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HOUSTON (AP) - Houston starter Armando Galarraga wasn't happy that he gave up a home run to opposing pitcher Gio Gonzalez on Wednesday night.
He was even less pleased about walking six batters in just five-plus innings.
Gonzalez pitched a nine-inning complete game and hit a home run - both career firsts - to lead the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Astros.
Galarraga (0-2) yielded six hits and three runs to remain winless in three starts this season since being promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
``I need to make an adjustment,' he said. ``I need to make a big adjustment. I threw the ball bad. I need to be honest with myself. Six walks after seven walks. There's not an excuse for that. I have to make an adjustment and work on my mechanics.'
Nationals manager Davey Johnson was hoping Gonzalez (14-6) could go deep into this game after his bullpen had been taxed with games of 11 and 12 innings to start this series.
He got just what he wanted from Gonzalez, whose other complete game was an eight-inning outing when he was with Oakland in a 4-1 loss at the White Sox on Aug. 1, 2010.
Things got dicey in the ninth when he allowed three hits and a run and had the tying run on third before striking out Matt Downs to end the game.
``We got the opportunity, but he came through even with his pitch count getting high,' Houston manager Brad Mills said of Gonzalez, who threw 117 pitches.
He allowed nine hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Gonzalez broke a 1-1 tie with his two-run, two-out, first-pitch homer into the Crawford Boxes in left field in the second inning. Galarraga plunked Kurt Suzuki to set up the shot.
``Any time you hit a guy with two outs and then the pitcher hits a home run that winds up beating you, that's a tough pill to swallow,' Mills said.
Houston cut the lead to 3-2 in the fourth inning, but Washington added an insurance run on an error in the seventh.
Brandon Barnes got his first career hit on a single with one out in the ninth. Barnes scored from second on a single by Ben Francisco with two outs to get Houston within 4-3.
Jose Altuve singled after that before Gonzalez got Downs to wrap up his big night.
Galarraga got off to a tough start, walking the first two batters he faced. Ryan Zimmerman followed with a single, but Steve Lombardozzi couldn't beat the throw and was out at home.
Washington took a 1-0 lead when Bryce Harper scored on a balk. The play first looked to be a sacrifice fly by Adam LaRoche, but replays showed that home plate umpire Angel Hernandez called the balk before Galarraga threw the pitch that La Roche hit.
Altuve hit a leadoff double for Houston and scored on a single by Justin Maxwell to tie it at 1-all.
With Washington up 3-2 after Gonzalez's homer, J.D. Martinez singled with one out in the fourth, took second on a balk and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Carlos Corporan to get Houston within 3-2.
The Nationals were 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
A big opportunity came in the sixth when Jayson Werth walked to start the inning before Danny Espinosa singled. Suzuki drew a walk to load the bases and chase Galarraga, who was replaced by Xavier Cedeno. Gonzalez grounded into a forceout. Cedeno then retired Lombardozzi and struck out Harper.
Harper was unhappy with a couple of the calls during the at-bat. First he headed toward first base on a 3-1 count that was called a strike and later yelled: ``No way' when he struck out looking.
Zimmerman doubled in the seventh and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He scored and Werth reached on an error by third baseman Downs when he bounced the throw to first base.
NOTES: Nationals LF Michael Morse singled in the fourth inning to extend his career-long hitting streak to 17 games. ... Johnson said before the game that Werth, who was held out of Tuesday's lineup with soreness in his legs, was better on Wednesday, but ``not good enough to play center field.' ... These teams wrap up the four-game series on Thursday when Washington right-hander Jordan Zimmermann opposes Lucas Harrell.


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Arranmore Island
Arranmore Island is an island in The Rosses, County Donegal.It is the largest inhabited island in County Donegal, and the second largest in all of Ireland, with a population of 528 in 2006, down from 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996.
Get in
The island lies 3 miles off Burtonport and a ferry, that accommodates up to 128 foot passengers and all sizes of vehicles, runs daily all year. The trip to the island affords spectacular views and takes between 25-30 minutes passing a number of small islands before crossing a stretch of open Atlantic water. The proximity of Carrickfin International Airport (15 minutes by car to Burtonport pier) and there is accessibility provided by private coaches from Galway/Dublin/Belfast.
Get around
The best way to get around the island is by foot or bicycle, as the roads are substandard and almost impassable for cars. In any case the island is so small that walking is sufficient to see the whole of it in a few hours.
Árainn Mhór boasts excellent lake and sea angling. There are two freshwater lakes which contain Brown trout and one, Loch Shore, is the only lake in Europe where Rainbow trout breed naturally. The rich waters around the island provide numerous Cod, Ling, Conger eel, Pollock, Wrasse, Skate, Turbot and Plaice. Boats for sea angling can be arranged locally by phoning Mickey "Eddie" Gallagher 00353(0)749520522 & Neily Boyle 00353(0)749520745.
There are many small, secluded beaches on the island as well as the main beaches at Aphort & Leabgarrow. The crystal clear waters, shipwrecks, drift dives and varied marine life provide excellent snorkeling and Scuba diving. There are dedicated visitor moorings for yachts and cruisers on the island
Excellent views of the mainland from Glen Head to Tory Island are to be found while walking the islands 7 square miles. There is also a walking trail marked as "Arranmore Way" (Slí Arainn Mhóir).
The island has a hotel and restaurant near the ferry landing, and Phil Bán's shop nearby stocks groceries for the self-catering hostel. There is also sometimes a portable 'chip-van' outside popular venues, most often at weekends and holidays, and more often during the summer months.
The public house "Early's", also near the ferry, serves pizza made on the premises on request.
With no less than seven pubs, Arranmore is a pub crawler's dream. Given that there is no permanent Garda Siochana presence on the island, the pubs are usually lax in adhering to closing times, if at all.
During busy tourist seasons, Smuggler's Bar (Jon's) opens as a nightclub-type venue, providing a small but atmospheric dance area for locals and visitors alike.

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ICE is the twunt... yes that ICE.
The website was seized by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. O'Dywer was arrested on May 23, brought to Wandsworth prison and then released on a £3,000 bail paid by his aunt.
I assume the US wants him extradited so he can face prosecution HERE.
Soviet prisoner #1: So how long is your sentence?
Soviet prisoner #2: 10 years.
Soviet prisoner #1: What did you do?
Soviet prisoner #2: Nothing.
Soviet prisoner #1: You liar! "Nothing" gets you 20 years under the PATRIOT ACT.
The scary part is that the soviet version punchline goes "Liar! For nothing you only get 5 years".
Prosecution for annoying the people who pay for US Senator's lunches. Haven't you been paying attention?
The US wants him extradited so they can prosecute him for alleged crimes in the UK?
I didn't know the US jurisdiction stretched that far over their borders.
The UK signed up to an Interestingly one-sided extradition treaty which is best summed up as follows:
US: We want on of your citizens for x crimes
UK: Do you have the kind of evidence we would require in order to press charges?
US: No
UK: He'll be on the 2:30 to O'Hare
This one sounds like the US has no real interest at all in the case, they are just trying to lower the bar for extradition cases, with the aim of targeting other people. This guy is just seems to be a victim of a political game, with the intention of making it easier to extradite other people currently in the UK for the crime of handling intellectual property that the US does not want them to.
So will the British government and the British people just role over and become another third world country when it comes to providing the citizens justice against politically motivated chargers by the US government.
TVShack wasn't just seized once, it was seized TWICE.
tvshack.net was the original domain, which switched to tvshack.cc after it was seized. They then put up a video of the song "Fuck the police" on the homepage. They were seized a second time.
http://www.domaincensorship.com/2010/11/tvshack-cc-seized-again/ [domaincensorship.com]
The US controls every domain name on the planet. Don't kid yourselves.
For a "siezed" website, it seems to be pretty up: http://tvshack.bz/movies/M [tvshack.bz] (beware of popups)
I had no idea this site existed. Hello Streisand effect!
The US doesn't give two shits about jurisdiction
But the UK should. Is this even a criminal case in the UK? I doubt they can extradite him for a civil matter. And if it is a crime in the UK, and he committed the act in the UK, he should be tried there. The only reason for extradition is if the crime was committed in another country.
Being the greatest, best country God has ever given man kind, US law is God's law, which recognizes no jurisdiction.
This is how American Exceptionalists really think.
All fall down?
http://letmewatchthis.com/ [letmewatchthis.com] -- > http://www.letmewatchthis.ch/ [letmewatchthis.ch]
http://adthe.net/ [adthe.net]
http://ch131.com/ [ch131.com]
http://valluc.org/ [valluc.org]
http://channelsurfing.net/ [channelsurfing.net]
Do they have any jurisdiction over this? It wasn't even hosted in the US.
Well, since both countries are signatories to the Berne Convention [wikipedia.org]
Of course, if you were living in a country which said that linking didn't actually constitute copyright infringement, then the response would be "go away". If your country rules that linking is the same as infringement
I think this pretty much demonstrates how copyright has become the big bogeyman that circumvents any sanity in law any more. It's become somewhat out of control, and something people are treating as the most important thing going.
Getting authorities to act sanely entails that they understand a *tiny* bit about how these systems work. They don't. By the admission of many legislators they are getting all their information from lobbyists... which means almost all their information has bias problems.
We've come a long way from the "creme rising to the top" and such in government. It's purely face-men listening totally to corporate interests. And anyone with true unbiased knowledge are simply "the other" now and their input is completely thrown away.
He could get a judge that isn't on the take and actually cares about the facts and the best outcome is that it becomes a VERY EXPENSIVE fiasco... what is one more very expensive fiasco, eh?
We've come a long way from the "creme rising to the top" and such in government.
Are you familiar with the septic tank paradigm for government (and politics in general)?
The biggest shits always rise to the top...
I think they understand how these systems work just fine. The problem is that 'we, the people' like to think that the technical workings of things offers ways around the intent of laws in addition to getting around the letter of them.
e.g. if I get 1,000 individuals to upload 1,000 movies to 1,000 individual sites which don't have any particular public presence, then those 1,000 individuals are technically the ones breaking the laws.
The people behind those 1,000 sites may also be breaking the law (depending on (nation) state and internationally applicable conventions, they may be in direct violation of a copyright law or at least in violation of a copyright 'safe harbor' clause a la the DMCA).
Any of the, say, 1,000,000 who directly download from those locations - by having received one or more of those locations - may also be breaking the law (depending on the (nation) state in question).
But finding those 1,000 individuals takes a lot of time, and costs a fair amount of money, and there's no guarantee that even one of them is found.
Shutting down 1,000 sites takes a lot of time and costs a fair amount of money, and there's no guarantee that even one of them is actually shut down.
Finding and suing the 1,000,000 downloaders takes even more time, costs even more money, and there's no guarantee that even one of them is actually found/sued.
Not to mention the great public backlash against actions taken against downloaders; not so much when it's against uploaders, oddly enough.
But now imagine that those 1,000,000 downloaders got those 1,000 addresses from 1 site. One single site. Now they've got an easy target. Now they've got the site that, while not responsible for the uploads, not hosting them, and not exactly putting a gun to people's head and saying THOU SHALT DOWNLOADETH, can certainly be successfully argued to be facilitating copyright infringement in a significant way.
The facilitating argument is usually what's used in these cases, at least around Europe. Not sure how that is in the U.S., but I wouldn't be at all surprised if the same were to apply there.
I used to live somewhere where there was a lot of drug dealing. So if I told you where that was do I get arrested for 'facilitating' the drug trade? What about if I put up a website with a list of areas known for dealing? Taking down a site like this does look like the simple solution, but at the end of the day it's all for show. Just like drugs if you bust the guys on the streets there are plenty more to take their place, the only solution to stopping it is to prevent the supply (or, for both sides of
I think this pretty much demonstrates how copyright has become the big bogeyman that circumvents any sanity in law any more. It's become somewhat out of control, and something people are treating as the most important thing going.
I'm sorry, somewhat out of control?
It's become somewhat out of control, and something people are treating as the most important thing going.
What an understatement.
Of course, if you were living in a country which said that linking didn't actually constitute copyright infringement, then the response would be "go away". If your country rules that linking is the same as infringement
What the hell is that even supposed to mean? Linking is providing a pointer to some data. Are journalists going to be held to this standard as well, or is it only for things that happen to be on a computer system?
I think this pretty much demonstrates how copyright has become the big bogeyman that circumvents any sanity in law any more. It's become somewhat out of control, and something people are treating as the most important thing going.
Due to outsourcing of physical manufacturing, intellectual property is about all the USA has left to export. "Designed by Apple in California; made in China." So from an economic perspective, copyright is the most important thing going for the information-sellers of the world.
It's not a very good thing at all from the point of view of civil liberties, but liberty costs money and you are not the paying customer.
Well, since both countries are signatories to the Berne Convention [wikipedia.org]
Could you point out to me where in the Berne Convention [wipo.int] extradition to the country of origin is mentioned as a remedy. In fact, it's quite clear in the opposite direction: violations are to be prosecuted in the territory where the infringement took place, in this case (if any infringement did take place) that is the UK.
Back when Tony Blair was in power he signed an extradition treaty with the US which means that if a DA files charges against someone, they can be extradited from the UK. Our Parliament ratified the treaty without inserting a reciprocal clause in the legislation making it dependant on your congress honouring the treaty.
Obviously your congress decided that having US citizens extradited just because a prosecutor in the UK fancied it them was mental, so they didn't ratify that clause. That leaves us with the current imbalance where your criminal justice system can essentially pull anyone out of the UK for any reason.
Obviously your congress decided that having US citizens extradited just because a prosecutor in the UK fancied it them was mental, so they didn't ratify that clause.
No. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty in 2006 - see Extradition Act 2003 (US ratification 2006) [wikipedia.org].
OK. That's actually pretty good news, but the treaty as negotiated is still imbalanced as I've commented above.
Still, I guess I learned that now our prosecutors can pull people out of your country too! Our news didn't report that, you guys seeing sense and honouring your negotiated obligations doesn't sell papers you see.
In any case, the treaty we have with the USA isn't the worst of our extradition arrangements. In the European Union we have these things called European Arrest Warrants which mean national
Actually, its still one sided, you see it works like this,
UK citizen wanted by an American prosecutor, can be extradited under mere suspicion
US citizen wanted by a British prosecutor, can only be extradited when evidence is shown that a crime has been committed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_Act_2003 [wikipedia.org]
Sounds one sided to me..
I keep trying to explain this, especially in relation to Julian Assange.
You don't get a free pass to commit crimes against a nation's people or corporations or government just because you're not a citizen and not in that country when you do it.
Jurisdiction is about determining who gets to prosecute you, based on where you were and who you victimized and what you did and how the judicial systems want to organize it.
Also remember, the Berne convention is an international treaty, and it likely spells out the p
the Berne convention is an international treaty
Signed in the 19th century when copyright infringement was a civil matter, not a criminal one.
Updated continually since then and adopted by the United States in the late 1980s.
The distinction between civil and criminal law is variable, depending only on where the crafters of a law want to draw the line, if it is a line and not a jagged tear.
I keep trying to explain this, especially in relation to Julian Assange.
You don't get a free pass to commit crimes against a nation's people or corporations or government just because you're not a citizen and not in that country when you do it.
So you think the editors of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten should be extradited to an Arab country so that they can be beheaded for posting cartoons of Muhammad?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy [wikipedia.org]
"Crimes" against a nation's people? For *linking* to copyrighted content!?
Since (according to the Berne convention) copyrights are automatic, that means pretty much every website on the Internet is copyrighted. Which means every hyperlink to a page that you don't own is potential copyright infringement. I think it would be safe to say that under this definition, almost every website on the planet is now guilty of a crime.
Thats ok,
I called the Saudi Arabian crime stoppers and let them know that your mother, sisters, and daughters have all consistently failed to wear veils, or burqas. They also insist upon driving. I suspect they shall be extradited post haste.
Do you see why you fail yet? Because some of us have been trying to explain this to your stupid thick headed ass for quite a while now.
Do you know why it will never happen? Because Saudi Arabian laws don't apply here. Now lets follow that through logically... Do you think American laws apply elsewhere?
Oh BTW I'm an American, and veteran. My opinion? Julian Assuange should be freed, Bradley Manning should be freed, and the charges against this college kid should be dropped. The way my government is currently acting at times makes me physically sick.
When did the rules change
On the 17th of August, 2000 [wikipedia.org], when 2600 was barred from linking to DeCSS under the terms of the DMCA.
Given the peculiar characteristics of computer programs for circumventing encryption and other access control measures, the DMCA as applied to posting and linking here does not contravene the First Amendment.
(Emphasis mine.)
I got access to all copyrighted content via youtube, google and facebook, I wonder why thoses company(CEO) are not in jail, if this "crime" can send you in jail for 5 years.
They have better lobbyists than this guy. Duh.
I wonder why thoses company(CEO) are not in jail, if this "crime" can send you in jail for 5 years.
Because they follow the 'rules' which, presumably, this kid didn't do. Namely, if they get a takedown notice, they take it down. Those are the rules the interweb lawyers have agreed upon. I would bet my mouse this kid got some notices, ignored them and then the law descended.
Take down notices only apply to hosts. This man wasn't hosting anything, just providing links to files that other people were hosting. It's an incredibly stretch to suggest that he's done anything criminal. It's morally grey, but legally, I can't imagine how he's responsible as the materials are still going to be accessible whether or not he links to them. Plus, you can find them via Google, Bing and others anyways.
Kids today... not knowing the implications of the MPAA v 2600 case over the DeCSS source code.
God I feel old... and I only turn 31 next month
Fair use of fair use of fair use of fair use of pirated content.
There is a decay rate you speak of, whatever it is - you can bet on it.
Aiding and abetting isn't illegal where you are?
When you figure out that it isn't, tell Tommy Chong's lawyers he shouldn't be in jail for selling bongs. Not for selling dope to put in bongs. Just bongs.
More specifically, Tommy Chong was jailed for selling bongs to Pennsylvania cops who repeatedly tried to purchase them even though Chong Glass refused each time because it is illegal in Pennsylvania. After placing a large order under a false name for pickup (where it was legal), the cops refused to pick up the material and had them ship it to get payment.
All of this circus was done for political reasons by Mary Beth Buchanan with a wink and a nod from John Ashcroft.
I think what these arguments are missing, which is what is often missing, is the area of intent. For example, Slashdot links to all sorts of "illegal" material -- but the site is a news site, not a site that is dedicated to indexing copyright infringed works.
What this guy could have done was make his site a discussion site with TV schedules etc. that just happened to also have an area showing examples of where this content was available online. If these links were not the primary goal of the site, but onl
The CEOs of the for-profit jail systems need a new Jag...
All your base are belong to U.S.
Fucking. Insane.
http://tvshack.bz/ [tvshack.bz] still works.
This is a blaring indictment of how corporations run things. This copyright crap is just about corporate strings controlling our government. Where is the rage?
I can remember back in the day when the Internet first started how when it was first used for making money how angry the users were against it. It was suppose to be a landscape of pure thought, ideas to be shared for the edification of us all. Bzzzt. That didn't work out. Now its been raped by corporations, if some kid puts up a website that they think they can squeeze a dime out of they burn him. What is sickening is how our pathetic lapdog piece of shit politicians hand over the keys of power to them. We then have a massive industry of enforcement and punishment. We have so many fucking people in jail now its fucking insane.
Lets dissect all these fucking laws of ours that put people in jail to protect corporate interests. Next we need to consider that our retarded crooked cunt of a Supreme Court has decided in their fucked in the head reasoning that corporations are now "people" and have rights. Holy fucking shit people! How far does a cock have to jam up our asses before we realize how raped we are? How come they aren't paying taxes like a normal person then? Oh, that is right, they buy politicians to give us a tax code that stacks taller than a person.
The one big lesson that we have collectively forgotten like a bunch of retards is this: When it happens to the least of us, it happens to all of us. When we let these fuckers in charge get away with fucking ONE OF US, then ALL of our liberties are in jeopardy. If you don't consider ANY violation of ANYONE'S liberties a violation of your OWN liberty, then you just fuck off and let it happen. They come for you eventually too, and there is nobody left to stand and fight them with you. Besides you don't deserve anyone helping you because you were a cowardly cunt who let it happen to others.
I hope the British people fucking riot over this, but they will not. They are a bunch of lemming pussies too. Who am I to talk? We are proving to be the biggest bunch of retarded pussies in history. I shit you all not, if we don't get a grasp of our government and rip it away from corporations, we will be viewed by future historians as infinitely worse than the fucktards in the era of Germany that let the Nazis rise to power.
Why get so excited over some punk kid getting treated like a high crimes criminal? Sweet Jesus, people, this could be YOU. This could be ME! I don't have the means to fight this kind of shit? Do you? How far will they keep taking control over us? Oh fuck it, what can I expect of the Facebook generation? Stop the fucking planet, I want off.
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Krug enjoys summer internship at ECCOTA
Summer intern and St. Marys native Sara Krug enjoys her work directing summer youth programs for the Elk County Council on the Arts [ECCOTA].A sophomore at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Sara is the daughter of St. Marys residents Steve and Helen Krug."I am one of the interns here at ECCOTA and I worked here last summer," Krug said. "I was in charge of coming up with a theme for this summer so I chose the theme 'Out of the Box,' because of a show called 'Out of the Box,' but I put it more in the theme of kids expressing themselves by going out of the box to explore all of the different fields of art."The first program to take place this summer will be a summer theater camp based on the musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie" to be held from June 2-6 at the Ridgway Area High School directed by Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary Teacher Jason Phipps."He [Phipps] puts together an entire show within five days which is mind blowing because he pulls it all together and the kids really enjoy this week of performance and acting on stage," Krug said. "We really encourage everyone from the area to come and support them."Anyone in third grade to age 18 can take part in the theater camp.The performance will be held on June 6 at 7 p.m. in the Ridgway Area High School.From June 18 to 22 children can enjoy a week of fun and expressive art projects in a Visual Arts Camp held at the Ridgway Social Hall. As part of the camp participants will tour the Erie Art Museum."We are going to have a balloon artist as a guest coming on Friday [June 22]," Krug said. "We are going to be focusing on optical illusions and the kids are going to be making their own supplies and paints and other things. The kids will really enjoy themselves and it will allow them to explore their own creativity and individuality with those forms of visual arts."Following the Visual Arts Camp will be the Anything Art Show to be held July 9-13 for artists age 18 and under at the ECCOTA Gallery along Main Street in Ridgway."Kids can come and bring three pieces of artwork into the gallery," Krug said. "We will display it and then have judges come in to judge the artwork. This allows the kids to show off their artwork for everyone to see."For more information call Krug at 772-7051 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.eccota.com.Pick up a copy of the Saturday, June 2, 2012 edition of The Ridgway Record for more.


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Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. told investors that a shortage of 28 nanometer manufacturing capacity will weigh on the company's outlook for the rest of the current fiscal year, which weighed down the company's stock by nearly 6% by Thursday afternoon trades.
Also down nearly 3% was Apple Inc. , reflective of some concern that the shortage faced by Qualcomm may delay the roll-out of the iPhone 5, which is widely expected to hit the market sometime in the second half of this year.
Qualcomm supplies so-called baseband chips for the iPhone 4 and 4S models, and is expected to have a more significant presence in the next model, which is expected to run on LTE networks. Neither company has breathed a word about the next iPhone model, but the launch is largely baked into Wall Street's outlook for Apple this year – anticipation of which has helped boost the stock more than 45% since the first of the year.
In a note to clients Thursday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said Qualcomm's supply issue "likely pushes the launch of the iPhone 5 to October," which would put it on pace with last year's fall launch of the iPhone 4S. He added that the launch timing for Apple "is irrelevant, as long as the iPhone 5 upgrade is compelling."
Scott Craig of BofA Merrill Lynch had a different view, arguing in a note that Qualcomm's delays should not affect Apple, "as we do not believe Apple had planned on using Qualcomm's 28nm chipsets (including MSM8960) for its products near term." He noted that Apple does not need 28nm chips simply for the "non-integrated discrete broadbands from Qualcomm" to deliver an LTE-based iPhone.
"Longer-term, when Qualcomm ramps up 28nm discrete broadband production, Apple would likely utilize these for future iPhones/iPads but supply would likely be less of an issue by then as Qualcomm works to bring additional capacity online," Craig wrote.
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LONDON — Michael Phelps lingered on the blocks, not wanting to make another shocking blunder. The 19th medal was his. All he had to do was avoid a DQ, then set off on what amounted to four victory laps.
Down and back, then down and back again, the roars getting louder with each stroke.
When Phelps touched the wall, he finally had gold at his final Olympics.
And a record for the ages.
Phelps swam into history with a lot of help from his friends, taking down the last major record that wasn't his alone. He took the anchor leg for the United States in a gold medal-winning performance of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night, earning the 19th Olympic medal of his brilliant career, and the 15th gold.
A more appropriate color.
"I've put my mind to doing something that nobody had ever done before," Phelps said. "This has been an amazing ride."
About an hour earlier, Phelps took one of his most frustrating defeats at the pool, blowing it at the finish and settling for silver in his signature event, the 200 butterfly.
That tied the record for career medals held by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, but it was hardly a triumphant moment. Phelps slung away his cap in disgust and struggled to force a smile at the medal ceremony.
But any disappointment from that race was gone by the time he dived in the water on the relay, having been staked to a huge lead by teammates Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer and Ricky Berens.
Before the race, they all huddled together, fully aware of their role in history.
"I thanked those guys for helping me get to this moment," Phelps said. "I told those guys I wanted a big lead. I was like, 'You better give me a big lead going into the last lap,' and they gave it to me. I just wanted to hold on. I thanked them for being able to allow me to have this moment."
Berens handed off a lead of nearly 4 seconds to Phelps, who was extra cautious with the exchange, knowing the only way he could ruin this one was to get disqualified.
Lochte stood on the deck, waving his arms. Dwyer and Berens pumped their fists. And Phelps touched the wall for his first gold of the London Games with a cumulative time of 6 minutes, 59.70 seconds.
No one else was close. France's Yannick Agnel swam a faster final leg than Phelps, but it wasn't nearly good enough, his country taking silver in 7:02.77. China was far back in third at 7:06.30.
Phelps might have backed into the record a bit by failing to win any of his first three events at these games, but there's no denying his legacy as one of the greatest Olympians ever — if not THE greatest.
"The legacy he has left behind for swimming is fantastic," said South African Chad le Clos, the guy who beat him in the butterfly. "Even in Africa, everyone knows Michael Phelps."
Phelps has 15 golds in his career, six more than anyone else, to go along with two silvers and two bronzes. After failing to medal in his only race at the 2000 Sydney Games, he won six golds and two bronzes in Athens, followed by his epic eight gold medals in Beijing. And now the swan song, not nearly as epic but enough. Latynina won nine golds, five silvers and four bronzes from 1956-64.
"You are now a complete legend!" the public-address announcer bellowed, accompanied by the Foo Fighters' song "Best of You."
Phelps still has three more events in London before he retires, three more chances to establish a mark that will be hard for anyone to touch.
"It has been a pretty amazing career," the 27-year-old said, "but we still have a couple races to go."
Several fans held up a bedsheet with "PHELPS GREATEST OLYMPIAN EVER" handwritten on it.
Hard to argue with that, though this hasn't exactly been the farewell Phelps was hoping for — a sluggish fourth-place finish in the 400 individual medley, a runner-up showing in the 4x100 free relay, then another silver in the 200 fly.
The 200 fly was a race he had not lost at either the Olympics or world championships since Sydney, when he finished fifth as an unknown 15-year-old just soaking up the moment, a kid with big dreams but no idea they would turn out like this.
Phelps, after leading the entire race, tried to glide into the wall instead of taking one more stroke. Le Clos took that extra stroke and beat Phelps by five-hundredths of a second.
"Obviously I would have liked to have a better outcome in the 200 fly," Phelps said. "I was on the receiving end of getting touched out. Chad swam a good race. I've gotten to know him a little over the last year. He's a hard worker, he's a tough competitor and he's a racer."
Le Clos pounded the water when he saw the "1" beside his name.
"He has always been an inspiration to me and a role model," le Clos said. "I've watched all his races a million times and I've run the commentary over and over. Now, I guess I can watch my race."
Phelps hung on the lane rope and buried his face in his hands, disgusted with himself for having squandered what looked like a sure gold. Le Clos won South Africa's second swimming gold of the games in a time of 1:52.96. Phelps finished in 1:53.01, while Japan's Takeshi Matsuda took the bronze in 1:53.21.
"It's obviously my last one," Phelps said. "I would have liked to win, but 1:53 flat isn't a terrible time. When you look at the picture of it, it's a decent time."
Phelps, U.S. relay strike Olympic gold
LONDON — Michael Phelps lingered on the blocks, not wanting to make another shocking blunder. The 19th medal was his. All he had to do was avoid a DQ, then set off on what amounted to four victory laps.


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Recent JKR Edinburgh House Purchase Reports False
Jan 21, 2010
J.K. Rowling
Over the past few days, reports have been circulating across various news outlets regarding Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling purchasing an Edinburgh house after viewing only two rooms, and after offering the current owners a sum of money to vacate in time for a Christmas party. Leaky has received word today directly from legal representatives of J. K. Rowling confirming these allegations to be FALSE.
The press release reads:
There have been a number of false reports published today concerning a recent property purchase by Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Usually Ms Rowling chooses not comment in any detail on allegations concerning private, family and home life.
Despite Ms Rowling's stance on private matters, she feels that she has little choice but to comment on the false allegations circulating today in an attempt to quash them before they are spread any further. Therefore, allegations that Ms Rowling offered £300,000 on top of the purchase price in order for the seller to vacate the property within two weeks so that she could hold a Christmas Party, and, that Ms Rowling viewed only 2 rooms in the property before deciding to purchase it are all absolutely false.
Ms Rowling has asked her lawyers to write to the publishers concerned.


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You see them on the television and you just wish you could be there. The atmosphere. Rowdy, jolly, angry, possibly drunk.
Like it or not, soccer is the world's sport and Americans are starting to realise it. While Americans, like myself, will continue to hold on to baseball and "football", more and more Americans are appreciating the beautiful game.
Players like Clint Dempsey coming back to the MLS, and David Beckham and Thierry Henry signing for MLS clubs have done wonders to bring support to this world game.
Ever since it was started in 1996, the MLS has gone on to grow at a steady pace. With only 10 teams at the time, it wasn't off to a dream start. However, there are now 19 teams with New York FC to begin playing in 2015.
MLS games are already the third most popular sporting event to attend in America, with an average attendance of about 19,000. While the average attendance pales in comparison to the likes of the Premier League, Bundesliga, and La Liga, it is comparable to Eredivisie and Ligue 1. Not bad for a country who aren't crazy for the sport...yet.
The major problem with MLS at the moment is that there are clear superpowers in the league. Although, all the teams are capable of shocking one of the superpowers. Most people can agree that LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders are the two big teams in the MLS.
Not only do they have talented squads, but they also have the fan base to back them up. Between the two teams in 2013, their average attendance is 33,140. This isn't even a fair reflection to Seattle Sounders fans as they averaged over 44,000 fans per game! The rest of the league averages is far below those numbers.
I attended the Guiness World Cup match between Real Madrid and LA Galaxy. I enjoyed the two quality teams playing on the field, but something that disturbed me was the fans lack of knowledge of the game.
While everybody came to see Cristiano Ronaldo perform magic tricks on the field, I was interested in watching Carlo Ancelotti's team developing chemistry and to see how the team as a whole would perform. I was looking for players like Kaka, Mesut Ozil, Diego Lopez, Angel di Maria, and others dazzle us with their game.
I was hoping to see Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan play for the Galaxy, but was delighted with the opportunity to see Gyasi Zardes dribbling at the Madrid defence.
Americans are already set to watch the World Cup. I'm sure people in the US will probably not work or continue to watch World Cup games in the middle of work.
At Arizona State University, people are gearing up for the World Cup. I can see the excitement in their eyes. Attend a Sounders game, and somebody will see an atmosphere similar to that of a Premier League match. Not only that, people are excited by the US National Men's team. Although they aren't as talented as the women's team, they are every bit as exciting.
Jurgen Klinsmann has added an element to the USMNT. Rather than the laid back style of play that Bob Bradley had the US play, Klinsmann has a high tempo and high pressure team.
Klinsmann has 10 of the 11 players running around on the field for all 90 minutes. Although the US has a shaky defence, their attack is extremely exciting.
I hope to attend a USMNT game in the future as they are developing the type of atmosphere that the game sees in Europe. People are excited about the US team and believe that they can have a decent run in the World Cup.
The more time that passes by, the more soccer fans that the US will have. Although "football" and baseball are America's top two sports, soccer is at a distant third place. However, with additions such as New York FC and quality players, MLS will generate an even stronger fan base.
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maybe sum lands folkys got a repeats a lot
not like bottoms hard a find
* ooh tittass *
" wot century you ? "
* all centurys saves changin durins Mans acts *
_ ooooooooh titttaaaassss_
happy porn day
& lost ma finga? &
ooh thinks a find it
& ooh ya so cleva boy &
ooh get nice tickytick then
"Theres death on the horizon,
and Ill run to behold your sacrifice..."
WOW. Laughing. A LOT!
Because this video HAS to be about my roommate!
If you had scrolled down a bit, you would have seen this: http://www.justusboys.com/forum/thre...oy-is-a-Bottom
God answers all prayers. Most of the time, though, the answer is 'No'.
God some of you guys really need to lighten up a bit. Not everything with the word Gay connected to it has to be an equality march. It's okay to have some light-hearted fun sometimes. The video was just that, light hearted fun, at least that was its intention. I preferred the Wilson Phillips Parody about chicken or whatever it was.
coor bottoms 2
forum gettin happy then?
Sloppy is a power bottom.
Have you heard that Katy Perry song "I Kissed a Girl"? Sn't that the greatest song EVER? Oh, wouldn't it be great if they made a gay male version of it? "I kissed a boy and I liked it..." That would be so cool!
What was I saying in my previous post?
Sloppy you are a naughty boy..............behave
Furthermore, I think the song uses the sexual act of bottoming as a metaphor for homosexuality itself. Just as some gay men are ashamed of bottoming, many gay men are ashamed of being gay. The video illustrates this metaphor quite clearly because it uses two twinks. The first is the one who wakes up in the bed and gets chased by the queens. The second is the one wearing the blue briefs and holding the enemas. I think we can agree that Boy 2 clearly likes to bottom, especially when he bends over in the shower scene. But Boy 1's sexual role is intentionally kept ambiguous. The queens call him a bottom, but he does take the top role in the shower scene after all. Regardless, he constantly runs away from the queens like he has something terrible to hide. I think he is running from his homosexuality and not necessarily a taste for bottoming (or topping for that matter). His shame comes from the fact that he likes dick, which is why he puts "versatile" on his grindr to make him appear "more straight." In this way, then, the song's title "Boy is a Bottom" can also be read as "Boy is Gay." The queens are certainly not degrading homosexuality. They are making fun of the idea that people should hide their true selves.
Parody and satire always carry the risk of misunderstanding, but I think we need to remember that demonstrating an idea is not the same thing as agreeing with it. Whatever you might think of the music video's artistic elements, I think William's message is positive because it exposes and condemns a strain of self-internalized homophobia. I didn't see the same offensiveness as you guys did. Maybe you could re-watch the video and see if my arguments make sense.
^ go read it
world leadurs ya really wanna figa yesterday ans take hliday fa couple thousands
* may sit find chair unda ya *
SLOPPY for the love of God stop making sense, you're doing my head in. I've never understood a thing you've said in 6.5 years, in this thread I pretty much understood everything.
^ < dat mean up fa viewers info ans comfort
will try neva eva say obvious again
* wot dat? *
nothin but it sumthang
* got it *
no say nothin
* okay
-nothin here-
dat not wot tour guide say
- we is penguins -
ooh here sum fish
_ thankyous_
I appreciate your effort Sloppy but it's too late, once my brain figured out how to understand you it seems I can do it - for the most part in every thread.
got buy rubba plant now
* who you? *
nothin who you?
* darwin *
ya wife horny again?
* wot dat? *
Good singers... and they have a cute guy in the video... there I said something nice about it.
Face it, Sloppy is related to Yoda.
1000 th ans 600 as 5 billion ans 6 folk is caruise or a it netruises a this thread cause
da fiscal cliff got lot bottoms make landin easy
* very politcal finace on top of it *
care ta fiscals?
* not taday is busy makin lot policys *
wanna teaspoon?
* thankyou *
^ this was a policy in briefs ^
" wot luck we ins a pleny deep bottoms "
so bottom breakins fa everyone
! so crack a bottom ans celebrate anoda round a workins !
there go
Funny parody and very catchy! I liked the Grindr reference. I think 80% of guys that claim to be verse end up wanting to bottom that moment. lol
I liked it, I get off on both drag, and boy, nice underwear pics.


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Mozart: "Coronation" Mass
Handel and Haydn Society;
Harry Christophers, conductor (Coro)
Haydn: "THE Creation"
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman,
conductor (Linn Records)
By this point Boston's embarrassment of riches in the early-music department requires little elaboration. While the Boston Early Music Festival brings a steady stream of talent from distant lands, the city's two main period-instrument bands — the Handel and Haydn Society, and Boston Baroque — toil fruitfully each season in local concert halls. Each has also made new commitments of late to bolstering its profile beyond Boston through recordings.
Harry Christophers, artistic director of H&H, brought to the job his own Coro label, first created as a vehicle for his United Kingdom-based chorus, the Sixteen. Coro has now also become a home for Christophers's work with H&H, or, more specifically, what amounts to a trilogy of Mozart recordings. After the Mass in C minor and the Requiem, Coro has brought out this fall a new H&H account of the composer's "Coronation" Mass, recorded live at Symphony Hall during performances last April.
The disc captures the vitality and theatricality Christophers has made a hallmark of his work with the H&H chorus, here sounding particularly full-throated and forceful. Among the soloists, Teresa Wakim, an H&H chorister since 2003, steps into the spotlight beautifully, rendering the mass's closing Agnus Dei in particular with a delicacy of phrasing and a melting purity of tone that make it a highlight of this release. Rounding out the disc are Mozart's motet "Exsultate, Jubilate" and Haydn's Symphony No. 85, giving H&H's seasoned period-instrument orchestra its own turn in the spotlight.
For its part, Boston Baroque, after years of recording for Telarc, has now begun a new partnership with the European label Linn Records, commencing with a sparkling new recording of Haydn's oratorio "The Creation." Ever since Haydn's day, the piece has often been performed in English for English-speaking audiences, but music director Martin Pearlman argues that the original German version "fits the notes more convincingly," despite the fact that the libretto itself draws principally from biblical sources and Milton's "Paradise Lost." He makes a persuasive case with help from the chorus, here at its nimble best, and his admirable soloists: Amanda Forsythe, Keith Jameson, and most impressive of all for his wedding of burnished tone with expressive nuance, Kevin Deas.
John Harbison: "Winter's Tale"
Boston Modern Orchestra Project;
Gil Rose, conductor (BMOP/sound)
Conductor Gil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's propensity for reviving forgotten works here meets a piece itself concerned with reclamation. John Harbison's 1974 "Winter's Tale" adapts Shakespeare's fantastically dimensioned lost-and-found story: The irrational jealousy of King Leontes results in the demise of his wife and son and the banishment of his daughter, evils magically reversed after a 16-year penitential interval. Harbison's hiatus exceeded even that: After the opera's 1979 premiere, he waited another three decades to hear the full score again, in a BMOP concert presentation.
Harbison's first opera already has much of his musical flavor: subterranean chugging rhythms, wide-interval vocal writing, intricately woven harmonies with chromatic tang. The dramatic effect, especially in recording, can be tableaux-like, much of the characterization expressed through static rhetorical styles and pantomime. The exception is Leontes: Buffeted by his changeable impulses, his mutable music pulls the opera into his orbit — as does Harbison's libretto, excising subplots and comic relief to stress Leontes's redemptive trajectory.
The recording thus benefits enormously from baritone David Kravitz, who invests Leontes with both enough sonorous gravity and enough quick-change musical fluency to lift the character beyond brittle or didactic. The entire cast is reliable, and filled with enough familiar local expertise — Janna Baty, Aaron Engebreth, Pamela Dellal — that one wishes Boston's operatic scene were robust enough to give Harbison's score a fully staged chance. Until then, Rose and BMOP fill the gap with flair.
Chopin: The Mazurkas
Russell Sherman (Avie; 2 CDs)
"Like cannons hidden beneath flowers" was Schumann's assessment of Chopin's mazurkas, and if that seems excessive for a folk dance, consider that Poland's national anthem is a mazurka. Besides, this dance, in triple time with variable accents, is not simple: It slides, it glides, it clicks its heels and stamps the floor, it flirts and teases. Chopin poured Poland's soul, and his own, into 51 mazurkas, and they get a virile, extroverted reading in this new set from New England Conservatory artist-in-residence Russell Sherman, who recorded them in Jordan Hall in 2007, when he was 77. His interpretations are intense, intellectual, rhythmically pointed, and sparely pedaled, with a strong (sometimes too strong) left hand that can create a salon feel. The three subsets of mazurka — mazur, kujawiak, and oberek — are well distinguished, and Sherman creates a full range of moods within his generally brisk tempos. On occasion I missed the lingering inflections of Andrzej Wasowski and the seductive subtleties of Ivan Moravec and Halina Czerny-Stefanska, but Sherman's direct, thoughtful approach and attention to the complexities of Chopin's chromatism and polyphony will repay repeated listenings.
Kim Kashkashian, viola (ECM)
Any project by New England Conservatory violist Kim Kashkashian is welcome, but this new CD of works by György Kurtág and György Ligeti is of special interest. Kashkashian has been playing Kurtág's music for some 20 years, and only someone with that level of immersion in this composer's hermetic, skeletal works could bring out the expressivity she does here. "Signs, Games and Messages" is an ongoing series of epigrammatic pieces for solo viola in which the syntax runs from stray melodic gestures ("Letter to Vera Ligeti") to teeth-grinding dissonance ("Chromatically saucy"). Kashkashian has an infallible sense for when to constrict the usually beautiful tone of her instrument to communicate the music's aggressive darkness.
Where Kurtág is compressed, Ligeti's Sonata for Viola Solo is spacious, though equally discomfiting. Rarely has a series of melodic lines from a single instrument — rising and falling through its range — felt as cryptic as the one in "Hora lunga," the opening movement. The technical demands of all this music — especially its dynamic and coloristic shades — are significant, and Kashkashian's handling of them exquisite. But what's most vital is how urgently she conveys the music's hidden dimensions, something referred to in Wolfgang Sandner's program note: "Behind every note played are many others that are merely felt."
David Weininger


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Stud Training Center Zico Guardia
By Simone Leo
Photos by Rogerio Santos
Article courtesy of Tutto Arabi
Zico Guardia is one of the most famous people in our Arabian horse community. During our recent visit to Brazil, we had the opportunity to ask him extensively about his activity and his profession. First of all, for those who do not know the Stud Training Center, we would to introduce you to a corner of Paradise. In the region of Braganca Paulista (Saõ Paulo), Zico Cristiane and Fernanda Guardia have created a place where Arabian horses can live healthily and happily. The Stud Training Center is just one hour and half from the Saõ Paulo airport, and when Zico opened its gate, the scene we had before our eyes was amazing: horses enjoying the pastures, qualified staff working in a positive atmosphere. The center includes the main house, two stables with 40 boxes, 5 paddocks, veterinary facilities, show presentation ring, office, club house and 10 fenced runs. The stud covers 20 hectares and everything is clean and tidy. "A place where you can spoil your visiting friends and live with what we love the most, the Arabian Horses" commented Zico, who is about to celebrate 35 years of involvement with Arabian Horses. The secret to Stud Training Center's success lies in the relationship they cultivate with clients, allowing them to discover the real needs of each breeder, their breeding expectations and the Arabian horses they truly like. His experience in our worlds is thorough, as he has travelled all over the world. We asked Zico:
When did you get involved with Arabian horses?
Z.G.: I started with Arabian horses when I was twenty years old, when my father, who was also passionate about horses, bought one. That is when I fell in love with them and started working with these wonderful animals. It was this that convinced me to go to the USA to attend a horse school, where I also learnt how to manage a stud. On that occasion I met the Arabian horse and realized that this animal would play a leading role in my life. My adventure with the Arabian horse started when I went back to Brazil. I began with the ridden horse, evidence of how adaptable this wonderful animal can be, among its many talents, and I soon began to win ridden competitions. The American influence in Brazil could be felt already then, and conformation shows established themselves over the other competitions. My change to trainer was a direct consequence of this and was almost a natural progression. I continued travelling to America, and watching the shows and applying what I could see, I kept reaching remarkable results. From the start, it was very easy for me to work with the Arabian horse, because it is the most intelligent and balanced breed, with an amazing temperament. My activity as conformation trainer started in 1983, and I can say I saw this animal evolve and the change in the presentation style, which has evolved dramatically year after year. I have always tried not to be presumptuous and to continue studying breeding techniques, which were gradually becoming more advanced. I can say that I am totally happy with the way I can still achieve excellent results in conformation competitions presenting horses directly, even though now I tend to have a more managerial role. I currently manage several prominent international breeders.
T.A.: Are you still presenting Arabian horses bred in your farm and on behalf of your clients?
Z.G.: as I said earlier, my activity as a trainer continues, but for just a few selected clients. The Stud Training Center that I manage has everything that is required to work with the horses in the best possible way. I do not often present horses, I often condition them, prepare them for the most important competitions and present them directly. Thanks to my work as an observer and ramage, I lead my clients towards various well-established training centers for the most important competitions in Brazil, USA and Europe. Thanks to my attention to details, my choice changes depending on the circumstances, the period and, above all, the personality of the horse.
T.A.: In the last few years you have managed and sold a lot of horses in North America, South America, Europe and Middle East. You also traveled in every country in the world, including Australia. What is the key to your success?
Z.G.: I keep on travelling everywhere, from North to South America, in Europe, in the Middle East, in Australia and South Africa and luck has always been by my side. Over the last few years, I have almost always found what I was looking for for my clients, it would take a long time to list all the horses I had the pleasure to buy over the years. To be concise, I would like just to mention what happened in the last twelve months: during a trip to North America, on behalf of the Massari family I bought *Enjelicaa F, which became Brazilian National Champion. In Europe I have purchased several horses, but given the particularly favorable moment for *WH Justice bloodline, I would like to mention the leasing of *Amir Ashiraf by Haras Stigmatas, in cooperation with my dear friend Simone Leo. With regards to the past, I have very fond memories of *Carmen, sold in Italy to Mr. Angelo Scipioni with the cooperation of Paolo Capecci. She was then re-exported to the Middle East, to the Royal Jafaar Stud in Jordan to be precise, which is where she managed to win several titles, the most important one being the Middle East Championship. Sadly she died recently, and I like to remember as a dear friend. Over the years I have been a judge in several shows in Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America and thanks to globalization we can share the same emotions in different parts of the world, which is one of the secrets of the Arabian Horse.
T.A.: We know that you are also a breeder. How many horses have you bred in your life?
Z.G.: I have created many many horses in my life, many of which are still with me whereas the others have been sold. When I create or buy a horse, I always think about my image of the perfect horse, the essence of everything I have learnt throughout my life. It is a great satisfaction seeing my products winning shows. Recently, I was so pleased to see that one of my colts won the latest Brazilian National Championship, *El Shkhyr. Having started breeding in 1983, I have been rewarded a lot, and over the years I have also lost some horses which I treated as real friends. Seeing one of my products being born is the source of great joy for me. Every year I have eight or nine mares covered, which I select among those that I have. I am now starting breeding through the embryo transfer technique, and I hope I will succeed in this new area for me, which allows me to speed up the breeding progress using also European stallions such as *WH Justice, *Ajman Moniscione, *Thor, sired by *Gazal Al Shaqab, recently imported from America. Nor do I neglect breeding straight Egyptians. In fact I have just purchased two straight Egyptian mares, which I think I will get in foal with *Ansata Nejdi.
T.A.: Could you tell me which qualities you look for when you are thinking about breeding?
Z.G.: What I required is the ideal Arabian horse, with a snub nose, a very fine head, small ears and large eyes, long and extended neck, 1.55 meters tall, a correct body that fits in a square, straight croup and well-marked movement. All this is much more important than color. The temperament of the horse is also of great relevance for me, they must be balanced, full of charisma, tame and quick at learning.
T.A.: Could you give us some examples of the successes you have reached with your client in the last few years?
Z.G.: Having happy clients is the greatest satisfaction for me. As I manage important studs, I need to win at shows. Many times, the horses that I bought for shows turn out to be also excellent sires or outstanding mares. The most important success is managing to buy horses on behalf of my clients that are able to create champions. It is difficult to interpret my clients' desires, everyone sees the Arabian horses from a different perspectives and with a different pair of eyes depending on their path that people take in our world. I always try to put myself in the client's shoes and try to fulfill their wishes.
T.A.: At what moment do you realize that a horse can be of high quality?
Z.G.: At the beginning I might have some hopes for a specific horse, but certainty can only be obtained in the ring. It is only there that one realizes whether the horse has the required traits for competitions or not. In any case, I always advise people try the horses on different types of terrains and in different situations, from indoor competitions to outdoor ones. From the results of these tests I can then gauge the qualities of each horse and their abilities. Not always do beautiful horses turn into champions. It takes all this to win, but especially their attitude towards shows, which is a talent they are born with.
T.A.: We know that you are also a judge. Which criteria do you use when you judge in America or in Europe. In your opinion, are these criteria the same?
Z.G.: For me it does not matter where I am judging, whether it is America, Europe or Africa. What is important is that the horse has winning qualities. The Arabian horse is fantastic and judging is a pleasure for me. I feel happy when I see a horse trot or show its talents in the standing position. Showing off is innate for many horses, what is important is not the individual score but that the best horse wins. What I value in a horse is principally type, charisma and how it expresses itself during the competition. Very important for me are also conformation, legs and the head, which must be proportionate. The Arabian horse is a rare creature, it either wins you over or not, but when it gets under your skin you can no longer live without it.
Our visit to Stud Training Center was over, but every day Zico is ready to share his passion with Arabian lovers and to help them reach their goals.


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Lately in the Europe forum, ranges were discussed, and few questions raised like why do not we have range pages for the Ands, the Himalayas, the Rockies.
Well according to the SP rules, the author of a range must not have climbed all summits but have a significant amount of experience about the concerned area. We understand easily why no one can apply for such page. Especially for the Ands, the Himalayas and other big ranges scarcely explored by SP members.
But for the rockies, given the number of member based in US I'm sure there are the ressources for it. The problem is that several people would need to make a team job. But the Americans have the reputation to be good in this When will we see the Rockies page on SP ?


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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger won't make a miraculous comeback for Sunday's AFC North showdown against Baltimore and will miss his third straight game because of rib and shoulder injuries.
Roethlisberger was a limited participant in practice Friday for a third straight day, but was listed as out on the team's injury report. He was hurt in a Week 10 game against Kansas City and began throwing this week, leading to speculation that he might be able to play Sunday. That won't be the case.
The Steelers have dropped two straight games without Roethlisberger in the lineup, losing to Baltimore two weeks ago with Byron Leftwich at the helm and falling in Cleveland this past Sunday as eight turnovers doomed Charlie Batch in his first start of the year.
Leftwich suffered a fractured rib against the Ravens, giving Batch a chance to run the offense. Batch will get another chance on Sunday in Baltimore.
Linebacker LaMarr Woodley will also miss Sunday's game, as will offensive tackle Mike Adams. Both players missed practice all week after suffering ankle injuries last Sunday.
Safety Troy Polamalu could make his return to the lineup after recovering from a calf injury. He was a full participant in practice this week and is listed as probable after missing the last seven games.


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Researching my husband's Jewish roots
What a neat little photo. She obviously put on her "good" jewelery for her photo - and I love the twinkle in her eye. Thanks for sharing!
This is a nice little photo and one of only a handful that I have of Goldie. Thanks for reading and commenting.


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How to: View a Job (SQL Server Management Studio)
This topic describes how to view Microsoft SQL Server Agent jobs.
To view a job
In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, and then expand that instance.
Expand SQL Server Agent, and then expand Jobs.
Right-click a job, and then click Properties.
Note that you can only view jobs that you own, unless you are a member of the sysadmin fixed server role. Members of this role can view all jobs.


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This week's list of Five Good Reads was selected by Jeff Brady, editor and publisher of the Skagway News and author of "SKagway: City of the New Century." Brady is also co-director of the North Words Writers Symposium, held the first week of June in Skagway, and is in the process of constructing the future Alderworks Alaska Writers & Artists Retreat on his property
Every summer I try to read a selection of Alaska and northern authors and some outdoor writing that is good to take along on a river trip in the Yukon. Here are my picks from the past summer, and an old classic for wintertime reading:
"Dirt Work" by Christine Byl
My surprise pick of the summer is a cleverly written book by a new Alaskan author from Healy. Christine Byl, a former trail crew member at Glacier National Park in Montana and Denali National Park in Alaska has picked up the image of the green and gray uniformed national park legions and shaken the dirt off their boots for all to see. What begins as a book about a girl in a man's world quickly turns into a very funny account of what it takes to make it on a trail crew, and how a strong woman can cuss and piss with the boys, thank you very much. Each chapter begins with a treatise on one of the tools that is essential to building a good trail. From a rock bar to a skid steer, Byl has mastered them all, and also how to tell a story.
"Walking Home" by Lynn Schooler
Schooler takes us on a personal journey in which he leaves his Juneau home in mid-construction, boats to the outer coast, enters legendary Lituya Bay, and then leaves his boat to walk north up the coast until he senses it is time to turn back homeward, only to be stalked by a grizzly to the edge of a river that he may not be able to cross safely. Throughout this beautifully written memoir, we learn the history behind this stark landscape, and how the author's survival instincts and knowledge of the country help him keep the kushtakas at bay, and deal with death, decay and rebirth in his personal life.
"Encounters with the Archdruid" by John McPhee
John McPhee set the stage for his great Alaska work, Coming Into the Country, with this little three-part book in the early 1970s. Working as a journalist for the New Yorker, McPhee was able to convince three developers of proposed projects in Washington, Georgia and Arizona to spend time with the "Archdruid," David Broder, the ousted former leader of the Sierra Club and now president of a new group called Friends of the Earth. As these arch-enemies encounter the land in question, whether on a backpacking trip to a proposed copper mine in the Cascades, via boat to a protected sea island off Georgia, or rafting the Grand Canyon to a proposed dam site, they develop a personal respect for each other, overwhelmed by a sense of where they are. Finely crafted by McPhee, Encounters is new journalism at its best.
"Prisoners of the North" by Pierre Berton
Before his death, the great northern historian gave us one more book, and I finally got around to reading it this summer on a camping trip in the Yukon. Returning to his roots in the north, Berton examines the lives of five legendary figures: Klondike Joe Boyle, successful miner and wooer of Romanian queens; Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the great Arctic explorer and collector; Lady Jane Franklin, whose husband went missing searching for the Northwest Passage and her efforts to find out what happened; John Hardy, a "backwoods eccentric" who led one too many trips into the cold Barrens; and finally the poet Robert W. Service, who would glamorize the Klondike in bestselling verse and then head to Europe for World War I where the horrors of war would turn him into a poet. Each of them, in their own way, is a prisoner of their north.
"Dubliners" by James Joyce
Whenever I travel, which is never enough, I always read the local literature because it is the best way to develop a sense of the place you are visiting. My spring began with a trip to Ireland, where I took along a classic, James Joyce's short story collection about Dublin town. There is no better literary map in the world. My daughter and I then stumbled along in Joyce's footsteps, eventually finding our way into an old apothecary shop by Trinity College where a group gathered weekly to read Joyce and other Irish authors. Diving into the ribald parts of Ulysses on the spot, we could not resist reading and drinking with this group and returned the following week for more before flying off the next day to Alaska.
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May 28, 2013 9:19 am
Northwest College trainer heads state athletic trainers association
When she accepted a nomination last November to serve as the president of the Wyoming Athletic Trainers Association, Northwest College Head Athletic Trainer Liz Flom wasn't really expecting to win the ensuing election. She did, and now she's gradually adjusting to her new role.
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May 23, 2013 9:27 am
More than 1,500 youth expected to participate in summer programs
School is almost out. The summer months approach. And for parents looking to keep their youngsters active and out of the house, the Powell Recreation District is waiting with an array of summer programming assured to offer something for just about everybody.
May 23, 2013 9:25 am
Sleep adds Mower honor to his haul
Powell High School seniors Drew Feller and Vince Sleep added additional highlights to their final spring in Panther uniforms. Feller was named the Wyoming Spirit of Sport award winner at the state track championships last weekend.
May 23, 2013 9:24 am
Full-strength team plays four against Angels
After a two-week layoff, the Powell Pioneers American Legion baseball team returns to the diamond this weekend for a pair of doubleheaders against the Billings Angels. Saturday's games will take place in Billings while the Sunday games are held in Powell.
May 21, 2013 9:10 am
May 21, 2013 8:56 am
Powell loses to Lander, Worland
The Powell Panthers wrapped up a 4-14 season on the soccer pitch with losses to Lander and Worland at the 3A state boys' soccer tournament in Jackson over the weekend. The Panthers dropped a 3-0 opening-round decision to Lander and followed in a Friday elimination game with a 2-1 loss to fellow Northwest quadrant foe, Worland.
May 16, 2013 9:21 am
Track, soccer teams start championship runs
The Powell Panthers open competition in the final postseason events of the 2012-2013 school year as the Powell boys' soccer team opens 3A quarterfinal play against third-ranked Lander in Jackson at 11 a.m. today (Thursday). A short while later, pole vaulters Matthew Widdicombe, Brendon Phister and Hayden Cragoe and high jumper Anissa Warner will get things started for the Panther track team in Casper.
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Tuesday night, the Park County School District No. 1 board of trustees approved the recommendation of superintendent Kevin Mitchell to terminate the basketball coaching contract of Mike Heny. The move comes months after the Panthers made an appearance in the state championship game, after two of the three most prolific scorers in Panther basketball history had graduated under his tenure and after he built the program up from a 3-23 beginning.
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Families with children who have disabilities are offered networking and support through one area agency.
Uniting Parents, which services 32 counties in the region, is one of several area organizations that partner with the Amarillo Globe-News' annual Empty Stocking Fund drive. Contributions to the fund are used to provide assistance to local families in need.
Uniting Parents operates on a parent-to-parent model, linking families who have children with disabilities to other families in similar situations, creating support groups, said program director Maria Garcia.
The agency also works to provide basic needs for struggling families, Garcia said. The Empty Stocking Fund aids with that effort each year.
"We try to make sure families are taken care of, because children with disabilities fare much better when those basic needs are met," she said.
Uniting Parents is a program of the Coalition of Health Services, a nonprofit agency.
For more information, call 806-337-1700 or 1-888-892-2273, or visit www.cohs.net/up.htm.
To donate to the Empty Stocking Fund, please make checks payable to the Empty Stocking Fund. Checks can be mailed to:
Empty Stocking Fund
P.O. Box 2091
Amarillo, TX 79166
Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund can be made in memory of individuals or in honor of individuals, and the Amarillo Globe-News will mail letters of acknowledgement on request. Beginning at the end of this month, donations will be listed in the newspaper. The Empty Stocking Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible.
The Empty Stocking Fund for the second year is partnering with the Center City Electric Light Parade to present its yearly Christmas Concert, scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts.
Donations for the Empty Stocking Fund will be accepted at the concert.
Free tickets are available at the Amarillo Globe-News offices at 900 S. Harrison St. Offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 806-345-3363.


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Taping date: Monday, November 2
Taping time: starts at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Taping location: KLRU's Austin City Limits Studio 6A
RSVP ONLINE for you and your guests by noon, Monday, November 2nd
Join KLRU's In Context for a special performance by Austin musician James Polk. RSVP here
James Polk has been a part of Austin's jazz scene since the '60s when he attended Huston-Tillotson College. In the late '70s, Polk was an organist for the Ray Charles Orchestra and was arranger for two of Charles' Grammy-nominated songs "Ain't It So" and "I Wish You Were Here Tonight." He returned to Austin in the '80s to pursue his education and to teach others. He retired from teaching in 2006 and he received his Professor Emeritus status of Jazz Studies in the School of Music at Texas State University in San Marcos. Polk has been inducted into the Austin Chronicle Music Poll Hall of Fame.
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It looks like President Obama will have the fabulous crowd he's hoping for.
Here's the email sent just now from the UW Police:
President Obama's Library Mall rally is expected to draw a capacity crowd this afternoon. For safety and security reasons, Bascom Hill will be opened as a site for overflow spectators who can not fit into the event area.So if you're one of those who think "Right now Nietzsche is a little more important" and things like that, you will be overwhelmed by sheer power and volume. I'm not enough of a Nietzschean to say what Nietzsche would have thought about that.
To accommodate spectators, there will be amplification of the event and music up Bascom Hill, beginning at 4:30 p.m. As a result of the noise, there could be potential impacts on classroom meetings, academic activities or other events scheduled after this time.


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Bill O'Reilly begins his segment -- which he calls "Culture War" -- by proclaiming that Colbert's "owes everything to me" -- which was hilariously Colbertish. Stephen Colbert is in character as the O'Reillyish ass he plays on "The Colbert Report." Colbert expresses his awe at being "in the holy of holies" -- that is, on "The O'Reilly Factor." O'Reilly begins by revealing the shocking results of his investigation: Colbert used to pronounce the "t" at the end of his name and changed to the Frenchy pronunciation after he came to Manhattan. Colbert admits it was a scheme to get the cultural elites on his side: "Bill, you know, you gotta play the game that the media elites want you to do, okay?" After much banter, including Colbert's claims that he's Irish, Bill -- who's being pretty funny and good natured, in fact -- yells "Who are you? Are you Colber
Later, on Colbert's show, the segment is called "Great Minds Think Alike." The two men sit down in front of a "Mission Accomplished" sign. (Here's the video.) O'Reilly claims he's not a tough guy, really. "This is all an act." Colbert: "If you're an act, what am I?"
Nicely done, by both men.


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BARRINGTON – Squeals of excitement turned into growling stomachs and sighs of frustration Friday as hundreds of students, parents and teachers waited hours in the Barrington High School gymnasium to see pop star Rihanna.
The singer was scheduled to visit the school as a prize for winning the Bright Like a Diamond contest, won by the students of BHS-TV.
The event, which fell on the first day of spring break, was set for 1 p.m., then rescheduled to 2 p.m., but Rihanna didn't appear until 5:30 p.m. The pop star tweeted at 4:20 p.m. that Chicago traffic was the cause of her delay, after tweeting her arrival in the city at noon. She had a 7:30 p.m. concert at the United Center in Chicago.
When she did arrive, Rihanna thanked members of Best Buddies, a group that works to better the lives of people living with disabilities through friendships; Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society group that raises money for cancer research; and the Brother's Keeper club, who travel to the Crow Creek Reservation every year to rebuild with Native Americans a bridge burned years ago; for the work they did and money they raised.
"I'm so impressed by you," said Rihanna, who posed for photos with volunteers from each of the three groups and left the gym at 5:50 p.m.
The contest asked students to make videos showing how their schools give back to the community. BHS has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and works with organizations such as Best Buddies and Relay for Life. BHS-TV also is known for its high-quality productions, and Rihanna chose theirs as the winner.
Catherine Goetze, a junior and BHS-TV's head reporter, was asked to host the event.
"I was super excited from the beginning. I'm so excited, I can't wait," she said before the event.
Goetze's parents, Mark and Joy, were in the crowd, ready to cheer on their daughter.
"We're happy for her because this is something that she has always dreamed about, being able to interact and speak publicly. It's just something that she enjoys so much. We're very, very happy for her," Joy said.
"It seems she has a passion for journalism and an interest related to something in broadcast, and I just hopes she continues to do something she likes," Mark added.
Despite having to delay the appearance by several hours, Catherine organized the student groups for pictures and even got to ask Rihanna for a self-portrait on her cell phone.
DJ Reflex, a performer who said he flew in from Los Angeles, entertained the students before Rihanna arrived by playing music and hosting a dance contest. He left the school at 4:30 p.m., tweeting that he had to catch a plane back to Los Angeles.
Aria Dines took advantage of having a high-profile DJ in her school, and spent a large portion of her day dancing.
"I mean, we have a DJ here," she said. "Everyone else is just sitting around looking bored."
However, for Dines, Rihanna arrived just in time.
"If she's not here by 5:30, I'm leaving," Dines said before the star arrived. "I mean, I wasted my whole day waiting for this person."
Despite Principal Steve McWilliams providing assurances that the singer was close, by the final update, students were starting to show their displeasure.
The crowd began to thin out as students were forced to leave for work or other events.
Ruby Luna, a junior, said she was aggravated.
"I've been here for six hours. I've got church at 6 [p.m.]. I was [a fan] but I don't even know anymore," Luna said. "I like her music, but I don't know about her."
Junior Jacob Bulandr, who came prepared with flowers and a sign asking Rihanna to prom, waited for the star in a sign of true love.
"I'm going to wait for her to get onstage, then I'm going to wait for everyone to get quiet," Bulandr said. "I've got a bunch of guys here, and we're going to jump up with my signs."
Rihanna appeared to see the sign but left before Bulandr could talk to her.
One student who met Rihanna said she was worth the wait.
"I am still shaking," said Zach Rowe, a senior who works with Brother's Keeper. "I think she's absolutely wonderful, and everything she does it great. I'm so happy she came to Barrington."
William Iacullo, the sophomore who won DJ Remix's dance contest and got to meet Rihanna, said he was happy but wished there was more.
"I wish it was longer," he said, but noted she had a concert to get to.
His friend, Claire Hourihan, said the singer was nice. "She was really generous with the people that made the video."
In spite of the wait, students greeted Rihanna with huge cheers and as the singer left, flocked to where she was exiting in hopes of meeting her. They were still cheering her on until she was gone.