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I just published an article about Sorting Dates Columns in PowerPivot v2 and BISM Tabular on SQLBI website. In reality, the article is about sorting columns by other columns in a Tabular model, but the common scenario in which you need that is in a Calendar table where you can have columns that have to be sorted by using a combination of other columns and not just once.
For example, a MonthYear column containing January 2012 has to be sorted by Year and then by Month. In a Multidimensional model this is usually done by defining a composite attribute key for such attribute (which will be defined by Year and MonthNumber source columns, exactly in this order) and by selecting the AttributeKey value for the OrderBy property of MonthYear attribute in the Date dimension.
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I opened an item on Connect a few weeks ago on multilingual support in BISM Tabular.
We already have 21 votes today.
Let's all vote on http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/698743/multilingual-support-for-tabular-models-in-bism
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TuneTagger automagically tags your iTunes songs with info, art, lyrics.
Browse through anyone's iTunes library and you're bound to find thousands upon thousands of songs. Some of them probably were ripped from CD, some of them came from the iTunes Store, and still others may have been downloaded (legally, of course!) from a variety of other sources. So when you want to find that right song to listen to at the right moment, it's important to have your songs tagged with as much correct information as possible. But with so many songs coming from a variety of different sources, how can you easily manage your iTunes
What's New
- migrated TuneTagger over to the MusicBrainz database from the official CDDB database
- TuneTagger now requires Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later
- fixed crash that could occur while looking up lyrics, when they exist
- fixed crash that could occur when two internal AppleScripts attempt to run at the same time and one is marked as non-critical
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Albert King
Albert King, one of the single most influential bluesman in history, single-handedly ushered blues into the modern era by combining his direct, urgent Mississippi blues style with contemporary soul rhythms. He continually redefined the state of contemporary blues with his dry, husky voice and torrid Flying V guitar sound.
One of 13 children, King was born on April 25, 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi and moved to Forrest City, Arkansas when he was eight. As a youth, he worked in the fields but was drawn to the blues sounds he heard all around him.
"I listened to the slide guitar by Elmore James," King said, "and a couple of more people I knew way back there. Then along came T-Bone Walker, and that did it. So I just mixed it all together and I couldn't get it exactly like they had it, but I just put my thing to it."
Part of his thing was playing upside-down and backwards. "I knew I was going to have to create my own style," the left-handed guitarist told Dan Forte of Guitar Player magazine, "because I couldn't make the changes and the chords the same as a right-handed man could. I play a few chords, but not many. I always concentrated on my singing guitar sound - more of a sustained note."
King played without a pick, he told Forte, because "I never could hold [one] in my hand. I started out playing with one, but I'd be really gettin' into it, and after a while the pick would sail across the house. I said to hell with this. So I just play with the meat of the thumb."
Albert bought his first electric guitar for $125 at a pawnshop in Little Rock. After practicing for a few years, he began sitting in around Osceola, Arkansas with a group called Yancey's Band. "They learned me my chords and what key was what," he recalled. "I didn't know but two or three songs."
Driving a bulldozer during the day, King soon formed his own group, the In the Groove Boys. "I learned 'em those three songs that I knew," he explained with a chuckle, "and we'd play 'em fast, slow, and medium, but we got over."
After singing lead tenor with the Harmony Kings gospel quartet in South Bend, Indiana and playing drums with Jimmy Reed in Gary, King made his first record, Bad Luck Blues, for the Parrot label in Chicago in 1953. The title proved prophetic, however, and he returned to Osceola for a while, then settled in East St. Louis, where he began recording for the local Bobbin label in 1959. He scored his first national hit, "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong," three years later on the King label. Signing with Stax in 1966, he permanently altered the course of blues with a series of innovative hits, including "Laundromat Blues," "Oh Pretty Woman," "Crosscut Saw," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "I'll Play the Blues for You," and "Breaking Up Somebody's Home."
Until this time, King had performed strictly on the black R&B circuit, though such rock guitar giants as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix had already brought elements of his searing sound to legions of young white rock fans. That changed in 1968, when rock impresario Bill Graham walked into the Manhattan Club in East St. Louis, Illinois and offered King $1,600 to play three nights at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium.
"I hadn't made $1,600 for three days in my life," King recalled. "He said, 'How much deposit do you want?' I said, '$500.' I sent him a contract and he sent me a check for $1000. When I got there, I found out I was on the show with Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. We started out at the old Fillmore but it was too small, so we had to move to Winterland. He kept us for three more weeks. People had been waiting to hear me play for a long time before I even showed my face out there." Following his success at the Fillmore, King became one of the few blues singers to attract large numbers of both black and white fans.
In 1983, after an absence of nearly five years, King returned to the recording scene with San Francisco '83, which earned a Grammy nomination and much critical acclaim. I'm in a Phone Booth Baby was released in 1984, followed by numerous live albums.
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There was no eye contact; in fact I could hardly see his eyes under the hoodie he was wearing. "My life doesn't count for much." He looked despondently at the Christmas gift that I had secured for my wife. I interviewed him for another 15 minutes. Do you have family, where do you live, where have you worked? Every answer had a short dead end. At the end of 35 minutes he said, "I got to go." I gave him some benevolence cash and he said thanks without a smile.
It has been almost 20 years since that man walked out of my office the week before Christmas but I have not forgotten his words, "My life doesn't count for much."
On the eve of Christmas, I would like to refute those words if for no other reason than to say to that man (if he is still out there) "Your life does count!" The word "count" is usually used in the mathematical arena but can be transposed into the human value arena. We may feel like we don't count because we can't contribute or we have no redeeming value to contribute to our culture. What we really need to do is make sure we are being valued by the right entity. God places the highest value on each and everyone. Consider the value He placed on each of us to move on men of old to write of a coming Messiah. He spoke to a man called Micah to write of the Messiah coming to a little bedlam community called Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) 700 years before the birth. Stay with me on this it is very important to you and the people you love. So many people feel insignificant, like they come from a little insignificant town (pick one nearby) from an insignificant family with an insignificant purpose for being.
This is a good time to arrest the insignificance. You count to God. Consider that he designed a plan to give you significance and to assure you that you count. He proclaimed that you would count to Him and that you would have peace (Micah 5:5, Luke 1:79). You count so much to God that he began a plan from the garden exodus to bring significance into your life.
Consider this, after all the prophecies of writers like Isaiah, God says it is time. He puts it in the heart of Caesar Augustus, who is 1500 miles from Jerusalem, to take a census or a head count. Someone added a divine caveat, "We should have each person go to their place of origin. "The count puts a man in Nazareth in a conundrum. His wife is pregnant and her time of labor has nearly come (Micah 5:3). Because he is from the line of David and a member of the small insignificant tribe of Judah he must go to "oh little town of Bethlehem. "Some scholars say that she didn't have to travel with Joseph. I don't know if that is true but we do know that Micah says Bethlehem counts as the birthplace so Joseph takes her on his donkey. Not the most significant mode of transporting a pregnant woman to a maternity ward.
Upon arrival they had no reservations and don't seem to merit a search for any accommodations. Seems the only place for people who don't count for much is a stable in a cave. You know the rest of the story.
Here is your take home today. Maybe God sent Jesus into our world via humble insignificant surroundings in order that no matter who you are or where you come from, the clear message would be, "you count to God!" Space will not allow me to expound on all the ways in which we count to God but let me purpose that you count because; His love for you is eternal, He spoke you into existence, He sent His best, Jesus Christ to lay down his life for you. You count because you are made in His image, because He delights in you and wants to fulfill the desires you have in your DNA. He has a vested interest in your journey.
If you're that man that sat in my office some 20 years ago, I'm still mindful of our conversation. My message to you and others would be the same except that I might use different verbiage. The message is "You still count to God!" Find someone who knows this incredible truth and start hearing the truth. Your life counts to God!
JD Duncan is a pastor at Peninsula Christian Center in Soldotna.


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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive to attend the UK Premiere of 'African Cats' on April 25, 2012 in London. Their attendance at the premiere of African Cats was their first public engagement since Prince William returned from his deployment in the Falklands. The royal couple will mark the first anniversary of their marriage on April 29.
Visiting St Andrews, the home of golf, is akin to making a pilgrimage. This was the birthplace of golf 600 years ago and the city is steeped in the history of what has become an almost sacred pursuit.
A tartan is a complex fabric. It can be comprised of any number of colours, with stripes of various sizes criss-crossing at right angles and creating unique patterns.
As the seasons change, so can our look. Are you going to be adventurous and go darker for winter? Or perhaps change up the texture? All of these are options if you're looking to keep your style fresh all year long.
This is your astrological guide for the coming cycle.
She's like a "breath of fresh air." Not exactly the first "fashion" image that comes to mind when you think oilsands, but there she is in all her feminine, yet corporate, glory. As senior account representative for oilsands at ATCO Structures and Logistics, Vicki Braaten manages the task of being work-appropriate and polished without looking like "one of the boys."
The christening of Prince William and Kate's firstborn, Prince George, will be marked with a set of commemorative coins, the Royal Mint said Saturday.
LONDON - Palace officials say Britain's youngest royal, Prince George, will be christened next month in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace.
Duchess of Cambridge Catherine's sister Pippa Middleton and Princes William and Harry attended the wedding of James Meade and Lady Laura Marsham at Gayton Hall in King's Lynn, England.
Duchess of Cambridge Catherine's sister Pippa Middleton and Princes William and Harry attended the wedding of James Meade and Lady Laura Marsham at Gayton Hall in King's Lynn, England.
It's 6:15 p.m. on a pleasant London evening and Buckingham Palace is teeming with people. It's not the usual sea of tourists watching the changing of the guards or pressing themselves against the gates in the hopes of catching a glimpse of a monarch.
His newborn son is "a little bit of a rascal" and car seats can daunt any dad, Britain's Prince William says.
Diana lives. Sixteen years have passed since a car crash claimed her life, but still the conspiracy theories and sightings, not to mention the communications from beyond the grave, continue to keep the princess alive in the mind of her fans.
The B.C. city of Prince George may be celebrating the naming of His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge but not everyone is in love with the moniker Just over a year ago then Abbotsford Coun. Simon Gibson sent an email to officials of the city of 80,000, telling them Prince George sounds "musty, old-fashioned and lifeless" and suggested the city seriously consider changing its name as Lower Mainland residents frequently confused the locale with the also royally-named Prince Rupert.
A beaming Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third in line to the British throne.
LONDON - The Victorians. The Edwardians. The Elizabethans.
If you are a new mother looking to get active and shed some of that baby weight, Carolyn Williams, the owner of Bar Method fitness studios, has some advice.
Kate Middleton, a nation turns its baby-crazy eyes to you.
Pippa Middleton, sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, spends an exciting day watching the Gentlemen's semi-final matches between Novak Djokovic-Juan Martin Dek Potro and Andy Murray-Jerzy Janowicz on the eleventh day of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in London.
The Duchess of Cambridge has officially named a cruise liner at a gala ceremony.


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Sweden's 'dramatic' free-market reforms
• 'Nordics more economically free than the UK'
• 'Swedish model' outranks 'American dream'
Bloomberg said that many Americans still think of Sweden as a tightly regulated social-welfare state, but in the last two decades the country has been reformed. Public spending has fallen by no less than one-fifth of gross domestic product, taxes have dropped and markets have opened up.
And the turnabout has been dramatic.
Anders Åslund, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1989 until 1994, has written a report on the current Swedish situation in a historic perspective.
"Sweden's traditional scourge is taxes, which used to be the highest in the world. The current [center-right] government has cut them every year and abolished wealth taxes. Inheritance and gift taxes are also gone.
"The Social Democrats haven't only joined the free-market consensus, but seem to attack the current government from the right, pushing for a better business environment. Gone are demands for the restoration of social benefits.
"Sweden is still offering good social welfare, but more efficiently and sensibly and increasingly through the private sector.
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Adam Wainwright carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and was one out from the Cardinals' second straight one-hitter over the suddenly punchless Colorado Rockies in a 3-0 victory Saturday in St. Louis.
The Rockies had been hitless in 49 consecutive at-bats before Nolan Arenado lined a clean hit to center field with one out in the eighth. Eric Young led off Friday night's game with a broken-bat single off rookie Shelby Miller then failed to put a runner on until Todd Helton walked with one out in the fifth inning a day later.
The 49 at-bats is the longest hitless stretch since Sept. 25-27, 1981, when the Los Angeles Dodgers went 50 at-bats without a knock, according to STATS.
Wainwright (5-2) gave up a two-out single in the ninth to Dexter Fowler and matched his career best with a two-hitter.
Yankees 3, Royals 2 — Vernon Wells hit a go-ahead two-run homer then made a long running catch that preserved a win for Andy Pettitte and sent visiting New York over Kansas City and into sole possession of first in the AL East.
Pettitte (4-2) allowing a run-scoring ground out by Lorenzo Cain and a solo homer by Billy Butler in improving to 15-3 in his career against the Royals.
Mariano Rivera worked around a two-out double by Salvador Perez in the ninth for his 14th save to start the season.
Cubs 8, Nationals 2 — Dominant early, Stephen Strasburg (1-5) fell apart in a four-run fifth inning after one of Ryan Zimmerman's two errors and wound up dropping his fifth consecutive decision as Washington fell to visiting Chicago.
Edwin Jackson (1-5) retired 12 of Washington's first 13 batters and allowed two runs and four hits in 5⅓ innings.
Indians 7, Tigers 6 — Ubaldo Jimenez outpitched Justin Verlander, and Chris Perez got Miguel Cabrera to hit a game-ending ground out with two on to preserve visiting Cleveland's win over Detroit.
Jimenez (3-2) allowed a run and three hits in six innings, striking out eight. He's won three straight starts for the first time since the Indians acquired him in 2011.
Rangers 8, Astros 7 — Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz, and Lance Berkman homered to back another solid outing by Yu Darvish (6-1), and visiting Texas held off Houston.
Dodgers 7, Marlins 1 — Andre Ethier had a pair of doubles among his season-high four hits, Dee Gordon hit a rare home run, and Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-2) pitched into the seventh inning as host Los Angeles snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Pirates 11, Mets 2 — Francisco Liriano struck out nine and pitched into the sixth inning to win his debut with Pittsburgh and help the Pirates beat host New York.
Angels 3, White Sox 2 — Mike Trout hit a two-run homer and Jerome Williams pitched into the seventh inning to help visiting Los Angeles get past Chicago, which lost for the eighth time in 12 games.
Twins 8, Orioles 5 — Ryan Doumit homered, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau each had three hits, and Vance Worley got his first win in 13 starts as host Minnesota turned back Baltimore.
Rays 8, Padres 7 — Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth off Padres closer Huston Street, rallying Tampa Bay over San Diego.
Giants 10, Braves 1 — Madison Bumgarner (4-1) struck out a season-high 11 over seven innings, Gregor Blanco entered in the fifth as a pinch hitter and drove in four runs, and host San Francisco rolled.
Phillies 3, Diamondbacks 1 — Cliff Lee pitched seven scoreless innings and Jimmy Rollins drove in a pair of runs as visiting Philadelphia topped Arizona.
Athletics 4, Mariners 3 — Josh Donaldson, Daric Barton, and Brandon Moss homered to lead Oakland past host Seattle. Jarrod Parker (2-5) got the win, allowing three hits and three runs in 6⅓ innings.
Reds 13, Brewers 7 — Jay Bruce homered and doubled twice and host Cincinnati moved five games over .500 for the first time this season by battering Milwaukee.


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What does Mark need? HEART. What does Tim need? ARM. So what do we need? NEW QB.
Hey, everybody ready to see Mark Sanchez and the offense come out completely flat and confused again? Haven't seen enough of it, wanna see it again (and again)? And won't Garrard be great until a strong wind knocks him down and he's out for the season (again)?
Give the kid the damn ball...
Anyway, truth is I'm excited to see the Offense under Marty, with Sanchez as the QB. Marty's the first legitimate OC that he's had.
As far as the QB position, I'd like to see the Jets draft a Tyler Bray, or maybe Zac Dysert... Garrard will back up Sanchez. Tebow will be gone, McElroy won't make the team, and Simms on the Practice Squad.
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Garrard>>>>> Teblow
Johnny Unitas' corpse>>>>>>> Teblow
Hit the dumper button on this turd Idzik
So we can start to fumigate JI from the stench of his fanboys, Demo, vinnykt, billygreen, daballhawk, ucrenegade, the Banned and all the rest
Love him or hate him, you are all obsessed with tebow. Look at you fools taking up 17 pages to talk tebow. The haters can stop thinking about this guy. Its creepy.
Could we lock and dump this thread? Seriously...... its a waste of my bandwidth...
You can't find a single instance of Tebow "forcing" his religion on others.
Then again, that's a big part of the problem as some people are ignorant enough to believe that actually hearing someone talk about something is having it "Forced" on them.
Do what I do when Tebow takes a moment to "thank his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ", say "Whatever", yawn and then listen after that.
hopefully by draft day, both Teblow and this thread will be headed to the dumper


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Results from our 2013 Bracket Challenge
Thank you for playing the 2013 Basketball Bracket Challenge.
The contest has now closed. Louisville won the big game and here in Central New York we say congratulations to Trevor from Rome who won $150 in VW Gear from VW of Rome.
This year's contest came down to a tie breaker between our top two players. Trevor won the tiebreaker of being closer on points in the championship game. Trevor and another player both had 43 games picked correctly. So the game came down to the tiebreaker of total points in the National Championship Game and Trevor was closer by one point.
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The "Cobra Spotlight" is a weekly highlight of a student-athlete at Coker College. Each week we take a different athlete from a different sport and display some facets to get more familiar with them. TThis week we take a look at Chase Spivey, Sammy Song and T.J. Giczkowski, members of the baseball team.
Name: T.J. Giczkowski
Sport: Baseball
Position: Third base
Hometown: Elma, N.Y.
Year: Senior
Major: Criminology
Why did you choose Coker? I choose Coker because of Dave Schmotzer and the opportunity he gave me to continue my collegiate baseball career.
What is your best memory at Coker (athletic related)? Going to the DII World Series last year.
What is your best memory at Coker (non-athletic related)? Golfing with boys down at the Hartsville Country Club.
Which athletic team would you play on at Coker other than your own? Men's golf.
Favorite class: Love them all
Favorite professor: Dr. Jewell
Plans after graduation: I want to get a job in my field of study or play baseball if possible.
Favorite movie: Dumb and Dumber
Favorite type of music: Classic rock
Favorite food: Chicken quesadillas
Favorite sports team: Yankees
Favorite color: Navy blue
Favorite TV show: SportsCenter
Most prized possession: My wallet
What is something people may not know about you? I'm one hundred percent polish.
Do you have a nickname? If so, how did you get it? Schmotz cannot pronounce my last name right, so he calls me Gizz, which I have never heard in my life.


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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — The White House says a costly spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law five years ago Monday was good for the economy and helped the U.S. avoid another Great Depression.
Republicans are taking a dimmer view, arguing that the $787 billion economic stimulus bill amounted to too much spending for too few results.
The White House says in a new report that the bill, among other things, saved or created an average of 1.6 million jobs a year between 2009 and 2012.
Obama signed the massive spending bill a few weeks into the job to help the economy recover from its worst downturn in a generation.
Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says too many Americans are still asking "Where are the jobs?" the administration promised.
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OwningPink.com / Psychology Today - Nia: Embody The Skin You're In
By Lissa Rankin, MD | OwningPink.com / Psychology Today :: October, 2010
"Debbie [Rosas'] class was a perfect mix of gentle structure and an invitation to experience free form expression while allowing enough room to have an emotionally rich movement experience. We moved from embryonic positions on the floor through other positions of gestation into crawling, walking, and flourishing movements. Debbie encouraged us to dance through our experiences, then we leaped, karate chopped, galloped and swirled around the dance floor as the music swelled."
Lissa Rankin, MD
Renowned Author and Gynecologist Lissa Rankin writes about Nia, her national book tour, and embodying the skin your in.
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Checking In With Stephen Curry
The count down to Opening Night is officially at 77 days and Warriors fans, players, coaches and employees are abounding in excitement for the upcoming season. While we're still more than a month away from the onset of training camp, players have begun making their way back to the team's practice facility to put in a little extra off-season work. And earlier today, we saw a familiar face that Warriors fans have most definitely missed. Launch photo gallery.
Stephen Curry, who has spent the majority of the offseason rehabbing his surgically repaired ankle in Charlotte, North Carolina, has returned to Oakland to begin showing off the progress he's made in his recovery. Curry worked out in front of several members of the Warriors basketball operations staff, and there's no question they were happy to see their star point guard back on the floor, albeit not in a game setting. Watch an interview with Curry in the video above and click on the image below for a photo gallery of today's workout, which also included Charles Jenkins and Summer League phenom Kent Bazemore.
And speaking of rehab progress, following a recent workout in Australia, Warriors center Andrew Bogut sat down for a Skype interview with radio broadcaster Tim Roye. Watch here.
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Christie/Rubio vs Hillary/? in 2016. You heard it here first. :biggrin-new:
I look at the Demopukes for 2016 and see no one. I'll be hoping against hope DopeyJoe runs but I doubt it. I don't see any Dem stars for 2016. Who was at their convention as the next thing? Fluke, Granholm, Bill Clinton? Ha. The future looks good.
Free shit and the promise of free shit won yesterday. That's all that happened. I guess it's going to take some more time before folks realize free shit as a government practice is unsustainable. Unfortunately we are all going to bear the pain of that lesson.
Dems, in case you were wondering, it's pronounced...aww-stir-uh-tea.


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Go Blue Bowl Tailgate This Saturday
[Reposting for those who missed yesterday]
What? MGoBlog and handful of former Michigan players who are disproportionately cornerbacks about my age are going to be tailgating before the PSU game at Marlin Jackson's Go Blue Bowl Tailgate charity drive. There will be a raffle, and a tailgate Olympics where fans are teamed with former players for maizehole/beer pong/ladder toss, and a Q&A session MC'ed by Brian, and beer.
Where? The North End Zone, 1011 S. Main St., Building B, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Technically it would be Michigan Stadium's north end zone if the field was 300 yards long. It's the white and green house on Main Street, opposite Pauline, off the northwest gate of the Big House.
When? 3 pm to 6 pm this Saturday. Games will start at 4-ish, probably do the Q&A from 5 pm to whenever it breaks up or it's time to go to the game.
Who exactly? Well, Brian Cook, Seth Fisher, Ace Anbender, Adam Schnepp, Orson, MMMGoBlueBBQ promised to stop by, my 7-month old…oh you meant important people? Confirmed so far are Marlin Jackson, Brandon Williams, Todd Howard, Marcus Ray, Cato June, Chris Perry, and Zia Combs. As these things go, more are planning to come but can't make promises.
|Looks like this except none of us wear khakis and polos.
The event was organized by Marlin's people, who asked us to participate.
NOBODY under 21 (except babies). They are checking IDs.
What's the cause? The Go Blue Bowl Tailgate and the Go Blue Bowl Football Challenge support Marlin's Fight for Life Foundation, as well as the the Phalen Leadership Academies, the Peace Neighborhood Center of Ann Arbor, the Summer Advantage Program, and Go Blue Then and Now. These all* fund extracurricular and catch-up programs for at-risk kids.
Marlin started FFL in Indianapolis and has expanded the concept up to Michigan. The school systems where these kids live have been dropping such programs and don't have the ability to implement modern teaching techniques (even though we've known they work for 15+ years) so FFL provides that. It's evolved a bit since we started supporting it: the in-school programs are Building Dreams/Field of Dreams (elementary/middle), and RAP (high school). Seal the Deal is the after-school youth flag football program. And they've added Be a Blessing!, which follows up with the kids who've been in their programs, and provides need-based assistance to their families.
Go Blue Then and Now is an umbrella organization for former Michigan players' charities.
The Go Blue Bowl itself is a flag football game for local kids football teams where former Michigan players coach them for a day (or most of a day then hide indoors because their Floridian skin still can't handle Michigan weather; not naming any names that are also a unit of measurement).
I gotta make a donation right? Yes, but what you can afford. We urge you to donate beforehand on Marlin's website, or buy some raffle tickets when you arrive, or be like "here's five dollars" at the gate. I do ask if you're going to drink the beer you donate like $20 at the door so they don't end up taking a loss on the provisioning of said suds. Suggested minimal donation if you're just gonna come by for the Q&A is $5. The point of the tailgate is to raise money for these charities.
There are things you get for donation levels of $100 and above, like access to the VIP lounge where players with weak-ass Floridian skin might be hiding, and signed memorabilia, and corporate sponsorship displays.
Also one sponsor who sends a check ahead of time will get two free tickets to the Penn State game that one of our readers donated to the cause.
The raffle? I'm not sure of everything that will be there; when we did our tailgate last year Marlin brought a jersey signed by Woodley and some footballs and t-shirts, and Six Zero had a drawing of a half-lion/half-Devin Gardner. There's a Michigan Stadium print by Bennie (godson of THAT Bennie) McCready that I'm bringing. And you can win a spot in the tailgate Olympics.
Hokepoints: Keep Believing
Todd Howard came to Michigan in 1998, following the national championship season. We both grew up in the same middle class suburb (Southfield) before moving to more affluent ones. But he was a highly recruited scholarship athlete who played cornerback for four years on the Michigan football team, while I was sort-of recruited journalism student who played guitar on a couch at the Michigan Daily.
Todd now coaches defensive backs in his post-Southfield hometown of Bolingbrook. We've developed a recent friendship over M football obsession, and some heated disagreements, plus wives pregnant at the same time. His perspective is one of a guy who came to Michigan and had it made clear upon arrival that no player is bigger than the program. His perspective is also one of a player who played in an era when "getting your bell rung" was common, "shaking off the cobwebs" was routine, and everybody "saw" a few more snaps than they actually played. But he's also a modern high school coach with responsibility for player safety, and a defensive back who believes inside routes should be punishable by death.
He agreed to let me share a thing he wrote on Facebook and some bits from our text message marathon last night.
From the texts:
- Supports Hoke, says he's a good coach and the right coach for Michigan.
- Players always play hurt.
- Doesn't know what's going on in the administration and can't affect it.
- Want people thinking long-term: Michigan will be great again. Supports people speaking out, but turning away disgusts him.
- Every effort should be made to show the players they're supported, including showing up to games and cheering for them and not distracting the coaches further.
The Facebook open letter to fans:
Dear Michigan "Fans"...I really couldn't have said it any better myself. You took success for granted. 8 win seasons became the norm and you got comfortable. You never saw the hard work and late hours put in behind those brick walls of Shembechler. The lack of sleep, barely being able to drag yourself to class, minor addictions to pain killers, while fighting to remain academically eligible. PLAYING through injuries most of you couldn't make it up a flight of stairs with. The coaches preparation every week from sun up to sun UP, sacrificing valuable time with their own families so the BEST team possible could take the field on Saturday.
Now your "favorite" team is going through some adversity and look at you! Look at how you respond. Are you a Michigan FAN because it's convenient? Sure, every one loves a winner...if that's the case take your allegiance down I-96.
It's so easy for you to call for Hoke's job. You've never met him, never had a beer with him, never seen him COACH! Only interviews and cutaways on Saturday. If you think you want to win, multiple that by 100 and MAYBE you'll attain the same passion he has for football and an equivalent compassion for his players.
My brothers and myself are Michigan MEN, not FANS! So to read some of your comments and rants is a little disheartening. Is this how you would've ridiculed us had we not been as successful? Would you not inbox us autograph requests?
When you're team is up, cheer! When you're team is down, cheer LOUDER! When your team wins, congratulate them. When your team loses, sympathize and have pride in the fact they gave everything they could. That's a TRUE fan...but instead you're spoiled. It's a privilege to cheer for Michigan. It's a privilege to sit in the Big House...not an obligation. "The Expectation is for the POSITION!" Back to yours!!!
/adjusts Michigan hat
...as you were. HAIL!
[My rebuttal, after the jump.]
MGo's Seth on the Todd Howard Podcast
Todd asked me to guest star on the anachronistically named HuddlePass podcast this week while Cato was celebrating a family event. Here it is:
Nothing too surprising to you in there. Lots of love for Jourdan Lewis and Jake Butt, taking things too seriously that we saw in the Miami game, can't scout Utah because they've played only bad teams so far.
Note he cuts me off right after he says time of possession is key. This would not do; the conversation spilled into text messages. Also before we started recording we talked a little about press technique and he said ND was doing a few things to screw with guys who didn't have it down; practice was needed, and Michigan should have given them some help from the safeties until that was well practiced.
"Publisher"? Apparently "associate editor of MGoBlog and publisher and co-editor of Hail to the Victors" became "publisher of MGoBlog," which I guess is accurate in that my job entails hitting this button a lot:
…but I mention in case Brian thinks I'm going around making up more titles for myself than those I've already made up.
-Seth, MGoBlog Executive Vice President of Consumption and Procurement, Coping Beverages Division
Basketballgasm 2014: Day 1 Liveblog
Die, work productivity! Die before the might of The Great Thursday of the Basketballing (also: hockey), and the grilling of former football players on things of interest.
The Celebrity Mods: By seniority, Todd Howard (CB, 1998-'01); Brandon Williams (CB, 1999-'02), who wrangled them all together; Tim Massaquoi (WR/TE, 2001-'05); Jordan Kovacs# (S, 2009-'12); and Michael Schofield (OL, 2009-'13). They'll be in and out throughout the day.
# = never gets to live it down.
The Sponsor: As they did last year, our official fantasy game partner DraftStreet stepped up. If you're getting bored between games today, head on over to their dashboard and sign up for any of their games. That link goes to the NBA one I just started. Or just check in on your team for the $40k (or $20k if you came late) tourney we've been on about all week.
The Cause: We've got a bunch of former players coming by today to answer your questions, yap about the ballgames with you, and support the Go Blue Bowl, on April 4.
Flier (click to see list of players attending, etc.):
It's a series of evening flag football games at Pioneer between teams coached by former Michigan players. Two teams will be made up of sponsors and you can still get in on that. The event benefits Marlin Jackon's Fight for Life Foundation.
The Schedule: As we get going it'll be general discussion time while the Ohio State-Dayton (12:15) and Wisconsin-American (12:40) are on, continuing that through Pitt-Colorado (1:40), and Cincy-Harvard (2:10). At 3pm we'll switch to the hockey game vs Penn State, go to Michigan State's game after that, and that should carry us to the Michigan-Wofford game tonight.
The Mitigation of Liveblog Chaos: Read it. Know it. Love it. Be it.
GO BLUE! Always.
Dear Diary is Banged Up, Could Have Used a Shirt
This is how Brady Hoke sees an 'M'. [Upchurch]
Recruits: if you are reading this, do not believe the man in the red/crimson track suit telling you that criticism of Brady Hoke or his staff means Michigan is going to lose him anytime soon. Those are very bad men who are likely to have you downsized to Southern Alabama or regularly featured in photographs and articles that highlight how bad you are at tackling. You also should pay no attention to bloggers who suggest you should ride pine until 2016 and that your future coach needs to win X amount of games until then to even be his coach. Also I shouldn't be talking to you.
Fifth-year seniors >>>>>>> freshmen on special teams. That's why I strongly disagree with the conclusions of AC1997's assessment of this year's redshirting, while appreciating the hell out of the diary (quick read, too). The only one he's mad about is Da'Mario Jones, while Bosch and York are "questionable." I know we did this recently in a roundtable but my take is different:
- Obviously play him: Smith, Butt, Gedeon. All were effective and needed.
- Not mad but needed a shirt: Shane—we've discussed this. Green but you kind of have to play five-stars. Bosch but chances are good there's still two decent 2017 starting guards out of Samuelson, Dawson, and Mason Cole and other 2014/15 recruits.
Me in 2017 is (probably) very upset about this. [Fuller]
- Mad: The safeties and receivers and here's our big disagreement. Dymonte Thomas and Delano Hill are perfect examples of the reason we have a tag about burning redshirts on special teams. Jones & York—Mathlete keeps telling us that returning experience at receiver is a strong indicator of a good offense and vice versa, and unless a receiver has a massive talent lead on the DBs trying to cover him WR effectiveness is about route running and blocking and reps reps reps.
- Pick ONE cursed freshman corner: Both Jourdan Lewis and Channing Stribling played, both were pretty good for freshmen, one was needed. Theory: Uber recruits tend to cast a shadow on recruiting their positions, so it's important to have good stocks ahead of them (see: Russell Bellomy/Shane Morris situation). Peppers doesn't fill a depth chart by himself, and if he really is Woodson reincarnate* he'll be gone to the NFL after winning the 2016 Heisman and then we're left with Whitley and Howard.**
At the risk of sounding like every NFL columnist who thinks every franchise needs to adopt the strategy of whichever team just won the Superbowl, the reason Michigan State and Wisconsin have been to Indianapolis twice apiece, despite recruiting classes that top out like our (mediocre-for-Michigan) 2011 haul, is because they redshirt almost everybody and keep them around.
It's a luxury of stable programs, and Michigan is still paying for not being one of those for the latter half of the 2000s. Denard would have been nice to have this year, obviously. How badly did you wish for Vincent Smith when the RBs were getting Gardner killed? How's Michigan's pass rush if you add fifth years from Roh and Campbell to it? Brandin Hawthorne could have let you put a shirt on Gedeon. Developed talent is good. Fifth year seniors are good. Leastways they're better than a marginal improvement in kickoff coverage for a team that rarely scores touchdowns.
*[Nobody is Woodson reincarnate. The thing about the greatest players in the history of the game is they don't grow on trees.]
** [I mean who wants 1998 Todd Howard starting? He's a true freshman. He's short. He doesn't know how to press yet. He's…he's right behind me isn't he?
Nope, he's over there by Brian.]
That's not what I expected. Okay, reader. Zoom out, cock your head sideways, and tell me with just a glance what you think this diary was about:
Turnover analysis? A deep look inside offensive stats? An estimated timetable for improvement? Nope: try a "when do we fire this guy" post.
Deep, statistical analysis to answer rhetorical fan questions that have simple answers not requiring statistics (Michigan isn't firing Brady Hoke anytime soon): these are my readers tag activated. Really it's a case of bad title—what he's doing is comparing Hoke's coaching stops to those of the most successful coaches in recent history, concluding that Michigan needs to win 20 games in the next two seasons (and probably a national championship) to have his name placed among that pantheon. Expectations are probably around 17, with the fanbase getting mighty grumpy if that number dips below 16.
Your regular etc. LSA tackles (ha!) the defense, which straddled the B+/A- line all year until it faced Miller-Hyde without its middle linebackers.
[After the jump: a very meta board]
Tomorrow Night in Chicago, an Evening With…
Join us tomorrow night (November 15), from 6-9 pm at Moe's Cantina River North for an evening of beer, bitching about Borges, and basketball.
- Q&A Session with Brian Cook and Todd Howard and the staff of MGoBlog!
- Drinking with other MGoReaders!
- Bitching and moaning, mostly regarding the offensive coaching!
- We already mentioned the Q&A, didn't we!
- More drinking!
- Snark (probably)!
- Celebrity deathmatch of Henri the Otter of Ennui vs. Tacopants!
- Talking about the Michigan's hockey team (if you let us)!
- Absolutely no justification whatsoever for the exclamation marks in these bullet points!
The Venue:
Will be at
155 W. Kinzie St., Chicago, IL 60654, one block north of the Chicago River between LaSalle and N Wells. M: Merchandise Mart.
WSG: Todd Howard, who will arrive around 8 p.m. for the Q&A and hang out after.
HT DeSimone (Sorry but the next best photos of him were all getting torched by a giant Plaxico)
Presented by:
Who still has a couple of spots and tickets left if you're like hmmm I think I'll go to Chicago this weekend.


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When reigning Examiner co-Defensive Player of the Year Elijah Lee walked into the Blue Springs High School football locker room earlier this week he saw a "62" taped to his locker.
"I went over and tore it off," said Lee, as the 62 was a reminder of last year's 84-62 Suburban Big Six win over Lee's Summit, the Wildcats' opponent Friday night at Peve Stadium.
"I didn't want to see that 62. There was no way they were scoring 62 tonight."
The Tigers scored just one touchdown as the Wildcats claimed a 49-7 Big Six victory in the final regular-season game of 2013. The win gives Blue Springs a 9-0 record, 5-0 conference mark and a fifth-consecutive undefeated conference crown.
"This was a statement game," added Lee, who made life miserable for Tigers quarterback Drew Lock, who was just 10 of 21 passing for 133 yards. "Every down, I was thinking, 'First and 62, second and 62, third and 62.' I was thinking of 62 all night long, and I'm disappointed we gave up the one score.
"We wanted to show them we're the conference champions, and we wanted to make a statement with the win."
When asked if the lopsided victory was a statement game, Wildcats coach Kelly Donohoe said, "One of our coaches came up to me after the game and said, 'Coach, that was a statement win.'
"I guess it was, but I wasn't looking at it as a statement game. I just wanted to see us play well – and not give up 62 points."
He was grinning when he made the statement, then added, "We're getting better every play, every series, every game. We played as clean a first half as we've played this season, and that was more important to me than making a statement."
Just 1:47 into the first quarter Dalvin Warmack scored on an 8-yard run. Blane Howell's first of seven extra points made the score 7-0.
Darrius Shepherd then took a reverse from Warmack and raced 43 yards to the Tigers' 1-yard line. Warmack bulled his way into the end zone and it was 14-0.
The Tigers (8-1, 4-1) made it close for a while as Lock hit Caymen Metcalf on a 15-yard pass play to cut the deficit to 14-7, but that was as close as they got as the Wildcats scored the next five touchdowns.
Shepherd scored on a 35-yard run to make it 21-7 with 1:02 left in the first quarter.
Ian Brown hit Cobi Bissell for a 54-yard score, and Warmack ran 29 yards to score his third TD to make it 35-7 at the 7:45 mark in the second. Kaleb Prewett capped the first-half with a 16-yard touchdown run.
The second half started with a 42-7 Wildcat lead and a running mercy clock. Bissell's 5-yard run with just 51 seconds left in the third period wrapped up the big offensive night for the Wildcats.
"I don't really look at this as a statement game," said Brown, who was 4 of 8 for 83 yards and a score. "It was no more of a statement game than any of our other games. We want to make a statement every time we play; we want to prove that we are one of the best teams in the state."
The defending Class 6 state champion is ranked No. 1 in the state, and twin tackles Carlos and Khalil Davis believe the best is yet to come.
"We wanted to prove to Lee's Summit that we were better this year than we were when we played them last year," Khalil said. "We want to be playing our best football with the playoffs starting next week."
His brother Carlos added, "We made a statement tonight. We wanted to prove to everyone that we are the best team in the state."
Warmack finished the night with 14 carries for 122 yards and three scores.
"The guys on defense had a bad taste in their mouth since last year, and they got rid of it tonight," Warmack said. "This defense is so good, it's unbelievable."
As if he overheard his teammate and longtime friend's comment, Lee walked out of the locker room and said, "The bad taste is gone. I've had that bad taste 365 days, and now, it just tastes like victory."


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Nothing really on my radar this round which is great considering I'm still recovering from the October Classics
Enjoy gentlemen
What a difference a little criticism can make! Last October's catalogue was 80MBs, while the February catalogue downloads in 1.9MBs.
Pictures aren't as rich and crisp, but I'm not downloading artwork. OTOH, I do find the text a bit fuzzy, enough that it hurts my eyes after a little while. Maybe there's somewhere in between that would be better than either extreme.
100% agree. It's an improvement for sure, but they went a touch on the extreme the other way.
I'm on the sidelines for sure, just got my 2009 Bdx Futures invoice which I kind of totally forgot about. The wife called me and said "I thought you said you stopped buying wine? You have a $10k invoice from LCBO". I tried to explain to her that was purchased 2 years ago but she wouldn't have any of it (insert in the doghouse emoticon here)
this is pretty much a pass for me as well....
Some of the Malbec looks interesting.
I'll probably do the Chapoutier Shiraz from Aussie Land and the South African red looks interesting. Special club Champagne is always a good thing to look at as well.
A couple of the Rhones look interesting and I'm a huge fan of Hebrart, so I'll be requesting some of his Special Club, but this is mostly a pass for me too thank God. I love that the LCBO continues to try to peddle its obscenely overpriced '08 Bordeaux too.
Show me a good loser, I'll show you a loser - Vince Lombardi.
+1 on the sick pricing of the 08 Bordeaux. Just wait for bin ends on those - or go south.
A few things interest though: 2010 Burgs, Zind H Pinot Gris (thoughts OTW?), Delas Cornas & Condrieu, some of the 07 Barolos.
after opening an '04 le cedre this summer and being pleasantly surprised, then wondering why i didnt buy more at the time, the '09 is tempting. It takes a lot of time to sort itself out though. Probably also in on the hebrart.
My wife really likes this Classics catalogue.
Wish you're right but there are enough people with money to turn over the inventory and shelves are bare. The latest bin ends are a joke. I saw a wine that was like $49.95 on sale for $47.95. Business is good.
I hear you Stevey. Although good bin ends are few and far between, and the online bin ends are a joke, there have been some good ones:
Last year:
2007 Saffredi $75
1994 Warre's $75
2008 Sequin, Pessac Leognan $25
Thanks to Vijay and OTW for posting on the LCBO Price Alert Thread.
More recently the 2009 Galevan CDP $27.65, originally $41.95 (second price reduction).
Happy hunting.
FYI: The LCBO site shows the Galevan at $34.50. Perhaps the price you cited is a store only reduction.
Darn, missed the Warre's. I was away for a while and come back and popped into Summerhill to see bare shelves. Looks like Ontarians gave LCBO a good Christmas present.
On topic, this is probably one of the most uninteresting Classics catelogue in a while.
I might bite on a few things here:
Some of the Southern Rhones
Sea Smoke
Snowden Cab
The South African red is intriguing (Morgenster Estate 2005) but very limited quantities, sadly.
My wife and my accountant are going to think I am impersonating a reformed alcoholic when the order goes in.
no 2006 Biondi Santi Tenuta Greppo Risera BDM for $685??
More recently the 2009 Galevan CDP $27.65, originally $41.95 (second price reduction).
Happy hunting.[/QUOTE]
FYI: The LCBO site shows the Galevan at $34.50. Perhaps the price you cited is a store only reduction.[/QUOTE]
It could be a store markdown. However, the PC told me he marked down quite a few, which indicates either a list somewhere, or them reaching eligibility for markdown. You can always ask, citing the other store(s).
Back onto the thread.... Yes it is boring compared to the fall, but isn't fall traditionally the time for the big guns?
You can get it for $460 (plus a little tax) at JJ Buckley in Oakland.
...but you'd have to be more than a little crazy...
Hard copies are in stores, if anyone would prefer that to scrolling.
I've got several copies in my blue bin if that's easier.
Allocations apparently are done. I have a payment waiting to be made in VSO (of course before I actually find out what I've been allocated).
Show me a good loser, I'll show you a loser - Vince Lombardi.
Pretty easy to figure out what I got since there seem to be relatively few sellouts. I missed getting the 08 Leoville Poyferre (they only had 20 btls) and the 2010 Bellene Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques (my daughter got this for me - a good reason to have kids).
I'm mildly surprised that the Hommage a Jacques Perrin didn't sell out given the differential vs the going US price.
I asked, but didn't get any Hommage 2010 at all...
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Matt Cain gives up runs
To: Timothy LeRoy Lincecum, #55
From: Giants Management
Re: Sunday's game vs. Philadelphia
Throw a shutout.
And hope for the best.
p.s. Matt Cain has thrown 15 innings against the Phillies in 2011 and allowed seven hits and three runs, only one of them earned. He's walked three and struck out nine. His Game Scores were 67 and 76. He gets assigned a win and a loss for his efforts.
Phillies take their away series (and season series) against the Giants. Philadelphia has dominated on both sides of the ball in San Francisco, scoring 14 runs and giving up only three.
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It will get better. They've tanked, SD 2010 style and yet, they are still in first and have an easy September schedule.
- Sun Aug 07, 12:27:00 AM PDT
And you gotta love Matt Cain!
- Sun Aug 07, 12:28:00 AM PDT
They have to start scoring runs, period.
- Sun Aug 07, 02:30:00 AM PDT
- JC Parsons said...
Maybe Tim can get his first homer today. Wow, I actually wrote that NOT as a joke, too. Scary...
Gee, guess we should have got Pence, huh? They haven't lost with him and we have won, what, once or twice with Carlos. They gave up 4 not much prospects (valued less than Wheeler) and I don't think he's a rental either. Not sure, tho. I do know he is YOUNGER and BETTER than Beltran. The Phillies are not doing much wrong...good thing they don't matter til later.
I hope.
Don't worry, Tim will hit a home run today.
- Sun Aug 07, 08:58:00 AM PDT
- JC Parsons said...
2011: $6.9 million. 2012-2013: Arb. Eligible. Two more years of arb!!! What a steal.
"Phillies acquired OF Hunter Pence and cash considerations from the Astros for 1B-OF Jonathan Singleton, RHPs Jarred Cosart and Josh Zeid and a player to be named later"
- Sun Aug 07, 09:05:00 AM PDT
- JC Parsons said...
And WTF about DeRosa? We NEED Belt's bat immediately...he has nothing to prove in the minors. Yet, DeRosa rides the pine. Not even pitch hitting!! That is scary. Are we embarassed to admit he's toast? With Nate being Nate again we must have Belt soon.
- Sun Aug 07, 09:40:00 AM PDT
- M.C. O'Connor said...
That ball Pence hit off Cain was outside and down and he reached out Pablo-like and poked it to right. I've no doubt they were trying to get him to flail at it or roll it over to second base. Little stuff like that goes the other way when a team is struggling. The Phillies are smoking. I can only hope they peak too early. Giants need to get back on the winning side of things.
- Sun Aug 07, 10:29:00 AM PDT
- Ron said...
Pence would have cost us Wheeler, Brown, & that guy we gave up for Cabrera (I can't remember his name now). Pence is a good player, but, had we made that deal, there would been a lot of whining about giving up prospects. Pence may be arbitration-eligible, but he will get big raises in the next couple of years.
Beltran will contribute - I'm not worried about that. He brings different things to the table than Pence. He's not old, but he is too old to be getting the kind of contract that he'll probably want at the end of the season. Therefore, we will probably not be in-the-running to sign him at the end of the season. I imagine that he'll end up on the Yankees or Red Sox or some team that consistently over-pays.
Regarding yesterday's posts about panic, I am not panicking. I still truly believe that we will still win the division going away. But, the last run of games has just been a misery - the kind of games that make you wish you had never wasted your time watching them. And, the script is so boringly repetitive - get behind early, fail to capitalize on opportunities, lose passively. Yuck.
We all know that this run will end, the sooner-the-better. Today works.
- Sun Aug 07, 11:21:00 AM PDT


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TFA doesn't really talk about some of the stuff which was discussed on the show last night: they repeatedly saw these markings in areas of Mars and thought that weather patterns were involved. They've asked people to classify them on a load of images, and they've noted that the pattern of marking appearance follows the local seasons: they begin to appear in the martian spring, peak during summer, slow during autumn and disappear under ice during winter. This reinforces their theory that it's to do with defrosting and sublimating CO2 ice under solar heat. There were a few quick comments in the show about getting some of the data published.
There's also an Interesting Feature marker which people can use to indicate odd things. One thing they've picked out is strange colouration [planetfour.org] in some of the markings.
I think I can see a license plate in one of the pictures. It's a martian rover. Where's the link to report it so it gets blurred out?
And also Marvin the Paranoid Android for some reason.
was done several years ago and we were looking for honeycomb shaped patterns on the surface. It was at:
http://clickworkers.arc.nasa.gov/about-honeycomb [nasa.gov]
but that sites dead now...
Isn't this just asking for a slew of "discoveries" similar to previous Mars finds: Bigfoot, pyramids, and giant glass worms?
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DeKALB – Feed'em Soup Community Project is offering a Valentine's Day treat assortments for a $10 donation.
The assortment has four pieces of Valentine bark, four red velvet cake truffles, two heart-shaped chocolate-covered caramels and two heart-shaped chocolate-covered peanut butter pieces, according to a news release.
The treats will be available for pick-up from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at 122 S. First St., DeKalb. Orders can be placed online at www.feedemsoup.org.


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Its bonded glass construction ensures both perfect readability and comfort in every light condition, while effectively preventing dew condensation effects that would otherwise downgrade visibility.
Highlights would be: Fly bridge compliance, sun viewable light condition, IP65 waterproof, miming max. ./. 0, easy installation.
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Hot Links! The Most Romantic Animated Short You'll Ever See
Plus: An Oreo cookie conspiracy theory, six weird facts about Valentine's Day, and more!
-Lucia Peters
Conspiracy theory: Oreo was TOTALLY responsible for the Super Bowl blackout. How else do you explain how quickly they Tweeted this ad when it happened? (TheGloss)
A new Oz the Great and Powerful trailer with never-before-seen footage of Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz as the witches? Yes please! (The Frisky)
Have you seen the super romantic Disney short, "Paperman?" No? You should. Right now, as a matter of fact. You'll thank yourself—promise. Watch it here! (The Berry)
For the curious: Six weird facts about Valentine's Day. Did you know that doctors in the 1800s commonly advised their heartbroken patients to eat chocolate to soothe their pain? Neither did we! (YourTango)
How to dress like a celeb while actually sticking to your budget: Love it! Tips and tricks ahead! (YouBeauty)
Wondering whether you're marrying the right person? These 10 questions will help you figure it out. (HowAboutWe)
You knew this one was coming: If our beloved Liz Lemon of the now-ended 30 Rock (sob!) were a fragrance, what would she be? The answers (yes, there's more than one) aren't surprising, but they're delicious all the same! (BeautyBloggingJunkie)
So: Beyonce's Super Bowl costume was inspired by the Valkyries. What Norse god should she base her NEXT costume on? Weigh in here! (TheGloss)
If Warm Bodies is to be believed, having a zombie boyfriend is actually pretty awesome (especially if he's Nicholas Hoult). Here are the 13 best things about dating a zombie. Who knew? (The Frisky)


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The lights are on
Well? TELL US!
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Halo 3: ODST
Halo3: ODST...I thought it was great, but a bit short!
Metal Gear Sold 4. Last month I sat my ass down and beat it over the course of three days.
Batman: Arkham Asylum...Almost done with Halo 3: ODST
"A season for all things. A time to live, and a time to die, a time to build...and a time to destroy!"
Halo 3: ODST and soon to be Batman: Arkham Asylum.
i know it's old, but metroid prime 3: corruption. great game. ha.
Persona 4
I actually just finished COD4's story. Utterly fantastic. Currently working on Eternal Darkness(for the 3rd time) and Dead Space.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2.
ODST. Good campaign. One of the better Halo campaigns.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. I found it to be a much better product than the original.
My 4,596 Video Games
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I just beat Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, awesome game.
Now on to Number 3!
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MARK SALZMAN: An Atheist in Free Fall
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Author Mark Salzman (Iron and Silk, The Soloist, Lying Awake), became a stay-at-home parent in 2001.
Eight years and three failed book manuscripts later, he had a nervous breakdown. He joins LIVE to tell a sad story with a happy ending and to explore:
•What kind of person gets panic attacks when he meditates?
•Can an atheist have a mystical experience?
•Is free will a necessary illusion?
•Do dogs bark on purpose?
•Where does faith fit in?
This program is sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
MARK SALZMAN is an award-winning novelist and nonfiction author who has written on a variety of subjects, from a graceful novel about a Carmelite nun's ecstatic visions and crisis of faith to a memoir about growing up a misfit in a Connecticut suburb – clearly displaying a range that transcends genre. As a boy, all Salzman ever wanted was to be a Kung Fu master, but it was his proficiency on the cello that facilitated his acceptance to Yale at the age of 16.
He soon changed his major to Chinese language and philosophy, which took him to mainland China where he taught English for two years and studied martial arts.
He never gave up music, though, and Salzman's cello playing appears on the soundtrack to several films, including the Academy Award-winning documentary Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien. He has also played with Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax at Lincoln Center. Salzman's unusual combination of talents – as both a well-known author and a concert-proficient cellist – led to a feature profile about him in The New Yorker magazine. He was also recently presented with the Algonquin West Hollywood Literary Award.
Common to each of his works is a theme of how people struggle to reach an ideal but often fall short, and the quiet change that takes place in facing the discouragement and the possibility of never achieving their goal. Salzman writes with gut-wrenching honesty and unalloyed warmth, combined with a sharp sense of humor.
This program is part of series of events related to NYPL's exhibition Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam on view in the Gottesman Exhibition Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building through February 27, 2011.


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Hannibal was the first of five stops between Minneapolis and Dallas for a group of college students, who spent Saturday morning, March 16, picking up trash in local parks, cleaning up a ball park and working on the home of a disabled man.
Hannibal was the first of five stops between Minneapolis and Dallas for a group of college students, who spent Saturday morning, March 16, picking up trash in local parks, cleaning up a ball park and working on the home of a disabled man.
The 45 students from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis were spending their spring break doing volunteer work in five cities with their "Students Today, Leaders Forever" organization.
Travis Hulbert, their group leader and a senior, explained they will next stop for work days in Blytheville, Ark.; Greenville, Miss.; New Orleans; and Houston before arriving in Dallas.
Danial Tutor Sr., a disabled man who has lived at 1401 Walnut St. for the past 26 years, said the students working at his home "created a miracle." They did inside work and also preliminary work on the roof in preparation for installation of a new roof. Tutor was "glad the Good Lord" provided their help.
Tutor's home was suggested by Stephanie Thomeczek, leader of the Families & Communities Together (FACT) organization.
The students at Tutor's home were Megan Brennan, Elizabeth Greenlee, Brandon Tveito and Rewan Youssif. Youssif is a one-year exchange student from Egypt, who is studying medical research at the School of Public Health.
Large group works
at Bear Creek
Sports Park
"We moved lots of tires, metal and fencing, and pulled a truck bed to a shed" at Bear Creek Sports Park, said Hannah Marthaler, a premed student and future pediatrician. She was working with Rachel Hopps and McKinley Moore, who both are studying kinesiology, which is the scientific study of human movement. Hopps hopes to work with animals, and Moore is looking into physical therapy.
"I had 27 college students help me clean up the park," said Mark Sanders, director of Bear Creek Sports Park, which is operated by a non-for-profit organization. "The FACT group gave me gloves for the kids," he said, calling the work day "a community thing."
Sanders reported he "got more done with those 27 kids than it would have taken me six months to a year. We had so much stuff that has been there for years. We pulled out numerous things and raked leaves," collecting many bags of leaves and trash.
When they moved the truck bed, "nearly everybody helped," he said. "And we lifted up a scoreboard that has been there so long it had grass growing out of it."
He was glad he could give them homemade cinnamon rolls, provided by Martha Pitney. '"We had fun," Sanders said. "The group was very polite and courteous and never turned down stuff I would have hesitated to do. They were truly a blessing that helped get things ready for the upcoming season. We had education majors to mechanical engineering majors."
Additional cleanup days at the sports park are scheduled on Saturday, April 13, and Saturday, April 27, and the public is invited to help. Ball practices will begin in April and games are scheduled from May until fall, Sanders said. "We have a lot of things planned at the park. It's for community use. People can come out and play catch."
Many bags of trash also were picked up in Riverview Park. After finishing this job, one group went to Beth-Haven Nursing Home, where they visited the residents. Some of these students are heading for careers with non-profit organizations, including juniors Julie Vo and Maranda Rollins.
Before leaving Hannibal Saturday afternoon, the Minnesota students had lunch at Calvary Baptist Church, where they had stayed overnight Friday.
Their work day was coordinated by Lori Dowil, Facilities/Environmental Engineer at General Mills in Hannibal. "I organized the event and lined up the work and lined up the lunch," she said, after she was requested to recommend places the students could do volunteer work.
The Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department provided trash bags for the work at local parks, and later collected the filled bags. "We really appreciate it and think it's great that they are taking time out of their spring break to help others," said Mary Lynn Richards of the Parks & Recreation Department. "We would love for other groups to participate in such cleanups."
For more pictures, see "Seen on Scene" photo gallery of students' work day.


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The Virginia Department of Health is reminding residents that they play an essential role in preventing the spread of rabies to preview Rabies Awareness Week Jan. 16.
In Virginia the total number of animal rabies cases confirmed through Dec. 18, 2004 was 460.
The majority of rabies cases reported in Virginia occurred in raccoons, but it is rabid dogs and cats that usually expose humans to this deadly disease.
Doctor Suzanne Jenkins, acting state epidemiologist, said people who feed or care for stray or feral animals — unless they take the steps to vaccinate those animals — could be putting themselves and their companion animals at risk for exposure to rabies.
The rabies virus is shed in the saliva of animals sick with the virus, so any animal bite should be taken seriously. If an animal bites you, wash the wound immediately. Call your physician, local health department or animal control agency immediately. Likewise, if a wild animal bites your pet, contact your veterinarian or local health department immediately.
The health department strongly advises people to follow this guidance to prevent families and pets from being exposed to rabies:
* Vaccinate all cats, dogs and ferrets against rabies and keep the vaccinations up-to-date.
* Avoid contact with wild animals or stray cats and dogs.
* Do not feed wild animals or stray cats and dogs.
* Report stray animals to your local animal control agency.
* Eliminate outdoor food sources around the home.
* Keep pets confined to your property or walk them on a leash.
State law requires all dogs and cats over the age of four months to be vaccinated against rabies. Vaccines can be given as early as three months and several products are approved for kittens at eight weeks. Dog licenses are required throughout the state and some communities require licenses for cats.
For more information on rabies, visit http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/whc/external_whc/rabiesnew.asp or http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/default.htm.


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To the Editor:
No law can ever stop mass shootings, murders, or crime in general, just look at Australia. When we took God and teaching right from wrong out of our schools and replaced them with liberal mantra that it's always somebody else's fault and government will take care of them from cradle to grave, that's what causes it.
But I have a solution. I believe all of these acts are either a result of just plain evil people or a person who is just frustrated with the way things are going in this country. People who write letters to the editor have the right idea; it's a means of venting frustration instead of taking it out on some innocent person or group.
My solution would be to make all government buildings gun-free zones. Take away politicians' body guards and make them live the way we citizens have to. See how fast they start buying guns.
Obama probably looks to his typical Hollywood liberal such as Rosanne Barr, who promotes banning guns yet has a body guard who carries.
All we can do is hug each other every day and pray the nuts are far away.
Gerald Frost


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Gold is looking increasingly interesting. The chart below almost speaks for itself. Spot gold is in a rising trend and is touching its 50-day MA. The nearby target is to climb above 1700. There has been terrific resistance to gold's rise -- it's as if every penny higher has been fought against by the anti-gold group (and who could that be but the Fed?). RSI and MACD are both bullish.
Scooped by
onto Gold and What Moves it.


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DEAR ANNIE: I'm a mother in my mid-20s and a very concerned sister. My brother, "Dennis," is four years younger and the first to graduate high school. He went to college and had everything going for him. Now he is throwing it all away.
Dennis turned to drugs and has missed important moments in our lives, such as weddings and holidays. He only shows up at my mother's or grandmother's house to take a shower, and then he goes out again. My family and I are trying so hard to point him back in the right direction.
Two months ago, I had to have Dennis arrested for assaulting me. We are all worried that something terrible is going to happen. There are times when he is completely out of it and doesn't know what's going on. What do we do? -- Worried Family in Illinois
DEAR WORRIED: It is a nightmare when a family member is on drugs, because there is little you can do. Your brother must want to stop and be willing to get appropriate treatment. He's not there yet. It is important that your family members protect themselves while being open to any genuine efforts your brother makes to get clean. If he is in college, notify the counselors there, and contact Nar-Anon (nar-anon.org) for support.
Email your questions to email@example.com, or write to Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.


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Adam, Eve and the Elephant in the Room - Serpents of Desire, Part 1by Rabbi David Fohrman
Why would God want to withhold a knowledge of good and evil from us?
Why would God want to withhold a knowledge of good and evil from us?
Mankind's undetermined nature, perched precariously between mortality and immortality.
The mystery of the walking, talking snake.
Discovering the key to the deeper layers of meaning beneath the narrative.
Forbidden Fruit and the assassination attempt.
Which Divine voice should you listen to? The voice of God that comes to you in words, or the voice of God that pulses inside you, that animates your very being?
Knowledge and the nature of good and evil.
The boxer named Desire.
Desire can confound our perception of the way things really are. A biblical case study.
Torah as the Spice of Life.
Even as God banished us from Eden, He bequeathed to us the tools we would need to make it in the new world of our own making.


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Well, I'm somewhat gobsmacked and amazed to find that I'm the first person posting about this, but Firefox 4 is now final and available for download. Distros like openSUSE11.4 should provide updates from the beta (haven't looked yet), and I'm sure there will be PPAs for *Ubuntus.
There's a tour of the new browser's features here.
Of course, Firefox is not just good for Linux, it's good for other OSes too, and I'll be updating my Mac very shortly.


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Editor's note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee, a nationally syndicated columnist and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. She was manager for the Al Gore-Joe Lieberman presidential campaign in 2000 and wrote "Cooking With Grease."
(CNN) -- Some Republicans love to talk about "job-destroying" progressive policies, but hate to own up to their own trickle-down ways. It's not that hard to get specific about the tepid economic recovery and all the Republican-backed policies that are destroying jobs though. Let me tell you about one we almost experienced.
Just this week, after securing a deal slashing $1 trillion in discretionary spending, House Republicans held up funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, putting 4,000 employees on unpaid furloughs and the jobs of tens of thousands of construction workers at risk.
This at a time when so many Americans feel downright despairing about the economy. This on top of the stock market sinking, and with Americans still desperate for work. Why did Republicans choose to play chicken with American jobs?
It's because they believe that FAA workers have too many employee protections. Their hyperconservative ideology required them to put hardworking Americans' livelihoods at risk to pressure the government to weaken workers' rights. House Republicans wanted the Senate to approve their reversal of a rule change on unions that makes it easer for airline employees to win union representation.
Republicans were tone-deaf to wage this battle. One Senate Republican called the behavior of the House GOP "not honorable," and a raft of editorials from newspapers on both sides of the aisle called the funding roadblock deplorable. The New York Times noted that the move even defunded airport inspectors, who play a vital role in ensuring the safety of air travelers around the country. Remarkably, these inspectors continued to do their jobs without pay.
FAA deal to put thousands back to work
Now, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he has brokered a deal to keep FAA workers on the job. The Senate is likely to pass the House's conservative version of the funding bill, but Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (a former Republican congressman, for what it's worth), will maintain the right to keep open small airports that the House GOP has tried to shutter. Additionally, the disputed labor provisions will be moved to the FAA reauthorization bill, now tied up in Congress.
In other words, the deal struck by the Obama administration and Reid rescue the FAA workers held hostage by the GOP and leaves the ideological battle for another day. As Reid put it in his statement, "This agreement does not resolve the important differences that still remain. But I believe we should keep Americans working while Congress settles its differences, and this agreement will do exactly that."
Could there be a clearer illustration of the difference in tone between congressional Democrats and Republicans? Democrats understand the difficult state of our economy but also understand that Washington can't throw in the towel on protecting and creating jobs. Just as on the debt deal, Democrats have been willing to compromise, to tackle sacred cows and to put the American economy first.
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Congressional Republicans, on the other hand, are utterly beholden to the tea party. Their electoral fortunes are now so tied to maintaining a purist ideology that they are willing to hold American jobs prisoner, and to pursue economic policies that would slow the economy in boom times, let alone in its current state.
Republicans in Congress have a job to do. Americans handed them control of the House of Representatives with the knowledge that Democrats still controlled the Senate and White House. They hoped that moderate and level-headed governance would result. Yet the GOP is hewing closer and closer to an extremism that is rendering governing impossible.
Americans can only look to Washington with increasing confusion and desperation as this sad spectacle continues. A poll released Thursday showed Congressional approval at a record 14 percent low. Can anyone be surprised?
We can only hope congressional Republicans enjoy their upcoming vacation. With any luck, voters will give them a longer one in November 2012.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Donna Brazile.


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I think this may well be a first for both Python and LXF.
I am building a kids level seismometer and wanted to use standard Python
inside Linux.
This DEMO code was my starter idea and looks as though using standard
ASCII only might just work a real treat.
I've issued it to LXF under the MIT licence for future reasons.
It doesn't look much on screen except that the waveform(s) shown is/are a
crude electrical representation of your voice. ;o)
It is possible to link the earphone socket on this notebook to the mic
input and start the Audio Function Generator, elsewhere in this forum,
in a separate Python terminal and see those waveforms inside the
AudioScope.py`s own Python terminal.
Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems.
Be aware of wordwrapping, etc...
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# AudioScope.py
# DEMO LF Audio Oscilloscope using /dev/dsp inside Linux.
# Original copyright, (C)2011, B.Walker, G0LCU.
# Issued to LXF under the MIT licence.
# The timebase runs vertically and the waveform amplitude horizontally.
# It grabs a sample for about 1 second and displays the results AFTER
# the sample; technically a basic LF Storage Audio Oscilloscope.
# The display only uses standard ASCII characters.
# To run just type from the prompt ">>>"...
# >>> execfile("/full/path/to/AudioScope.py")<RETURN/ENTER>
# Tested on Python 2.6.x only but should work on other versions of 2.x.x.
# Ensure /dev/dsp exists; if not install oss-compat from your distro`s
# repository. Also ensure the sound card is not already in use.
# Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems... ;o)
# If you are just trying this out and have an internal mic, just talk
# loudly into the microphone and see your vocal wavefrom on screen...
# Needless to say using the external microphone input as an input this
# becomes a single channel uncalibrated LF Audio Oscilloscope.
# Press Ctrl-C to STOP.
# Import any necessary modules.
import os
# Do a basic screen clear.
# Turn the cursor off to look prettier... ;o)
os.system("setterm -cursor off")
def main():
# Set special variables global.
global audioscope
global chardisplay
global offset
global timebase
global record
# Known variables.
audioscope = 0
chardisplay = "(C)2011, B.Walker, G0LCU."
offset = 0
timebase = 1
record = "Initial issue to LXF under the MIT licence"
# Throw away local variables.
n = 0
while 1:
# Sample the microphone/external_microphone_input for approximately 1 second.
audio = file('/dev/dsp', 'rb')
record = audio.read(8192)
# This value points to a character in the 8192 byte string.
# "offset" can be any value from 0 to 191.
offset = 0
# Start the loop from character at position 0.
while offset <= 8191:
# Convert the character to a decimal number.
audioscope = ord(record[offset])
# Now convert to 6 bit depth to fit one terminal line.
audioscope = int(audioscope/4)
# This should never occur but don`t allow an error.
if audioscope >= 63: audioscope = 63
if audioscope <= 0: audioscope = 0
# Invert to correct the trace shown.
audioscope = 63 - audioscope
# Loop count to get the correct position to print the plot.
n = 0
# Set the trace position for each line and......
chardisplay = " "
while n <= audioscope:
# ......add the required spaces until completed then......
chardisplay = chardisplay + " "
n = n + 1
# ......print the plot point using *.
print chardisplay + "*"
# Point to the next character to character in the 8192 string.
# "timebase" can be any value from 1 to 360.
offset = offset + timebase
# Assuming a Ctrl-C arrives here enable the cursor again.
os.system("setterm -cursor off")
# End of DEMO.
# Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems.


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For some females, sales shopping is about frenzied buying of handbags, shoes etc that have become irresistible merely because they are cheaper than they were when you rejected them initially. The Caked Crusader rises above such futility; to the extent that sales shopping this year comprised of visiting my local department store.
My kitchen scales and me have been getting along just fine, my only complaint being that I had to crouch down a bit to read the display. However, I had to convince myself that we had grown apart because, when I saw this stunner glinting at me seductively from the shop shelf, I knew we were meant to be together!
It wasn't the beautiful blue-lit display, it wasn't just the shiny and curvaceous bowl, it wasn't that it can measure grams/ounces/fluid ounces/millilitres. It wasn't even that it was reduced by 25%. It was love.
Sunday, 6 January 2008
The Caked Crusader goes sales shopping...
Posted by The Caked Crusader at 19:19
Labels: cool equipment, Things to buy
2 comments:
- Clarice said...
:-) I've got a similar relationship with my camera. Much better than most things...except cake of course.
- 8 January 2008 at 16:01
I have the same scales but in white - i love them! My only problem is they seem to eat through batteries - oh well :-)
- 28 May 2010 at 14:20
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