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Guys at work agree that if the follow up story was that T'eo ended up being gay and in a relationship with Tebow it would end the internet as we know it
how happy is Lance Armstrong today that nobody in the US is talking about him.
J.A. Adande @jadande Jeff Ireland is going to ask Manti Te'o if his fake dead girlfriend was a whore
I mean, Lance finally admits what he did and reveals the shocking details behind it and then Te'o gets exposed the next day? I smell a hoax within a hoax......a hoaxception.
Why didn't Manti just tell everyone his girlfriend lives in Canada?
Interesting part of the Deadspin article:
A friend of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo told us he was "80 percent sure" that Manti Te'o was "in on it," and that the two perpetrated Lennay Kekua's death with publicity in mind. According to the friend, there were numerous photos of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo and Te'o together on Tuiasosopo's now-deleted Instagram account.
The sheer quantity of falsehoods about Manti's relationship with Lennay makes that friend, and another relative of Ronaiah's, believe Te'o had to know the truth. Mostly, though, the friend simply couldn't believe that Te'o would be stupid enoughor Ronaiah Tuiasosopo clever enoughto sustain the relationship for nearly a year.
I guess we can pick him up as a UDFA now . . .
I mean, this screams 'enormous character flaw' - like pathologically so. I can't really think of a comparable scenario; I have to figure his draft stock takes a MANY-rounds hit . . .
Sept. 10, 2012: Kekua is released from the hospital; Manti's father, Brian, congratulates her "via telephone" (South Bend Tribune).


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Production Applications up 66% in 2011;
Industry Responsible for 141,000 Jobs
WASHINGTON (November 30, 2011) – Analysis of the latest data recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which covers the year 2010, shows that the motion picture and television production industry is responsible for more than 141,000 jobs in New York, including direct production-related jobs as well as indirect jobs in businesses working with the production industry.
The core production jobs covered in the 2010 jobs report of the New York State Comptroller are up to 43,000, an increase of 20% from the 2008 figure cited in that report (36,000), and an increase of 22% over 2009. There was a production slowdown in 2009 reflecting uncertainty about the incentive program. With additional production-related jobs not captured in the core data, the number of direct jobs reaches 48,690, up 13% (nearly 5,600 jobs) over 2009. Annual job growth between 2009 and 2010 in New York State was flat (0%) and nationwide was down 1%.
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Motion Picture & TV Industry Employment 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 vs. 09
Core production jobs (NY Comptroller's report) 31,517 33,816 34,077 34,050 35,920 35,233 42,942 22%
Production-related jobs 38,744 41,606 42,306 42,355 43,921 43,092 48,690 13%
Total production-related jobs (including indirect) 112,214 120,505 122,530 122,674 127,208 124,807 141,021 13%
Source: Analysis of BLS data, using SIC to NAICS bridge and RIMS II model from Bureau of Economic Analysis[i]
The New York state production incentives have been a boon to production since adoption. The production incentive is a 30% refundable tax credit applied against qualified expenditures. In addition to the BLS report, the incentives' success is also measured by the growth in NY projects. In 2010, the New York Film Incentive program received 91 applications for the incentives, including 71 motion pictures, 6 television pilots and 14 television series. In 2011, the program had a 66% boost, with 137 applications to date, including 91 motion pictures, 20 television pilots and 26 television series, according to the Governor's Office of Motion Picture and Television Development Website.
So far in 2011, films shot in New York include The Bourne Legacy, Broken City, Men in Black III, and New Year's Eve, and television series include Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, Damages, Person of Interest, Glee, Gossip Girl, and Pan Am. As an example of the impact filming has locally, the film Arthur, which shot in New York for 48 days in 2010, spent more than $26 million with local vendors, and made more than 4,300 local hires, including 1,043 crew members.
Mike Jackman, co-chair of New York Production Alliance, an organization of guilds, unions, vendors and individuals representing the film industry in New York, explained how the program benefits the state, "The new job figures released by BLS confirm what all of us working in and around this industry know to be true, that film and television production continues to be a catalyst for New York's economic recovery. It is of no surprise the only dip in job growth came during 2009, a year funding for the New York State incentive briefly ran dry. The New York State Film Credit, created by the legislature and preserved under Governor Cuomo continues to create job opportunities for New Yorkers across the economic spectrum."
Speaking to the importance of the tax incentives to labor unions in the city, John Ford, president of IA local 52 said, "On behalf of the men and women at Local 52, we are so pleased by the impact of these programs in terms of real job growth. The robustness of production in New York means that there is more opportunity and competition for professional studio mechanics, artists and craftspeople."
Richard Masur, chair of the Screen Actors Guild national legislative committee and former Guild President, agreed stating, "Film tax credits create jobs, stimulate local economies, and keep film productions in-state. Screen Actors Guild members have seen an increase in work due to these credits, including a 30 percent increase in background actor workdays. These extra days of employment keep actors working and help them to qualify for health insurance and pension benefits."
"States know that film and television production bring increased investment and good jobs, which is why New York put incentives in place and why you see the positive year-after-year growth in this sector," said Vans Stevenson, Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs at the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA). He continued, "Competition among states and Canada is fierce for these jobs because they are the kinds of work people want – with benefits and an average salary of $79,000 a year – and that's why a state like New York focuses on growing this sector of their economy."
Stevenson also challenged recent claims that the production tax credit was somehow directly impacting funding for public schools, particularly in New York City. "The assertion that public school students don't have the educational resources because there is a budget allocation for the production incentive program is intellectually dishonest and factually incorrect," Stevenson said. He continued, "For example, in 2009 the motion picture and television production companies spent $5.1 for every $1.00 invested by the state in the program, according to the report on the Empire State Film Production Credit issued August 2010 by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture and Television Development. That is a very positive return on investment for state residents and the New York economy."
Nationwide, the film and television industry contributes in a very real way to the economies of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The industry in total, including production and distribution, is made up of more than 115,000 businesses, 81 percent of which employ fewer than 10 people. The industry supports more than 2.2 million jobs and generates about $13 billion in taxes and $40 billion in payments to vendors, suppliers and other businesses.
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Tarmac Twisters: A term not normally used to describe the essence of Corvette, but rather brutish old-school cars swilling 116-octane leaded gas and tearing up the drag-tracks of this fair land. But do superb handling and a refined driving experience necessarily mean that a Vette can't excel at drag racing? We think not, and to prove the point, we issued a shout-out to Texas-area tuners and enthusiasts to bring out their high-powered late-model Vettes and turn them loose on the 1,320. The venue for the event was Lone Star Motorsports Park in Sealy, Texas, located just west of Houston alongside I-10-squarely in the epicenter of the state's notorious C5 and C6 horsepower wars.
A total of seven Vettes accepted the challenge, four of which remain. In our second installment, we'll turn up the power numbers and ratchet down the e.t.'s to show you an eclectic mix of brutal late-model builds. Diversity is evident in the alphabet soup on LS-series blocks on hand, with LS3, LS7, LSX, and Warhawk all represented. Twin-turbos will battle it out against heavily juiced cars and even a single naturally aspirated entry. How will the foes fare against each other, and will they put down impressive numbers or simply obliterate their tires? We're about to find out.
Author's note: LSMP is located 185 feet above sea level, and on a cool day the track can support record-shattering runs. Unfortunately, ambient temperatures on this day topped the century mark, and the combination of barometric pressure and dew point made the air similar to racing at 3,000 feet. Although we won't "correct" the e.t.'s to reflect sea-level conditions, suffice it to say that with these corrections, the runs that follow would have been notably quicker.
We'd like to thank the crew of Late Model Racecraft and Lone Star Motorsports Park, who made this event possible, as well as the great group of volunteers who kept things running smoothly throughout the day.
'06 coupe
Peek beneath the hood of R.C. Cox's screaming-red Z06 clone, and it's obvious that the car is a technological wonder. With street-legal power as his goal, the self-employed electrical contractor teamed up with Late Model Racecraft (LMR) in Houston to put together one unique boosted warrior.
The stock LS2 was replaced by a World Products Warhawk LS7X aluminum block displacing a gargantuan 440 cubic inches. All Pro LSW race heads offer tremendous flow while dropping compression to a boost-safe 9.2:1, allowing the intercooled APS twin-turbo system to cram in upwards of 20 psi of boost. An RPM Transmissions 4L80-E automatic and a full Pfadt suspension makeover help keep the power in check. After some initial teething problems, the combo put down more than 1,030 hp on the LMR chassis dyno on a mere 15 psi of boost.
For obvious reasons, Cox and the LMR crew were concerned that traction would be the limiting factor at LSMP. Simply stomping the go-pedal off idle resulted in a 60-foot time of 1.73 en route to a jaw-dropping 9.40 at 155.23 mph. A second off-idle run brought another 9.40. With those numbers in the books, Cox decided on his next pass to release the trans brake at 2,500. Things were looking great, with a 60-foot time of 1.66, before the drag radials lost purchase and spun. The car eventually recovered to run a 9.79 at 153.58 mph.
With the heat of the day taking over, and track temps soaring, Cox would prove unable to better his first three passes. Still, it's worth pondering what his C6 would be capable of with a pair of slicks and some cool, dense air.
'01 Coupe
After owning his '01 C5 for a little over a year, Austin Hickman decided to take the mildly modded Vette to a new level and employed Gary Harmon and Horsepower Engineering (HPE) in Houston to do it. HPE is well known for wringing maximum power out of LS engines, so the shop was well suited to the task of building a nasty LS7 stroker inhaling copious amounts of nitrous oxide.
The 440ci engine features Trick Flow GenX 235 heads that provide a compression ratio of 11.5:1. A custom Nitrous Outlet direct-port nitrous system is set to kill with a 300-horse shot and an FJO progressive controller. A look beyond the engine reveals adjustable QA1 shocks at each corner and a battle-hardened Dynotech Engineering rear that receives power via an RPM Transmissions Level 6 4L60-E automatic. On the dyno at HPE, the LS7 put down 550 rwhp on motor alone and a tad more than 850 with the juice flowing. Having already ripped off a 9.67 on drag radials prior to our event, Hickman's C5 looked like a real contender for low-e.t. honors.
Hickman started by setting the progressive controller on a 70-300hp ramp, dialing in the shocks (10 clicks up front and 5 in the rear), and launching at 1,500 rpm. The result was an impressive 60-foot time of 1.61 en route to a 9.69 e.t. at 145.73 mph. Hickman kept tuning the suspension and nitrous settings, and by the fourth run the car had improved to a 9.56 e.t. at 149.5 mph. The final run was the most aggressive of the day, with a 120-300hp nitrous ramp yielding a 9.54 e.t. at 149.55 mph.
Hickman had smashed his previous best while managing the impressive feat of getting consistently faster as the day wore on. With future plans calling for a dual-stage 500hp nitrous shot, this C5 should be a legitimate 8-second contender in better weather conditions.
'08 Coupe
Tommy Young describes his Velocity Yellow '08 as "basically a stock car built to murder built cars." And with a prerace timeslip showing a 9.92 at 142 mph, the 25-year-old asphalt paver doesn't appear to be engaging in hyperbole. The journey began at Late Model Racecraft (LMR), which installed its C6 Street Stalker package featuring stainless-steel headers, a high-flow exhaust, an air-induction kit, and custom tuning. While the Vette got a significant bump in power, up to 475, Young knew there was much more work to be done to reach his e.t. goals.
The C6 went back to LMR, where it received a Cold Fusion Nitrous dual-plate kit employing a 100hp shot in the first stage, followed by a 175hp shot in the second. Rear-wheel output jumped to 570 hp and 659 lb-ft on the LMR dyno. A dedicated fuel system for the nitrous-featuring a Holley "blue" pump and fuel cell-allows the stock fuel injectors to remain untouched. Other than an MSD window switch that actuates the first stage at 3,000 rpm, the rest of the car stayed stock, right down to its automatic transmission.
Young lined up the car, planning to drive it like he had on his previous 9-second run: foot-brake to 1,800 rpm, spray the 100hp shot in First, then manually spray the 175hp shot right after the car shifted into each successive gear. But something clearly wasn't right on the first pass, and Young pulled the nitrous back to the 100hp setting through the end of the run. The board flashed a 1.65 60-foot, along with a 10.98 at 132 mph.
The same thing happened on the second pass, yielding a 10.974 at 132 mph. Worse, it was apparent that the 6L80-E six-speed automatic was starting to slip. Undeterred, Young decided to try spraying it in First, then getting deep into Second gear before enabling the 100hp shot again. He did, and trap speed increased to 137 mph on a 10.971 e.t.
Since our track outing, Young has installed an RPM Transmissions Level IV trans and a Circle D billet torque converter, mods that enabled him to run in the 9.80s. Murderous indeed.
'06 Coupe
Owning Corvettes runs in Jason Thornhill's family: In addition to his Le Mans Blue '06, Thornhill's mother and father both pilot Z06s. After driving his Vette for about a year, the 27-year-old business owner decided to vastly improve its performance with one of LMR's LSX-based 750hp Punisher Packages.
After machining the GMPP block to 440 ci, the LMR techs topped it with Trick Flow's new GenX 245 Cylinder Heads, which flow upwards of 390 cfm. Combine that with a 12.5:1 compression ratio and a rowdy custom hydraulic roller cam, and you get 612 rwhp and 553 rwtq on the LMR dyno while running a conservative tune. Equipped with a T-56 manual and a race-ready RPS Street Twin Carbon clutch, Thornhill's flashy C6 would be the lone stick-shifter in this edition of our shootout.
Even with 10 years of racing experience under his belt, Thornhill had trouble getting the torque-laden C6 to hook up at the track. A conservative first-pass launch at 3,000 rpm decimated the tires, yielding a 2.65-second 60-foot time en route to a 12.1 at 126 mph. For the second pass, Thornhill dropped the rear-tire pressure from 20 to 18 psi, resulting in a much-improved 2.28 short time and an 11.83 e.t. at 126.
After cooling the car, Thornhill dropped the tire pressure another 2 psi and let LMR co-owner Steven Fereday make a pass. While Fereday could only marginally improve on the 60-foot time, with a 2.26, his shifting mastery became evident as the C6 screamed to an 11.49 at 128.2 mph. With the engine heat soaked and the session running late, Thornhill decided to call it a day.
Although his 440/T-56 combo couldn't best the automatics on this day, it won't be long before Thornhill gets his launch procedure sorted and starts cracking off some high 10s. Until then, he can take solace in the knowledge that the thrill of manually shifting this beast at 6,800 rpm on the open road will never fade.


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Have you ever been the victim of a bank error? They can be annoying to fix, and they can get you in financial or even legal trouble if not spotted quickly.
Have you ever been the victim of a bank error? They can be annoying to fix, and they can get you in financial or even legal trouble if not spotted quickly.
A reader writes:
"One day last week, one of my granddaughters deposited four checks in an ATM. One of those checks was one I had written her. She noticed immediately that something was wrong. The receipt for each check was correct but the total deposited in her account was several thousand dollars more than it should have been. She called the bank immediately. They said they would take care of it that night. They did not do that.
"A couple of days later when I checked online to see if a different check had cleared the bank I was startled, mystified, absolutely dumbfounded to see minus balances and overdraft charges. (My granddaughter's bank) had withdrawn an additional several thousand dollars from my account.
"It's been a royal headache. I went to a credit union where I have long had a savings account and withdrew money to cover the damage to my checking account. The bank will eventually (why not now?!) restore the money withdrawn from my account. They will also cover overdraft fees my bank charged to cover checks presented during this time. I am grateful to my bank for their service.
"Might you perhaps be willing to address this subject of errors by banks and how one can protect oneself? Such errors don't happen often but when they do, it can be devastating."
I am happy to oblige. It's hard to say exactly how common errors of this type are. It's clear, however, that as paperless bank statements become more common, we review our balances less often, which may make it harder to spot errors when they occur.
The real question is what to do about them and how to protect yourself under the law from the consequences of these mistakes. Here are some principles to remember.
Finders aren't keepers. This should go without saying, but if a bank error is in your favor, you don't get to keep the money and could be prosecuted for doing so. Speak up.
Put it in writing. The Electronic Funds Transfer Act covers transactions involving ATMs, debit cards or point of sale, while the Fair Credit Billing Act covers anything with credit cards or charge cards. In order to be protected under both laws, you can't just pick up the phone and call the bank; you must also put your complaint in writing. The letter must include your name and account number; the type of error, date and the amount of money involved; and the reason you think an error has occurred. Be sure to include any backup documentation. In the example above, if the granddaughter had been able to submit a copy of her grandmother's original check, back and front, the complaint might have been resolved more quickly.
The clock is ticking. This is why it pays to check your statements regularly: the FCBA and ETFA generally cover you only for 60 days after an error (there may be exceptions, such as when a check is fraudulently altered after you write it). After that time period, resolution of the error is up to the bank. Once you do send in a letter, the bank has 10 days to respond. It could come up with a final decision at that point, or it could simply credit the money to your account within those 10 days and spend another 45 days to investigate.
Have a backup account. As with the reader's example, it may be a good idea to keep an account with a different bank in case of an error that causes your funds to be frozen or otherwise inaccessible, or to temporarily cover your costs before they can be reimbursed.
Know when to hire a lawyer. A consumer rights lawyer can help with a banking or billing dispute that goes beyond the simple formalities outlined above.
Discovering errors early and acting promptly increase the chances a dispute will be resolved to your satisfaction.
Contact Anya Kamenetz, author of "DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education," at email@example.com.


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UPDATE: The U.S. Attorney's Office released a statement Friday afternoon that said U.S. Attorney Peter Smith believes the one-year prison sentence for Robert K. Mericle is "appropriate."
Meanwhile, U.S. District Judge Edwin Kosik has pushed back Mericle's report date to June 2.
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At sentencing this morning, Kosik had ordered Mericle to report to prison by May 14, drawing a request by Mericle's attorneys to push back the date so he could get his business affairs in order.
The statement by the U.S. Attorney's Office notes Mericle was a key government witness in Luzerne County's judicial corruption scandal and that's why prosecutors asked Kosik for a downward departure, which was granted.
Kosik used his discretion to increase Mericle's penalty by considering the "nature and circumstances of the offense."
The statement reads:
"United States Attorney Peter Smith stated that the sentence was appropriate in view of the factors considered by the court and that Judge Kosik was in the best position to make the appropriate determination, having heard the evidence of the seriousness of the offense during the Ciavarella trial and having the benefit of the sentencing memorandum submitted to him by the government and the defense and Mericle's own statement to the court."
SCRANTON — Robert K. Mericle, the developer behind the notorious kids-for-cash scandal, was sentenced Friday morning to one year in prison.
U.S. District Judge Edwin Kosik handed down the sentence to Mericle, who pleaded guilty on Sept. 2, 2009, to a felony charge of withholding information on a crime.
During the hour-long hearing Friday morning, Kosik read from a letter Mericle sent to him on Thursday in which Mericle acknowledged "he should have told some people to go to hell, but didn't."
Mericle then addressed the court himself and said he was sorry for his actions.
"I want to publicly apologize for the wrong that I've done," Mericle said. "I'm ashamed to be here, but I put myself here."
The defense argued for only probation or house arrest for the wealthy developer, but Kosik ruled his crime warranted a more serious sentence despite his contrition. His sentence was in fact higher than the six months prosecutors indicated would be appropriate.
"I believe Mr. Mericle sits here in court embarrassed," the judge said. "He has offered no excuses and he has accepted full responsibility."
Still, the judge ruled, Mericle is guilty of "very serious criminal conduct" and needs to be punished accordingly.
"This false information to the government was nothing but corruption," Kosik said.
Mericle must surrender to federal prison before May 14 at 2 p.m.
"Since I did him no favors, I will wish him the best of luck in life," the judge said.
The charge stemmed from Mericle's $2.1 million payment to former Luzerne County judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan, who were accused of conspiring to shutter a county-run juvenile detention center and send scores of juveniles to two facilities built by Mericle's construction firm.
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Prosecutors said Mericle failed to disclose to federal investigators and a grand jury that he knew the judges were defrauding the federal government by lying about the money on their taxes.
Under normal sentencing guidelines, Mericle faced eight to 14 months in prison for the felony count. But prosecutors sought a reduced sentence of between six and eight months because Mericle testified against Ciavarella.
Mericle's attorneys argued even that was too much, seeking probation for a defendant they described as a pillar of the community who is an economic boon to the region and who gives generously to charity.
Under his plea agreement, Mericle has already placed $2 million into a fund to benefit agencies and groups dedicated to helping youth. He has also settled civil claims stemming from the scandal for $17.75 million.
A jury convicted Ciavarella in February 2011 on 12 of 39 counts, including racketeering and conspiracy, on allegations he conspired with Conahan to accept bribes in exchange for sending kids to Mericle's for-profit jail. Ciavarella was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.
Conahan pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge in July 2010 and was sentenced to 17½ years behind bars.


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Hey all, I guess most of you are gutted by TamaTown being taken down, I am too. I played it a lot when younger and I had a look today and saw it was down. However, there is an organisation at archive.org whos mission is to archive the internet. They have archived TamaTown V4 and I will be searching fo other versions as well and I will update this post in due course. For now: TamaTown V4 (I haven't had a chance to test the login as I don't have a V4 at the moment) https://web.archive....iEN/tamaok.html
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Illinois native returns to Stuttgart after stints with Ark. Dept. of Tourism, Pine Bluff development
Renee Robison, of Sherwood, has started her second week as the new director of the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas' Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart.
"I am very excited about my new role with the Grand Prairie Center," Robison said, "and I look forward to working with visitors and community members as we enjoy events provided through the Grand Prairie Center and all that it has to offer."
In her new role, Robison plans to first see how the land lays. "Amanda (Holsted Horton) and staff here do a great job and I want to bring what experience I have in conferences and marketing here," she said. "It's only been here two years so there's room for growth."
With an already embracing community and "booking fabulous," Robison said she hopes to bring in more regional and state conferences that are on a small meeting level. This includes corporate retreats and strategic planning.
"For southeast Arkansas, this is a great facility," she said, adding that Stuttgart businesses already bring in people from across the state so they just need to convince them to stay for shopping for a show, stay over night at a local hotel and make an event of it.
The Grand Prairie Center is a multi-use facility with a 1,300-seat auditorium and performance stage. Robison said she accepted the job in part because "my husband is getting ready to retire, and we have a place near Reydell that's going to be our first home instead of our second."
It's also a chance "to come back to what I consider home and be near my son and his wife. Coming back is not hard because I know this area and the people," Robison said. "I've been selling Stuttgart and this area for a long time."
Robison came from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism where she was a group travel manager promoting the state's tourism industry and coordinating the marketing and tradeshow activities for group travel niche markets for conventions, meetings and other events. The job took her across the nation and Canada.
The new job will now allow her to have a "slower pace and more structure" with only "one location to study how best to get people here."
An Illinois native, Robison moved to Arkansas in 1980 to work with the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce as an administrative assistant to promote the annual Wings Over the Prairie Festival. She would eventually move to Pine Bluff in 1987 to work in the hotel industry, convention and visitors bureau and downtown development.
In 2002, she began working for the DoubleTree Hotel until she moved to the Arkansas Hospitality Association as membership development and education director. She joined the Arkansas State Parks' tourism division in 2008.
Robison resides in Sherwood with her husband, Jay, and has one son, Zach Borchert, and daughter-in-law, Shannon. In her spare time, Robison enjoys riding her Harley Davidson Motorcycle and chairing motorcycle rallies.
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New Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez has revealed Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole could leave the Stamford Bridge side at the end of the season.
The new Blues manager admitted the Chelsea legends were yet to agree extensions to their current contracts, which expire at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.
And Benitez, who replaced Roberto Di Matteo in the Chelsea hot-seat this week, revealed the pair could leave the European champions in the summer.
Speaking to BBC Sport, and when asked if Lampard and Cole could move on, Benitez said: "I think so. I think that's the case at the moment.
"I don't have all the information, but it's not fair to tell me I'm only here for seven months and then expect me to have an influence at the club over the next two or three years."
Lampard and Cole will be able to sign pre-contract agreements with any other clubs in the New Year if they fail to agree extensions to their Chelsea deals.
Lampard has been with Chelsea since his 2001 move from West Ham, and the England international has become the club's highest scoring midfielder, and one of the highest scorers in the club's history.
In his time at Stamford Bridge, the former-West Ham star has won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups, and one Champions League.
A move to the MLS in America appears most likely.
Cole joined Chelsea in August 2006 from Arsenal, and has similarly enjoyed great success at the club. The left-back also has 99 caps for England.
The European champions could have a completely new look squad from the one that won the Champions League in May 2012. Much of the old guard looks to be leaving, with Didier Drogba already departed.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 16th May 2010 18:58 UTC
And here's to the good stuff. When HP bought Palm a few weeks ago, the computer giant made it very clear they are going to put the webOS on a tablet, and maybe even on a netbook. While it has never been a secret that the webOS actually runs just fine on x86, nobody ever tried to actually boot it on real hardware. Until now, that is - and it works, without any modifications.
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Good point. We don't know exactly how paranoid HP's lawyers are, yet.
Exactly! And since there is a bunch of changes going on right now, HP's lawyers getting involved, etc etc inertia could work against getting any sensible response for quite some time as the aforementioned lawyers take their time to research all the ramifications... Who wants to wait that long if \ when the breakthroughs start coming and this becomes slightly more than just a toy?


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Vladimir Putin Makes More Than You
A recent study illustrated what you already knew: Nice guys really do finish last. But this should come as no surprise to anyone. People don't usually gush about how nice Carlos Slim is or wax eloquent on Warren Buffet's warm hugs. This also explains a bit about baseball.
The highest paid baseball player is Alex Rodriguez. It also just so happens that A-Rod is recognized as a world-class dick. Coincidence? Probably not. Same goes for Michael Jordan and the trash-talking skills that he brought along with his ridiculous game:
However, if there's one guy who truly embodies this principle, it's Vladimir Putin. If there's a meaner, cockier person out there, I dare you to prove it. He gets the girl. He gets the treasure. He gets whatever he wants. Why? Because he's Vladimir F***ing Putin, that's why.
If you have any other questions, perhaps you'd prefer to take them up directly with Mr. Putin.


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Six years after he overcame the odds to earn a $2 million cheque, Scott Piercy landed a different jackpot with a stunning 7&6 victory over Luke Donald at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Friday.
Though he had not competed in matchplay golf during that long span until he arrived at DoveMountain this week, Piercy produced imperious form to eliminate the British world number three in the second round of an event Donald had won in 2011.
"I played really solid today," a beaming Piercy told reporters after totally outshining former world number one Donald on a sunny afternoon in Arizona's high desert. "I hit every green in regulation.
"I got up early and tried to lean on him once I got up. It was just a solid day all around. I just tried to make some birdies and stay out ahead of him."
In 2007, Piercy hit the jackpot with a $2 million pay-day when he birdied five of the last six holes to triumph at the made-for-television, winner-take-all Ultimate Game tournament in his hometown of Las Vegas.
That success came on his fifth wedding anniversary and he has described it as his biggest thrill in golf.
"It worked out good for me there," Piercy said with a smile as he reflected back on his Ultimate Game triumph, before saying he had experienced less pressure at DoveMountain this week.
"You know what, I actually feel really relaxed out there," he added. "Me and Luke's games are a lot different, and I feel like if I get things going, I've got a good chance of beating him.
"I played well, and he was off a little bit, that's why it looked so one-sided. I hadn't played match play for a long time, and I didn't know what to expect.
"But you're only playing one guy ... so just play solid golf and try to win," said the American, who won his second PGA Tour title at last year's Canadian Open.
Piercy spectacularly holed out with a four-iron from 221 yards to eagle the par-four fifth, then birdied the sixth, eighth and ninth to go 6up on Donald by the turn.
The 34-year-old American was effectively seven under par on his ball after being conceded a four-foot birdie putt at the short 12th to seal the upset win.
On one level, though, Piercy did not regard his victory as that much of a surprise.
"Tiger (Woods) raised the bar a lot, and everybody out here is better," he said. "It's not just 10 guys who are the best anymore. There are 50, 60 guys every week, and there are 60 guys here.
"When somebody is on, they're on. There's not as big of a spread between who the best players are and sort of the next tier."
Piercy likes the way his professional golfing career has steadily followed an upward curve.
"It's been building blocks, steps," he said. "I won in Reno first, which is sort of a smaller event, and then Canada is bigger. I've gotten into the WGC events and now the majors, and I've got to feel comfortable playing in these.
"I feel like I can compete and I definitely want to win WGC events, majors. One of my goals is to win a couple times in a year. Winning takes care of a lot. So if you win, then hopefully that elite will come."
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So what features would you like to see implemented in the new Elder Scrolls game whenever it comes out? Personally, I would like to see the depth of the story and the amount of quests from Morrowind to come back, as well as the more complex skill system. Oblivion was fantastic, but it didn't last nearly as long as Morrowind did.
I would love to see mounted combat as well. That would be extremely epic. I would like to see an online arena where you can battle other people for gold or maybe items. I would also love to see a co-op of some sort, either over live or with a henchman like in fable 2
What I hope theydon't do is dumb the game down even more. I want there to be that depth that makes you want to play it non stop so you do everything in the game and learn everything about the game. I also hope they don't make it an mmo
Co-op or some kind of multiplayer please!!
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co-op would be wonderful
First of all, they better make another @#$%* elder scrolls game, and second, how should they set it up?
Dude theres gona be a book about it. it takes place 40 years in the future after oblivion, and it ties up the loose ends that occur between the 1000 years where nothing happens in the timeline. its about a floating city that kils any one that its shadow is cast on.
Honestly I put hundreds of hours in Oblivion, I know it like the back of my hand. I think that they should definitely redo the leveling up system, at first it seems pretty fair, but for hardcore gamers I think it's definitely flawed. I loved the different armor classes and weapons, but I think it lacked a "mage armor" class. I didn't like the constant charging of magic weapons, for people who were full warrior classes carrying around hundreds of rocks with your 200 pound armor on didn't work out for me. I hope they don't get rid of the landscape that you could just walk outside a city and be surrounded by rich rivers and trees. I don't want to make a whole paragraph about what I expect out of the next game so I will end it here and hope you guys give your opinions about it too.
Not sure. I would like to see a new province. We saw Morrowind, We've seen Cyrodiil.
Hammerfell is almost as big as cyrodiil, thats the home of the redguards. Theres Skyrim, the frozen home of the nords thats about as big as cyrodiil and morrowind.
Valenwood and Elsweyr seem a little small to be considered. I highly doubt we will see the Black Marsh.
I see a lot of potential in high rock, home of the bretons and orcs, but again it might be a little small. Maybe combine it will Hammerfell?
I've heard a lot of people suggest the Summerset Isles, but I hope not.
But heres my guess. I think bethesda is going to say "Screw Tamriel" and head to Akavir. Supposedly the nerevarine (the reincarnation of the dietified warlord Indoril Nerevar that you play in Morrowind) left on a pilgramage to Akavir, and I bet whether you play as the nerevarine again or not, you'll find yourself there too.
Personally, I hope to see some new armer types, maybe the apearence of mythril, maybe a new class. and God i hope so much that the next one will have allot more content, like where you can do one set of guild quests, beat them, and keep having new things to do, unstead of the tedius tasks of bieng guildmaster and what not.......Please bethesda, put more time into your plot!!
New armor, classes, province, leveling, better combat
I heard something about TES5 that said that the game would be set 30 years BEFORE Oblivion, when the Emperor was still alive. Think about it... You could practice Necromancy in the Mages Guild because Traven wasn't the Arch-Mage yet. There could probably even be a skill for it. While I would definitely like a new province to explore, I also think that another trip in Cyrodiil wouldn't be too bad, if they spice up the place with more than just a measley 4 guilds. Maybe a few cults on the side that can give you missions, maybe even more freedom so that you can do whatever the heck you want, like join a Daedric cult (always wanted to do that). Lastly, up the ante with the bland countryside. Of course it's absolutely beautiful, but it all looks the same, save up north where it snows. Well, I've said enough...
Many of us want to see a new Elder Scrolls V; and frankly it is hard to believe that we'll never see one again. As immersive and entertaining as the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was, I still never forgot that I was playing a game; Oblivion just never completely pulled me into the Cyrodillic Province of Tamriel, but I believe in Bethesda's ability to retread on their mistakes and resubmit a more polished and unparalleled universe.
Allow me to begin with realism, several cases could be made on just how terrible the realism of this game is. the politics and law of this game are sketchy at best. Guards are omniscient, somehow the world didn't seem to show any sign of trouble from their lack of an emperor, (save Kvatch), and dead bodies of fellow bandits mean nothing to the cave-dwellers we've come to know and love. Now, it may seem nit-picky of me, but I feel that the NPCs just weren't alive. The NPC's all felt and sounded the same, real life didn't seem to jump out from them. Some of this can be fixed by simply making your characters skills more versatile; Perhaps guards DO know immediately when a crime has been commited, but with a sufficient speechcraft skill, one could lie their way out of the fine/jailtime, and perhaps bandits will notice dead bodies, unless your character has a high enough sneak skill to hide the bodies in the dark.
Another fatal flaw of Oblivion was its feel for weaponry. Personally, I preferred the long blade and short blade skills to be separate as well as blunt weapons and axes because, it helped ease monotony in Morrowind. While playing with combat, I felt that it didn't matter which skill I selected, because almost every weapon felt the same save for attack speed, weapon length, and damage. The very least that could be done was an implementation of several different animations for the weapon swing animations and character stance animations. It makes no sense at all for a novice of blade to have the same stance as a master. Not only would I feel more awesome carrying my blade in some funky style, I would feel even more involved with my character. Basically, weapon combat was too monotonous, and I feel that even some simple animations could provide a refreshing change in the Elder Scrolls.
While not a flaw perse, I felt that the skills in the game should be more intermixable in their applications; particularly with spells and combat. For example, archers can resupply their arrow stock from fallen enemies, but why not take it a step further? An archer who has acquired a sufficient skill level in mysticism should be able to cast his telekinesis skill to open an enemies inventory from afar and retrieve his arrows from a still living target. I could list to you all sorts of combinations for different skills and I will if this garners enough attention and someone cares enough to hear about it, but even listing takes time, it would take Bethesda an incredible amount of effort to implement skill combinations such as this but lets face it, that would be pretty sweet, and give every skill, weapon, and most importantly, gamer, as unique of an experience as the personalities of that individual.
Please include any other observations you want to this; I want to hear about them, and get a better scope of what maybe someone else who plays differently may want to have included or maybe removed from the next game.
I thought that they made an announcement that it was going to be in the Shadowrealm, but maybe I was mistaken...
I am an Oblivion fanatic. I've put in hundreds of hours into that game. I've heard the fifth elders scrolls may be called shadowrealm. Sounds badass. I hope they have as much stuff in the game as oblivion. They should mix in moral choices like fallout 3. That way you can't be everything to everyone. I also like Fallout 3's leveling system a lot better so I hope they put that in.
If you post it, they will troll.
While Oblivion was a great game that had its flaws, one thing I found was that some of the DLC was lacking, sure we all want more houses and items, but I never even used half of them ever. If its 30 years before Oblivion but still in Cyrodil there may be some things but I'm not too sure they would do just that. New weapons, armor and such are expected, and I have no doubts another Elder scrolls game will be realeased.
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There will be a public information workshop on the Southwest Florida International Airport Part 150 Noise and Land Use Study at Chapel by the Sea Presbyterian Church at 100 Chapel St. on Wednesday, March 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Islanders are asked to attend to voice concerns.
Changes over the past 15 years have negatively impacted the Town of Fort Myers Beach due to airspace redesigns and attempts to mitigate noise for other communities. Airport representatives assured in 1998 that a railroad track would not be placed over any one community. It has happened over FMB.
1. Quality of life concerns for Fort Myers Beach include:
- Noise from aircraft flying as low as 1,600 ft.
- Late night and early morning over-flights
- Pollution affecting air quality
- Concern for birds striking aircraft at low altitudes.
- Concern for laser beams blinding pilots.
- Loss of rental income from tourism and seasonal visitors
- Negative impact on Real Estate values
2. Improvements to recommend at workshop include:
- Keep aircraft higher, at 4,000 feet, until they are east of Estero Island.
- Allow pilots to use a constant descent approach procedure to reduce noise and fuel consumption by gliding over FMB.
- Route aircraft over uninhabited Estero Bay rather than over highly populated Estero Island.
- valuate runway conditions to use other configurations avoiding FMB.
- Route night flights so they do not fly over Estero Island.
- Implement a flight tracking system to monitor aircraft altitudes and flight paths.
3. What you can do right now:
Complain when aircraft noise is disruptive. Call 590-4466 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. The number of complaints has an impact. Complaints about aircraft noise between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. carry the most weight. You can call at any time (24 hours a day) and leave a message.
4. Request a noise measurement:
If you would like to have aircraft noise monitored at your location, contact Tom or Annie Babcock at 463-9620.
5. Stay in communication and attend important meetings:
The more people actively working to effect change, the better chance we have. Become an active member of the citizens group concerned about aircraft over flights for Fort Myers Beach. We represent more than 6,000 permanent residents and many property owners and visitors to the Town of Fort Myers Beach. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com, call 463-9620 or contact one of the following members of the AIR Group: Tom Babcock; Tom Cameron; Tom Merrill; John Pohland; Annie Babcock; Dan Hughes; Bob Miller; and Hank Zuba
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THE WORLD THIS WEEK- Friday, September the 17th - part 2
Who says Brussels is boring? France's president comes out fighting at an EU summit over the deportation of Roma Gypsies. Did Nicolas Sarkozy cross the red line with his comments? Also in The World This Week, why the Pope went to the UK, why the Tea Party should not be ignored, and why Nigeria's president used Facebook to announce his bid in next January's election. Joining François Picard are our Friday guests, here below.
Our Friday guests:
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- Mildrade Cherfils, Paris correspondent, Global Post
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Digital experts from Google/YouTube, Amazon, RocketHub, and Tongal will present their insights on connecting with 21st century kids and moms, crowdsourcing, and crowdfunding at PlayCon 2014, the Toy Industry Association's (TIA) International Conference of Play Professionals. The event is scheduled to take place from May 7 to 9 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"Growing Up Digital: Creating, Consuming, Connecting" will feature Katie Rottier, head of U.S. industry, sports & toys, at Google/YouTube. "Amazon: Key Customer, Marketing Partner, Platform for Customer Engagement, or All Three," will be presented by Eva Lorenz, category leader for Amazon's Toys & Games store. For "Get Out of the Box—Get Into the Crowd!" Brian Meece, CEO of RocketHub, and Caleb Light-Wills, senior vice president of product at Tongal, will provide an in-depth look at crowdsourcing and crowdfunding.
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While fishing your favorite grouper hideout this weekend don't be surprised if you end up with a jumbo snook on your line.
Snook travel offshore to beat the heat in deeper waters and offshore divers report some reef locations loaded with them.
Snook, redfish, tarpon, sharks, snappers, some pompano are still in the passes and biting. Snook still on the beach and surf vacations as long as the water remains hot. All snook don't spawn at the same time with the process starting in May and continuing through fall with some not spawning at all skipping a season.
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All snook start life as males and you can be sure that big snook you just caught is a female. Treat her with respect and release her, unless it's Sept. ,1 she's in the slot, and you've been waiting forever for a good linesider barbecue.
It won't be long before a welcome cool down brings the redfish to school all along the east and west sides of the harbor. Sometime in September through December we are blessed with large schools of reds pushing bait up on the flats. A couple gold spoons and a topwater or two is all you need to catch these ultra-completive redfish as they move along scouring the bottom in large numbers.
Actually, over the last 10 years many say they've seen a big change in the school numbers during these peak schooling times. We aren't seeing the mass schools like five years ago, but smaller groups patrolling the flats. Increased pressure is one issue I'm sure.
Many folks don't like pole and troll zones and in many cases I agree. That said, in this case I've always thought the perfect spot to be is the Burnt Store Bar, both south and north of Burnt Store Marina. If there ever was a prime spot for a no motor zone this is it. The fishing there at times can be red hot with nice schooling reds, tarpon, sharks, big lone gator trout, that is till someone from the Marina blasts down the shoreline inside the bar.
I've had wading clients across the bar fishing with 60 mph bay boats flying between them. Game over. It wouldn't take much for boats leaving the marina to go out past the islands outside the bar before heading south or north.
This small inconvenience is trivial compared to the great fishing possibilities with the bar becoming a P&T zone. Also there would be no vast area closures to gas motors, this is a relatively small area we're talking about and fishing would explode along with renewed grass and marine life.
For now, the heat and tannin stained waters of summer are driving many fish closer to the Gulf and offshore to cooler clearer less polluted and more oxygenated waters.
Without a mass outcry from the public the Everglades will continue to degrade and Lake O will continue to pollute our rivers killing our sea grasses, marine life, and causing red tides. The health of Florida Bay through to the Keys depends on healthy and abundant water flowing naturally south being purified along the way by the Great Swamp.
After finding out there are drones over America, and every text, tweet, email and cell conversation you've had in recent years is on file, and there aren't millions in the streets protesting, gives me little hope for a mass public outcry about anything anymore, including the ongoing dire situation caused by altering the course of water flowing naturally south to the Everglades.
For now, inshore lure slingers might trade in there spoons for cut bait soaked as far back in the shade of a mangrove branch as possible. That's were redfish will be snoozing till he gets a whiff of that stinky ladyfish chunk.
Tip: Fish reds only under mangroves branches with leaves. No leaves no shade no fish.
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With the NFL Draft less than a week away, head coach Marvin Lewis says right tackle Andre Smith's contract situation won't dictate how the club picks the 21st player in the first round. But he did admit Friday that if Smith isn't signed, "it changes the parameters, no doubt."
Lewis also said he thought the Bengals could strike a deal with former Steelers linebacker James Harrison before the draft.
"I think both sides would like to get something concluded. I think it will happen shortly at some point here," Lewis said. "Not long. Because I think everybody realizes when we go into the draft, then it becomes different situations."
Lewis says Smith wants to be back, but the numbers don't add up.
"We'd still like to get Andre signed. We're getting down to the time of that," Lewis said. "We just feel it's important. He wants to get it done. But we just have to get his representation and our people to come to an agreement that we get him back here and get him going. He's anxious for it to occur and hopefully that occurs here quickly."
Lewis insisted the Bengals won't reach at No. 21 to fill the position, and with the draft's top three tackles probably gone by then, we'll find out how they view the rest of the crop. He also said backup right tackle
After Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel, Central Michigan's Eric Fisher, and Oklahoma's Lane Johnson go off the board, it's anybody's guess. Some NFL.com mocks have the Bengals taking Alabama's D.J. Fluker or Florida State's Menelik Watson, but others don't have them rated that high.
"I don't think that's going to affect (it)," Lewis said of the pick. "I think the overall drafting (of) an offensive tackle if he's the best player even if Andre were signed would be something we would still consider. Because these players that we would be speaking of in those terms, I think it's good for the future of the team.
"We know we would have another guy along with the guys we had last year. Anthony (Collins), etc., that could upgrade us and I think some of these guys that have an opportunity to possibly be there, it may be a good fit to be in the mentor program or else he may have to be in the accelerated program. We'll see what happens. I think we feel good about that."
Helping things along, Lewis says, is that the offensive line is more experienced last season with guards
"We have experienced guys and we would plug and play with one guy possibly and that's good. Just like we were last year a little bit," Lewis said. "I think the emergence of what Boling did and Zeitler being in his second year and however the center thing gets resolved (is good). But the backup group is intact and then we added (Pollak) into the mix because we felt that gives us another guy that has played multiple positions inside and provides some depth, and he comes in here and competes to see what he can do."
Lewis said he'd be comfortable with either Harrison, a staple of the Steelers for the past decade, or Karlos Dansby, a guy that has played all linebacker spots during his decade in the NFL. The Bengals won't sign both.
"I think either player comes in and we make some adjustments to things we do and we feel good about it," Lewis said. "They bring some playmaking ability to us and they would be good to have. They're good men. They would continue to enhance the defensive room and the team. Both guys are smart. We won't sign both."
No matter who the Bengals sign, he'll be another veteran defensive player picked up late in free agency, a trend that has worked out well lately for the club, ranging from defensive tackle Tank Johnson and cornerbacks
"There are some guys, their temperament fits us and that's what's been important. It is good when they come in and spend time with us. It is for us to figure out if he fits us," Lewis said. "I don't take stock in asking people from some other club about the guy unless I know that guy personally enough. I have found that there are different emotions in things that occur in the scope of a season that it is hard to determine what that guy's attitude is unless someone has been with him long term. It's important to spend the time with them here.
"I have the ability to ask them some questions and they can ask me questions about things. It is a critical point in their career – what is my role going to be, how do they envision that and are they going to be accepting of that role? They have to buy into it and it has to be face to face. It can't happen over the phone, that's part of the deal, but it is the face to face and them envisioning the role whether it is step up or down."
LEWIS WAVES BYE: Lewis like the latest bye in his 11 seasons as Bengals head coach. It is Nov. 24, the last one on the schedule, and it was a topic he had already covered with fellow NFL competition committee member Ozzie Newsome, general manager of the Ravens.
"We one-upped them because he was hoping they would have it. I think teams like having the later bye for the most part because you get to focus on what you need to get done," Lewis said. "We have to get off to a great and fast start, it will be important playing good teams. We have three division games early and have a chance to make headway in the division early."
The Bengals play the Steelers and Browns in September before getting the Ravens and Browns back-to-back in November.
"We're going to Soldier Field and it will be a great opening day; quick trip for us," Lewis said of the Sept. 8 opener in Chicago. "Then we have the opportunity to open at home in prime time against the Steelers, so that's pretty good stuff. It's great for our fans, the team and our city. We play Green Bay at home, so two of the first three are at home and you can't beat that.
"Then a quick trip to Cleveland and play New England at home, two big-time football games. The Patriots, going to the (AFC) Championship Game last year and the Super Bowl two years ago. Big and important game with Tom Brady and so forth. And then we've got a tough stretch with four of the next five on the road. They are two quick trips then a home game against the Jets and then get ready for a Thursday night game against Miami, a little cooler and will be at night. That part of the schedule worked out great for us."
PRIME RARITY: Just how rare are Cincinnati's two prime-time dates against the Steelers in the same season?
Very, according to the NFL. The only other time since 1970 that two division foes have matched up for the networks also involved the Steelers when they played the Oilers in 1990. It has happened the last two seasons, but only because the games were flexed. Last year the 49ers played Seattle twice in prime time and the year before that the Cowboys and Giants did it twice.


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The carbon fiber monocoque is visible inside the car around the central tunnel and the sills. The two lightweight bucket seats are made from Lamborghinis patented Forged composite. The woven carbon-fiber carbonSkin is used to clad the entire cockpit, part of the seats and the headliner.
With a dry weight of just 1,490 kilograms (3,278 pounds), the Veneno Roadster benefits from a power-to-weight ratio of just 1.99 kg/hp (4.38 lbs/hp) which guarantees a performance that is nothing short of mind-blowing.
The Veneno Roadster accelerates from 0 to 100 Km/h in just 2.9 seconds and top speed stands at 355 Km/h. The car is driven by a twelve-cylinder engine with displacement of 6.5 liters and is equipped with the extremely fast-shiffting ISR transmission with five modes. A Collectors Masterpiece of Engineering and Design An open racing prototype with an extreme design and breathtaking performance. And it is one of the worlds most exclusive automobiles: not more than nine units will be built during the course of 2014.


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I'm still waiting for the company who will crack the code of storytelling — just like Vladimir Propp did for fairy tales — and get it right every time, with every product launch. (Image credits: Mario Lapid, Wikimedia Commons) ...
LOL -- this article heated up the Twittersphere last night, and with good cause. It's message is simple and clear: if you want lots of sales when you introduce a new product or service, you must tell a story!
For most of us, we've already figured that out. What I like about this article is that the author, Romain Dillet shares his experiences of new technology product launches from Apple, Samsung & Microsoft at recent conferences.
His conclusion? Apple definitely fell of the wagon and did not proivde a story. Microsoft definitely did not tell a story -- both of these companies defaulted to promoting product features. Boring -- as the author says!! He points out that being able to hold the new iPad in one hand is a 'use case' (how someone would use the product) and not a story.
Samsung got closer. The author included a link to a Samsung commercial that was a story -- about the phones features, LOL -- I watched it and it sounds like an interesting 'use case' to me! The Samsung commercial is a fun poke at Apple, but the story line is all about the bigger screen and weight. That .is OK but it doesn't get the story job done.
OK -- so where does that leave us?
To avoid defaulting to product features or use cases, for starters make sure your story has a problem and resolution. A challenge to overcome. Something meaningful to happen.
Check out another article I curated with a great example so you can see exactly what I mean: http://www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it?q=how+to+weave+a+story
So who does tell great product stories? Nike and Lego come to mind. If I had more coffee this morning I'm sure I'd think of others.
In addition, the author cites someone near and dear to my heart -- Vladimir Propp from the Russian School of Folklore who published The Morphology of the Folktale in the 1920s. Propp was the first to diagram the common structure of fairy tales which Joseph Campbell, Chris Vogler and others have used ever since. Anyone who cites Propp in an article gets a gold star from me!
Overall, even though the examples Dillet gives don't quite hold up 100%, there are still lots of good insights here that make this worth reading.
And yes, every successful product lauch does need a good story!
Do you have a good example to product launch + story to share?
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it


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Missouri man killed in Springdale
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This article was published November 23, 2012 at 9:32 a.m.
SPRINGDALE A Missouri man was hit and killed by a Ford Explorer while he was crossing Thompson Street on Thanksgiving evening.
The man was identified as Lewis Patterson, 74, of Seligman, Mo., according to a news release. The driver of the vehicle tested negative for intoxication, and was not cited.
It was dark at the time of the accident, and Patterson was crossing without a crosswalk, according to the news release.
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Thomas D. Knous, 71
Thomas D. Knous, 71, of 705 Kimberly Drive, St. Marys, died at 1:04 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born on July 15, 1941, in Coldwater, the son of John and Alethea (Overly) Knous.
He married Barbara Ann Arnold on May 13, 1961, and she survives at the residence.
He is also survived by his two children, Thomas (Ruth) Knous Jr. of St. Marys and Christine (Travis) Kuenning of St. Marys; by four grandchildren, Tom "Boog" Knous, Tyson "Buck" Knous, Natalie "Nat" Kuenning, Travis "Bo" Kuenning, II. He is survived by two sisters, Naomi Krogman of Celina and Audrey Schlotterer of Celina.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents; by two brothers, Robert and John Knous; by one sister, Norma Hoenie.
Tom was a 1959 graduate of Coldwater High School. He was one of the early pioneers of rock and roll music, having been the drummer for "Roscoe and the Little Green Men." He was inducted into the Minnesota Rock and Country Music Hall of Fame for his contributions to the rock music genre. He later worked as a drummer with various local bands.
Tom was the owner and operator of Carpetman Carpet Store in St. Marys; he was also a school bus driver for the St. Marys City Schools for many years. He was a member of the North American Fishing Club and the Roughrider Touchdown Club; he was a charter member of the St. Marys Optimist Club. He was a volunteer for many years for the St. Marys City Schools "Hooked On Fishing Program."
Funeral rites will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, St. Marys, the Revs. Jess King and David Brewer, officiants.
Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to the St. Marys City Schools "Hooked on Fishing Program."
Condolences may be sent to the family via MillerFuneralHomes.net.


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Accomplished Piano Technician to Speak at Utica College
Lunch Hour Series Takes A Technical Twist
Written By Alexis March '13, PR Intern
Fusco's Client List Quite Impressive
Utica, NY (10/09/2012)- The Professor Harry F. and Mary Ruth Jackson Lunch Hour series hosts Daniel Fusco, an accomplished piano technician, on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in the Library Concourse.
Daniel Fusco has been honing his skills in woodworking and metal arts from the age of 5, coupling those skills to a strong affinity for music. Fusco's clients for piano work include Mstislav Rostropovich, Peter Gabriel, Kenny Rogers, and the Julliard School of Music. He will discuss piano care and maintenance, as well as the important role Central New York has played in the history of piano manufacturing.
The Professor Harry F. and Mary Ruth Jackson Lunch Hour Series presents a series of musical and literary programs each semester. The series is sponsored by the Utica College Social Cultural Committee. All programs are free of charge and open to the public.
For more information about the Lunch Hour Series, call (315) 792-3028 or visit www.utica.edu/jackson.
About Utica College – Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive private institution offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls over 3,700 students in 37 undergraduate majors, 27 minors, 22 master's and two doctoral degree programs.


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Submission + - Google invests in 392 MW solar power tower (gizmag.com) 1
cylonlover writes: Google has chipped in a US$168 million investment in what will be the world's largest solar power tower plant. To be located on 3,600 acres of land in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) will boast 173,000 heliostats that will concentrate the sun's rays onto a solar tower standing approximately 450 feet (137 m) tall. The plant commenced construction in October 2010 and is expected to generate 392 MW of solar energy following its projected completion in 2013.


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These creative and dynamic ornaments can be resized easily without any loss of quality, and can easily be converted to outlines and modified. These ornaments can be combined to form unique compositions or inserted directly into layouts. Combine them to form unique patterns and motifs. Please see the sample .pdf to see all 58 ornaments in action, and be sure to check out the original Blue Goblet brush script and Blue Goblet ornaments, frames and vignettes and florals. Blue Goblet Emblems is a collaboration between insigne Design and Portland Studios.
Use this sample .pdf as a guide to quickly refer to your favorite emblems. All the ornaments in this guide are sized at 75pt, and the copy and headers are set in Blue Goblet.
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Concussion-free head blows may still affect brain
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Blows to head during a sports game may still change the brain, even if athletes don't suffer a concussion.
College athletes who played contact sports and who performed more poorly than expected on memory and learning tests also had more changes in their brain's white matter than varsity competitors who didn't play contact sports, concludes a study published December 11 in Neurology.
The results suggest a link between how hard or often athletes are hit and changes in learning, memory and the brain's white matter. However, the brain scans did not show large-scale patterns of changes from the beginning to the end of the playing season among the contact-sport athletes.


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American Idol Texas auditions synopsis
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Here's my synopsis of the confirmed Golden Ticket winners from the Lone Star State.
1. Baylie Brown
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Great for transmogrification! The blade has a -like glow. The weapon summons 3 Fiery WeaponPumpkin Soldiers that will act like combat pets (minus the pet action bar plus they're temporary). The pumpkins will not despawn if you unequip the sword, but unequipping prematurely will cause only one or two to be summoned. Back in The Burning Crusade, these soldiers were helpful - but as patches & expansions have progressed, they've become little more than flavor. Alas.
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BEIRUT—Several Hezbollah fighters were reported killed inside Syria this past weekend in the latest indication that combatants from the Lebanese-based group have battled Syrian rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad.
The Beirut-based English language Daily Star reported that three Hezbollah fighters and 12 Syrian rebels were killed in fierce clashes just inside Syria, close to the Lebanese-Syrian border. The confrontations occurred near the Syrian town of Qusayr, the Star reported, quoting a Lebanese security source.
The border area has long been a battlefield between the Syrian military and anti-government insurgents. The region is an important smuggling corridor for weapons and rebel fighters heading from Lebanon to Syria's neighboring Homs province.
Hezbollah did not comment on the latest reports of casualties in Syria.
Hezbollah has vehemently denied repeated allegations from the Syrian opposition that it has dispatched militiamen to fight alongside government forces in Syria. But Hezbollah has acknowledged that some party members may be acting on their own to protect border-area villages under attack from Syrian rebels.


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First off let me say, I am not sure if I have posted this in the correct spot. If I haven't please move it to where it belongs, thanks.
I am trying to make a link only show to users who are not logged in.
I have managed to do so for my admin control panel for the admins, and the same for forum moderators. I have done this with the following command...
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I would like to do the same for the register link. I know the register link is register.php. I just need the same command as above but to work for the register link.
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Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu has not conceded a goal in 776 minutes of Ligue 1 football, surpassing Bernard Lama's previous 11 hours and 37 minutes record in Sunday's 1-0 win over Lille.
The Italian's impressive shut-out run now stretches across nine matches, after chalking up a seventh successive clean sheet as Les Parisiens fought hard to take all three points at Parc des Princes, to maintain their place at the top of Le Championnat table on goal difference.
Sirigu stressed after the game that whilst he was pleased to have reached an individual landmark, he did not want to be distracted by that pressure, and instead focus on the collective goal of Carlo Ancelotti's side, which is to win the domestic title in 2013.
"I was told about this record, but I did not want to be put under pressure, especially for such a delicate game. But I'm pleased," the 26-year-old told reporters on Sunday evening.
"It was a difficult match in its entirety. This is football and it's not a problem for us. We suffered a lot but we scored a lucky goal. We saw out the result and we are very happy for this."
Sirigu's accomplishment is inspiring, and ranks highly when compared to some of his fellow custodians, and their respective achievements between the sticks.
In tribute to the PSG stopper, GiveMeFootball has decided to recall five other clean sheet records - leave a comment with your favourite below…
Petr Cech | Chelsea
The Chelsea goalkeeper went a whopping 1025 minutes without conceding in the Premier League. After Thierry Henry scored past Cech on December 12, 2004, the number one didn't surrender again for nearly three months, until Leon McKenzie netted for Norwich City on March 5, 2005.
Edwin van der Sar | Manchester United
The Old Trafford favourite holds the Premier League record for the longest period of time without conceding, going 1311 minutes - or 14 games - without being breached in 2008/09, surpassing Steve Death's 31-year-old English record.
Jens Lehmann | Arsenal
Arsenal hold the record for consecutive Champions League clean sheets, with former goalkeeper Jens Lehmann not conceding for 10 consecutive games during the 2005/06 season. 955 footballing minutes passed between September 2005 and May 2006 - a run that took Arsene Wenger's side all the way to the final, where the Gunners were eventually overturned 2-1 by Barcelona at Stade de France in Paris.
Brad Friedel | Tottenham Hotspur
The 41-year-old stopper - who recently lost his place in the Spurs side to summer signing Hugo Lloris - kept 14 clean sheets taking him to the end of 2011/12, a feat that hadn't been bettered at White Hart Lane since Ray Clemence in the 1986/87 campaign.
Friedel boasts an even more impressive record, as the current holder of the most consecutive Premier League appearances ever - with 310 - a feat he achieved during spells at Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Tottenham, until he was left out of Andre Villas-Boas's side on October 7, 2012.
Joe Hart | Manchester City
Hart broke the Manchester City club-record for most clean sheets during a season (29) in 2010/11, surpassing Nicky Weaver's return of 26 when the reigning Premier League champions were competing two divisions lower.
The 25-year-old's consistent performances over the past three years have established him as England's undisputed No.1, also earning a reputation as one of the world's best goalkeepers.
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Welcome to Scattered Shots, written by Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union and the Hunting Party Podcast. Each week, Frostheim uses logic and science (mixed with a few mugs of dwarven stout) to look deep into the hunter class. Got hunter questions? Feel free to email Frostheim.
Like an elf telling you about his most favoritest butterfly, the Cataclysm beta goes on and on. But unlike elf stories, the beta feels like it's getting somewhere. We're now seeing fewer major class changes and more and more tweaking to shot damage -- something that was nearly entirely absent in the early days of beta.
While shot damage, spec DPS and stat weights may still be up in the air, we've now got pet scaling nailed down, and our talents seem mostly fixed (though surely they've got to do something about Counterattack eventually). It's time for us to turn our attention to extreme soloing in Cataclysm.
The first shocking thing that leaps out at us is the fundamental fact that it appears that BM will not be the extreme soloing spec of choice in Cataclysm. In fact, BM may well be the worst extreme soloing spec. Join me after the cut for the shocking changes to pushing your hunter to the limits and beyond.


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My favorite thing about that insanely hot Saturday in 2007 was this particularly inspired fashion choice by Colin Meloy:
I recall leaving that set early to get over to Arcade Fire. The Kings of Leon were finishing up on the main stage; their lead singer was shirtless in classic bro fashion. It was certainly a sign of things to come for the Kings of Leon.


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The personal touch has been a winner, finds Grant Allen.
How many of you have dreamed about opening a little food business or a cafe? "It wouldn't be that hard, I'm a good cook, I like people, I make great jams and chutneys, I love playing in the kitchen."
Yeah right! Take it from me, running a small business is not all beer and skittles. You have to be prepared to ride a roller coaster of ups and downs as you work towards your goals.
You need to know how to keep your accounts, be able to make short and long-term decisions on a daily basis, take risks, market yourself and your product or service and be prepared to work long hours. You must also realise holiday pay, sick days or time in lieu don't drop out of the sky any more.
Andre Wike set up Andre's Kitchen a couple of years ago. I think his approach to building his business has been very clever. He's kept his product range tight, his overheads low and he gets friends to help when he needs expert skills. He's done the hard yards in a low cost way. He's worked on building his brand by being out there and selling himself and Andre's Kitchen's goodies directly to his market. He puts his own image on his packaging to personalise it and he has a warm story.
After working for 14 years in hospitality, Andre, inspired by his mother who runs her own business, made the big jump to doing the same. He rented a space at a local weekend market to get "real" customer feedback. "It was a cheap and eye-opening reality to retailing food," says Andre. "I was selling out of the back of my car, covered by a gazebo."
Two years on he now has his own kitchen. Andre's Kitchen is located in a converted garage underneath his mother's office. Don't worry, it's a certified commercial kitchen. But it's not huge and he does all the production himself, without staff. He works 40-50 hours a week. As a self-confessed late riser, he often works at night.
His product is now stocked in all Farro Fresh Stores and The Good Food Trading Co in Tauranga. Last year he won a New Zealand Food Award for his Ginger Cookies. He's a finalist again this year with his Garlic Crostini. He'll know next week if he's won another prize.
As Andre notes, "Capital is vital in any business.
"I was very lucky as my mum built me a kitchen in her work premises, which was easy to get certified by the council."
Like any good business owner, Andre has plans. He aims to be selling nationwide by the end of next year and exporting in two. His long-term vision is to own a shop in Central Auckland to showcase the many new products he keeps dreaming up. Posted on his kitchen wall is a visual wishlist: photos of exotic places he wants to visit and supercars he'd like to own. Go Andre!
Here are some great sweet treat ideas from Andre. These are not part of his product range so if you don't feel like baking, go buy some of Andre's.
Visit andreskitchen.co.nz or Facebook.
Tips for beginners
* Make a great-looking website. Have a Facebook page for your business, and update it with positive posts several times a week.
* Get a small business accountant who wants to help you. Don't register for GST until you legally need to. Get MYOB or XERO accounting software, it makes doing the books much easier. And be prepared to not get paid for weeks after your invoices are due sometimes.
* Do a barcode course with GS1 Barcodes and take other courses to fill in your skill gaps.
* Get to know your business banking manager.
* If you are in a relationship, make sure your partner understands your business is a part of you and you need to give it 100 per cent all the time to have great success.
* Don't let your suppliers down as they can make or break you.
Extreme Almond Cookies to try
125g butter
½ cup castor sugar
1 size 6 egg
1 tsp almond essence
1 cup plain flour
½ cup almond meal
1 tsp baking powder
Almond flakes
1 Cream butter and sugar until white. Add egg and almond essence. Fold in all the other ingredients except the almond flakes.
2 Roll up balls of dough and press with a fork and top with almond flakes. The mixture should make 20-25 cookies. Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
Here are a few other sweet treats you can taste at home:
* Chocolate, pistachio and Nutella cookies
* Meringues
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I'm trying to find an easy way of limiting the size of a user input text based on the cumulative size of the characters for a given font (rather than simply an absolute character count). So for example, the letter 'm' would have a value something like 3x that of 'i'.
It would seem that a table of character widths per font is required, or else some sort of dynamic character width calculating engine (with the font loaded into the engine).
Before I re-invent the wheel… does anybody know of any pre-existing solutions?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imageftbbox.php or http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagettfbbox.php perhaps?


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HELSINKI, Finland --- Lees-McRae freshman Treven Salminen has been named to the 2014 Finnish National Lacrosse Team for this summer's World Championships in Commerce City, Colo.
The Lynden, Wash., native has scored one goal while scooping up six groundballs and has caused one turnover. Salminen has started three games while appearing in all six LMC contests this season.
He previously competed on Finland's U-19 National squad in 2012, where he was one of two Americans to earn a spot on the national team of players 19 years old and under. The 6-1 freshman is one of five players that are playing at U.S. colleges.
Finland will be playing in its third world championship after finishing ninth in 2006 and 12th in 2010. The tournament will take place July 10-19.