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What a clueless political hack this man is. Chris Wysocki lays Cuomo's idiocy bare
Are the police above the law? Do they get the "David Gregory Exemption?" Because in his haste to Do Something New York Governor Andrew Cuomo forgot to exempt them from his draconian new gun control law. That's right, if a cop is carrying more than 7 bullets, he's breaking the law.
Even better, if a cop brings a gun to a school, he's breaking the law.
The NY SAFE Act, which was championed and signed into law by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, bans all magazines that hold more than seven bullets and pre-1994 high capacity magazines, and prohibits the carrying of guns on school grounds.
But because no loophole for law enforcement was included in the law, every police officer in the state is technically in violation of the statute even though the prohibition is unlikely to be enforced, according to New York Assemblyman Al Graf.
Graf — a former New York City police officer and the ranking Republican member of the assembly's powerful Codes Committee — says that the ban could even impede the efforts of officers to respond to a school shooting.
"The language is unclear, and to go further, a cop cannot go on school property with a gun," Graf told The Daily Caller. "They weren't exempted from that, either."
There was actually a story that was relayed to me the other day about a New York City police officer who went to a school the other day to pick up his kid, and the security guard told him that if he came to the school with his off-duty gun he would be arrested," Graf continued.
Arrest the cops! I'd pay to see that. And to see the egg on the faces of the stupid liberals who created this mess in the first place. Knee-jerk liberal idiots, turning everyone into felons — even the police!. For the children of course.
This is one of the unintended consequences when politicians, usually liberal politicians contract Do-Something-Itis! They go into emoting mode, and spit out some ineffective knee-jerk legislation that does as much harm, if not ore, than it does good.


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A Colorado Springs man on trial in the apparent torture death of his roommates' 4-month-old cat was convicted Wednesday of aggravated animal cruelty.
Found guilty of shattering the cat's skull and inserting something in its rectum, 22-year-old Stephen Lee Alexander faces up to 3 years in prison - double the normal sentencing range for the crime, owing to the brutality of the attack.
He is scheduled for an Oct. 24 sentencing by 4th Judicial District Judge William B. Bain.
Wednesday's verdict capped a 2 + day trial in Colorado Springs in which jurors viewed graphic photos of the animal's blood-matted corpse.
"Just to know that another human being could do that to an animal, it kind of breaks your heart," said juror Jennifer Hoy of Colorado Springs. The five-man, seven-woman panel deliberated for roughly three hours before rejecting Alexander's claim that he inflicted the injuries by accident.
The cat - a black-and-white domestic shorthair named Phantom - belonged to an engaged couple who shared an apartment with Alexander at the Pinons complex off Airport Road on the city's east side. They were watching a movie on Jan. 25 when one of the owners ducked into Alexander's room and found blood and fecal matter on the wall - but no sign of Phantom.
The pet was later discovered in the bushes outside, blood caking its face and front paws and fecal matter staining its hind quarters.
An intoxicated Alexander claimed that he had accidentally stepped on the pet, and then let it outside without notifying anyone.
A veterinary pathologist, however, told jurors that Alexander's account couldn't explain the type and severity of the animal's injuries.
A necropsy found the cat's skull was "basically in pieces," and internal bleeding indicated that a "linear object" had been inserted in the cat's rectum, damaging its colon, according to E.J. Ehrhart, a veterinary pathologist with Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
Ehrhart said the object - which wasn't recovered by police - was roughly the diameter of a No. 2 pencil. Although investigators considered the injury was sexually motivated, Ehrhart said the injury couldn't have been caused by human genitals.
The cat wasn't the only one who suffered injuries.
After responding to a 911 call placed by the cat's owners, Colorado Springs police found Alexander semiconscious at the foot of a staircase outside the apartment.
In a daze, he told authorities he had fallen down the stairs and tumbled through a glass door, saying it was possible he was pushed. His attorney, Elvin Gentry, said one of the cat's owners beat the "daylights" out of him after the cat's body was found.
Alexander had been staying at the apartment for roughly a week. He moved in after losing his job at a fast-food burrito restaurant, according to testimony. Police photographs taken during the investigation showed he had scratch marks on his forearms.
Because of a prior misdemeanor conviction for public lewdness, Alexander must submit to a psychosexual evaluation before sentencing.
That raises the possibility he could be eligible for sex offender intensive supervised probation as part of his sentence.
While that determination is up to a judge, several members of the jury agreed that Alexander was in need of therapy, Hoy said after the trial.
"That was important to us," she said in a telephone interview. "Is there help for this guy? You want to kind of believe that there's always hope."


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Speaking of obnoxious, self loathing... etc.
- Rich Cimini Training Camp 2012.Cromartie seems intent on singlehandedly wrecking the preseason. Not that he did it on purpose, but he also took out Santonio Holmes in Saturday night's intrasquad scrimmage, hitting him in the back on a pass play and causing a rib injury. Cromartie, never known as a big hitter, picked a strange time to get physical.
What did Cromartie have to say for himself? Nothing. He walked off the field, refusing a PR official's attempt to have him speak with reporters. He kept going, muttering an expletive about the media.
Yeah MM is on the money with this one...reading this board i dont think some of the "fans" on here deserve a SB either...
MM is the worst beat writer in the history of the Jets. "The silent majority of long-suffering fans..." If this clown thinks there is a "silent" majority of us, he really doesn't know anything about this team or its fans. I don't understand how this guy still has a job with the garbage he writes. We need to start winning again just so we can keep people that are Vrentas-like around if we ever get the opportunity again.
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Manish didn't like it when I asked him if he was out here ( jets camp) looking for more "anonymous sources."
I agree some what and disagree some what. The fans are tired of losing. Just when you think the team is getting close they fall. The spotlight is on Sanchez so he gets the brunt of it from the fans. The booing in training camp can be warranted. This is a simulation game and he was making mistakes. Not to say that Geno Smith out played - both were average at best. But with Sanchez in his 5th training camp he needs to be a lot better than that after the two prior seasons.
But when someone like Mehta writes an article trashing the fans it is comical. He and Cimini trash this team daily. They are the Mike Francesca of the news paper world. Mehta has written how bad Sanchez has been. But yet when fans express their displeasure they are called out by him?
I look at what Sanchez did from 2009-2012. He made dumb mistakes every season. He has not learned from those mistakes. But he is also 4-2 on in the playoffs all road games. That is impressive. But how many games during the season were lost due to turnovers that possibly caused us home field in the playoffs? Sanchez deserves to get booed when he makes mistakes and get cheered when he makes a play just like any other player.
People focus on it being a "free practice"...
It's not like this is a free peewee league practice. The people there spent good money to watch, maybe even more than they would for a reg season game due to driving expenses and hotel rooms out in the sticks.
And btw, the players aren't practicing for free, are they? Where's that money coming from...
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Giambi Picks Apart Weakened Phillies Team as Injuries Continue to Pile Up
People on the internet have been freaking out about Saturday being the end of the world. For the Phillies, it may actually be true.
The first casualties of the week are Joe Blanton and Shane Victorino. Blanton was on the DL in April and the beginning of May with right elbow soreness. Upon his return, Blanton said the elbow was still sore, but he could pitch.
My first issue with this is why did the Phillies allow him to go on when he was still sore? Second, why did Blanton hide how bad the elbow obviously was? I can maybe answer the second question. Blanton saw his job in jeopardy with how well Vance Worley pitched in his absence and felt that he need to come back soon. That is my guess.
Blanton bailed on the Phillies 20 minutes before Thursday night's game, saying it was too painful to go on. He then spoke to reporters at Comcast Sportsnet and admitted he came back from the DL too early and that maybe he should have been "more honest" about his condition.
As a result of Blanton's last minute bail, Kyle Kendrick was forced to start the game with no preparation at all. He gave up five runs, including two of Jason Giambi's homers. Danyz Baez gave up the third. Shocking, I know (insert your own sarcastic comment here). The Phillies lost the game, 7-1.
All seven Rockies runs were scored thanks to the three home runs by Jason Giambi, which led me to these thoughts:
You Might Be A Steroid User If:
– You have grey hair and you hit three home runs in one game
– Your batting average was .115 before hitting three home runs in one game
– Your name is "Jason Giambi"
– Your batting average was .115 yesterday and your name is used in the same sentence as "Babe Ruth."
Yes, Giambi is now one of only four players over the age of 40 to ever hit three home runs in a game. The others are Babe Ruth, Stan Musial and Reggie Jackson. While this is an impressive feat, I think that Kendrick and Baez pitching may have had a little to do with it.
So Blanton is headed to the DL and now, so is Shane Victorino. An MRI revealed that Victorino has a second degree hamstring strain. He will be the 12th Phillie on the DL this year. The Phillies will announce later who will replace each player.
Hold on to your seats, Phillies fans. This ride is about to get bumpier.
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Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet
The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, March 1, at Pepper Jack's Bar and Grille.
PTA to Meet
PTA will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the Center School library. Everyone is welcome.
Presentations Given at the Senior Center
Two presentations will be held at the Grand Coulee Senior Center on Thursday, March 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The first will be given by Sheryl Moore from the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union on possible scams to be avoided. The second will be given by People for People rep. Lynae Moore and her supervisor on how the program works and its effect on the area, along with any questions about the service. Everyone is invited to attend.
Historical Society Meets
The Grant County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the Ephrata American Legion Post, 276 Eighth Ave. N.W.
A heritage committee lunch will follow at noon. Guest speaker Mike Bellgardt will talk about the "Forgotten Heroes" memorial project underway in Moses Lake. The memorial is intended to remember military personnel who lost their lives in the December 1952 plane crash at Larson Air Force Base (now Grant County International Airport).
All members and interested individuals are invited to attend. Those planning to have lunch are asked to call the Legion at 754-2761.
third Tuesday of every month. Next meeting is scheduled for March 6.
Free Pinochile at the Seniors
Free pinochle is offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 1 p.m.
Them Dam Writers Meet
Them Dam Writers meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The meetings are held from 1-3:30 p.m. in the art room at the senior center. The next meeting will be March 7.
Care and Share Food Bank Open
The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are Mondays from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank still can use clean plastic grocery bags.
TOPS Meetings
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets on Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. at Grand Coulee Senior Center prior to the exercise group gathering at 10 a.m. Come and join for the health of it.
TOPS#WA1490, Coulee Dam meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., meeting following weigh in downstairs in the ground level fellowship hall in the Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church, 509 Central Ave., across from the Colville Tribal Museum.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit weight loss organization.
Library Hours
The Grand Coulee Library Story time is every Friday at 10:30 a.m. Regular library hours are Mondays and Thursdays 12:30 - 5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays 12:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. For information concerning library programs or services call 633-0972.
Local AA Meetings
Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays at 7 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Vets Center. For more information call John 633-2448. These are open, non-smoking and handicap accessible.
In Nespelem the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna 634-4921 for more information there.
Seniors Have Wheelchairs, Crutches Available
Through the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center a program is available to members and other persons who for a short time need a wheel chair, walkers, crutches, canes, bath stools and other items of this type.
For those who have any of the above items that are from the center and no longer used please return. If you have any of the above items in good condition and would like to donate them to the center, it would be extremely appreciated. For those who cannot deliver, pickup is available. Call 633-2321 for more information.


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Following the announcement that Tony Eury Jr would no longer be the crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports' No. 88 Chevy, Dale Earnhardt Jr spoke about the decision and did not seem surprised with the split.
Earnhardt Jr said:
I told Rick that whatever he wanted to do, to do it, and that meant whatever. If he thought I wasn't able to get the job done, then I would be fine if he wanted to change who was in the seat, if he wanted to change certain particulars on the team — whatever — to not necessarily involve me in it.
Jr finished 40th at last weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway due to an ill-handling car. He said that performance might have sped up Rick Hendrick's decision.
Jr attempted to explain what he thought the problem might have been. He said:
Most of last year, we ran on right-front bump stops, and we were running good with that. We had studied and learned that. During the middle of the season, Jimmie [Johnson] was trying some different stuff, and he started having some success with it. We started trying it and trying to make it work and trying to learn it, so we could be ready to go to the Chase and not get our butts kicked, and we really kind of got lost trying to develop this other idea of how to set the car up. And we got away from what was working and never really regained that momentum.
Earnhardt Jr maintains that he believe in Tony Jr, and thinks that Eury Jr will be successful again. Jr also said his relationship with Eury Jr is still strong.


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Latest update : 2012-10-26
We meet again, Mr Bond
The French papers are dominated by the aftershocks of a controversial competitiveness report, and François Hollande comes in for criticism in a popularity poll. Also, UMP politicians go head to head in a battle to lead the party, and film critics are wowed by the new James Bond film.
Libération puts François Hollande on the front page, and the shockwaves caused by the competitiveness report. The paper says leaked details from the Gallois report have been detrimental to the party, while economists debate the finer points of its findings in an editorial.
Le Figaro headlines on the president's plummeting popularity, saying a majority of French people polled don't believe he's doing a good job.
In the opposition UMP camp, François Fillon and Jean-François Copé go head to head in a televised debate, as both men vie to become party leader – Le Parisien and Rue89 are not enthused by their arguments.
And French cinema critics are largely in thrall to Mr Bond: the latest 007 film is released in France, to glowing reviews.


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Hull chairman Adam Pearson insists the club's finances are on track despite a recent damning report, although he does not expect big-money signings in the January transfer window.
Before Pearson returned to the KC Stadium this month, auditors Deloitte suggested the club could go out of business if they were relegated.
However, Pearson told Press Association Sport: "The football finances of the club are fine and on a par with most other clubs in the Premier League - you pay your players too much and you sort it out. That is what we're doing so it's not an issue at all. If we win football matches in the Premier League we'll be fine."
Since Pearson came back to the club from Derby, Hull have secured a Barclays Premier League win and a draw, raising the hopes of survival after a poor start.
"It's turned it around a little bit," he added. "Phil Brown (the manager) is working really hard with the players. They've shown a great desire and spirit and their performances have been really brave. If they keep doing that we'll be fine. Phil's doing a good job and we're doing well."
Still, Pearson does not feel there will be significant transfers in January, telling Sky Sports News: "We're not going to be splashing out in January. Fans shouldn't expect us to spend millions in the transfer window."
Pearson was at Wembley on Thursday to submit Hull's bid to be a host city at the 2018 World Cup, should England succeed in their campaign.
"Hull's got a lot to bring to the table, it's a big catchment area and it's a bigger city than people know," Pearson said.
"The council and the football club are working closely together in harmony and we've got a good stadium in place already. We feel we are quietly coming on the radar.
"I don't know why people feel Hull is an underdog. I don't think that. We've got massive passion for sport in the city and we feel we have a good chance."
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Mail Call!
A Knit Picks package was waiting for me at home. I decided to take advantage of the big book sale and enhance my Elizabeth Zimmermann collection:
There was also a little bit of yarn, but it's all for knitting for others. First, five skeins of Shine Sport (in the very gender-neutral colorway Green Apple) to make another Pea Pod cardigan for a baby due in January -- gender unknown, of course. I also ordered two skeins of Essential sock yarn in a colorway called Dusk, the heathered blue my future FIL likes so much, to make him a pair of socks for Christmas. How do you like my long-term planning?
Tonight I am going to take the plunge and cast on for my Flower Basket Shawl for the wedding (if it gets done). I figure in order to have it done to wear at the wedding, the knitting will probably need to be finished by Thursday the 30th and it will be need be blocked on that night or the morning of Friday the 31st. That gives me a month to knit. To further complicate matters, I am using a single strand of a very thin laceweight soysilk yarn, rather than the doubled laceweight called for by the pattern, so to compensate I am going to go down to a size 3 needle. This might mean more knitting for me, but I firmly believe that if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
My lace and I will be at Barnes & Noble at the Waterworks tomorrow evening for the first-ever first-Wednesday meeting of the Hurricane Knitters. Hope to see you there!
7 comments:
- Jenn said...
I just ordered some of the Dusk colorway, too! It feels so much softer than the last batch of Essential that I had. Did they send you a color card? They sent me a color card for free and I couldn't figure out why, but a few days later, I saw that they had added more colors, so the color card was outdated.
- carrie said...
so much to comment on! i have faith that you can finish the flower basket. it's a great wedding shawl. and i love the garter. we rented bobby and didn't really like it. just so maudlin and over the top.
- Yvonne said...
You can do it! I have faith in you. But you must.not.knit.socks. in order to have time to finish the shawl! You'll be like Franklin, knitting his niece's christening shawl on the bus and then suffer an oatmeal explosion.
Tomorrow is August 2nd and I am mailing your Sockapalooza socks. I cannot wait for you to get them!
Your Pal
- tana said...
Oh my gosh, it's like we're knitting soul sisters! I just started - like as in swatched just tonight - for the Pea Pod set using, guess what? Knit Picks Shine Sport! But mine's in Grass. It's gonna be so cute. Hey - I had to go up to size US 7 to get gauge. What size are you using?
I wish I could join you at the B&N....*sad face*. I actually want to go to the meeting where you see 40 guy. Oh well. Good luck finishing your Flower Shawl. You can do it!
- Octopus Knits said...
Great books! ( I know they're great, even though I don't have them yet : ) ) I know the Flower Basket Shawl will be lovely!
- ~Kristie said...
Not just a *good* mail day, that was a *great* mail day. Anytime you get knitting related items in the mail it's a great day!
Good luck with the shawl. I wish you all the best in getting it completed in time, but even the Yarn Harlot didn't get hers completed in time for her wedding, so don't stress too much about it.


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WATERTOWN, Conn. – Alina Gatowski and Margaret Lloyd had a pair of outstanding performances to help lead the nationally-ranked No. 9 MIT women's cross country team to a third-place showing at the Connecticut College Invitational over the weekend. Gatowski took second overall and all five Tech harriers finished among the top 32 as the Engineers totaled 93 team points in their final competition before the post-season begins.
Gatowski's time of 22:26 was 13 seconds faster than the third-place runner and improved upon her season best at the six-kilometer distance by nearly 40 seconds. Lloyd crossed the finish in 23:11, good for seventh place. Sophomore Sarah Sprague posted a time of 23:46 to place 25th overall. Sherry Fu was two seconds behind Sprague, good for a standing of 27th. Olivia Papa was Tech's fifth-best finisher, coming through the chute in 23:52 and in 32nd place.
The Engineers will enter Championship competition in two weeks, with the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) meet on Saturday, October 30 at Moore State Park in Paxton, Mass. The women's Championship meet begins at 2:30 p.m. and is followed by the men's race at 3:15 p.m.


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Dark Journey
By Carl Kozlowski
Daniel Craig takes James Bond to new depths with the riveting Skyfall
For the past 50 years, James Bond has been jet-setting around the globe, bedding exotic women while saving England and the rest of the planet from nefarious villains. Yet while the 23 films in the series have been spectacular fun with mind-boggling stunts, they've mostly had a kitschy vibe with an overarching sense of humor.
But with the arrival of the newest incarnation of Bond, Daniel Craig, who debuted in 2006's Casino Royale, the series took on a darker, more realistic tone. The series' prior entry, Die Another Day with Pierce Brosnan in the lead, had taken things too far over the top and left moviegoers rolling their eyes more than dropping their jaws.
Craig walked a dangerous tightrope in Casino, making the series more serious while avoiding the rote and boring messes of two disastrous films—The Living Daylights and License to Kill—of another prior Bond, Timothy Dalton. Dalton's joyless performances nearly killed the series altogether, but Craig has managed to make Bond a two-fisted badass while maintaining just enough of a smirk to elicit grins and chuckles from fans when appropriate.
His second turn as Bond, in 2008's Quantum of Solace, had a much sloppier plot that collapsed in its second half. But with the new Skyfall, Craig has teamed up with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) to craft an adventure with the series' best villain since Goldfinger—Javier Bardem as a Joker-like former British agent out for revenge against the MI6 agency leader, M (Judi Dench). The result is riveting from beginning to end.
The film kicks off in Istanbul, with Bond giving chase to an enemy agent who has stolen a list of British secret agents in advance of having them killed. While engaged in a typically insane fistfight with the thief atop a speeding train, Bond's fellow agent Eve is ordered by M to take a shot and attempt to kill the enemy agent, thus saving Bond and the list.
But when Eve shoots Bond instead, sending him crashing into a body of water buried under a driving waterfall, he is presumed dead. Of course he's alive but furious that the shooting was ordered, and at first he remains hidden and enjoying a life of booze and babes in the faraway island to which he disappears.
But when MI6 headquarters is devastated by a terrorist bomb and numerous agents are killed, Bond swallows his doubts about M and reports back for duty. He is shipped off to Singapore and then Macao, desperately seeking to recapture the lost list of agents now being tortured and killed on videos that are humiliating the British government as they go viral on the Internet.
He captures the man behind the killings—former agent Silva (Bardem), a charismatic sociopath whose bleached blond hair recalls the villainous Silva in From Russia with Love—in quick fashion. But it turns out Silva wanted to be captured, in order to infiltrate the new MI6 headquarters and hack his way into destroying all their computers before escaping to kill M.
With his beloved boss in grave danger, Bond decides to take her personally to hide at the now-decrepit estate in which he spent his tragic childhood. The goal is to lure Silva there for one final showdown, and therein lies the film's only weakness: While the climactic battle is enormous and intense by most standards, fighting amid a dark house in the Scottish countryside simply feels less like a Bond movie and more like a revenge film, such as Last House on the Left.
Skyfall manages to not only give Bond a genuinely intense enemy, but also makes the heroic super-agent stare death in the face, wrestle with his own conscience and sense of patriotism and ultimately confront his past and extremely dark childhood in a way he never has before on film.
Craig rises to the challenge with a multilayered performance that makes Bond unpredictable even after five decades on the world's movie screens, and the rest of the cast—including the terrific Bardem and a solid Ralph Fiennes as another of Bond's agency supervisors—matches him. Skyfall sets a high standard, but with director Mendes already signed on to direct the next entry in the series, it seems there's plenty more in store.


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.– The North Carolina men's basketball team lost to the Virginia Cavaliers Monday night 76-61 on the road to fall to 11-7 overall and 1-4 in the ACC.
***Listen to the recap***
***Listen to Roy Williams' Postgame Press Conference***
With the win, Virginia improved to 15-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference.
It was a back-and-forth affair inside rowdy John Paul Jones Arena early on, but Virginia pulled away late in the first half with an 8-0 run before the break. And some hot shooting to open the second half earned the home team a 15-point commanding lead that they never relinquished.
UVA's Michael Brogdon led the scoring charge for the Cavaliers with 16 points while standout guard Joe Harris matched him with 16 points of his own, including a trio of three-pointers.
Carolina struggled to sustain any kind of momentum on the offensive end and could not provide any answers on defense for the Cavalier scoring barrage.
One of the lone bright spots on the night for Carolina was freshman Kennedy Meeks, who posted a team-leading 15 points and nine rebounds. James Michael McAdoo and Leslie McDonald reached double figures, at 11 and 10 points respectively.
James Michael McAdoo controlled the opening tip for the Tar Heels, and Leslie McDonald scored on a second-chance opportunity to draw first blood.
But UVA standout Harris responded with interest, draining a three-pointer to give the Cavliers the 3-2 lead with 18:40 on the first half clock.
Wasting no time, J.P. Tokoto made his fifth three-pointer of the season to reclaim the lead for UNC. McAdoo's deep make pushed Carolina's lead out to 7-3.
It was Harris again who provided the answers for Virginia. He was on fire early on, sinking two more shots from behind the arc to give UVA the 9-7 lead with 16:15 to go in the first half.
McAdoo's physical play inside helped him eclipse the 1,000-point mark in his career. But early on, Virginia had only missed two shots as a team.
Paige picked up his second foul of the game that forced him to the bench. But Brice Johnson provided a nice lift to get UNC to within a single point at 15-14 with under 14 minutes remaining on the first half clock.
Meeks showed smart court awareness when he cleaned up on a second-chance opportunity to briefly reclaim the lead at 16-15 for the Tar Heels.
The hot shooting for the Cavaliers continued, shooting 4-6 from three-point range, but Carolina continued to display balanced offensive scoring with Britt entering the scoring fray.
With 10 minutes to go in the first half, the pace was feverish, and the Cavaliers held a 22-21 edge when a timeout was called.
Paige rolled one in coming out of the stoppage in play to cut the deficit to one point yet again. A Britt steal followed, but a three-point attempt fell woefully short for Carolina.
At the 7:20 mark, it was the Cavaliers who maintained a 26-23 advantage.
The Tar Heels were passing the ball well, and McAdoo found Meeks in the clear to dunk it home to earn a 27-26 lead for Carolina with 5:50 to go in the half.
Virginia took a timeout and the 28-27 lead with 4:09 to go. As the clock was winding down, both squads appeared to be getting tired as sloppy play littered with turnovers took over. Tokoto committed a few turnovers of his own, helping the Cavaliers to a 34-29 lead with under two minutes left in the half.
Harris added another three-pointer right before the break to extend out the Virginia lead. The Cavaliers ended the half on an 8-0 run to lead by nine at 38-29.
The halftime stat sheet showed Virginia was shooting 51.9 percent as a team while Carolina was only managing a 39.4 percent success rate.
UVA's Harris was leading all scorers with 11 points, including three from behind the arc. As for the Tar Heels, McAdoo and McDonald were leading the charge with 7 points apiece.
Virginia wasted not time to score in the second half. Mike Tobey scored to ignite the crowd and extend the lead out to 11 points.
The Cavaliers continued to fill up the bucket and quickly raced out to a 47-33 lead with 17:28 to play in the contest.
Carolina adjusted to a 2-3 zone on defense to attempt to change the momentum and deal with the success of the Cavalier attack.
Carolina's Johnson came up with a nice defensive block right before a stoppage in play. Virginia led the Tar Heels 48-36 with 15:34 to go in the game.
Meeks was a bright spot for UNC in the second half, providing some aggressive minutes to keep the Tar Heels within shouting distance. But Virginia's shooters were not cooling off.
Virginia held a 55-43 cushion with 11:32 to play. Head Coach Roy Williams was fired up and yelling at the officials over a foul call.
The Carolina offense just could not come up with any stops to cut into the Cavalier lead though. Virginia led 60-49 with 8:48 to play.
The atmosphere softened as the clock ticked down and with little doubt in the outcome despite a McDonald three-point make.
Tokoto fouled out for the first time in his career with 5:02 to play in the game, and the frustration had mounted for the Carolina players as time expired on the blowout defeat.
Next up for Carolina is a Sunday home meeting with the Clemson Tigers.
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You seem to forget that DICE is trying to also shape the best possible experience for console players that PC gamers are experiencing. While the PC version is gonna look better and the multiplayer maps are gonna be bigger and with more people running around on them, I'd bet my life that DICE crafted the console multiplayer to be just as fun. This is DICE we're talking about. They know what they're doing.
Well no, DICE admited it them selfs that they can make the console version alot better, they just havent heard any complaints from the console community. And yes the CO-OP is sexy but thats not the full BF experience. Tell me how 12 people on one team is enuff to Fly jets, drive tanks, humvees, helicopters, and do all the ground fighting at once? Its not possibe. Like i said, i understand we cant get 64 players on consoles, but we sure as hell can get 48, 36, or 32 so why settle for 24?
Co-op and multiplayer gameplay
Game looks really good. That is all... FREAKING JETS!
I think we're all setting ourself up for disappointment
We're thinking and wishing and hoping this game will be great
and it may very well be
but reality may not compete with our expectations
We're not. I played it. It's awesome. Everyone else who's played it has said the same thing.
So what you're saying is that DICE said: "We can make the console multiplayer, which no one has seen, better if we get complaints from the console community"?
Yes! I even gave a like to the site! It even caome out on the Gameinformer of March 2011 Issue 215. Now they didint say they that they can make the console version better then the PC, obviosly the PC version will be 100 times better. They did say that they can make the console version better thatn what it currently is, not in those exact words, but they said it. Just click the link on my first comment, its all there. Every on else that keeps replying to me (except you) dosent get WTF im trying to say....i bet they didint even read half of what i wrote.
This is the one game I wish I had a better PC for, because I bet it's going to look amazing on that platform. But alas, I still prefer consoles because I like knowing that if I buy a game, it's going to work with my system no mater what. That ease of use comes with some sacrifices, but I still think it's going to be an amazing game. I'm trying not to get too hyped up for it, but it's tough not to!
No words
So yeah if you were one of the lucky ones the big beta started today. Unfortunately I have wait a little longer but to who has played it what's your impressions so far?
At first I wasn't going to get it, but now I saw some videos about it, I'm probaly going to get it.
Played a few matches of the beta last night and while it had it's fair share of hiccups because it's a beta I loved every second of it. This game may have some of the most fluid player movements I've ever seen in a FPS, this was what left the biggest impression on me. It's just so seamless hoping over cover, going into prone, it works so smooth.
Man I can't wait for the actual game to come out. It's gonna be so good.
Yeah, it had had it's problems. My screen would constantly flash green at times only in the subway portion of the map. That said, it's a beta so bugs are expected (reading about people falling through the map). Still, the controls were smooth and it looked good. Going to be a great game.
I wasn't looking forward to this game with any particular interest, but this beta may have changed my mind. What I find odd is the negative reaction coming from so called longtime BF players. Why are people complaining about camping in a rush map? How the hell are you supposed to defend territory by running back and forth through the map? I can tell the differences between this and CoD, no matter what people are saying.


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Monday, April 28, 2008
5 Badgers go to the NFL
Former Badger football players Jack Ikegwuonu, Taylor Mehlhaff, Nick Hayden and Paul Hubbard each heard their name called during the annual NFL draft this weekend in New York City and will continue their football careers next fall. Former Badger punter Ken DeBauche went undrafted but signed with the Green Bay Packers later Sunday night.
The Philadelphia Eagles selected cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu, the first Badger to be picked, with the 131st overall pick. The fourth-round selection was somewhat of a surprise after the former first-team Big Ten defender suffered a serious knee injury in January, leaving his professional future in doubt. That injury, along with off-field legal issues and a recent failed drug test, were most of the teams' greatest concerns regarding the junior cornerback heading into the draft.
In November 2006, Ikegwuonu and his brother were arrested and charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing and felony residential burglary after stealing an Xbox from a DeKalb, Ill., apartment.
According to a report on profootballtalk.com, after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing, Ikegwuonu will go through two years of probation and must perform 50 hours of community service. Residential burglary, the most serious charge, was later dropped.
The former Madison Memorial standout led the Badgers with 16 pass breakups last season and finished the year with 24 tackles.
The sixth round of the draft was the busiest for Wisconsin players. Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff, a first team All-American player, was selected 178th overall by the New Orleans Saints. Mehlhaff was the first place kicker taken in the draft and was the second special teams player selected overall.
Mehlhaff finished his Badger career holding three school records, 145 points after touchdowns, 148 PAT attempts and a .979 extra point percentage. He finished second in school history with 295 points and 50 career field goals.
Three picks after Mehlhaff was selected, the Carolina Panthers selected defensive tackle Nick Hayden with the 15th pick in the sixth round. Last season, Hayden finished the year with All-Big Ten honorable mention status. He completed his senior season by totaling 48 tackles, good for sixth on the team and 4.5 sacks.
The final UW player selected in this year's draft was wide receiver Paul Hubbard. Hubbard, selected 191st overall by the Cleveland Browns, finished last season with 14 catches for 305 yards. Hubbard missed five games after suffering a knee injury when the Badgers played at UNLV last season. The former track star finished his UW career with 53 receptions and 936 yards. He will join last year's No. 3 overall pick Joe Thomas as Badger alumni playing for Cleveland.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Badgers In Prime Time
The University of Wisconsin football team will play consecutive home games at night this fall -- against Ohio State and Penn State -- on national television.
The Big Ten Conference made it official Wednesday in announcing the conference's prime-time television lineup for the 2008 football season.
The Badgers will host Ohio State on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 and Penn State on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2.
UW is coming off a fourth straight season with at least nine wins, the longest streak of success in school history. Ohio State is aiming for a fourth straight Big Ten Championship and an unprecedented third consecutive outright crown after reaching the BCS National Championship game the last two seasons.
The Big Ten will be featured in prime time during the opening weekend of conference action on Saturday, Sept. 27, when Penn State hosts Illinois at 7 p.m. CT on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. The Fighting Illini defeated the nationally-ranked Nittany Lions last season on the way to their first Rose Bowl appearance since 1984.
After the back-to-back dose of the Badgers, the Big Ten's late-afternoon/early-evening appearances will continue on Oct. 18 when Penn State hosts Michigan for a 3:30 p.m. CT game to appear on ESPN or ESPN2.
The Big Ten's final prime-time outing on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 will feature Penn State at Ohio State on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. CT.
The 113th season of Big Ten football kicks off on Saturday, August 30, with 10 of 11 schools in action -- including the Badgers, who host Akron. The starting time for that game has yet to be announced. I would imagine Badger Tickets for those games are going to Hot.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Badger Football Injuries Could Become A Problem
Last season, injuries plagued the UW football team, injuries that the Badgers were unable to overcome. This spring, the injury plane has once again landed in Madison, except this time, the Badger coaching staff has decided to take a glass-half-full approach to the unfortunate situation.
"The only positive I can see with the injuries right now is we're developing depth," linebackers coach Randall McCray said. "Backups are becoming players right now where they're being counted on at a position that they didn't think they'd be in four months ago."
The Badger secondary may currently suffer the most after cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season and both corners Aaron Henry and Allen Langford tore their ACLs at the end of last season.
"We wish (Jack) would have stayed another year," defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks said. "It probably would have helped him out, but it gives us an opportunity to play some young guys that are going to play for us eventually anyway."
One of those young guys has been Mario Goins, a redshirt freshman from Copperas Cove, Texas. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out come fall.
"The only positive I can see with the injuries right now is we're developing depth," linebackers coach Randall McCray said. "Backups are becoming players right now where they're being counted on at a position that they didn't think they'd be in four months ago."
The Badger secondary may currently suffer the most after cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season and both corners Aaron Henry and Allen Langford tore their ACLs at the end of last season.
"We wish (Jack) would have stayed another year," defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks said. "It probably would have helped him out, but it gives us an opportunity to play some young guys that are going to play for us eventually anyway."
One of those young guys has been Mario Goins, a redshirt freshman from Copperas Cove, Texas. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out come fall.
Last night I was checking out the 2008 Badger Football Schedule and a game that sparked my immediate interest is the Wisconsin vs Ohio State match up on October 4th at Camp Randall. I sure hope I can be there.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Badgers Basketball Season Tainted by Defeat
For the second straight season the UW men's basketball team exited the NCAA Tournament prematurely after losing to a lower-seeded team. But all that this team accomplished this season was not lost in the disappointed and depressed UW locker room at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
From game-winning shots, to bank shots, to Big Ten titles, here's a look back on the winningest season in Wisconsin basketball history:
Questions from the start
The obvious question before the season was how the Badgers were going to replace departed seniors Alando Tucker, Kammron Taylor and Jason Chappell, who accounted for 52 percent of the team's scoring the year before. The question no one was expecting to answer early in the year was: Will senior Michael Flowers play?
Flowers, UW's top returning defender, took a mysterious leave of absence at the beginning of the season and there was no indication whether or not he would return to the team. But he returned just as mysteriously as he left, appearing at practice before the team's season opener against IPFW. He came off the bench in UW's first seven games before returning to the starting lineup permanently against Marquette on Dec. 8.
Hughes hot early
No one really knew who the team's leading scorer would be entering this season, but sophomore Trevon Hughes tried to be the answer to that question in the season opener against IPFW Nov. 11, scoring 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
He followed that up with 21 points against Savannah State, 15 against Florida A&M and 18 against Colorado, and was named tournament MVP in the America's Youth Classic hosted by UW in November.
Duked by the Blue Devils
Badger fans saw the first indication that Hughes was not going to be an instant star when Wisconsin traveled to Duke and suffered a 82-58 loss. The sophomore still managed 12 points but made only 4-of-13 shots and turned the ball over three times in 26 minutes of play.
It was a wake-up call for a team that cruised to a 5-0 start before the trip to Durham.
Shot of the year
After a setback at home to Marquette Dec. 8 and three more wins, UW traveled to Texas to finish off the non-conference schedule. The unranked Badgers were going up against the No. 9 Longhorns and, to make matters worse, they lost Hughes to an ankle injury the night before the game.
Little did they know that this Saturday matinée was going to be the defining game in a season no one was expecting. Trailing by three in the final minute, Marcus Landry hit a turnaround jumper on the baseline to cut the deficit to one. After A.J. Abrams made 1-of-2 free throws, Flowers came off a Brian Butch screen and hit a 3-pointer that jumpstarted an unlikely, record-breaking season.
Did he call it?
If Flowers jumpstarted the season, then Butch probably saved it—at least from a Big Ten title standpoint. Just days after falling to Purdue for the second time on the year, UW traveled to Indiana Feb. 13 needing a win badly to salvage its chances at a conference title.
Down 66-65 with 12 seconds left, Butch found himself with the ball after UW inbounded it. He briefly looked to pass and then threw up a deep three from the left wing that kissed off the glass and fell in. When Jamarcus Ellis' three at the buzzer fell short, the Badgers found themselves right back in the middle of the Big Ten race and Indiana found itself in the middle of a recruiting scandal that cost head coach Kelvin Sampson his job, and the Hoosiers its season. Butch might not have called "glass" but his shot sent two teams in two different directions.
Senior night and so much more
The Indiana win turned out to be the first of five in a row as Wisconsin played its last game of the season in the Kohl Center against Penn State on Senior Night Feb. 5. With Ohio State's upset over Purdue the night before, the Badgers knew that a win over the Nittany Lions meant at least a share of the Big Ten title.
They showed absolutely no signs of jitters and crushed Penn State 77-41 as the students rushed the court to celebrate UW's first conference title since 2003. All four seniors were hoisted on the shoulders of the mob and the Badgers made it an outright title just three days later, beating Northwestern 65-52 in Evanston, Ill.
An up-and-down finish
Wisconsin took its seven-game win streak to Indianapolis and made it a 10-game streak as it won the Big Ten Tournament. The weekend included a 12-point comeback against Michigan State in the semi-finals before topping Illinois in the championship.
Expecting to be rewarded with a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Wisconsin was stuck with a No. 3 seed and knew that it would face either USC's O.J. Mayo or Kansas State's Michael Beasley in the second round. It turned out to be Beasley, but in one of the team's best performances of the year, the Badgers dispatched the Wildcats easily with a 72-55 win.
With Davidson upsetting Georgetown a day later, it looked like UW's road to the Final Four got a little bit easier, but in the most surprising loss of the season Davidson outscored Wisconsin 37-20 in the second half en-route to a 73-56 win. It was the first time the Badgers were outplayed that badly since the Duke loss in the November. The loss was disappointing but the reality is that the 2007-'08 Badgers won 31-games, a school record, a Big Ten title and a Big Ten Tournament title.
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Each day is bringing more and more blooms and growth. I hope you enjoy these pics as much as I enjoy them.
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Hi and thanks for the comment. I think the peonie is Bowl of Beauty but not sure. Your yard is very beautiful. It is so nice to share.
Wow, your gardens are absolutely lovely. (We seem to share many of the same plants, even though I'm farther north than you.) I'm also fond of peonies and would love to know what species that one is in photo number 5. I'd sure love to have one in MY garden.
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National Cheesecake Day, this year on Friday, July 30th, is a big holiday at
Eli's. In fact, we celebrate it over two days, starting on July 30th.
This year we had some special help as our home town airline, Ted, part of
United Airlines, helped us get share more free Eli's Cheesecake than ever by
calling in the Ted Brand Ambassadors. On Thursday and Friday, we were at key
locations in Chicago and the suburbs bringing joy to Elli's and Ted fans with a
gift of a slice of Eli's Cheesecake.
It was also a great way for us to say thank you to Chicago for making us the
number one food item and dessert at the 2004 Taste of Chicago–selling over
160,000 slices of Eli's Cheesecake in the ten days.
We started the day with Ted in front of Eli's the Place for Steak serving
Eli's Cheesecake as a breakfast treat, went across the street from Eli's to the
Eli Schulman Playground at Seneca Park and its next door neighbor, the historic
Engine Company 98, and then shared the treats on Michigan Avenue.
Next Ted joined us with the Eli's Team at Eli's Cheesecake World for the
Farmer's Market. It was a great day with the Department of Aviation bringing out
its Community Outreach program, lots of visitors to the Farmer's Market and
Eli's Cafe and lot of people coming for free Eli's Cheesecake.
We finished the day at the Jefferson Park CTA Station welcoming our neighbors
home with an afternoon Eli's treat. On Friday, we continued with sampling in
Barrington, Hinsdale and Oak Brook. A great way to start the weekend.


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I'll be at the 2 Bowl shows. I'm Pretty sure I'll be at the San Diego show. SB...i have no idea
But I'm only 17 so San Fran is a no:(
the shows are in August....that is plenty of time to save up and pay off the tickets...
Well I have $500 saved for coachella so that should get me and my girlfriend tickets to at least 2 shows. And the third i'll just ask my parents, they both love DM
I'm going to try to make it to both Hollywood Bowl shows and maybe Santa Barbara. It all depends on money though.
I haven't been to the SB bowl how is it??
and it sucks that SD's show is at cricket...I went to Street Scene to see muse and was dead center against the rail but i'd hate to be up in the seats. During the day walking up above the seats the sound SUCKED....or it could have just been because Paolo Nutini was on.
SB Bowl is nice... Id wanna be on the floor though. I saw the Beasties in the seats there, and I wasnt having that much fun...they were just like bleachers, with no backs...lame...people standing up on them, totally lame. So....id recommend floor, and you will be really close to the band.
I HATE going to the Hollywood bowl. No one stands up there and actually has a good time. I saw Morrissey and the Police at the Bowl and both times i was Probably one of two people in my section standing up. During Morrissey I didn't care I sang every song and danced as much as you can to Moz. But the Police crowd was SO disappointing I almost felt like i wasn't allowed to stand up. Something about big outdoor theaters just makes people so lame.
But fuck it I'm gunna go and have the time of my life.
I wish they would just play The Honda Center again. At least i could Probably get floor seats.
I feel you.... I havent been to the bowl yet, but Ive seen a few shows at both Greeks, and it seems section C isnt the party section, lol...and WTF is up with the parking at the Greek.packing everyone in tight, then having to wait for the loser parked in front of u, so u can move....
My dad surprised me with Franz tickets at the Greek in 2005 and he swore never to go back because the parking is so ridiculous. Your boxed in till the assholes around you decide to get to their car, then you have all the traffic getting out of that entire area. AND the people were just as lame there as at the Bowl.
and bowl parking sucks just as bad. Its all stacked. If you ever go, park at the Zoo and take the shuttle up to the bowl...so much easier!!!
ya, i hate that shit....parking is a bitch for concerts....luckily here, i take the skytrain downtown, and it drops me off in front of the big arenas and downtown where the cool venues are... but the skytrain stops at 1am, and usually that is when the 19+ shows are ending, so that part sucks... and DJ shows go till 3am, so i have to drive downtown for those.....
Regardless of what anyone says our trains/subways are such a waste. My dad works for MTA which is the company who own/run all of that and he says even the company knows our public transit sucks. You have to drive everywhere in LA.
Paulie, here's my song download recommendations based on having an idea of what you like (these are songs that aren't on "best of" CD's):
Clean (from Violator)
Fly on the Windscreen (single version)
Free (US radio version)
Freestate (from Ultra)
Halo (from Violator)
Happiest Girl (Jack mix)
Higher Love (from Songs of Faith and Devotion)
I Feel Loved (from Exciter)
In Your Room (from Songs of Faith and Devotion)
Lillian (from Playing the Angel)
Martyr (album mix)
Mercy in You (from Songs of Faith and Devotion)
Newborn (single version)
Nothing (from Music for the Masses)
Photographic (Some Bizzare version)
Rush (from Songs of Faith and Devotion)
Suffer Well (from Playing the Angel)
The Dead of Night (from Exciter)
The Sinner in Me (from Playing the Angel)
Two Minute Warning (Construction Time Again)
Useless (from Ultra)
Now, if you want some of the older, slower, darker tunes (which are some of my favorites) that aren't on the "best of" CD's:
And Then (from Construction Time Again)
But Not Tonight (from Construction Time Again)
Here is the House (from Black Celebration)
Home (from Ultra)
I Want You Now (from Music for the Masses)
Leave in Silence (from A Broken Frame)
Lie to Me (from Some Great Reward)
Little 15 (from Music for the Masses)
Nothing's Impossible (from Playing the Angel)
Only When I Lose Myself (from Ultra)
Sister of Night (from Ultra)
The Darkest Star (from Playing the Angel)
The Love Theives (from Ultra)
The Sinner in Me (from Playing the Angel)
The Sun and the Rainfall (from A Broken Frame)
Also, Shake the Disease, not included on any list because it's my all time favorite song. Period.
I don't think Ultra is their weakest by any means. Sister of Night and Freestate are also amazing. Freestate makes me want to put on a flowered hippie dress and dance in circles.
Also, I'm going to try to go to Santa Barbara-if I can get pit. If I don't get pit for Santa Barbara, I'm going to go for a Red Rocks pit ticket. I'm also going to Vegas and Phoenix. I may end up just going down to the Pearl box office the Saturday they go on sale and get in line and buy them that way. I HAVE to go to that Vegas show.
I think Ultra and Exciter are amazing works by Depeche Mode. "The Love Thieves" "Home" "Useless" from Ultra are some of their best songs, and the only song I don't really like from Exciter is "The Dead of Night," because the lyrics are super corny, even though the music itself is pretty awesome.
I was a fan back in high school - I even got a screen test for that stupid fucking 101 film.
I kind of stopped caring after Violator, though I've still got friends who think they're the elephant's instep.
I saw them twice when they toured Black Celebration, and once again the following tour, for Music For the Masses. They were pretty dull live back then, though I've heard they've gotten miles better.
I cant wait to see them live!!!!
They have been a good live act when I've seen them.
You know Im joking right.
I have charted DM's albums (plus many others)
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Train traffic on the P&N corridor is expected to aid in a more efficient transportation of goods and services to and from the area, as well as expand job creation. One customer has been secured and several others are in discussions with Patriot Rail to locate on the line.
Operation of the first train follows a number of track upgrades, new track construction, bridge repairs and crossing safety improvements that were pursued with federal, state and local funding.
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The aviation industry's top influencers and decision makers will soon convene outside London for the 48th Farnborough International air show. The event, which occurs from July 9-15, marks an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in civil aviation, aeronautics, air defense, manufacturing and innovation. To prepare for the event, Accenture has examined the latest industry trends and developments. Following are five stories we expect to be prevalent during Farnborough.
1: Concerns about fleet delivery delays, cancellations of orders, and the latest news from major manufacturers
Several airline carriers have recently cancelled orders of new planes from major airplane manufacturers. Other carriers have begun to express concerns publicly about extended delivery delays for the new planes. Large manufacturers remain bullish on their industry, but some rising and increasingly formidable competitors may come to Farnborough with more optimism about their own growth potential. The state of the manufacturing sector, and future market share fluctuations, will be a major storyline this year.
2: Russia's unrealized potential
There were bold predictions and initial optimism during the past few years about Russia's potential to become a major aerospace manufacturing player. But recent crashes of Russian airliners are the latest in a series of challenges that have hindered the Russian airline industry from realizing that potential.
The country's aviation industry has yet to obtain the level of success some predicted. To be a new entrant in a mature market such as commercial or defense aviation, a safety record is a priority and prerequisite. Russian manufacturers are not convincing the market when it comes to safety, and it has kept the nation's industry down as other markets have emerged. Russian corporations and those seeking to do business with them will be looking to Farnborough to determine whether the country will ever soar to the heights some once thought it could reach.
One recent development of note may turn out to be significant for Russia. Russia and China are reportedly planning to build a new long-range aircraft. This will likely be a hot topic of conversation at Farnborough.
3: Revisiting China and Brazil
The potential emergence of China and Brazil as major aerospace companies was one of the major themes at last year's Paris Air Show. Although industry discussions of these two competitors have cooled somewhat, both nations continue to issue strong economic reports. A&D companies from both countries are strong suppliers as well as increasingly eager consumers, and the trend will likely continue for the next several years.
In particular, China's Comac and Brazil's Embraer are well positioned to excel in the turbo prop and business jet markets for regional travel; both markets are poised to recover. The future continues to look bright for these two major nations, and this future prosperity will be a prevailing theme at this year's Farnborough.
4: Tablets in the cockpit and cabin
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering replacing paper instructions and filings for pilots with customized tablet computers. This could eliminate voluminous paperwork associated with flight planning, thereby reducing costs, decreasing environmental impacts, improving record-keeping and reducing errors.
Similarly, some airlines are starting to consider tablets as a tool to provide in-flight entertainment and disseminate safety messages. This idea has significant appeal. The current trend in in-flight entertainment entails use of wires linking a personal entertainment system into each cabin seat. Although these individual systems provide flyers with a various options, they cost millions of dollars per plane and require extensive networking infrastructure. Innovative and economical ways to use tablets on airplanes will be an important business technology issue at Farnborough.
5: Austerity - a challenging foe for the defense sector
Many nations face massive budget deficits. With war conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq lessening and governments seeking to make cuts palpable to their voters, many Farnborough attendees will be looking for opportunities to reduce defense spending. At the same time, aging fighter jets need to be replaced and some countries such as China seem to be continuing to ramp up unabated.
In recent years defense aviation has viewed by some as a buttress against the impact of the global recession. But defense spending may start to scale back in several countries. Companies will be talking about how to reassess their commercial and defense aerospace investments.
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Clash of the album covers
Blue Cheer's Vincebus Eruptum
The Jimi Hendrix experience's Are you experienced
***Now remember you are just judging the cover, not the music. So which cover do you prefer and why?
Both are great late 60s psyche covers, but I prefer Vincebus Eruptum. I think it's even trippier because it lacks color. Still, they're two great albums, inside and out.
I like Jimi's cover better, for the opposite reason that Bob gave. It's trippier because of all the color. I can just imagine it popping off the shelves with that bright yellow.
Jimi's cover has the colors and the design that perfectly fits the 60's.
I think I would go with Blue Cheer's album just because I like the color more, but Jimi's cover is pretty awesome none the less.
I prefer Blue Cheer. The background makes the logo and band photo stand out more. Plus the band look kind of cool while everyone in Jimi's band look like they are bloated because of the angle.
I like Blue Cheer's album cover better. I just think the colors go better, and the photo looks cooler.
I'm going to have to go with the Experience cover... I love Jimi eternally, and also I love the photo of them better.
I looked for years to find an original vinyl copy of Blue Cheer's album. Not only was it cooler, but the original was TEXTURED as well!
Granted, Blue Cheer weren't as good musically as the Hendrix Experience (even Jimi was quoted as saying he hated them!), but I always liked that cover!
Hi Mark,
I'm inclined towards the Hendrix cover, although the Blue Cheer cover provides a nice contrast in the style.
I may do these twice a month if time allows.
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Reuters Health Medical News
June 25, 2014
Combining digital mammography with a 3-D technique may improve identification of breast cancers and decrease the need for additional testing, according to a new study.
"We're detecting more invasive cancers while calling fewer women back for additional imaging," said Dr. Sarah Friedewald, the study's lead author. "It's a more accurate exam."
Friedewald is co-medical director at the Caldwell Breast Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL.
Instead of creating a two-dimensional image as with digital mammography, tomosynthesis creates a three-dimensional image that allows examination of breast tissue from multiple angles.
"It's a more accurate picture of what's going on with the breast," Friedewald said.
Digital mammography has been criticized because it does not always spot cancerous tumors and sometimes identifies noncancerous masses in the breast, the researchers write in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved tomosynthesis to be used in combination with digital mammography in 2011. It requires a modified mammography machine and roughly doubles the dose of radiation.
"Most patients won't notice a difference," Friedewald said. "They're still placed and compressed. The machine still looks like a standard mammogram."
Previous studies looking at mammography plus tomosynthesis have found benefit, but those studies tended to be from individual hospitals in the U.S. and Europe.
For the new study, the researchers used data from 13 hospitals to compare outcomes for women who were screened for breast cancer during the year before tomosynthesis was introduced at each center to outcomes for those screened after the technique was put in place.
Overall, they had information on 281,187 breast exams without tomosynthesis and 173,663 with it.
After the 3-D technique was added, 16 fewer women were asked back for additional screening per 1,000 breast exams.
Women who had breast exams with tomosynthesis were more likely to get biopsies, but those biopsies were more likely to be positive.
Roughly one extra cancer was detected for every 1,000 breast exams done using tomosynthesis, the researchers calculated.
"I think this is enough to show that 3-D (imaging) is better than 2-D (imaging), but we didn't address the questions of who, when and how often patients should be getting mammograms," Friedewald said. "In terms of that debate, we didn't set out to answer those questions."
As for whether women should seek out breast screening that uses tomosynthesis, Dr. Etta Pisano from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston and Martin Yaffe from the University of Toronto write in an editorial accompanying the new study that it's still uncertain.
"For those who interpret the evidence to suggest that screening saves lives without undue false-positive results and overdiagnoses, this study contributes to the case for tomosynthesis over digital mammography," they write.
For those who question whether mammography is useful, they say the study may not be enough to change opinions.
Pisano, who is dean of the College of Medicine at MUSC, said she'd like to see more information on an even newer tomosynthesis system that involves less radiation. That system uses a synthetic two-dimensional image.
"I would like to see some data on that system before people rush out and get (tomosynthesis)," Pisano said.
She added that newer technologies are not always better, compared to older technologies that may cost less.
A digital mammogram costs between $200 and $300, but is covered by insurance for most women without a co-pay. The addition of tomosynthesis can add an extra $100 or more to the bill, which is not typically covered by insurance.
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Children who approach police officers on patrol in the east of Cardiff will be given a Cop Trumps card.
Speaking about the initiative PC Alex Reed said, "We hope the cards will help increase engagement between local officers and young people.
"The cards contain important information about keeping safe and healthy and having the backing of our local rugby players will certainly help us get the message across."
The idea for the cards is that they are a good way to engage primary school pupils about crime prevention issues and at the same time encouraging them to take part in sport and eating healthy foods.
To kick off the project some lucky pupils from St Mellons recently attended a Blues training session at the Vale Resort and then got their hands on the very first complete sets of cards.
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Pesticide Action Network Updates Service (PANUPS)
The Genetically Engineered Food Alert coalition -- including one of its members, Pesticide Action Network -- demonstrated and handed out leaflets at a Safeway grocery store to draw attention to the public health and environmental concerns associated with GE food, and to inform consumers that Kraft Food's GE products are neither adequately safety tested nor labeled.
Independent testing released by the Genetically Engineered Food Alert coalition confirms the use of GE ingredients, including engineered corn and soy, in Kraft products. The tests commissioned by the coalition determined that a variety of Kraft products including Taco Bell taco shells, Boca Burgers, Snackwell's crackers, Lunchables, Tombstone Pizzas, Post Blueberry Morning Cereal and Stove Top Stuffing contained GE ingredients.
This is not the first time that the company has dealt with controversy over their use of genetically engineered ingredients in their products. Consumer demand in Europe has forced Kraft Foods to provide products that are free of genetically engineered ingredients. The company has yet to offer such alternatives in the United States.
In September 2000, through independent testing, the Genetically Engineered Food Alert coalition discovered StarLink™ -- a genetically engineered corn not approved for human consumption because of concerns that it has characteristics of known allergens -- in Taco Bell brand taco shells, a Kraft product. Kraft recalled millions of boxes of taco shells and switched to white corn to avoid further StarLink™ contamination.
Consumer and environmental advocates representing Genetically Engineered Food Alert have requested a meeting with Kraft CEO Betsy Holden to discuss environmental and public health issues related to the use of genetically engineered ingredients in their products, but the request thus far has been denied.
Communications by Genetic Engineering Food Alert to Kraft Foods as well as test results may be found at the coalition Web site, http://www.gefoodalert.org.
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BG: My ILs live with us.I can't stand the way MIL opens a box of cereal. Instead of taking the inner pouch and pulling it open (to make a funnel to pour your cereal into a bowl without spilling it everywhere) she cuts a corner off. So when you pour your cereal, there is always a good bit left that falls down into the box. And I know these aren't impossible-to-open-packages, everyone else manages to open them without cutting it. And if she's having issues, for the love of Pete, TELL someone so they can help!
People who are late...which what I am waiting for right now...13 minutes and counting.
Work software. It is never easy to use, but what is throwing me at the moment is my remote log-in process. In order to work from home, I have to get access to the secure intranet. This involves a process kind of like dial-up, where I log in and then it runs an application that connects me.Last year it was a breeze, I never had to think about it. Then I got upgraded to Windows 7 before they upgraded that in house software. Fortunately, through trial and error I figured out a workaround. Well, just last week that software was fixed... To the point where now the process is random at best, and deliberately sadistic at worst. It keeps trying to install new (legit) software, except it is already installed. Then I'll get a message saying after it's installed, click here to continue. Which then brings up the "do you want to install this software?" box. If/when I break that loop, I get a message that the software has an error, do i want to run it anyway? and there's a 50/50 shot that whatever button I click (run or cancel), regardless of its label, will make it work vs. have the program hang.I feel like it's a "rat in a maze" test, where they keep changing the path to success. "oh, she clicked that option last time and it worked, this time it won't work and/or will hang the computer. Next time maybe it will work and maybe it won't, muah ha ha ha!". Seriously, the same strategy will not work two days in a row.
Quote from: SCAJAfamily on December 01, 2012, 08:43:57 PMPeople who are late...which what I am waiting for right now...13 minutes and counting.Especially when you get there early so you've already been waiting x minutes before the time you were supposed to meet.
I know this has been mentioned before but not for several years.It's something I call the interrogatory declarative. We all know it.'Hi? My name is Jane Smith? I'm here to see Mr. Jones?'And it doesn't stop. Every sentence ends with a rising tone. A similar thing involves the person who over-greets. At work I hated getting phone calls from people who began the conversation with, 'Hello. Good day. Good Afternoon. My name is ...'For some reason, the first tends to be more prevalent among women and the second among men.
Or you prepare something not completely new but a different version (beef vindaloo vs chicken vindaloo) and have the flavor be off by a hair. And you don't know which hair.
This doesn't happen often, but it ticks me off. When you buy something that still has two weeks to go before it's the sell-by date, you expect said food item to be fresh. I bought half-and-half today that supposedly doesn't expire until the 20th, and it's sour. I can't take it back because I tossed the receipt. Ah well...
People who use the word "flu" to describe any illness. I just got back from the ER, being rehydrated after a severe bout of gastroenteritis. The nurse kept talking about me having the flu. Um, no, the flu is a viral respiratory illness; what I have is definitely not that!
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Changing my large sail.
Hi Roger & all,
I'm in a process of fine-tuning my quiver. Now my largest sail, NS Daytona 10.0 is a great product, but ever since I've changed my mast to Gaastra (to accommodate my 7.5 Gaastra GTX) the rotation became pretty bad (my dealer checked that Gaastra has a slightly larger diameter than my previous mast). So at some point I'm planning to replace Daytona with GTX, with the new, dedicated Gaastra mast (the reason I got Daytona at first place was that it rigs on a 490 mast + carbon extender, by specs).
I'm just wondering about the size. Should I go 9.8 (520 mast) or 10.5 or 11 (550 mast)?
I feel comfortable with 10.0 and I'm wondering how much difference in terms of early planning would the additional 0.7-1 meter do.
And of course I plan to use it on my FT 148 .
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Hi Marek,
Well, since you are a recreational sailor, I would go with a 520 100% carbon mast.
It will be expensive, no doubt, but not nearly as expensive and fragile as a 550 cm race mast. The 520 will also be considerably lighter in weight.
I'm pretty sure you won't get much gain with an 11.0 m2 rig, over the 10.5 m2 rig, and I'm also pretty sure you would notice the difference between the 9.8 and 10.5 m2 sails.
So, go for the 10.5 GTX on a Gaastra 520 cm mast.
Hope this helps,
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This actually means 9.8, as all larger GTX-es rig on 550 masts (sorry if I wasn't clear about it).
Are you sure about the 100% carbon though?
The Gaastra recommended mast for GTX is 75% and I've always heard they are way less fragile than 100s for the much less price and not that much performance loss.
So I was always thinking about getting 75%...
P.S. BTW what do you think will be the difference between 3-cam, freerace GTX and say, 10.0 Sailworks Retro in terms of early planing?
I know now, that I don't need my large sail that much to sail very over-powered - I'd rather like to use it in light winds/flat water and get early planing capabilities.
I know US folks like Retros a lot, but they are hard to get here, in contrast to Gaastra, available everywhere.
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Hi Marek,
Well, based on years of experience with larger masts, I haven't found any major durability issues with 100% carbon masts (I've broken a few, but then I've broken a few
75% masts as well.
The main reason I encourage using the 100% mast is the difference in weight.
I tried to race a 10.0 + m2 sail in the FE races I did in Thailand a few years ago,
and I could hardly uphaul the rigs with 75% carbon masts in the larger sail sizes.
In my opinion, for masts 490 cm and larger, 100% carbon is well worth the additional
price to keep the weight down, and if you treat them well, and they don't suffer some premature failure during the warranty period, they will last a very long time. I still have
some 100% Powerex 490/520 masts that have been in pretty heavy duty demo service
for almost 10 years.
As far as a 3 cam Free Race GT (I don't know what GT means....?) like the Gaastra GTX
compared to a Sailworks Retro, they will be very much the same in range, low wind power, and most other parameters.
Hope this helps,
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I will give it a 3 because I believe it faithfully reproduces the vintage stratocaster tremolo. I did not have any tuning stability issues like the previous reviewer. My problem was with the arm. Because it screws in, at the point at which it becomes tight the arm may not be pointing toward the neck, which is the direction you will want it to point when using it. To get it to point toward the neck, you have to unscrew the arm a partial turn. However, that means that there is a lot of slop in the connection between the arm and the tremolo when in use. I am looking for a work around, but feel there are better tremolo designs out there that get around this problem.
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More memos recently have surfaced that were written early in the Bush administration by John C. Yoo from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel — the man who gave us the administration's horrifyingly narrow definition of torture. As difficult as it is to believe, the recently released memos are even scarier than the original torture memo.
Yoo boldly asserts that the president's power during wartime is nearly unlimited. For example, he argues that Congress has no right to pass laws governing the interrogations of enemy combatants and the commander-in-chief can ignore such laws if passed, and can, without constraint, seize oceangoing ships.Details


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Farmingdale State - 4, New Jersey City - 2
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State baseball team opened the season today, splitting a non-conference doubleheader with New Jersey City University. The Rams fell 4-2 in game one and then took a 4-2 victory in the second game. Farmingdale and New Jersey City now both hold a 1-1 record and will head to Florida for Spring Break.
In the first game, the Rams went ahead 2-1 in the opening inning on a 2-RBI double by sophomore first basemen Kevin Curtis (Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead). The Gothic Knights tied it up in the second and then added a run in the 5th and 7th to take the win. Junior pitcher Stephen Montalbano (North Brunswick, N.J./Bishop George Ahr) got the win for Jersey City going 5 2/3 innings, allowing just two hits and no earned runs. Farmingdale State senior right hander Tom Heeman (Valley Stream, N.Y./Hewlett) pitched 6 1/3 innings in defeat with six strikeouts.
A two-run fourth inning in game two would give the Rams a 3-2 edge, as freshman catcher Frank Scarlato (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) tripled to right field to score junior right fielder Frank Ennis (Commack, N.Y./Commack) and junior left fielder Donny Moscatelli (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa). Farmingdale added an insurance run in the sixth, scored by freshman pinch runner Ryan McAllister (Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point) and junior closer Billy Garofalo (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) came in to seal the victory, earning his first save of the season.
The Rams will travel to Disney's Wide World of Sports on Thursday, February 26th and will play seven games during their Spring Trip. They will face Clark (Mass.) on February 27th, Gwynedd Mercy (Pa.) on February 28th, Rose Hulman (Ind.) on March 1st and Point Park (Pa.) on March 2nd.