like or I'm interested in a topic I answer there. What does the "like" add to a conversation (that is the main point of a forum)? In my opinion...nothing...
And it's a genuine question, not a criticism or anything similar.
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For example, it's one click vs click+write+click.
It's much easier to click a "like"-type button, and by that, add your rating to the post. And, for the reader, it's straightforward to see the respective post has been rated by 53 people, than to read 53 replies saying only that they like/agree/think it's nice. Of course, if you have more to say than "like"/"agree"/"me too"/"funny one", than you wouldn't use the button (only), you'd also reply. But for a quick statement of "nice one", it's easy to just click once.
Y'know, quickness, make it easy, then move on to the next.
It does actually cut down on the '+1 / me too / agree' type posts, I find.
So the only advantage is that lazy people can be even more lazy... O:)
I thought you'd like that! :D
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Watzke: Nobody else leaving Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund CEO Aki Watzke has insisted that the club does not plan to lose any key players besides Robert Lewandowski during the summer.
• Buczko: Dortmund draw a blank
The 2011 and 2012 Bundesliga champions had to congratulate Bayern Munich on winning their second consecutive title on Tuesday, with seven league games still to be played this season.
The Bavarians have opened up a 25-point gap on Dortmund, who remain in second place following the goalless draw against Schalke.
Despite the club's inability to challenge Pep Guardiola's side this season, they are determined not to lose any key players -- apart from the Bayern-bound Lewandowski -- as has become the norm in recent years.
In 2011, Nuri Sahin left for Real Madrid, only to later return, while in 2012, Shinji Kagawa joined Manchester United, although he has somewhat faded into obscurity at Old Trafford.
In 2013, Mario Goetze's transfer to Bayern caused much pain at Dortmund, as has the Lewandowski deal, which is due to go through in the summer.
According to Watzke, though, nobody else will be leaving Die Schwarzgelben.
"We absolutely do not see the need to sell players who have an existing contract," Watzke told Sport Bild.
Ilkay Gundogan has been one of the Dortmund players linked with a move away from the club this season.
Under contract until 2015, the midfielder had appeared likely to move on to one of Europe's biggest clubs.
However, following a campaign which has seen his playing time limited to just 57 minutes in the Bundesliga and 82 minutes in the DFB-Pokal due to injury and illness, the interest from abroad appears to have cooled down.
The Germany international has been sidelined with a back injury since August. During the winter there had been signs of progress, but that was stunted after he contracted bronchitis.
Gundogan has now found his feet again, though, and Dortmund are eager to tie the player down to a new contract.
"We would like to prolong with Ilkay. He has an offer on the table," Watzke said. "The decision will certainly not wait until the summer."
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