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But it's not stopping for the handful of people still using NNTP for discussions.
I am curious as to how they will determine what is and is not copyright-infringing content.
I am curious as to how they will determine what is and is not copyright-infringing content.
By shutting down access to everything, obviously. There is no other possible way to do it because there is no automated way to determine who the copyright owner for a piece of text is or whether it was properly licensed.
Just require the evil bit to be zero for legal content.
It should be easy enough to monitor that.
I think I just sprained my sarcasm tendon.
And that's the problem, it's only a handful of users it seems. I was on there for ages even into this millenium. But the number of useful and usable groups diminished as more and more of them got taken over by spam. Once enough users have left it becomes pointless to try and have good discussions.
I liked the one-stop model of usenet; all forums were there from everywhere. Local classified ads up through high level discussion of what should be in technical standards. And an interface you could pick and
Spammers destroyed usenet. Web forums and BBSs destroyed usenet.
"Leeches and warez" did no such thing. No one forces you to look into
While searching for some foreign music, I ran into a 'catchall' on Google...
They'd gotten a take-down notice for including search results about licensed anime, on blog and database sites -- that included no downloads or links to downloads...
Now we are talking not just going after linkers, but linkers to people who even talk about the content.
The takedown notice to google (to block search results -- freedom of speech) [chillingeffects.org],
shows the list of sites I first ran into...then I ran into a real hi
Such a shame. Usenet was a tiny little holdout of what the internet used to be. Crazy, lawless, illegal, sometimes informative, and full of porn and spam.
Yea, its so much better now that we got rid of all the porn, spam, and illegal stuff.
I remember those!
I used to bulk send requests for trials, then use a roll of masking tape to cover the write protect hole. Free floppies!
It's a shame they stopped the practice after cds. Getting a bunch of usb sticks in the mail would make me feel like a kid again.
I started using usenet around , maybe 93? Back when here in australia the only internet I could get was a crazy little BBS run by a couple of paraplegic guys turned ISP that boasted of its 128kb ISDN connection to the local university back when all internet in australia was run by the universities and they where starting to lease connections out to private providers. Getting TCP/IP to work properly with MS-DOS proved beyond my technical skills at the time and TCP/IP just didn't exist on my minix machine. Wh
In 93 you could have installed KA9Q on your pc.
Such a shame. Usenet was a tiny little holdout of what the internet used to be. Crazy, lawless, illegal, sometimes informative, and full of porn and spam
That's called the "deep web" now: crazy, lawless, illegal, sometimes informative, and full of porn and spam. I wonder whether that will take off, or join freenet in the margins.
I have to disagree, as in the old days, it was *not* full of spam. Now, porn and lawlessness, that is another story
At least there is still freenet. ( until draconian bandwidth caps effectively kill that off )
Duh, Judges judge law, they don't know technical protocols and unless outlined and understood properly they are poorly equiped to issue judgements based on the information they receive by prosecutors and defense attorneys... imho
You're right, judges aren't techies.
That means that they look at the technical arguments the defendants put forth, examine them, say "nice try", and then agree with the rebuttal that these news server admins who take membership fees for their services which exists largely as the hosting and distribution of material for which they have no implicit or explicit permission to do so, know damn well that this is how their service is used and thus that their service operates on the boundaries of the law at best.
The boundaries were just shifted, again.
I'm guessing they'll appeal, though.
The courts have been bought and sold for a long time. As long as the rich and corporations can buy laws citizens are not obligated to obey them.
Could this be the end of Usenet as we know it
Usenet as I knew it was a bulletin board system for worldwide discussion of all kinds of subjects under the sun, from politics to auto mechanics to cigars to, of course, Star Trek - For me it was never a place to download gigabytes of binaries of Fringe episodes. To me, SPAM killed usenet, not a binaries ban.
For me it was more the 4chan like behavior, as usenet was totally unmoderated in many channels.
True, the endless barrage of penis enlargement and work at home ads didn't help any, the constant stream of "show me your boobs" type posts in totally inappropriate channels was a show stopper.
Eventually, all it was good for was downloading porn and pirate software.
TITS or GTFO!
Usenet has issues (I don't use it anymore either), but Usenet was the best-moderated discussion forum in the history of civilization. It was moderated by your NNTP client. When will web-based forums achieve that level of perfection?
Register on eternal-september.org and it still can be. They dropped all
You lived a very sheltered USENET life.
From the beginning, the half-smirking explicit intent of the majority of the alt.* hierarchy was "megabytes of copyright violations."
The wild west was wild. Now the agribusiness farmers have moved in, platted the range, put up miles of barbed wire, and will hang you for the most innocuous cattle rustling.
But yes, the spam (aka bills and signs nailed up on every tree and fencepost) didn't help either.
Usenet was about 5 years before my time, but I still recall the days we thought the Net was the Great Frontier.
But now after spending Mega Billions, some 200 Corps plus 30 Governments hauled all of the net into a Big Brother nightmare.
From the beginning, the half-smirking explicit intent of the majority of the alt.* hierarchy was "megabytes of copyright violations." This is not at all true. Ignorant people shouldn't make up shit.
I can confirm that. In the 1991--1995 timeframe (which isn't at all early in Usenet's history), alt.* was like any other hierarchy, plus some really alternative groups like alt.suicide.holiday, alt.drugs.*, alt.fan.* and so on. There might have been some stuff in alt.binaries.* but back then it made more sense to bury the stuff in some obscure corner of your Uni FTP server.
It wasn't until many years later I learned that some people saw Usenet as a big warez server. That still pisses me off -- it's destruct
Correct. I created alt.aquaria (indirectly) and alt.sex (indirectly) and comp.fonts and all the aquaria groups and alt.prose and christ knows what else.
Brian Reid was my best friend on the net back then (and still is) and he created alt. It wasn't created for warez, it was created because Brian was pissed off his recipes group got turfed by Gene Spafford. John Gilmore wanted alt.drugs so they created those two groups, quietly snuck the into decwrl and the rest is history. alt.aquaria was the 7th alt group
Henry Hardy wrote hos masters thesis on this. You can check for yourself online.
From the beginning, the half-smirking explicit intent of the majority of the alt.* hierarchy was "megabytes of copyright violations."
No it wasn't, newbie. Get off my lawn.
alt.* was outside the offical hierarchy, but was still text discussion, not copyright infringement - check out the archives.
There was a time when patches were distributed via usenet. I haven't touched it since technology shifted to web interfaces, subversion clients, etc.
But as far as I can recall, it was always rife with spam, offtopic posts, script kiddies, porn, and illegal binaries.
I won't mourn usenet any more than I mourn the kermit protocols.
Sad that another company's business is going the way of the dodo, but that's life.
It wasn't always rife with that stuff. Once the alt.* stuff showed up it became more popular, then after the awful day when AOL was unleashed it was worse. But you could still find alternate newsgroups. Ie, you might find a moderated group that paired with the unmoderated ones, and the technical groups weren't inundated with asshats. Over time it just deteriorated with spam. The only alternatives were BBSs which were pretty awful, or maybe compuserve.
Interesting note... When I was first out of school
Usenet was decaying slowly for years, but the big hit was in 2008 when Andrew Cuomo scored political points by getting ISPs to drop parts of the usenet hierarchy that he claimed were full of child pornography. What ended up happening was that ISPs just started dropping usenet service completely. A ton of people gave up on usenet at that point rather than pay a provider. You could use web interfaces, but they sucked. After that, I basically no longer could use usenet to communicate with the people I wanted t
Dear government. You provide the streets, therefore you are responsible for all crimes taking place on said streets. If you cannot stop all crimes on the streets you will face severe penalties.
Therefore, I conclude that this is fucking stupid.
Ah, but governments are special.
Besides which, although there is certainly crime that occurs which takes place on said streets, a far greater amount of non-crime takes place on those streets.
This cannot be said for the news servers in question.
In addition, the streets weren't created for the facilitation of said crimes.
While some news servers may have originally been set up purely for the discussions, the servers in question most certainly were not.
Finally (as far as this post goes), as alien as it may seem
Ok, fess up you guys. Who told the government about USENET?
Some 12 year old AOLer back in 1990.
It just took this long for the court clerks to figure out how to use NNTP. You know how hard such new fangled technology is for them.
Just wait till they figure out facebook!
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Is it me or is https://torrentfreak.com/major-usenet-provider-ordered-to-remove-all-infringing-content-110929/ [torrentfreak.com] untrusted? My Mozilla's SeaMonkey v2.0.14 web browser says:
"torrentfreak.com uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is not trusted because it is self-signed.
The certificate is not valid for any server names.
The certificate expired on 2/9/2011 6:43 AM.
(Error code: sec_error_expired_issuer_certificate)"
ELinks v0.12pre5 says "SSL Error".
Even more curious, Safari shows the content, but does not show the lock icon in the corner of the window. Filed a bug.
The answer to why server admins don't honor cancel control messages is simple: they are routinely and regularly abused and honoring them would make USENET unusable.
This decision will be the death knell for USENET. Making server admins responsible for monitoring content will get them to turn it off.
Snuff the binaries groups and improve Usenet. It will still be spammy though.
Why didn't the judge honor the 'cancel message' procedure that technically exists in the NNTP protocol?"
Because that's implementation details that the judge doesn't and shouldn't care about. If they want to remove the content that way, he'll decide whether or not that's good enough to count as compliance. But the job of the judge is to decide what should be done, not how.
database sites that generate NZB files. Makes it easier for the technologically illiterate to use it, therefore brings it onto the radar...
Not in the USA: we have the DMCA "safe harbor" provisions.
Yeah, tell that to my ISP that decided to get rid of it just because they don't want to risk taking a risk with a risk of risking risk with risk.. yadda yadda...
My provider's name is Time Warner.
The Dutch were notorious for abusing Usenet binaries. They would post floods (ignoring upload limits in group rules, such as uploading whole TV seasons all at once), post off-topic binaries (such as US cartoons in anime groups), post passworded archive binaries, and worst of all, they had warez-exchange programs using Usenet as a file transfer protocol that meant they didn't have to care, much less know, what Usenet was. Basically, they used alt.binaries.* as their own personal file dump. And their news adm
Could this be the end of Usenet as we know it?
For those of us that were around before Usenet existed, and watched it overtake local dial-up BBSs i can assure you that Usenet effectively died a long time ago. The Usenet of today is just a obscure shadow of what it was at its height.
... the provider did offer a YouTube-type "if you tell us we'll remove it" deal but BREIN didn't want that. BREIN ultimately wanted to create a precedent where the owner of a service is solely responsible for finding out which content infringes on random copyright, remove it from their servers and from everybody else who downloaded it.
If this were applied in general, search engines, video and blog sites, and anyone hosting a message board/forum would have to shut their sites down. It's stupid and shows a judge that hasn't got a clue how the Internet works. IF they should go after anyone, it should be the poster of the content not the service providers.
the provider did offer a YouTube-type "if you tell us we'll remove it" deal but BREIN didn't want that.
Well, let's be honest... can you blame them?
Presume for a second that you're a content 'owner' in terms of having the sole distribution rights for that content.
You find such a site, and you find that your content is hosted on that site.
You realize the site has such a "if you tell us we'll remove it" option, but it comes with a long list of provisions which you have to fulfill, and the document has to be (d
If as a content owner, you want copyright on your stuff and make money out of it I feel you have to protect it on your own. The government already grants you monopoly status on the content through copyright laws but in this and many other cases copyright owners also want the government to protect them against any costs made to protect such status and put those costs back onto society which has already been deprived by the simple asserting of copyright. Copyright is a privilege, not a "right". If you can't m
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CANCUN, Mexico - A massive evacuation of tourists in one of the world's largest resorts began Sunday, with hundreds of buses dispatched to move tens of thousands of vacationers away from Hurricane Emily, heading for a direct hit on Mexico's coast.
The size of the task was daunting: About 500 buses were ordered to move 30,000 tourists in Cancun — part of a total of 70,000-80,000 mostly foreign visitors to be evacuated statewide to temporary shelters in ballrooms and convention centers.
"We have very little hope that this will change course," said a grim-faced Cancun Mayor Francisco Alor. "This hurricane is coming with the same force as Gilbert," a legendary hurricane that killed 300 people in Mexico and the Caribbean in 1988.
That was the last time Cancun faced a mass evacuation. But back then, the city and surrounding resort areas were fairly new and had only about 8,000 hotel rooms; that number has since grown to more than 50,000.
By 8 a.m. EDT Sunday, Emily was located about 305 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, and was moving toward the island at about 20 mph, with sustained winds of nearly 150 mph. The eye of the storm was expected to make landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula late Sunday or early Monday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Along the narrow spit of land that holds most of Cancun's palatial hotels, workers scrambled to board up businesses and remove traffic lights along the eight-mile main strip, to keep them from becoming wind-borne projectiles when the hurricane hit.
"This hurricane isn't going to take Cancun away from us," Alor vowed.
Some three dozen of the city's largest, strongest hotels were putting rows of beds in windowless meeting halls and ballrooms to shelter those evacuated from smaller hotels and exposed beach-side rooms.
On the island of Cozumel, just south of Cancun, tourists were moved away from beachside hotels to ones closer to the center of the island, which may lie almost directly in the path of the Category 4 storm.
An estimated 18,000 travelers streamed out of the Cancun airport Saturday in advance of the storm, and the terminal may close Sunday as the hurricane draws closer. Some flights to Cancun already have been canceled.
Improvised shelters were prepared at about 170 schools and community centers to hold local residents who may be forced to flee their homes. Authorities said they had enough food ready to feed 60,000-70,000 people.
Mexico also launched a large-scale evacuation of offshore oil platforms, ordering 15,000 workers off rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and leaving less than 1,000 attendants behind. The state-owned Pemex oil company said the move included closing 63 wells and halting the production of 480,000 barrels of oil per day.
Emily is expected to cross over the Yucatan peninsula and re-emerge in the gulf Monday. The hurricane is then expected to cross the gulf and hit Mexico again — this time near the U.S. border — later in the week.
On its passage through the Caribbean, Emily's winds ravaged hundreds of homes on the island of Grenada, destroyed crops and killed at least one man whose home was buried under a landslide.
As the storm passed near Jamaica Saturday night, howling wind gusts kicked up waves 8 feet tall and bent palm trees in Kingston, the capital. Torrential rains drenched parts of Jamaica's south coast and spread over the Cayman Islands.
Downed utility poles and piles of storm debris blocked the seaside highway to Kingston's international airport early Sunday. There were no reports of injuries.
"Mercifully, Jamaica was spared the worst," Land and Environment Minister Dean Peart said.
Hurricane center meteorologist Dave Roberts said Emily was the strongest storm to form this early in the Atlantic season since record-keeping began in 1860.
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I returned to the Warwick Animal Shelter after an absence of about three weeks, and was overwhelmed by the number of cats in the cat room. All the volunteers have been alerted to the number of cats there, but to see them yourself is very depressing.
Take Walter. As soon as you enter the cat room, Walter comes up to you and rubs against your legs. If you sit on the floor or on a chair, Walter will be the first cat to jump on your lap and will stay there for your entire visit. He is a laidback cat that should be in a home where he could get to sit on a lap for as long as he likes. What a wonderful companion cat he would be for some lucky person.
A cat and her kittens found behind Wal-Mart earlier in the year are still at the shelter. These kittens literally grew up at the shelter. Now they are almost 1 year old. They love to play, and come in a variety of colors. All of the shelter cats have great personalities thanks to all the volunteers who visit the cats and spend time with them and the staff who try to interact while cleaning and feeding them. Unfortunately, most of the volunteers have cats of their own and can't take on more.
It would take a longer letter than this to describe all the wonderful cats waiting to go to a forever home. While all these cats are receiving the best food and medicine, if needed, and certainly love of all the volunteers and overworked staff, these visits can't take the place of a permanent home.
If you have been thinking of adopting a cat, now is the time to visit our shelter. Also, if you are interested in a foster situation, you can call the shelter at 468-4377 and ask one of the staff for more information.
Humans have created the problem of overpopulation of cats and it is our obligation to help shelters such as the Warwick Animal Shelter to take humane care of these animals and try to find homes for them.
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The Sonnet Walk was inspired by a similar event sponsored by the Globe Theatre, which Rienstra attended with students in 2004 when she directed Calvin's semester-abroad in Britain.
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Two classes from two different departments are pooling their talents to host the first-ever "Sonnet Walk" at Calvin College from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Monday, April 23; Shakespeare's birthday.
The walk will celebrate the birthday as it tours nine sites on Calvin's campus where student actors will be stationed to perform sonnets.
"I hope people will enjoy it and see that the sonnets can still be lively, humming, poetic performances," says English professor Debra Rienstra, whose Shakespeare class is joining forces with communication arts and sciences (CAS) professor Todd Farley's "Performance Studies" class to host the walk.
Mixing of talents
Rienstra's class is responsible for researching the literary background of each sonnet and helping Farley's student actors decide how to perform them. The actors will perform the sonnets at frequent intervals for the three-hour duration of the walk, and visitors to the walk can take a number of routes to hear them all. A printed guide to the walk, available at any of the sites, will list the locations and performance times of each sonnet and suggest a couple of paths to take through the walk.
"Part of the students' task is to adapt the sonnet to a campus context so that the characters in these little dramas become campus characters," Rienstra says. "For example, one of my groups is doing Sonnet 3, which is about getting married and reproducing immediately, before it's too late."
That particular sonnet, she hinted, is easily adaptable to a campus phenomenon known as "Senior Scramble."
There will be a scavenger-hunt-style quiz question for each sonnet in the guide, and, following the walk, visitors can take their completed quizzes to the English department, where they will be entered in a drawing for prizes. The department will also serve cake in honor of Shakespeare's birthday.
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The Sonnet Walk was inspired by a similar event sponsored by the Globe Theatre, which Rienstra attended with students in 2004 when she directed Calvin's semester-abroad in Britain.
That walk took the class through the streets of London, where members of the Globe Theatre Company were stationed to act out the sonnets in contemporary settings.
"Every so often a street-clothed person would come up to us and start to recite a sonnet," Rienstra remembers. "There were strange moments for us when we were not entirely sure whether a person was an actor or an actual person. Eventually we would realize, 'Oh, yes, this is iambic pentameter here.' Each of the sonnets was performed in a way that took advantage of the modern-London backdrop. We realized that these 400-year-old poems remain very entertaining and thought-provoking, especially when transposed into contemporary contexts."
Rienstra hopes the Calvin version will be equally enthralling.
Student Erin Demoray, a veteran of Calvin Theater Company, is serving as "stage manager" for the event. Students in the two classes will be working together to get all the bugs worked out of the event before Monday.
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The ServiceMaster Co. reported an unaudited operating loss of $532.8 million in 2012 on operating revenue of $3.1 billion.
The year-end preliminary numbers for the Memphis-based provider of home and commercial services and franchises released Tuesday, Feb. 26, compare to an operating income of $375.5 million in 2011.
Meanwhile, fourth quarter numbers for ServiceMaster showed operating revenue of $676 million, which was down 2.5 percent from the last three months of 2011. And the company's fourth quarter operating income also dropped 12.4 percent to $39 million from a year ago.
ServiceMaster CEO Hank Mullany described the company-wide results as not "up to our expectations."
In the earnings conference call with analysts Tuesday, Mullany again talked about the company's drive to improve performance in its TruGreen lawn care division as he noted the company's results showed growth, excluding the TruGreen results.
ServiceMaster includes the TruGreen, Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean and Merry Maids brands.
Excluding TruGreen, Mullany pointed to a growth in operating revenue for ServiceMaster of 5.2 percent for the year over 2011.
TruGreen operating revenues in the fourth quarter dropped 14.3 percent to $183.6 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. The company attributes that to a decline in customer counts, a key metric Mullany has been trying to turn around since he became ServiceMaster CEO nearly two years ago.
One of Mullany's first actions as CEO in April 2011 was to change the leadership of TruGreen, bringing in Terminix president Tom Brackett, on what was supposed to be a temporary basis to apply some of the Terminix operations and branch standardization practices to TruGreen. Brackett's position at TruGreen became permanent.
Brackett resigned in October and David Alexander, the former CEO of urban retailer Citi Trends and chief operating officer of Family Dollar Stores and a retail consultant, was named in December as TruGreen's new president.
The change in methods has included de-emphasizing the lawn care service's door-to-door neighborhood marketing, which also led to some of the revenue drop in previous quarters. But the division has also had some surprises including an adverse customer reaction to its Healthy Lawn program offered to residential customers at a premium price for year-round treatment.
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Arisa Johnson and Bridget Pollard talked about the future, when their sons Jaylon Tate and Kendall Pollard would move to college and away from the violence that rocked the community Wednesday.
Following Simeon's 53-51 victory over Morgan Park, the mothers were headed to a parking lot at Chicago State when they heard shouts to run back into the building. An altercation in the handshake line between the teams had carried over to the parking lot, and 17-year-old Tyrone Lawson was shot and killed.
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"I'm really anxious for him to go to University of Dayton," Bridget Pollard said. "I'm anxious for him to leave."
Simeon coach Robert Smith did not speak to the media after the game, and he cut off the Tribune from access to his team Thursday, stating in a text message that media members were not allowed in the building. Phone calls to Smith, Simeon principal Sheldon House and athletic director Reginald Brock were not returned.
A Chicago Public Schools official confirmed that Simeon's game against Julian on Friday and Morgan Park's game against Perspectives-Calumet on Saturday will be closed to the public.
Morgan Park coach Nick Irvin issued the following statement:
"On behalf of the Morgan Park basketball team, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of the young man who was killed Wednesday night after our game against Simeon. There is no comparison between losing a tough basketball game and knowing someone lost their life and did not go home to their family after attending a family event.
"I am deeply saddened by this tragedy that is happening far too often in this city that we love. We will continue to educate our young people on solving their disagreements without violence."
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Guitar Rock Tour Review
Gameloft's Guitar Rock Tour is supposed to be the closest thing to Guitar Hero you'll find on the iPhone, and it is awfully similar in many respects. It uses the same vertical "note track," it borrows concepts like overdrive… heck, it even uses the same sound effects on its menu screens! The close comparison to the original brings out Guitar Rock Tour's flaws, but these minor problems are ultimately drowned out by the game's rockin' fun.
First, the good news. Guitar Rock Tour's library of music has something for everyone. There's classics by Michael Jackson and Deep Purple, "modern classics" from Nirvana and Blink-182, and plenty of fairly recent Top-100 material played by a variety of bands, like The Bravery and Bloc Party. Odds are you'll recognize–and maybe even like–a majority of the tracks, and that's really all you can ask of a music game that has to appeal to a broad audience, like this one. Furthermore, the levels seem to have been designed by someone who's knowledgeable about music, so that the game imparts a bit of the illusion that you're playing along with the bands. You're not holding a guitar controller, obviously, so the suspension of disbelief only goes so far, but you can definitely get a piece of it in the middle of a wild solo. As you scale up the difficulty levels, you get closer and closer to "playing" all the notes in the song. Easy mode is perfect for beginners, while the Hard difficulty level is really quite a challenge, even for rhythm game vets.
The game's career mode has been nicely fleshed out, too. You get your pick of several premade characters, and then embark on a journey from garage-band wannabe to international superstar. Each stop on your grand tour around the world has a new venue, and the story is told through funny little cartoon strips between trips. We wish that you didn't have to replay so many songs along the way, but the game only has 17 tracks to work with, so it has to dole out the content gradually. Plus, when you take the three difficulty levels and the two playable instruments (guitar and drums) into consideration, there are over 100 distinct tracks to play through.
Gameloft also gets props for cleverly allowing you to turn your iPhone upside down, so you won't be blocking the speakers with your hands as you play. Although some puzzle games already allow play from any orientation, since it is part of their gameplay, we hope the entire App Store starts copying this design practice for portrait-oriented games, too. It really does wonders.
Unfortunately, going with the vertical orientation may not have been the best choice for Guitar Rock Tour, because it makes the controls less effective than they should be. When playing guitar, you get four string buttons at the bottom of the screen, as well as an overdrive switch towards the middle on the right-hand side. Playing individual notes is rarely an issue, but problems start to crop up when playing rapid arpeggios or chords, because the buttons are a bit cramped; fat-fingered players may feel victimized. Realizing this, the developer added the ability to "wipe" from one note to another. This technique definitely helps, but you can only use it between two notes at a time. Meanwhile, the overdrive switch is just poorly placed. You have to stretch to touch it, but simply tapping it won't do–you actually have to flip it up to activate it. There's rarely time to do this in the middle of a blistering solo, given that the game doesn't let you miss many notes before booting you out of the song. We think designing the game to work in landscape mode may have nipped most of these problems in the bud.
On top of the control problems, Guitar Rock Tour suffers from a few minor performance issues that damage the experience. A recent update thankfully fixed the constant memory crashes and improved the formerly jerky framerate, but the animation issues have yet to be fully resolved. The slowdown is more pronounced during musical passages that are filled with notes–which also happen to be the times when you want the animation to be perfectly smooth. While playing drums, we noticed that the response time for the controls can be a bit sticky, as well, particularly when you have to bang both drums at once or play rapid drumrolls. Finally, the game's loading times are just long enough to push them into annoyance territory.
Guitar Rock Tour may strike some slightly flat notes, but none of them are really showstoppers. This is still a good rhythm game that has a lot of satisfying content; $7.99 is a steep price, but the music contained within is worth it.


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Review Date January 30, 2010
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I have this subwoofer in combination with my Denon 2309 receiver, 2x 683′s up front and 3x 685 bookshelf speakers. I have it set up in a 300 SQ foot family room. I didn't want it at first and looked at other brands to purchase, but unfortunately, here in Germany, we don't get the HSU, etc. brands which are all the rage. They can be had, but the price here takes them out of the running. The B&W dealer told me I should just take it home and test it, and if I like it he would give it to me for 400 dollars, which was 20% off at the time and put it in the price range for other comparable subs.
The SW has been an excellent addition to my home cinema which doubles as HI-FI. The bass is rich, clear, not boomy, and the sub keeps up with all types of music, from classical, to metallica (kill 'em all, And Justice for All which are bass drum heavy just sound aweseome on the sub), to jazz, and everything in between. For bass heavy films like WotW, or the Incredible Hulk, the SW just rocks. You don't feel that a sub is making the bass, it just fills the room and you feel like you are riding the bass instead. I can't begin to describe how happy I am with it. I accepted it on the spot and have used it for 9 months now and have absolutely no complaints.
I have it only turned up half way due to the proximity of neighbors, and it will still bring the house down. For a 300SQ foot room, it is very sufficient and could even power much more. For those who enjoy fine music, and enjoy watching films at neighbor friendly levels or even at levels which will bring them knocking, this sub is going to fulfill your wishes completely. I just can't imagine wanting or even possibly getting a cleaner bass for the money. B&W have a fine SW here for the money, and while maybe not on the same level as HSU or some of the other USA brands, it is among the best from the big manufacturers in my opinion and well worth the money paid for it.
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Back before I got married and had kids, I couldn't even imagine being a stay at home mom. Then I went and had a baby during medical school, and my life and priorities got turned upside down. At first, I was able to take our daughter with me to class, where there was always someone ready to use a fussing baby as an excuse to step into the hallway and take a break for a few minutes.
Then that adorable little bundle started to grow up, and I needed to find daycare for her.
I cried every day after I dropped her off,and it was only about two days before I got the first call to pick her up becauseshe had a fever. That began the downward spiral that eventually led to my husband quitting his job to become a work-at-home parent.
Since that point, we have started five different businesses. I've graduated from medical school, and we've endured our younger daughter's grueling seven week stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. We currently run three companies, and have our third baby on the way. Since we made the conscious decision to put them first, neither of our kids has spent longer than half a day at time at drop in daycare, and they've never been there morethan twice in the same month. So, how do we do it?
- Prioritize – If putting your kids first is truly important to you, you have to make them your family's number one priority every day. That doesn't mean that you have to spend every waking minute with them baking gingerbread cookies. It simply means that you have to work with your other half to make sure that taking care of the kids is pretty much always covered.
- Be flexible – Keeping your kids at home with you means being flexible about your work week and your relationships. Make appointments outside of normal business hours, do your accounting or catching up on email after your kids go to bed and take your kids with you to less formal meetings. You may find that some customers or client are put off by your approach, but you'll probably find just as many who find your family centered lifestyle refreshing and appealing. My husband has won contracts over lower priced competitors more than once because his customers appreciated and admired the way we run our lives and his business (and no, we don't sell religious paraphernalia – it's a flooring company).
- Stop worrying about me time – This may be an unpopular statement, but when you made the decision to become a parent, you opted out of the right to put yourself first. That doesn't mean you should be a slave to your kids, husband or anyone else, but it does mean that "me time" drops way down on your list of priorities. You have to take what you can get, even if it amounts to grocery shopping at midnight so you can do it without the kids in tow.
- Taking one for the team – Sometimes scheduling conflicts come up that you have no control over. When that's the case, and grandma and grandpa aren't available, one of you needs to be able to make the decision to stay home. Perhaps one business accounts for the majority of your income and so events for that business take precedence, or perhaps you rotate, agreeing that when the next conflict arises, your gig will win out. Either way your kids win by having a parent at home with them.


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May 12, 2008
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's track and field team finished competition at the Heptagonal Championship, hosted this year at the Dewitt-Cuyler complex in New Haven, in a tie for seventh place with Dartmouth with 47 points. Cornell won the meet with 165 points, easily defeating Princeton, who was unable to complete the "triple crown" (obtain all team titles: cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field), who scored 141 points.
The Bulldogs' effort was anchored by four second-place finishes, worth a total of 32 points, which accounted for nearly seventy percent of the Bulldogs total point output.
Freshman Kate Grace was second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:07.48. The starlet courageously battled her older rival, all-American senior Jesse Carlin from Penn, until the 650-meter point, where Carlin proved herself the stronger that day and pulled away, winning the 800 with a time of 2:05.67.
Freshman Emily Standish was second in the high jump with a season personal best of five feet, five and one half inches (1.67 meters). After defeating all other competitors, Standish found herself in a heads up-duel with, similar to teammate Grace, an all-American and many time Heptagonal champion, this time Harvard's Becky Christensen. Christensen went on to win the high jump after clearing five feet, ten and one-half inches (1.79 meters).
Senior Lindsay Donaldson tallied two second place finishes for the Bulldogs in the 5,000-meter and 3,000-meter runs with times of 16:41.32 and 9:42.14. Donaldson was outdone by Penn senior Stacy Kim in the 3,000 (Kim, after setting a Heptagonal Games record in the 1,500 and defeating Donaldson in the 3,000, was selected as the women's meet MVP by virtue of a vote amongst the coaches of all the Ivy League schools.) and Princeton freshman Ashley Higginson, in a race eerily similar to Donaldson's 5,000-meter race at the Penn Relays three weeks before, (Donaldson, after doing most of the "work" in the race by leading and setting the pace, was unable to hold off a late charge from Higginson, who drafted off Donaldson for 4,600 meters of the race) in the 5,000.
Other individual point contributors included senior captain Elizabeth Calle, who was fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:49.28, and freshman Eve King, who was sixth in the heptathlon with a final total of 4,283 points.
The relays contributed the remaining ten points of the Bulldogs' total. The 4x100-meter relay team of senior Catherine Bader, sophomore Courtney Miller, Grace and senior Mary Kuder was fifth in a time of 48.56. The 4x400-meter relay team of Kuder, junior Jennifer Lin, freshman Erika Mansson and freshman Jennifer Parker was also fifth with a time of 3:50.43. Finally, the 4x800-meter relay team of junior Kathryn Schleckser, Grace, sophomore Stephany Reaves and senior Meredith Leenhouts was third in a time of 9:00.50.
The Bulldogs that have qualified will compete next at the ECAC championships, hosted by Princeton, on May 16, 17 and 18.
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Joslyn Woodard broke a decade-old Heps record with a long jump distance of 20'7" that broke the previous record by nearly one full foot. Her distance was the longest recorded by any Ivy female in history, breaking Yale's Samantha Lincoln's 1992 mark of 20'5". The Bulldogs are in fifth place after one day of competition at the Heps, which will continue tomorrow in Ithaca, NY.
Woodard won the long jump, 60-meter run, and 200-meter run last year and earned the 2003 Ivy Indoor Female Athlete of the Meet award. She qualified for Sunday's 200-meter final, but was disqualified in the 60-meter run for a false start and will not get a chance to defend her victory.
The Elis' Molly Lederman also had a strong day for Yale, capturing her first pole vault title as she cleared a height of 12'05.5".
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Recently we got the sad news that a friend from the dog park had passed away suddenly. She was on a backpacking trip in the Sierra mountains with a group of friends when she had a heart attack, a few hours later she died at a friend's home. It is all so horribly sad! Luckily her two dogs were not with her; they were being cared for by another friend/dogsitter back in Berkeley. Unfortunately Carol did not leave a will, she was a single woman who adored her dogs but there were no instructions about what to do if something like this would happen. I know that few of us, especially those as healthy and as robust like Carol was (even at the age of 69), think of doing such things. I don't think we like to ponder our own mortality. The welfare of Carol's two dogs was now in the hands of her dog sitter, a challenging assignment for anyone. Other friends at the park offered what they could by the way of advice and assistance. Luckily a woman, who had the littermate, took the Husky in, and the dog sitter kept the young Jack Russell for a while until another of the dog park pals, took him in too. All that was a great relief to everyone who knew Carol and who loved her dogs. No matter what age you are, and especially if you are a single person with dogs, it is really important to consider doing a living will or setting up a pet trust. This was a lesson to me that we simply can't leave such important matters in the hands of others.
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"He's one of the best ever. He does everything well. You don't become one of the best ever, if you're not great at what you do."
"He's like a coach on the field; he dissects defenses real well, so (we have to) try to disguise stuff, but sometimes he sniffs that out too."
"What doesn't he do, that's the question. He's a great quarterback, there's really nothing you can say that he doesn't do. He's smart, an amazing quarterback."
"He does everything exceptionally well. We're just going to have our hands full this week. He's the Hall of Fame QB; he's probably the best QB in the NFL right now."
"Peyton is just Peyton; he's always consistent, that's what makes him so good. He always puts his offense in the best position to make plays."
"Peyton does a great job of involving everybody on their offense. When he comes at you, you just have to be ready; there's no kind of scheme or anything to try to prepare for Peyton and stop him. He's a great quarterback; you just have to know your one-on-one matchups."
What about Peyton Manning's audible orchestrations?
DE Tyson Jackson
"For most of it, he's just trying to read and analyze our defense, so we're going to have to try and keep our hands close for quite some time and try to confuse him, not let him get a read on what type of defense we're playing and at the last minute, show our hands, so we can put ourselves in position where we can play winning football on that particular down."
LB Brandon Siler
"I don't think you get tied up in that, because if you do, he's going to do nothing but fool you. So, I don't think you get caught up in that."
S Eric Berry
"I try not to even pay attention to it. I just try to read my keys; there isn't really too much you can do to show him, that's going (to) confuse him too much, so I just try to read my keys and play my technique, so I don't try to get caught up in it."


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NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard says it is conditionally reopening 40 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans upriver, but 25 miles remain closed.
Petty Officer Matthew Schofield says that means officials have to make sure there is no pollution. He didn't know if ships could immediately leave the port.
A news release Monday says about 31,500 gallons of light crude oil spilled from a tank barge that hit a towboat Saturday. The Coast Guard says nobody was hurt and there have not been any reports of oiled wildlife.
The Coast Guard says 29 vessels are waiting for the river to reopen.
The river had been closed from below the Port of New Orleans to Vacherie (VASH-uh-ree), nearly 50 miles west of New Orleans. It's now closed from Vacherie to near Hahnville, which is 30 miles from New Orleans.


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(16) SusanE, May 14, 2014 5:39 AM
Botox Schmotox! I'd try it.
Between 35 and 55 few women age very much. If they are drinkers, smokers, or exercize nuts they age a bit faster. Most of my friends had their eyes 'done' and creases smoothed, and noses altered, and mini-lifts done 15 years ago. At 70, I would love a few fixes but the expense keeps me from it. It is true with many people, that once they begin altering their looks they don't know when to quit.
(15) Harriet, May 7, 2014 9:33 AM
Beauty without Cruelty to Yourself
I'm pushing sixty and people think I'm in my late twenties or early thirties. Men beg me to...you know!! I've never had any invasive treatments but I've always watched my diet, walked everywhere (I don't have a car) never smoked, never done drugs, never drunk to excess and never been promiscuous. I moisturise regularly, especially in winter and go for the occasional massage etc at a spa. I take vitamin supplements and keep myself very clean and neat. Most importantly of all: THINK GOOD THOUGHTS AND DO KIND DEEDS ALL THE TIME! As Roald Dahl says,(in "The Twits") then you will always look absolutely lovely. I recently reconnected with my Jewish heritage and have been going assiduously to the Synagogue and studying Biblical Hebrew: now everybody says I look younger and prettier than ever. This is my formula for beauty, within and without, and I strongly recommend it.
(14) Miri, May 4, 2014 2:22 AM
It Will all work out in the end
The surgery has many facets to it. One that is most factual is that surgery & pricey treatments can change the looks of the rich but the middle class will be stuck where they they like it or not. My priority will never be beauty. But it doesn't matter. After I give my family what they need, there isn't money left or expensive surgery. I guess I'll be left attracting those who care more about who I am than superficial stuff. And that could be a most amazing thing for me. !!!!
(13) Diane, May 3, 2014 3:33 AM
Some of us need Botox for medical reasons
I have blepharospasm and cervical dystonia. I received Botox every 12 weeks so I am able to keep my eyes open, and my neck from being in pain and crooked. People forget that Botox has been used medically for at least twenty years before the idiots and the vain decided to use it for wrinkles. And, now, it has been approved for severe migraine headaches.
It angers me when people say I am lucky to get Botox injections in my face, around my mouth, in my neck and shoulders. I wish I didnt have a disease that required Botox as the only way to keep my eyes open so I can read, write, even watch TV. As the Botox wears off, I hqve to tape my eyelids open. I cannot drive anymore thanks to my disease processes. I would NOT be getting it for wrinkles. For me, it is a medical necessity. I hate that the cosmetic industry has given a read medication a false usasge. I would to anything to be normal again.
Someone told me once that I am lucky to have Botox to for wrinkles. I would gladly give her blepharospasm, Meige, and Dystonia. Thanks for listening.
(12) Anonymous, May 2, 2014 9:31 PM
Who Cares - some are just Conformists and Followers
Days pass there I still say; you don't like what you see them don't look. I'm 50 yrs old and most people see it. Not sure why; I'm not wrinkled yet. I just look my age. I don't wear makeup much & kinda feel OK for someone who wears no makeup. They joke that no man will look at me. Often this is true. I don't get noticed some days. And my hubby could care less at times. It is way too superficial for me. My friends, like myself, aren't hung up on this stuff. Everyone wants to be attractive. But it's not worth the time for some of us. This life has so much to offer. I can't sit for 1 hr with ammonia or stuff on my head just to please another .


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Supreme Judicial Court (March 3, 2009)
A Superior Court Judge may dismiss an indictment over the Commonwealth's objection, after accepting a guilty plea by continuing a case without a finding and imposing conditions.
The defendant pleaded guilty to indictments charging unarmed burglary. The judge accepted the defendant's guilty plea and "in the interests of justice" placed the case on file without entering a guilty finding with a three year period of probation and conditions. The judge indicated that the case would be dismissed if the defendant complied with the imposed conditions of probation. The Commonwealth filed a motion for clarification because although the docket entry stated the case was "filed with no guilty finding entered," the judge's disposition memorandum noted that the judge accepted a guilty plea and placed the case on file. The judge ruled the docket entry was correct and no guilty finding had entered.
After completing all the terms of probation, the defendant sought dismissal of the indictment. The Commonwealth moved to vacate the termination of probation and discharge and renewed a motion for the entry of a guilty finding and sentencing. After a hearing the judge dismissed the indictment. The Commonwealth filed a notice of appeal and the Supreme Judicial Court allowed the defendant's application for direct appellate review.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a Court may not place an indictment on file without the consent of the Commonwealth; however, the judge's disposition in this case was essentially a continuance without a finding because the judge declined to enter a guilty finding, and delayed the dismissal of the case, which was conditioned on terms of probation. "Accordingly, unless the statutory language of the charged offense prohibits it, the dismissal of an indictment in the interest of justice after a guilty plea and after the satisfaction of conditions remains a viable disposition in the Superior Court."
Note: In FN9 the Court warns, "[t]he use of such dispositions, over the Commonwealth's objection, in cases pending before the Superior Court (which disposes of the most serious criminal matters), ought to be issued sparingly. In such cases, the judge's reasons should be, as here, fully explained."


text: Remember Blake, the north Texas Jack in the Box employee Consumerist featured and described as "frighteningly loyal" a few weeks ago? Kevin, the person who originally introduced us to Blake, printed out a copy of the page and drove around with it in case Blake happened to serve him on a snack run. A few days after we posted the story, he did!


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We've entered a new phase of play in our family—video games.
We've had an Xbox 360 for several years now, but it wasn't until recently that my son began choosing the video games over trucks and trains.
Technically, the Xbox system belongs to my husband. I bought it for him as a Christmas gift a few years ago. I justified buying my grown husband the gaming system with the thought that we could play "as a family." It had "Kinnect," where you get up and the camera allows you to play games using your body instead of a controller. We also assumed our son, who was two-years old when I bought it, eventually would start playing video games.
Flash forward some 24 months and I can count on one hand how many times we played it "as a family." The kids and I enjoy showing off our dance moves with games like Dance Central and Just Dance, but beyond that, I have avoided any kind of gaming like the Plague.
On the contrary, our son did, indeed, take a liking to it. And while it provided me an opportunity to clean the house, do laundry and have a moment's peace to myself, I knew he likely would become addicted to the damn thing. Sure enough, he now wakes up in the morning and without saying a word he goes into the toy room, turns it on and picks up where he left off the night before.
There are occasions he insists I sit down and play, usually some sort of Lego game (the purpose of which completely escapes me.) But at least the Lego games make more sense than Minecraft, which boasts graphics that harken back to a meld of Coleco and Atari with a dash of Intellivision. Though unlike Minecraft, those games all were simple to understand. I wish they made Tetris or Super Mario Brothers for Xbox 360.
I do my best to feign interest in Lego Star Wars, but I usually fall short of my son's expectations to get him out of a tough level, and that is where my husband steps in. I remember when I would count down the minutes until he got home so I could hand off a screaming baby. Now I await his arrival home to save me from video-gaming Hell.
I appreciate this new bond that has developed between father and son. But they also are partners in crime – ignoring me while they are playing, sitting there, the two of them, with the same blank looks on their faces…while their fingers work the controls with the madness of Mozart at the piano – jump, punch and run. I nearly have to turn the game off to get their attention.
A few weeks ago, I was trying to get the family ready for church and my son and husband were playing Xbox. I had to threaten both "my boys" with a time-out or grounding them from the game if they didn't get off their butts and get ready for church. (I thought my addiction to Candy Crush was bad. This was downright ridiculous.)
It was time to put my foot down on this nonsense. I had to have serious talk with my husband about how he is setting a bad example by disrespecting me. I have a hard enough time getting out the door to go to work, get the kids into bed at a reasonable time and limit the amount of time they stare at any given screen in the house. I don't need the biggest kid in my house fueling the fire and making it any worse.
On the bright side, my son in so in love with his precious video games that I now have something to hang over his head when he is misbehaving. Even the thought of losing his Xbox privileges has him standing at attention. Now, if I could just get my husband to fall into line.
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We've entered a new phase of play in our family—video games.


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And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. —Romans 16:20
But, as the promise respecting breaking the head of Satan belongs to Christ and his members in common, I therefore deny that the faithful can ever be conquered or overwhelmed by him.
They are frequently filled with consternation, but recover themselves again; they fall by the violence of his blows, but are raised up again; they are wounded, but not mortally; finally, they labor through their whole lives in such a manner as at last to obtain the victory.
This, however, is not to be restricted to each single action. For we know that, by the righteous vengeance of God, David was for a time delivered to Satan, that by his instigation he might number the people; nor is it without reason that Paul admits a hope of pardon even for those who may have been entangled in the snares of the devil.
Therefore the same Apostle shows, in another place, that the promise before cited is begun in this life, where we must engage in the conflict; and that after the termination of the conflict it will be completed. "And the God of peace," he says, "shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly."
In our Head this victory, indeed, has always been complete, because the prince of this world had nothing in him; in us, who are his members, it yet appears only in part, but will be completed when we shall have put off our flesh, which makes us still subject to infirmities. —Institutes, I, xiv, xviii
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.


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BRISTOL — The Addison Otters swim team, which practices at the Mount Abe pool, competed at the Thoroughbred Splash Invitational at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Sunday.
This was a very busy meet with some events hosting more than 70 swimmers.
Some of the best races for the Otters included the following:
•Emma Beauchemin, 12, girls' 12-and-under 50 fly, placed 25 out of 58 racers.
•Leslie Donlin, 15, girls' 13-and-older 50 free, 61/81.


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Oh, SF #$@#%$#@1%3
Oh, SF #$@#%$#@1%3
And...... season over
That's it.
Headed to Nats game.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
LOL, good job on embarrassing yourselves
Oh well. See you next year.
Oh no.
That's by the Giants are better. We have wusses like Votto.
...and we'll see y'all in February
There are 3 guarantees in life; death, taxes, and the leadoff walk coming around to score.
They took advantage of their opportunities, we did not. Just getting in before the meltdown.
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TV Notes: 'Breaking Bad' wraps up with 'unapologetic' final act
Sun., Sept. 29, 2013
Don't miss
"BREAKING BAD" SERIES FINALE: It hardly seems fair that this electrifying drama aired for only five seasons, but all "Bad" things must come to an end. Of course, fans will be perched on the edge of their sofas to see how the final act plays out for Walter White (Bryan Cranston), the mild-mannered chemistry teacher who morphed into a murderous drug lord. We have no idea what's going to go down, but Cranston tells viewers to expect an episode that's "unapologetic and very 'Breaking Bad.' " 9 p.m. Sunday, AMC.
Other bets
SUNDAY: This could be a bad sign: Season 23 of "The Amazing Race" begins tonight and we're already out of breath. To the couch we go. 8 p.m., CBS.
SUNDAY: That tantalizing cliffhanger has us stoked for the new season of "The Good Wife." Now, can Alicia (Julianna Margulies) manage to keep her plans to leave the firm a secret? 9 p.m., CBS.
SUNDAY: As Season 3 of "Homeland" begins, Brody (Damian Lewis) is on the lam and Carrie (Claire Danes) is off her meds. This can't end well. 9 p.m., Showtime.
SUNDAY: "Masters of Sex," the compelling new drama about William Masters and Virginia Johnson (Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan) contains a lot of naked people hooking up. But, relax, it's all in the name of science. 10 p.m., Showtime.
MONDAY: "Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey" tells the inspiring, fairy tale-like story of Arnel Pineda, who went from being a small-time club singer in the Philippines to the front man for the rock band Journey. 10 p.m., PBS.
TUESDAY: They struck it rich in the lottery. Now what? The new drama, "Lucky 7" continues as fame beckons and reality begins to set in for our little gas-station crew. 10 p.m., ABC.
WEDNESDAY: Bad guys, beware. Blair Underwood attempts to fill the shoes – and the wheelchair – of Raymond Burr in a remake of "Ironside" that has him playing the driven crime-fighter. 10 p.m., NBC.
THURSDAY: Ready for some Klaus encounters? "The Originals," a spinoff of "The Vampire Diaries," has the bad boy bloodsucker (Joseph Morgan) setting up shop in New Orleans. 9 p.m., The CW.
THURSDAY: Buckle your seat belts: Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and "Scandal" are back tonight. The turbocharged drama picks up just minutes after last season's stunning cliffhanger left off. 10 p.m., ABC.
FRIDAY: Book it, Danno: "Hawaii Five-0" may be airing on a new night, but it's still full of tropical splendor - and plenty of murderers for McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) to chase. 9 p.m., CBS.
SATURDAY: "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" isn't about his bouts with Joe Frazier or George Foreman. It's a film that recalls the boxer's Supreme Court legal battle after refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military. Frank Langella stars as Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. 8 p.m., HBO.


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According to the Columbus Dispatch, Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan admits he lobbied Ohio State to keep the Tat Five (and the 6th dude nobody's really talking about) eligible for the game against Arkansas on January 4th.
|Sugar Bowl CEO...and NCAA violations adviser
Yes, you read that correctly: bowl officials were given an early heads up regarding ongoing NCAA investigations, violations and school disciplinary matters. Awesome! No potential problem there, huh?
Apparently Ohio State AD Gene Smith told Hoolahan they were trying to push the suspensions back to the 2011 season and Hoolahan told Smith how strongly he felt about the players participating in the Sugar Bowl:
"I made the point that anything that could be done to preserve the integrity of this year's game, we would greatly appreciate it. That appeal did not fall on deaf ears, and I'm extremely excited about it, that the Buckeyes are coming in at full strength and with no dilution."
Oh, that's rich. Did he really say "integrity?" Is there video? Because I'd love to see if he said it with a straight face. Or, like some Hollywood actor, it took him several takes ("I made the point that anything that could be done to preserve the int... preserve the integ... *snicker* ...the integret-bwahaha! I'm sorry, can I try that again?").
Then again, maybe the reporter got it wrong and mistyped "integrity" when he really said "ratings" or "future TV contracts" or "assloads of money."
Yeah, yeah, I know - he was using integrity to mean "the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire." I'm guessing the irony of its more common usage -
Of course the bigger irony of it all is that while his lobbying efforts proved to indeed be successful, the game is now certain to have a lot of things, but integrity definitely won't be one of them. Because while all the bodies will be on the field, the game will now be more diluted than if Tressel had the balls to sit the Tat Five (and the other dude).
And Hoolahan wasn't alone in his lobbying efforts. The Dispatch article states that OSU officials, along with Big Ten commissioner Jjim Delany, were also among those who successfully lobbied the NCAA to reinstate the players for the Sugar Bowl.
Yes, that Jim Delany. The one who blasted the NCAA for its Cam Newton decision saying "there ought to be accountability. There ought to be consequences" and questioned the NCAA interpretation of its rules:
"This was an opportunity to apply a very reasonable concept. They chose to go with a very high standard instead of what's more of a reasonable application given the facts and reality that we're dealing with."
Exactly. A "reasonable application" - i.e. letting 5 dudes (and a 6th guy we shouldn't even bother mentioning anymore) who got busted for getting extra benefits and selling shit against the rules start their suspension when its more convenient.
Like, say, after a bowl game. Part of the NCAA's little-known but very, very, very reasonable "Start your suspension when you want" bylaw.
A bylaw AD Smith - and especially Tressel - should be ashamed they embraced.
Surprisingly, it's a large number of Buckeye fans who are disappointed that the players are getting a Sugar Bowl pass. Something not lost on Hoolahan who said that he was aware that many Scarlet and Gray fans felt that the players should not be allowed to play in his bowl game.
"I appreciate and fully understand the Midwestern values and ethics behind that. But I'm probably thinking of this from a selfish standpoint."
Gee, you think?
And I love how he says "Midwestern values" and "ethics behind that," like they're a couple of quaint little concepts only rubes who don't use his definition of "integrity" adhere to.
But please don't say you fully understand them. Take it from this Midwesterner - you don't.


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Run, Bong-Gu, Run!
Byun Byung-joon made his debut in the Korean comics scene in with his 1995 story 'This Summer's One Day Comedy' following a contest held by an adult magazine. He then became a commercial artist, creating humorous comics. His 1997 book 'History of an Island' was however his breakthrough in the field of comics. Byun showed a true scenographic talent who uses peaceful humour with typical Korean characters. With this book, he obtained the encouragment prize of the International Comics Festival of Donga-LG. He continued to produce innovating "manhwa" with his series 'Princess Anna' (1999), 'Run, Bong-Gu, Run!' (2003) and 'Déjà-vu' (2004).


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UMW News Bureau
The University of Montana Western equestrian team traveled to Missoula, Mont. on March 2 and 3, 2013 to compete in two English horse shows and the Regional English show hosted by the University of Montana.
Montana Western competed against the University of Montana, Montana State University, Rocky Mountain College, Utah State University and Carroll College.
The results of the three shows are as follows.
In the walk-trot division, Meghan Ortner took second, Lauren Zobrist placed fifth and Kathleen Anderson came in sixth. In advanced walk-trot-canter, Mattie Auch took second, Jordan Fuller placed third and Jessica Kaseberg came in fourth. In novice flat, Delanie Greer took second and Laura Cleveland and Alison Pugh placed fourth. In intermediate flat, George Lawson placed fourth and Chelan Taylor came in fifth. In open flat, Linda Sieverkropp placed fifth and Michael Larsen placed sixth. In novice fences, Lawson took first, Pugh took fourth and Greer was fifth. In intermediate fences, Cleveland took second. In open fences, Larsen took first and Sieverkropp came in fifth. The Montana Western equestrian team was the overall high point team.
In open fences, Larsen placed fourth and Sieverkropp place fifth. In intermediate fences, Taylor took third and Cleveland placed fourth. In novice fences, Lawson took first and Greer placed third. In open flat, Sieverkropp took first and Larsen came in sixth. In intermediate flat, Lawson took first and Taylor placed third. In novice flat, Pugh was fifth. In advanced walk-trot-canter, Auch took second. In walk-trot, Zobrist took second and Anderson placed third. At the end of the show, Lawson was the high point rider and the team was reserve high point overall.
Over the course of the year, multiple riders qualified for the regional show by accumulating a certain number of points in their division. In walk-trot, Anderson placed fifth. In walk-trot-canter, Fuller took first and Pugh took second. In novice flat, Lawson took second and Taylor placed fourth. In intermediate flat, Caitlyn Halliwell took first. In novice fences, Taylor placed third. In intermediate fences, Sieverkropp took second. In open fences, Larsen took first. The individuals who took first or second in their division qualify to advance to English zones, and Montana Western's Fuller, Pugh, Lawson, Halliwell, Sieverkropp and Larsen all qualified.
The Montana Western equestrian team won the region and will also be advancing to zones as a team.


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Here it is, hot of the presses (or whatever the cliche is in the Internat age): The Miami Dolphins training camp schedule for the segment that is open to the public.
You will see that we are approximately 8 days from the start of the festivities in the oven known as Davie, FL in July and August. The Dolphins will offer their fans 20 practices that are open to the public for the retail price of FREE.
Hopefully, you don't get what you pay for.
Obviously, these are the practices open to the public. The team simply won't stop practicing on August 19. That is simply the date after which the public can no longer attend. It is also the date the curtains are drawn on Miami's Wildcat package -- yes, the plan is to still use it -- the new defense under coordinator Mike Nolan, and other tweaks none of us are aware of yet.
So here's the question: Knowing what you do about the roster, what tweaks would you employ this season that should be kept under wraps during open practices?
Date Morning Afternoon
July 30 Fri. 2:00 p.m.
July 31 Sat. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Aug 1 Sun. 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 2 Mon. 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 3 Tues. 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 4 Wed. 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 5 Thurs. 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 6 Fri. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 7 Sat . 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 8 Sun. PLAYERS OFF
Aug. 9 Mon. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 10 Tues.
Aug. 11 Wed. 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 12 Thurs. 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 13 Fri.
Aug. 14 Sat. DOLPHINS VS. BUCCANEERS AT SUN LIFE STADIUM, 7:00 P.M. (EDT), WFOR-TV.
Aug. 15 Sun. PLAYERS OFF
Aug. 16 Mon. 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 17 Tues. 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 18 Wed. 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 19 Thurs. 9:00 a.m.
All practices are subject to weather conditions and subject to change


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April is National Card and Letter-Writing Month. Our surveys indicate about 66 percent of CFCA sponsors write their friend at least once a year. We'd like to increase that number!
We're asking our sponsors to take a "letter-writing challenge." The steps are simple:
- Write your friend and send a photo of you and your family if you haven't already done so. If you need inspiration, check out some letter-writing tips.
- Tell us about it in the comments below. Here are some questions to consider:
- What were your most memorable letter moments?
- Any letter-writing tips to share with us?
- What was your experience like?
Two sponsored friends from El Salvador, Kilmer and Maria, explained what they'd like to hear from their sponsors through letters:
Kilmer, sponsored eight years: "[I write] three regular letters each year and one Christmas card. What I like most is to make drawings. Sometimes I draw flowers, or Winnie the Pooh.
I like writing to my sponsors. In my last letter, I wrote them I was sick, I had a fever. I also told them that during Christmas, I shot off rockets [fireworks]. I tell them that sometimes I feel good, and sometimes I feel bad.
I would like to know about my sponsor when they are coming here, where they work, what they do there. I would like to know more about them."
Maria, sponsored about two years: "Every year I write [my sponsors]. I like it because I feel very content with their help. They have never written, because my sponsors changed.
I would like to know them. I donít know how many hugs I would give them if they were here. Everything my sponsors have given me is good.
I like everything and I thank them for everything they have done for us because we need their help. I would like to see them even if it is only in a photograph."
Thanks, and we appreciate your support!


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April 3, 2011
Box Score
IRVINE, Calif. -
Early runs were the factor on Sunday afternoon at Anteater Ballpark, as the Cal State Northridge Matadors (14-14, 0-3 Big West) allowed seven runs through the first three innings in an 8-5 loss to Big West rival UC Irvine (18-6, 3-0 Big West).
The Anteaters were the first to strike as they brought around two runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead after the leadoff hitter reached base on a fielding error.
A Kyle Attl walk with one out in the top of the third inning broke up the perfect game of UCI's Matt Whitehouse, as Attl was the first runner aboard for Northridge. Senior TS Reed followed by recording the first Matador hit of the game with a hard single through the left side of the infield. Ridge Carpenter reached safely on a fielder's choice, advancing Attl to third with two out in the third.
With Tommy Simis batting, Attl scored and Carpenter advanced to second on a wild pitch from relief pitcher Andy Lines, who replaced injured starter Matt Whitehouse. Another wild pitch moved Carpenter to third and Simis ended up walking.
Still in the third, Northridge designated hitter Steven Keller smacked a double to the left center field wall to score two runs and give the Matadors a 3-2 lead after two and a half innings.
UC Irvine answered with five runs in the bottom of the third to regain the lead at 7-3. In the top of the fourth, Joshua Goossen-Brown led off with a walk and advanced to third on a double down the left field line by Andrew Muren. A sacrifice fly by Attl scored Goossen-Brown to cut the deficit to 7-4.
The final run for Irvine scored on a solo homerun with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning.
In the top of the ninth, Drew Muren tripled down the right field line with one out on a ball that rolled into the Matador bullpen and scored on a pinch-hit double by Adam Barry, but the Matadors were unable to put across any more runs and fell by final score of 8-5.
Keller finished the game 1-for-4 with two RBI, Drew Muren went 2-for-4 with a double and triple and Attl hit 0-for-1 but had a walk, sacrifice fly, run scored and RBI. Starting pitcher Alex Muren (2-1) allowed five earned runs in 2.0-plus innings for his first loss of the year.
The Matadors dropped to 0-3 in conference play with the loss and have lost four in a row for the first time all season. The next CSUN game will be on Tuesday, April 5 on the road at UNLV. Northridge defeated the Rebels at Matador field earlier this year 11-6 and will look to claim a season sweep. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.


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Former Tiger attempts to win NCAA title
A former Fred T. Foard athlete is aiming to win an NCAA championship in the hammer throw today.
Malcolm Styers, a former member of the Tigers' track and field program and current senior at Appalachian State, qualified for the NCAA National track and field championships with a career-best performance May 27 at the NCAA East Regionals.
The health promotions major set a new personal best toss in the hammer throw of 201' 8", which not only qualified him for the national meet, which takes place today through Saturday, but also moved Styers into the ASU record books as the second-best thrower in history.
Styer's previous personal best in the event was 194' 11".
"It took me a while to get to this level to compete at that distance," Styers said. "Now, I know that I have it in me, I know the school record isn't that far away. I really think I can beat it. Just knowing I can be at a top level in Division I at a school like Appalachian really makes me feel proud to be from a small town like Newton, go somewhere big and do that well."
The culmination of Styer's achievement has been a steady improvement from his freshman to senior seasons.
During his freshman season, Styers finished seventh in the shot put and fourth in the hammer and discus throws in the Southern Conference indoor championships. He was also eighth in the shot put in the SoCon outdoor championships.
He improved tremendously in his sophomore year, winning SoCon shot put and weight throw championships. He also finished the conference's outdoor championships as a runner-up in the hammer throw and third in the shot put and discus.
Styers won his first individual honor, as the conference tabbed him its Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 12, 2009.
"I think learning the technique helped a lot," Styers said. "With the hammer throw, I didn't do that at all in high school. It took about a good solid year to get to where I was good at the hammer throw. Once I learned the technique, my strength levels took off."
One year later during his junior year, Styers was tabbed as the conference's most outstanding athlete and field performer. He went on the win SoCon championships in outdoor shot put, discus and the hammer throw.
He was also the SoCon indoor champion in shot put and the weight throw, won Field Athlete of the Week for the second straight season and added the conference's Athlete of the Month honor to his list of honors last January.
Styers finished his senior season in outdoor with a repeat of his SoCon hammer throw championship and most outstanding field performer awards. He was also a runner-up finish in the discus throw and third-place finish in the shot put.
His performance, combined with the performances of his teammates, helped the Mountaineers win outdoor championships and sweep the year's triple crown — cross country, outdoor and indoor titles — for the second straight season
In the history of Appalachian State's track and field program. Styers is the seventh straight and 16th overall Mountaineer to win a conference championship in the hammer throw. He is also the 14th ASU track and field athlete to win to SoCon discus championship.
"I never really expected to win as much as I did," Styers said. "I knew I could do well, especially with the coach I have and determination I have. Looking back at it and knowing I went to ASU, did something great and won, I am pretty proud of it. I am hoping some of my records stand for a while."
Now the senior has an opportunity to added an NCAA championship his list of awards, an honor he said will be a defining moment for him.
"Winning an NCAA title would be one of the greatest things I could do in my life," Styers said. "It is going to be tough. There is really good competition. I am going to go out there and give it my best."


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Moon and Mars
Mars is a world of giants. Some of the biggest volcanoes in the solar system rise from its desert landscape. Yet these mountains seldom exploded with fury, as many volcanoes do here on Earth. Instead, they built up over the millennia as molten rock bubbled gently to the surface.
Three of the five tallest volcanoes on Mars are in a region called Tharsis, while a fourth — the tallest of all — is just on its edge. All of these mountains are miles taller than Mount Everest. They appear to be extinct, although it's possible that some of them could just be sleeping.
The biggest of the bunch is Olympus Mons — the tallest mountain in the entire solar system. It's more than 15 miles high, and covers an area bigger than most American states. And although most of its slope is quite gentle, its edge is marked by cliffs that are up to four miles high.
Martian volcanoes grew so tall and wide because the lava that poured out of them was fairly thin. It spread out easily, so it covered large areas.
Many volcanoes on Earth are built by thicker lava, which quickly hardens. That allows pressure to build up below the surface, eventually causing an explosion — something that doesn't happen with the gentle giants of Mars.
Look for Mars close to the lower left of the Moon before dawn tomorrow. It looks like a fairly bright yellow-orange star. The true star Regulus is below them. The Moon will stand side by side with Regulus on Tuesday.
Script by Damond Benningfield, Copyright 2013
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As it pertains to attending teammate Mark Sanchez's Jets West camp this summer, Geno Smith has gone from playing dumb to playing coy.
After initially causing a stir by giving a "no comment," which he later attributed to a lack of knowledge, Smith still isn't saying.
Asked Monday on the NFL Network if he planned to attend the players only workouts Sanchez organizes each year in California, Smith replied "We'll see."
Whether the new kid at school goes to Sanchez's sleepover really isn't that big a deal, and shouldn't have been.
But a refusal to provide a straight answer has made it something that will only draw more questions, if not a stakeout.


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Space Propulsion conference will chart industry's future trajectory
Space propulsion, an indispensable driver for the space industry, will be the focus of an international conference next month to prepare for the future.
The entire space industry is based on Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion: 'For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction'.
This law is expressed most fundamentally through rockets: full-fledged launchers open the door to orbit, while their smaller-scale equivalents, onboard thrusters, make it possible to navigate through space. Without propulsion technology nothing goes anywhere - so this event is a timely examination of a vital topic.
The Space Propulsion 2010 conference takes place in the port city of San Sebastian on Spain's Bay of Biscay from 3 to 6 May. Following on from the positive response to an inaugural 2008 workshop in Crete the conference is being introduced on a regular two-year basis.
"Unlike comparable events, this conference brings together the launcher and spacecraft propulsion communities," said Giorgio Saccoccia, ESA's Head of Propulsion and Aerothermodynamics, co-organiser of the conference with Pierre-Guy Amand of SNPE and conference secretary Lisa Gabaldi of L'Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France (3AF). "These domains are normally kept separate, but there is a lot of potential for cross-fertilisation between them."
Co-organised by ESA and 3AF in collaboration with national European space agencies, Space Propulsion 2010 will be a venue not just for technical information exchange but also debates on propulsion policy.
The first day of the conference will be a plenary session with participants including ESA Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain, 3AF President Michel Scheller, ESA Director of Technical Quality Management Michel Courtois and ESA Director of Launchers Antonio Fabrizi, as well as high-level representatives from national space agencies, European governments and the worldwide propulsion industry.
"We are on the verge of major decisions for the space industry," added Mr Saccoccia. "New goals in exploration will require different types of propulsion systems to make them happen. The conference will serve to showcase the many new technologies and developments that decision makers can count on in this area."
The conference will include a large exhibition section for space agencies and industry to display new propulsion systems and R&D concepts.
ESA's stand will highlight its own current propulsion activities. These include solid propulsion activities for Ariane 5 and Vega, the RCS (Reaction Control System) propulsion sub-system for IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle) re-entry testing, the High Thrust Engine Demonstrator preparing technologies for Europe's Next Generation Launcher, ion engines for long-duration space missions and micro-thrusters enabling precision satellite control and formation flying.
Technical and programmatic issues will be debated to support the preparation of future activities and roadmaps in all fields of space transportation. Sessions will also cover lessons learned from operating missions with novel propulsion systems such as GOCE and ATV.


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9 comments:
Why didn't I think of this? It would have been perfect in my stories!
- March 29, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- Kim said...
Ummm. Again? I remembered seeing this years ago so I googled and found it happened in October 2008. Either it's not true or the guy doesn't learn well! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/1876886/Vicar-in-casualty-with-spud-stuck-in-backside.html
- March 29, 2012 at 3:52 PM
- Kim said...
Or perhaps it is true and people have just once again discovered the story. In the name of the father, the son and the holy potato...
- March 29, 2012 at 3:54 PM
You say potato, I say potatoe- potato, potato, dildo, dilatoe, let's call the whole thing off!
- March 29, 2012 at 5:26 PM
That does give a new meaning to the term "curate's egg."
- March 29, 2012 at 5:52 PM
- ER Jedi said...
And the potato happened to fall into a bath of lube just prior to my falling on it.
- March 29, 2012 at 6:20 PM
- EDNurseasauras said...
Gotta love the British use of the word "bum". It actually sounds cute.
- March 29, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- John Woolman said...
As someone who lives in Sheffield UK, that story makes me very unlikely to want to use the services provided by the Northern General Hospital. Whoever breached patient confidentially in this case should be summarily dismissed for gross misconduct.
- March 30, 2012 at 3:40 AM
@EDNurseasauras: Well we store rain water in our butts. ;-)
- March 30, 2012 at 6:35 AM