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January 2, 2006
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- Theo Boehm said...
As a lover of classical music and jazz, I found the pickings non-existent in classical and mightly slim in jazz. I want to hear Coltrane, not something "like" Coltrane.
This service also shares a fault of iTunes: Not all music can be categorized as "songs." I think the creators of this project need somewhat broader musical horizons.
- Alex Nunez said...
Theo, there is room for improvement, but on a whole, I would have to rate Pandora as being pretty darn great. I've been using it for a while now, and have been surprised at how well it matches rock/blues songs with my tastes.
- Meade said...
Why is this song playing?
Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features folk influences, mild rhythmic syncopation, mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation, a vocal-centric aesthetic and major key tonality.
Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features bop influences, a piano solo, an acoustic bass solo, light drumming and a brisk swing feel.
Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features a subtle use of vocal harmony, mild rhythmic syncopation, repetitive melodic phrasing, extensive vamping and many other similarities identified in the music genome project.
What a blast!
- Joe Hogan said...
I've just tried Pandora on Ann's recomendation and it seems amazing. I entered Steely Dan as the starting point and, having asked only for the deletion of one song, the first 8 - 10 songs are all on my mp3 player. Assuming they didn't read my song files, they have a pretty astounding logarithm. The only hesitation is that they included 3 Steely Dan tunes in this first batch.
- chuck b. said...
This seems to work better for me when I feed it the names of artists that are less well known than obvious big names. Kathleen Edwards, New Pornographers and Devendra Banhart all worked better than Lucinda Williams, Radiohead, and Nick Drake. The former set gave me back a lot of stuff I'd never heard of, whereas the latter referred me to stuff I already knew.
(Although the Rolling Stones lead me all over the place; Bob Mould, The Left Banke, Harry Nilsson... it also started off w/ a relatively obscure Stones tune)
I tried John Coltrane too. I would not expect to find anything as good as Coltrane that I don't already know; there just isn't as much commensurately good jazz as there is commensurately good rock. But when I entered Django Reinhardt and Cecil Taylor, I got back more interesting, unfamiliar stuff.
And when I got to the part where they asked for money, I deleted cookies and resumed where I left off w/out trouble. When I started skipping a lot of songs (I knew everything that came back w/ Dinah Washington), it explained their license limits the amount of music I can skip per hour. Interesting.
- Troy said...
Thanks Ann, that is a great site. Who knew that New Order and solo Robert Plant sounded similar? I have both albums and never really made the connection (at least between the 2 songs Pandora put on my New Order station.
I have a new timewaster! and iTunes scout.
- Roshan said...
I use Yahoo's Launchcast radio and it works very well for me. Yahoo's algorithm for recommendation is similar to Amazon's recommendations and works well because they have such a large user base.
Pandora seems interesting, but it'll take a while for me to get used to it.
- Dave said...
This is way rad.
- Hamsun56 said...
Ann: thanks for the link! I've been plyaing around with it for the past couple of hours and I get much better results picking a song I like rather than an artist.
- Decklin Foster said...
Personally, I prefer Last.fm. Expert systems are certainly fascinating, but someone has to decide what to initially "teach" them with and that's always going to be somewhat limited.
Our approach is a bit more like Google: throw all the data users can possibly generate against the wall and see what sticks. It works better than you might think. I've found a few of my current favorite artists there, and the "what are my musical neighbours listening to?" radio station is great fun.
- LetMeSpellItOutForYou said...
I've used both Pandora & Last.fm, and both have their good points. Pandora's particularly good at getting around the musical cliques that manifest in social network services. For an example, here's Last.fm's list of artists similar to Caetano Veloso, consisting overwhelmingly of Brazilian acts. If you happen to like an Alt-Rock act that's musically similar, you won't make the connection across social domains. And I doubt if Last.fm would have connected New Order and Robert Plant.
On the other hand, some of Pandora's output is puzzling to the point of distraction. It tends to favor rarer criteria, so if you tell it you like Bob Dylan it's more likely to recommend songs with harmonicas in them than songs with unusual lyrics. In running that test, I was surprised to find there were no female acts with a "prominent harmonica part." To get around that bias, I specified a Dylan song ("Every Grain of Sand") that was also covered by Emmylou Harris. That resulted in a flood of irrelevant mainstream Country & Western. So that tells me they're not just considering qualities of the song common to both performances; they're doing an OR, not an AND.
Some of the output's just plain weird. An Emmylou Harris song with both a "dynamic female vocal" and a "dynamic male vocal"? The Waterboys' "Fisherman's Blues" is based in a minor key? James Brown's "Cold Sweat" is more syncopated than King Crimson's "Red"? (We're talking Bill Bruford here, who doesn't even know how to drum in straight 4/4 time.)
I had the same bad experience specifying artists, and would also recommend going by favotie songs instead. Seeding it with King Crimson resulted in a lot of mainstream music recommended for its 'mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation,' its 'vocal-centric aesthetic,' and its 'major key tonality,' none of which KC is particularly known for to say the least. Then it suggests a song by Billy Squier [!] in part because of its 'minor key tonality.' (If the tonality isn't relevant, why suggest it is?) But I made a much better song-specific channel based on KC's 'Indiscipline' that had far less mainstream dreck metal, and far more appropriately eccentric selections. It even seemed to choose some based on their unusual 12/8 time signature, which seems to be that song's prominent harmonica part.
And I second the other criticisms: too little jazz and "world" music, and no classical to speak of. And seed material shouldn't show up in the output. The folks at Pandora are also a little pretentious in claiming they evaluate an objective set of criteria. Eventually it breaks down into silly statements like "we're playing this track because it features Brazilian rhythms," which is as much of a punt as saying a particular song has "American rhythms," and reflects the same kind of bias that manifests in social networks.


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good maybe idzik will actually tell rex he needs to let him compete with suckchez equally............the man deserves a fair shot at the very least and no practices don't warrant how good someone is or is not.
I see Tebow being 3rd team, running the scout team when preparing for one of the new running qb teams like the Skins, Fins, 9ers, seahawks, cowboys etc. I can see him geting some snaps as a h-back and some as a FB also. I think he could play both sides on ST also. plus he would be great in the community and would still have a chance to develop as a QB under McDaniels so there is something in it for him.
good maybe idzik will actually tell rex he needs to let him compete with suckchez equally............the man deserves a fair shot at the very least and no practices don't warrant how good someone is or is not.
Fire Idzik.
playing against your team is not the same as playing against real competition and your fooling yourself if you think it is the same.......does help maybe a little but not enough to see how you would do in a actual situation.
I saw some of the biggest meanest guys be absolute studs in military but then when it came to wartime they were the biggest pussies.
again you can train and practice all you want but it is not the measure of how a man will perform in competition a better measure would be someone's will and heart and believe me tebow's is 100 times suckchez's is.
Accept it, deal with it, and move on.
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so let me get this straight according to you sanchez practiced good so that is ok
but tebow according to rex was a bad practice player and that is also ok
can't have your cake and eat it too......
This should be in the dump for a completely misleading title. They are NOT keeping Tebow they will just try to trade him before releasing him outright.
The correct move would be to cut Tebow the first minute they can and move on from this stupid disaster of a move brought on by inept Ownership and Tanny having his head in his culo.
In any event, Lolbow will be gone shortly, Failchez will be gone after the 2013 season, and we'll be ready to begin a new chapter in the history of the New York Jets.
Tebow just sucked while he was here and he will continue to do so.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...n-trade-tebow/Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Jets do not plan to release Tebow before the start of the new league year in March because they still hope they can trade him.
They're not cutting him BEFORE the start of the league year so that they can try to trade him.
I know your Teboner is hurting right now, bro. It's ok. You'll get over it and learn to love watching him in the CFL as he salutes the Canadian flag. OHHHHHHH, CAAAAAAAAANADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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yeah i did and if that was his bread and butter then i guess his career passing yards at florida state which is a ncaa record is what a mirage?
fact is he could run it and pass it which is what a good QB does. Killing drives momentum no if anything he prob saved suckchez from throwing more INT's. The more posessions suckchez had the more INT's he would throw.
ps robert griffen and steve young would also suck if their designed play was run up the middle for 2 yards.

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Forum Post: Protest JP Morgan (Deceptive, dishonest mortgages, foreclosures, and other illicit transactions)
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OWS Groups, Members will be protesting along side DC coalitions
New York Bank Guilty of Worst Offenses Affecting U.S. Banking Crisis Rental & All Other Housing Seriously Affected
OWS Outreach Work Group, OWS Special Project Affinity Group. We will assemble at the headquarters, J.P. Morgan, 48th and Park Avenue, by 3 PM tomm. See you all there!
TENAC, the D.C. Rental Housing Advocacy Coalition, will lead a demonstration in front of the J.P. Morgan Chase Headquarters Building at Park Avenue and 47th Street in Manhattan, on Wednesday, October 16, at 3 PM and continuing thereafter.
We are outraged at the enormity of J.P. Morgan Chase's banking fraud against the American people, which has had a hugely damaging effect on the entire U.S. economy. Deceptive, dishonest mortgages, foreclosures, and other illicit transactions have caused serious economic hardship, on the American people, especially in terms of rental and all other housing.
Worse still are the continuing immense ill-gotten gains of J.P. Morgan Chase, which has led the entire banking industry in record-breaking profits off the backs of the American people. That is CRIME, BUT NO PUNISHMENT! TENAC has long protested this outrageous banking rip-off, by demonstrating against J.P. Morgan Chase earlier this year, as well as other Big Banks, such as Goldman Sachs and Bank America, and were part of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
TENAC invites all other groups and individuals interested in protesting Big Bank Rip-Off USA in general, and J.P. Morgan Chase in particular to join us on Wednesday afternoon, October 16.
Remember, "Dimons Are a Pirate's Best Friend"
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State Health Department Update on Possible Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
No New Cases reported today in New York State
ALBANY, NY, May 13, 2003 – There have been no new cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) reported in New York State according to the latest report issued today by the New York State Department of Health. A total of 47 possible cases of SARS have been reported in New York State since the disease was first discovered in Asia. Twenty-six of the cases are in counties outside of New York City and the remaining 21 are in New York City.
There continues to be no serious life-threatening illnesses among these 47 possible cases and there have been no secondary cases of SARS spread to household members or among health care workers. Only one patient is currently hospitalized, while all others have recovered or are recovering, among the 26 cases reported outside of New York City.


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Ham 'n' Swiss Envelopes Recipe
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These clever envelopes will make people eager to look inside. The hot pockets shaped with refrigerated dough are stuffed with a delicious ham-and-cheese filling. —Tammy Burgess, Loveland, Ohio
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- 3/4 cup diced fully cooked ham
- 4 teaspoons finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 3 ounces cream cheese, cubed
- 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
- In a large skillet, saute ham and onion in oil until onion is tender. Add cheeses; cook for 3-4 minutes or until melted. Remove from the heat; set aside.
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into four rectangles; seal perforations. Place 2 tablespoons of ham mixture in the center of each rectangle. Starting with a short side, fold a third of the dough over filling. On the other short side, bring both corners together in the center to form a point. Fold over to resemble an envelope. Pinch seams to seal.
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Ham 'n' Swiss Envelopes in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2007, p111
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Reviewed Feb. 20, 2014
"I made these the other night for a quick dinner. You can use reduced fat rolls and also cooking spray instead of canola oil. I used fat free cream cheese as well to cut some of the calories. To add some extra flavor I used a chicken and Fish Seasoning from Penzeys called Ruth Ann's Muskego Ave which is a blend of salt, black pepper, garlic, lemon peel and onion."
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"This is one of my family's favorites."
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ARE, Sweden (Dec. 20) - Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) scored an historic first victory in an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup, taking a slalom win under the lights in Are. The 17-year-old Shiffrin came back from a .15 deficit to ski a literally flawless second run and post a .29 second win over Sweden's Frida Hansdotter. The win boosted her into the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom lead going into the holiday break. Shiffrin will be back in action Dec. 28-29 in Semmering, Austria, outside Vienna.
QUOTESMikaela ShiffrinI was just trying to fly.
I couldn't imagine what winning (a World Cup race) would feel like. I only knew the feeling of knowing you've skied your best.
I love this hill. It has everything - flats and steeps and you can really charge all the way. I felt alright (ahead of the race). But I didn't feel one hundred percent. But I know from the past that sometimes that's actually an advantage for me. I felt the stars were aligned. It wasn't two perfect runs but it was two fast runs. Ahead of the second run, I guess I didn't really feel any pressure. It felt more like something was pushing me forward rather than something pulling me towards the finish line.
My only focus is just to ski my best every day. I'll be happy with a World Championship medal or a 15th place, as long as I'm skiing my best.
My mom is my biggest help. She keeps me focused and grounded. I'm sure she'll talk to me in the next couple of days to make sure my head doesn't get too big. Right now I want to hug her a lot. She'll be here for Christmas with my dad. Right now I just need to calm down and regroup.
Kiki Cutter (youngest American to win World Cup when she won Oslo slalom in 1968 - the first World Cup win ever by an American)I met Mikaela last summer and she is indeed a great kid with a wonderful ski future in front of her. I am sure that we are going to see many more victories from Mikaela. I really did not realize what a big deal it was to win the first World Cup of any American. But when I got off the plane Billy Kidd congratulated me and I thought that was pretty cool. Plus, I met King Olaf and that was huge - a little girl from Bend meeting a king - doesn't get much better than that.
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King and Queen Announced for EHS & St. Anthony Proms
Published on May 3 2014 1:53 pm
Written by Greg Sapp
Several area schools held Prom Saturday evening. So far, we've heard from Effngham & St. Anthony.
St. Anthony's High School Prom was held the Thelma Keller Convention Center, where Sarah Wortman was crowned Queen, and Eli Dasenbrock was announced as King.
Pictured: Senior Queen candidate Morgan Thompson, Prom Queen Sarah Wortman and candidate Kate Richards. Prom King Eli Dasenbrock and candidates Frank Jansen and Benton Hakman.
For the EHS Prom, Ellen Lechman was selected as Queen. Prom King went to Avery Brooks.
Pictured, front row left to right: Paige Longwell, Tara Allred, Maria Bullard, Gabrielle Collier, Brooke Furry, Ellen Lechman, Mariah Logan and Haley Fatheree. Back row left to right: Kyle Niebrugge, Kennan Mahaffey, Trent Barnhart, Preston Walker, Parth Maheshwari, Avery Brooks, Dylan Depoister and Danny Austin.
We'll have more area Prom information as we get it.


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Students in the Robotic Automation Program at Oakland Community College Auburn Hills Campus will have new opportunities to reprogram automotive robots to new uses with the donation of used plant floor machines by General Motors Corp..
The bulky yellow giants appeared as though sleeping after a long career working in the automotive plans as they were unloaded from a truck at the Technology building.
But once the robots are situated in their new home alongside a variety of other models of various sizes and job descriptions, robotics automation instruction John Sefcovic will bring them to life to demonstrate how they once worked on the line at one of the GM plants.
GM donated the robots, valued at $10,000 each, because they are making process changes in their Fairfax assembly plants. The robots will be used as hands-on learning tools for students learning robotics operation, basic programming, advanced programming and functions, simulation and mechanical and controller maintenance for an associate�s degree in Robotics/Automation Technology .
Sefcovic is excited about the possibilities for his students. The advanced students in the class will be given the challenge of reprogramming the spot welders to work together as a team Until now, the robots have worked individually on the line.
Once students are done with their assignment, �One robot will do the welding and the other will pick up the part and put it in front of the other,� Sefcovic said. �They will move together. This will make their performance faster and they will be more efficient.�
Students in the Robotic Automation program earn a two-year associate degree after taking seven classes in robotics The first two classes are in maintenance and designed to build a solid foundation for the five programming course.
�By the end of the program, they are creating complex applications based on problems we give them. We want to teach them to develop cognitive skills so they can analyze and creatively solve problems,� Sefcovic said, noting, �We take the system approach,�
Most who enroll in the program are older than the traditional high school graduate. Some are looking for a career change, others have been laid off and need to learn a new career, others are engineers who want to learn more about how the robots work. More newly graduated high school students are enrolling than in the past, though.
�You can show somebody how to tighten a bolt, but our graduates understand the system,� Sefcovic said.
�In Michigan and especially in Oakland County, there are systems integration companies that take a robot and make it into an automation robot the customer wants,� Sefcovic said, noting that other industries are following automotive companies in turning repetitive jobs over to robots.�
In recent years, GM has also donated robots to Oakland University, Macomb Community College and Wayne State University.
�It is important to GM to promote STEM-related opportunities whenever possible to encourage and promote students� interest in these subjects as they will be the future of the industry,� Bob Berger, GM Manufacturing Robotics engineer located at the Warren Tech Center in Warren, said,
�This is also a great way for GM to give back to the community and invest in human resources. Who knows, maybe someday (the students) will come to work at GM,� Berger said.


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Behind the scenes, some budget cuts may not be that hard
By The Associated Press
This article was published November 22, 2012 at 3:24 p.m.
WASHINGTON Saving billions of dollars in anticipated federal spending, at least for awhile, may not be that difficult.
Democratic and Republican leaders are in general agreement over less controversial trims and changes to a host of federal programs, such as federal retirement, state policies on Medicaid, farm subsidies and others.
The changes aren't the big-ticket, widely publicized measures that spark instant headlines or fiscal splashes. But added up, they would provide the kind of projected deficit reduction that could become a vital part of any deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
Unless Congress acts, the nation will plunge over that cliff in January as Bush-era tax cuts expire and $109 billion in automatic spending cuts take effect.
White House and congressional staffs are expected to present a framework for negotiations early next week, and President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders will attempt to grind out a compromise.
The talks are likely to aim at both a short-term fix and a grand bargain. The bigger package would be a multitrillion-dollar plan aimed at breaking the government's annual string of trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Consensus is that such an effort is too ambitious and complex to be finalized in the next five weeks, but negotiators could at least set the framework and a deadline for a 2013 deal.
Insiders now expect any such bargain to include three general parts. The thorniest two pieces involve raising revenue with major alterations to income tax rates and deductions, and revamping expensive entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
Both involve the kind of big-money savings pact that has eluded lawmakers for years. Medicare spending alone consumed 15.4 percent of the federal budget in fiscal 2012, and its share is expected to grow to 19.3 percent over the decade. The system's hospital trust fund, financed largely by taxes on employers and employees, is expected to be depleted by 2024. But attempts to cut benefits or effect major structural changes have met fierce resistance.
The third area of budget talks is likely to involve the "smaller" items, the so-called easy stuff likely to be an integral part of the shorter-term fix. Blueprints for those plans, which can involve less spending and special "user" fees, are already in place, thanks to 2011 bipartisan negotiations as well as detailed reports from two independent commissions.
"There's enough on the spending side so they could work that kind of (short-term) deal," said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan budget research group.
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How hot is The Walking Dead? Hot on the heels of Activision's announcement of a game based on AMC's television series, Telltale has announced a follow-up to its currently ongoing adventure game based on the comic book.
After all five episodes of the current season of Telltale's adventure game are released, Telltale will be producing a compilation that will be available at retail. Then, the studio will be working on a second season. "Following the digital release of our fifth episode we will also be coming to North American retail shortly thereafter and this will not be the last The Walking Dead game series that we do," senior vice president of marketing Steve Allison said.
With so many differing games based on the popular zombie apocalypse universe, one has to wonder: is it too much? "Regarding today's announcement of a project based [on] the AMC TV series coming in 2013," Allison told The Verge, "as huge fans of the franchise and the show, we're looking forward to seeing Terminal Reality's game when it comes out."
Episode three of season one of Telltale's game will be available next month.


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Not a co-worker in my office, but someone with whom I have a professional relationship. I was working late (over an hour past my usual time to go home) and waiting for DH to call me from the parking lot since he didn't know exactly when he would be able to pick me up. My desk phone rang when I was expecting DH to call; My cell phone must remain on mute at work, so he uses the work number. Knowing that he was going to call around that time and knowing that everyone with whom I work knows I leave at 3:15 pm, I answered the phone, "Hey, Sweetie."It wasn't DH. It was an engineer for a sludge treatment facility calling to report a problem. He did not know how to reply. I think I heard his jaw hit the desk. Then he said his name.I replied, "You're not my sweetie!"
Reminds me of a movie my MIL gave us for Christmas. One of the 4 police officers is talking to his wife and then the captain calls him so he has to switch over. He always says "I love you" to his wife, and when he hangs up from talking to the captain he says "Love you too". Then he cringes and blushes.Later in the movie the captain calls while the guy's at home and he pauses to talk to his wife saying "Love you!" The captain gives his phone a funny look before hanging up and the guy again cringes at realizing the captain thought he was saying I love you to him.
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- Jena Economic Resea...
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Fighting Maritime Piracy: Three Lessons from Pompeius Magnus
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- 3. Mai 2012
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Public Choice Theory
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Piracy in international waters is on the rise again, in particular off the coast of Somalia. While the dynamic game between pirates, ship-owners, insurance firms and the military seems to have reached some kind of equilibrium, piracy risks generating significant negative externalities to third parties (e.g. in terms of environmental hazards and terrorism), justifying attempts to contain it. We argue that these attempts may benefit from a look back - through the analytical lens of public choice theory - to the most successful counter-piracy campaign ever undertaken, namely, the one led by the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) in 67 BC.
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- O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; N43 - Europe: Pre-1913


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Who would you rather have in a Yahoo standard 5x5 league (both for this year and keeper purposes)?
1. Wil Myers
2. Oscar Taveras
3. Yasiel Puig
4. Jackie Bradley, Jr.
5. Billy Hamilton
6. Cameron Maybin (I know he's not a rookie)
A: Rank them in order of who would you rather have for this year?
B: Rank them in order for combined this year and keeper purposes.


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The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup opens for Europe's teams on Friday, with many sides preparing for double-headers and defending champions Spain beginning their defence in Georgia.
Vicente del Bosque's men followed up their 2010 World Cup triumph by claiming UEFA EURO 2012 this summer to win an unprecedented third consecutive major tournament. Now intent on clinching their fourth, they will get the ball rolling in Group I in Tbilisi on Tuesday 11 September – after tackling Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Pontevedra four days earlier.
Del Bosque has recalled David Villa to his squad after the FC Barcelona striker – and the Roja's all-time leading scorer – was unable to travel to Poland and Ukraine during his recovery from a broken leg. "It is unusual that Villa is coming," explained the coach. "He has hardly played, but we thought it would give him a lift. All the information we have is that he is well." Centre-back Carles Puyol misses out with a fractured cheekbone, however.
In the same section, Didier Deschamps will get his first taste of competitive action as France coach away against Finland on Friday, before Les Bleus host UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying opponents Belarus the following Tuesday. Having left his post at Olympique de Marseille in the summer, Deschamps wants his era in charge to be defined by collective effort. "You can never have too much talent, but that is just the basis of it all," he said. "You have to put that talent to use in the team's interest."
UEFA EURO 2012 runners-up Italy have been drawn in Group B, meanwhile, and they get started in Bulgaria on Friday, before hosting Malta four days layer. Azzurri coach Cesare Prandelli has called up uncapped SSC Napoli midfielder Lorenzo Insigne for those games, while AC Milan summer signing Giampaolo Pazzini has been brought back into the fold.
Friday's list of qualifiers also features an intriguing contest between Group D rivals the Netherlands and Turkey in Amsterdam, with Oranje coach Louis van Gaal desperate for a win after commencing his second spell in charge with a 4-2 friendly loss to Belgium. Turkey, eager to make up for missing out on UEFA EURO 2012, then host Estonia the following Tuesday. As for Germany, they kick off against the Faroe Islands and follow up away against Austria, having twice defeated their neighbours in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying.
Two matches are scheduled for Saturday, including Denmark's home meeting with the Czech Republic in Group B and a Scotland test for Serbia in Group A. Scotland's traditional rivals England get under way in Montenegro on Friday, finally, before they are reunited with UEFA EURO 2012 group stage opponents Ukraine on Tuesday. Roy Hodgson's men won that game 1-0, but they will be deprived of the goalscorer in Donetsk, Wayne Rooney, due to injury. For their part, the visitors must continue adapting to life without retired talisman Andriy Shevchenko.
Overall, 13 spots are up for grabs for UEFA's member nations for the 32-team final tournament in Brazil, with eight qualifying groups of six teams and one of five. The nine group winners qualify directly for the finals and the eight runners-up with the best record against the teams finishing first, third, fourth and fifth in their section go into the play-offs.
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As reported by the Toy Industry Association (TIA), Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) have sponsored a bi-partisan resolution to designate December 22 to 28 as National Toy Week in recognition of the value of toys and play. The resolution, introduced in the Senate this week, encourages people to observe by coming together to play with toys and games.
"Toys play an important role in a child's growth and serve as a resource for teaching and development, while being fun," Boozman said.
The resolution also recognizes the toy industry's importance for the national economy, noting that it supports more than 600,000 full-time jobs and had an economic impact of more than $75 billion this past year. For the resolution to pass, it only needs approval from the Senate.
"The toy industry is a huge economic engine for our country," Pryor said. "National Toy Week recognizes that toys enrich the lives of our kids and contribute to our nation's economic growth."
Update: On December 20, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan resolution, designating December 22 to 28, 2013, as National Toy Week in recognition of the value of toys and play.


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Big money just keeps rolling in to the No on 522 campaign. An initiative that would force companies to label all genetically modified foods (GMOs) sold to the public at retail outlets, 522 has a growing list of deep-pocketed corporate adversaries, from Monsanto, which poured in $4.6 million on Sept. 5 according to a filing with the state's Public Disclosure Commission, to a $3.2 million contribution from Dupont Pioneer that was reported yesterday.
In total, according to the most recent numbers from the Public Disclosure Commission the No on 522 campaign has brought in just over $11 million in cash. In addition to big-time contributions from Dupont and Monsanto, the Grocery Manufactures Association has also thrown in $1.75 million to defeat I-522.
Meanwhile, the Yes on I-522 campaign - which at one time was winning the all-important fundraising battle - now stands at a significant financial disadvantage. According to filings with the state's Public Disclosure Commission, Yes on I-522 has brought in just over $3 million, with the Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps accounting for nearly $1 million of that money. Interestingly, $72,817.77 has been raised for Yes on I-522 from small-time contributions, while the No on 522 campaign has brought in only $25 from small contributions.
The financial advantage held by the No on 522 campaign is obvious at this point, but the real question becomes will it matter? As we noted yesterday, a recent Elway Poll of 406 voters showed that 2 in 3 voters intend to vote for the GMO labeling measure, and among the most likely voters the measure is leading 64 percent to 24 percent. Additionally, according to the Elway Poll support for the measure is particularly strong amongst voters with annual incomes over $100,000; 54 percent of that demographic is "definitely" planning to vote for the measure.
So will big time money from the likes of Monsanto and Dupont Pioneer be enough to sway public opinion? Given the reputation of companies like Monsanto, it seems like the check writing could backfire. However, as we learned from California's Prop 37, major contributions from big business are nothing to scoff at in the fight for GMO labelling; in the 2012 effort to force GMO labelling in the most populous U.S. state opponents - also led by the likes of Monsanto and the Hershey Company - raised $44 million to the pro-labelling campaign's $7 million, no doubt contributing to the measure's 53 percent to 47 percent defeat.


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Blinding snow squalls complete with thunder and lightning failed to deter the Byron faithful from making a 141-mile trek to cheer on their Lady Tigers at the Monmouth Super-Sectional Monday night.
But the orange and black backers could do little to help their team warm up offensively as Byron (31-3) fell to El Paso-Gridley (29-1) 49-39 making the 141-mile ride back home seem even longer.
Byron's first possession of the game, a missed trey followed later by a turnover, proved prophetic for the evening as El Paso jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first 4 minutes of the game.
And the foul weather really turned foul for Byron when their 6'3" center, Sophie Reecher, was called for her second foul with 4:40 to play in the quarter.
With Reecher on the bench, Byron's 6'1" sophomore Ellie Lehne finally put her team on the scoreboard when she hit a jumper off an assist from Mayson Whipple.
But El Paso's Codee Schlipf, a 5'10" junior, quickly answered with a jumper of her own.
Lehne followed with a trey and another 2 while Ashley Dinges hit a jumper with 9 seconds to play to make it 14-9 at the end of the quarter.
A bucket by Brooke Holloway early in the second quarter pulled Byron within 3, 14-11, but that's as close as the Lady Tigers would get as El Paso expanded their lead to 25-13 off 5 Byron turnovers.
In the third quarter, Byron cut the lead to 4, 27-23, after 2 baskets by Reecher, but saw that rally end when she drew her fourth foul at the 1:43 mark.
El Paso led 33-25 at the end of the quarter and went on to add 16 points to Byron's 14 in the final quarter.
Lehne led Byron in scoring with 13 points and 8 rebounds followed by Reecher with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Mallorie Getzelman scored 6 points followed by Whipple with 3 and Brooke Holloway, Keelyn Swanson, and Dinges with 2 each.
As a team, Byron was 17-49 from the field, 2-19 for treys, and turned the ball over 16 times.
Rebekah Ehresman led her team with 15 followed by Schlipf with 14, Jenna Souhrada with 8, Chelsea Kessinger 7, and Darien DeVary with 5.
El Paso was 18-42, converting 5-10 treys, with 13 turnovers. However, El Paso manufactured 18 of their points off of turnovers while Byron had 10 points off turnovers.
Byron edged El Paso 33-29 in rebounds.
El Paso faces Champaign (St. Thomas More) in the 8:15 p.m. semifinal of the state tournament Friday night at the Redbird Arena in Normal. St. Thomas More advanced to the final four by defeating Litchfield 75-36 at the Springfield Super-Sectional.
The other semifinal game, slated for 6:30 p.m., is Nashville versus Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran).
The championship game for Class 2A schools is Saturday at 8:15 p.m. Nashville beat Teutopolis 43-36 at the Salem Super-Sectional while Walther Lutheran beat South Holland (Seton Academy) 57-47 at the River Forest Super-Sectional.


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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Florida is now destined to lose
I firmly believe when a coach starts looking ahead and talking about crap out of his control, a team senses that and becomes unfocused on the task at hand -- winning the next game.
Now, Florida's Urban Meyer apparently is falling into the same trap. After the Michigan-Ohio State game, and all the talk about a potential rematch, the Gator head man had this to say:
"If that does happen, all the (university) presidents need to get together immediately and put together a playoff system. I mean like now, January or whenever to get that done."
Meyer then want on to state the reasons why he thought his team should face the Buckeyes in the BCS title game January 8th. Even though they still have two games to play.
So just remember who to blame if -- oops -- Florida loses one of its final two contests.
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Urban Meyer is a Darsh.
- November 22, 2006 3:00 AM
- Can't spell Lloyd without 2 "L's" said...
No, he is a douche. How the hell was '96 any different??? What a dickhead.
- November 22, 2006 8:43 AM
- Dools said...
Three words: Urban Meyer Wiener
- November 22, 2006 9:05 AM
I hate Urban Cryer as much as anyone else and agree with what everyone above me posted, but at least high profile coaches are more and more having the marbles to publicly complain about a seriously flawed system.
- November 22, 2006 9:35 AM
- DevilGrad said...
C'mon folks, who's with me here?
- November 22, 2006 9:49 AM
devilgrad you are probably right that AR-Kansas will beat Florida in the SEC Championship game, but Urban better watch out in Tallahassee, FSU has blown for most of the Year, but with Jeff Bowden announcing his resignation and things changing up FSU might fire up those outstanding athletes they have and they love nothing better than messing up Florida's title hopes.
- November 22, 2006 10:15 AM
You forgot the WOOO! Where's the WOOO? Ya gotta have the WOOO!
- November 22, 2006 10:16 AM
As a Texas fan, I can't believe I just did that...
I'll slink away now and be thankful for Colt McCoy. I'm so ashamed.
- November 22, 2006 10:17 AM
- Andy said...
Let me preface this by saying that I don't believe Michigan should get a rematch unless USC, Florida & Arkansas all lose.
BUT.. didn't Florida win the 1996 National Championship by beating an FSU team that it lost to in the final regular season game of that year?
His comments seems a bit hypocritical coming from the coach of a school that actually got a do-over.
- November 22, 2006 10:47 AM
96 was just a little different. Florida lost and dropped to 4th in the polls. They wouldn't have won the title if
1. They had lost the SEC championship game to a top 10 Alabama team
2. Nebraska had beaten Texas in the Big12 CG (remember the 4th and 1 pass?)
3. Ohio State had beaten undefeated Arizona State in the Rose Bowl
4. Florida hadn't waxed FSU 52-20 in the rematch.
So yeah, this year is a little different since Michgan dropped...what, wait they didn't drop after losing a close game.
- November 22, 2006 11:12 AM
I think the post is somewhat misleading. Meyer obviously recognizes UF has to win out, and he says that USC is also a legitimate candidate for the MNC game assuming it wins out. The true focus of his comments, however, is that we need a playoff system to avoid ambiguous situations such as this one. I agree with the need for a playoff.
- November 22, 2006 3:21 PM
You're right! Meyer shouldn't be worrying about anything but beating FSU. You'd never read about any coach in the Big Ten making such comments.
But, I'll say it for him and Petie, Michigan should not play a rematch in the BCS title game. Not because Michigan isn't at least the second best team in the country. They clearly are, but, because the BCS is not about finding the best team in the country. If it was about finding the best team there would be a playoff. The BCS is about making money, period. A match up against the SEC or PAC 10 champion is much sexier, for many reasons, none of which take away from UM.
Anyway, what is the best you could hope for? Beat OSU, earn the title, and spend eternity listening to Ohio people bitch about how it was a split and the championship should have been shared. Would you want to listen to that? Would you want to share anything with OSU? Or, would you want to win the Rose Bowl?
- November 22, 2006 3:34 PM
I like how he complained about how bad a rematch would be, how tough it would be to beat a team twice, yet took a job in a conference where more often than not you will have to beat a team twice just to win the conference.
- November 22, 2006 3:51 PM
I wish proponents of a playoff system would stop using the possibility of a Michigan vs. tOSU rematch as an argument against the current BCS system. In most playoff scenarios, Michigan would surely qualify if there were even one at-large or wildcard entry, which could then create the dreaded rematch. Things will be much clearer in December when all of the games have been played, and the current system pairs up the 2 best teams. If Michigan is one of those teams, then they earned it based on those 11 games they won.
- November 22, 2006 6:02 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Where did Urban Meyer come from...
That's right Utah. Where he complained in Mack Brown fashion (recall the lobbying to get in the 05 Rose Bowl against U of M) that the BCS isn't fair to the non-BCS schools.
Utah eventually got in but when Urban Meyer was interviewed earlier this year, he actually had the stones to say that Utah should have never been a BCS team that year.
The moral of the story is two-fold:
1. Urban Meyer has no credibility.
2. Urban Meyer will say and do whatever is best for Urban Meyer.
By way of comparison, when was the last time that Pete Carrol whined about the rankings... and all the guy does is be in a position every year to compete for the national championship.
- November 24, 2006 1:04 PM
Urban Meyer needs to check himself before he speaks. His team has not played great football all year (17 - 16 vs unranked South Carolina) and still has FSU and Ark to play. First win your games, then you can bitch about the BCS.
mgoblue93 is right, he will do what is best for him. If any of you recall, he brought BGSU out of the dumper in football, then told the press he would not leave his kids for another job when Utah came calling, that his team had just come together and planned on staying for his recruits. The very next week he annouced that he took the job at Utah. What an a$$hole. I would never let my kid play for a guy like that.
- November 24, 2006 3:26 PM
Michigan is very strong but Florida deserves the shot at the BCS National Championship. (The facts: Florida had the toughest rated schedule in the country. Florida won the toughest conference championship in the country. Michigan did not win their conference. Florida's record against Top 25 teams: 3-1, Michigans record against Top 25 teams: 1-1. And, most importantly, Michigan already played and lost to OSU.) On top of that, Michigan's 1 top-25 win was against Notre Dame, enough said. With all this being noted, how could you possibly deny Florida the chance to play Ohio State?? I like Michigan, but you're an idiot if you think they deserve a shot more than Florida does.
- December 04, 2006 10:35 AM
the comment missed up north is the one that "cryer" said reguarding that if Michigan was to play and beat OSU,that He would not recognize the Wolverines as Nat.Champs !!! Nice,huh !?! watch the game and see if the gaytors are getting trounced at the half will cryer take his ball and go home ???
- December 06, 2006 3:31 PM


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In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Viva Cape Coral! will take place Saturday.
The event, which is in its third year, will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Southeast 47th Terrace, between Southeast 10th Place and Coronado Parkway, in the downtown area. It is free and open to the public.
Hosted by the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and The Pendas Law Firm, the festival will feature live music, food, arts and crafts, dozens of vendors and a children's area.
"It's a great opportunity to bring the community together," Veronica Culbertson, president of the chamber, said. "It's a great opportunity for non-Hispanics to learn about the Hispanic culture."
This is the first year that the celebration is being held in September in recognition of the national month. Previously, it was held in May because it originally was an event for Cinco de Mayo.
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept. 15 though Oct. 15.
"We need to bring the communities together and that's basically what we're trying to do," she said.
The headliner for this year's festival is Fuego, a popular Dominican artist.
"Fuego is a cross between merengue, reggaeton, pop. Very popular dancing music," Culbertson said.
He is scheduled to take the stage at about 9 p.m.
Kicking off the evening's lineup will be Danza Azteca Guadalupana.
"They're traditional Mexican Indians," she said. "It's a really nice performance."
There will also be a short tribute in honor of the national month.
"We are going to have a flag presentation of all the Latin American flags," Culbertson said.
At about 7:30 p.m., the local salsa band Grupo Espali will perform.
Zumba with Adriana and a possible fourth group will fill the time between the bigger acts.
"We have great music, which is the center of entertainment," she said.
Another highlight of the celebration is the Hispanic cuisine.
"Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Central-American, Mexican," Culbertson said, naming off just some of the culturally based fare that will be available.
There will be merchandise vendors and businesses promoting products and services.
"We have about 70 or 80 (vendors) along the street," she said.
"That's a lot of fun," Culbertson added. "Everybody loves to hang out, walk around and socialize."
For the younger attendees, a children's area will be set up with rides and activities.
"A lot of rides for the kids," she said.
Last year, an estimated 10,000 people turned out for the event.
"It was packed," Culbertson said. "Each year we would like to become bigger and bigger."
For more information on Viva Cape Coral!, contact the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at (239) 418-1441 or visit online at: www.vivacapecoral.com/.


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In Equitrekking Belize, visit the Cayo and Mountain Pine Ridge Districts of this small Central American country, exploring Maya sites and caves and a variety of jungle lodges. Who knew that you could find a horse ranch in Belize? Equitrekking's Emmy nominated TV host Darley Newman rides a few of the 100 horses at Banana Bank Lodge, a farm and ranch near the capitol city of Belmopan. Next Darley takes on the jungle with Albert Garbutt, who points out medicinal plants that Belizeans use to treat everything from diabetes to sunburns. Darley takes some time out of the saddle to climb high at the ancient Maya city of Xunantunich, near the border of Guatemala, before exploring Rio Frio Cave, where the Maya scarified everything from precious stones to humans. Blancaneaux Lodge, owned by famous director Francis Ford Coppola, welcomes guests to experience an eco-friendly, self-sustaining resort in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. At Blancaneaux, fruits and vegetables are grown in an organic garden, the Privassion River provides hydroelectric power to the resort and horses are born and raised. Darley takes a ride to Big Rock Falls, where she escapes the heat of the jungle by taking a dip under a cool waterfall. At Mountain Equestrian Trails, Darley rides into the jungle to a small, secret waterfall and falls asleep to the sounds of nature in an eco-friendly jungle cabana.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Not unfamiliar to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA), sophomore kick returner Ladarius Vanlier has racked up his second honor from the organization after being named to the 2013 CFPA Watch List of top kick returners.
The preliminary watch list highlights 34 returning performers, vying for the top individual kick returner award in the Football Championship Subdivision.
"Congratulations to Tennessee Tech's Ladarius Vanlier on earning a spot on the 2013 CFPA Watch List," said CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "A precocial Golden Eagles return specialist, Vanlier registered a kick return touchdown in his fifth collegiate game."
Last season, former Golden Eagle and current Buffalo Bills rookie Da'Rick Rogers earned the CFPA Elite Wide Receiver Award. Vanlier joins current teammate and Tech punter Chad Zinchini on a CFPA Watch List for the preseason.
Vanlier proved to be one of the most elusive players in the OVC in 2012, earning second-team honors as a freshman. He was selected as a return specialist after averaging 20.9 yards per kickoff return and 8.0 yards on punt returns. Vanlier had one kick return for a touchdown, a 94-yard romp at Murray State, and was such a dangerous deep man that teams found ways to kick anywhere on the field except to him. Vanlier had 32 kickoff returns, just two short of the school record for most in a season, after setting school single-game records for most punt returns and most punt return yards.
Four kick returners from the Ohio Valley Conference are included in the list of 34 top return men who will be competing this season in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Conference kick returners joining Vanlier on the Watch List are Gabriel Chambers of Jacksonville State, Cyrus Strahm of Morehead State, Duane Brady of Murray State, and Kevin Barfield of UT Martin.
All CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.
More than 130 CFPA recipients have signed professional contracts, and twenty-one have been first-round NFL Draft selections.
The CFPA Kickoff Returner Award dates back to 2008 with Alabama's Javier Arenas earning the inaugural award. Other CFPA recipients performing as NFL return specialists include: Tavon Austin (West Virginia), Giovani Bernard (North Carolina), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Jayron Hosley (Virginia Tech), Dexter McCluster (Ole Miss), Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), Golden Tate (Notre Dame), LaMichael James (Oregon), Laron Scott (Georgia Southern), Damian Williams (USC), Taiwan Jones (Eastern Washington), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Eric Page (Toledo), Cliff Harris (Oregon), Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State), Asa Jackson (Cal Poly), Tyrann Mathieu (LSU), Joe Adams (Arkansas), Fozzy Whittaker (Texas), Jerodis Williams (Furman), Miguel Maysonet (Stony Brook), and Reggie Dunn (Utah).
The full list of 2013 recipients, including the 2013 CFPA FCS Awards, will be announced on January 8, 2014.
The 2013 CFPA FCS Punters Watch List:
• Kevin Chillis, Albany
• Chris Nicholls, Cal Poly
• Kirby Schoenthaler, Dartmouth
• Michael Johnson, Delaware
• Ryan Ho, Duquesne
• Shaquille Hill, Eastern Washington
• Jorrian Washington, Hampton
• Rodney Tyson, Howard
• Tanner Riley, Indiana State
• Gabriel Chambers, Jacksonville State
• Kevin Johnson, Lamar
• Cyrus Strahm, Morehead State
• Chris Flowers, Morgan State
• Duane Brady, Murray State
• Julian Stafford, MVSU
• Wes Smith, Northern Iowa
• Ed Eagan, Northwestern State
• Eric Fiore, Pennsylvania
• Johnta Hebert, Prairie View A&M
• Anthony Gaffney, Princeton
• Justin Grant, Richmond
• Xavier Roberson, Southeastern Louisiana
• Josh Smith, Southern Utah
• Dane Domonkos, St. Francis (PA)
• Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech
• Derrick Joseph, Towson
• Jonathan Perkins, UC Davis
• Kevin Barfield, UT Martin
• Otis Wright, Wagner
• Cordero Dixon, Weber State


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Orlando (March 2, 2010) – SAG National President and AFL-CIO Executive Council member Ken Howard delivered a statement in support of the AFL-CIO's resolution on piracy today at the AFL-CIO Winter Meeting. Following a passionate speech by IATSE President Matthew Loeb and joined by AFTRA President Roberta Reardon, Howard spoke to the assembled labor leaders about the threat posed by illegal downloads, pirated CDs and DVDs and other modes of entertainment product copyright theft.
Here's what President Howard had to say:
Good morning, and thank you for your time and attention today.
As the unions representing the working face of our industry, we are today asking for your support – the support of our fellow trade unionists – to help stem the tide of Internet theft and piracy that is destroying good-paying, union jobs.
Downloading pirated movies, television shows, or other creative product from the Internet, purchasing "bootleg" DVDs and/or participating in the theft of copyrighted material is stealing. Plain and simple. Internet users who occasionally illegally download copyrighted materials for home enjoyment often are unaware that they are engaging in illegal activity. But they are… and it is wrong.
It threatens our nation's creative industries and the artists and craftspeople who make up the membership of the AFL-CIO entertainment and media industry guilds and unions.
We need your support to help protect the economic livelihood of the people whose creativity and skill make possible the movies and television shows we all value.
As you see in the statement before you, a majority of the revenue from motion pictures and television productions comes from "downstream" sources after the initial release of a work in theaters or on television. When a consumer purchases a DVD, for example, many of the people employed in the creation of the movie receive a portion of the downstream revenues in the form of "residuals."
Residuals make up approximately 38-40 percent of an actor's income and account for approximately 33 percent of the revenue supporting our pension and health funds. Let me repeat that – 33 percent of the revenue supporting our pension and health funds.
Piracy is the theft of that downstream revenue and results in declining residuals payments and declines in contributions to our plans.
Many people think artists will continue to do their work even if they don't get paid. That's just not true; most of our members rely on middle-class incomes to feed their families.
I would also like to speak to the production side of the case for a moment. A movie requires a large investment of money up front, and such an investment will only be made if investors can expect a reasonable return, including downstream revenues. Piracy not only threatens our ability to collect much-needed residuals, it threatens to cut off the initial employment those very residuals are based on.
Movies and television are an important part of the American economy and one of the top products exported globally. It is still a vibrant industry that I know everyone in this room values.
Your support will help fight piracy and intellectual property theft and it will provide important support to tens of thousands of men and women – middle-class union workers across the country whose many contributions have shaped our cultural narrative and built a valuable and treasured artistic heritage.
Thank you for your support of our efforts to educate union members, government officials, policy makers, and the public in addressing this very important issue
Howard is attending the council meeting with SAG National Executive Director David White and key staff. The executive council meetings are sharply focused on working family-centered issues like jobs creation and economic revitalization. Vice President Joe Biden and other dignitaries, including TARP Congressional Oversight Chair Elizabeth Warren and NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous addressed the council Monday.
To read the text of the AFL-CIO statement in support of anti-piracy measures, click here for the press release.


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President Barack Obama said he is done waiting for House Republicans to act on immigration reform and plans to fix as much as he can on his own.
Obama announced his intention to take executive action Monday, weeks after an influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America were apprehended crossing the border illegally in Texas.
Members of Arizona's congressional delegation had mixed feelings about the announcement.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake said in a written statement that "dismissing legitimate concerns raised by House Republicans gets the process nowhere."
He added the president's plans "lessened the prospects of fixing our broken immigration system."
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva said the announcement was a welcomed first step. Success, however, will depend largely on what happens next.
"Sending more enforcement to our borders will do nothing for the men, women and children who are caught up in our broken system, nor will it provide a humanitarian solution to the crisis of child refugees arriving from Central American," Grijalva argued. "I look forward to the president's next steps, and urge him to focus his efforts on protecting vulnerable families going forward."
The more than 90 percent increase in teens and children crossing the border without parents overwhelmed the federal government.
"We now have a humanitarian crisis on the border that only underscores the need to drop the politics and fix our immigration system once and for all," Obama said.
Thousands of children have been entering and leaving a processing warehouse in Nogales, Ariz., where they are staying for three to five days before going to shelters across the country. The young kids and teens sleep on four-inch mattresses on the floor and are separated by age and gender with 15 foot-tall chain linked fences with razor wire at the top.
Obama is seeking $2 billion from Congress to help handle the unaccompanied minors and has asked for additional Border Patrol resources to be sent to the border with Mexico.
"Our Border Patrol agents must no longer be tasked with providing childcare to unaccompanied immigrant children. They must be returned to their job of securing the border," said U.S. Rep. Ron Barber. "Our state must not bear the expense of this failure of leadership and inaction in Washington. Arizona, towns, cities and agencies must be reimbursed for the services they provide because the federal government has failed to secure our border."
There are enough Republicans and Democrats in the House to pass an immigration bill today, Obama said, but House Speak John Boehner informed him last week that the House will not vote on immigration reform this year.
Obama announced he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Attorney General Eric Holder to present him with executive actions he can take without congressional approval by the end of the summer.
Still, in responding to the influx of unaccompanied children, Obama plans to concentrate immigration resources on the border areas. The move will effectively further reduce the number of deportations in the country's interior by stressing enforcement action on individuals who are either recent unlawful border crossers, or who present a national-security, public-safety or border-security threat.
The decision coincides with a White House request to Congress for new powers to deport newly arrived immigrant children traveling without their parents.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Sunday, November 09, 2008
First pottery piece..
...that I made in my new course (started in April). The progress i this course is much slower but the pieces are finished better and I learn a lot more then before. One down side is that the glazes are a lot less spectacular then in my last class. But at the same time it's nice to glaze thing simply and make a form that suits that.
This cake stand is the the perfect piece to present these small savoury tarts on (made with some delicious Cashel Blue and left over beer and coconib jam)and it was soon empty again.
4 comments:
- Di said...
Hey Eva! I love the pottery! It's really beautiful!
Thanks for the birthday wishes! I had a really nice day with friends in Aberdeen and Dundee! Walking on the beach getting the cobwebs blown away was great!!
- 09 November, 2008 22:57
- CanadianSwiss said...
It's lovely, Eva! And see? You can put much more than only a cake on there! The tarts look yummy. Is that the reason why only 2 are left? ;)
- 10 November, 2008 18:41
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- 17 April, 2009 15:23
- Connie said...
Hi Eva.. what a nice piece you've made!! i love pottery. I'm Argentinian living in USA and moving to Basel in the summer and was just looking for a pottery studio. I've done some pottery in Argentina and some in NYC. I wanted to ask you where do you do pottery in Basel. I've read somthing about the Migros KlubSChule. I would appreciate if you know of a place to do pottery. Thanks in advance, Connie
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The problem is, Windows sales statistics always were bullshit, and they will always work in Microsoft's favor as long as things stay the way they have been. No new Windows release is going to stop the sales of PCs, and Microsoft has all the OEMs right in their pockets.
Traditionally all so-called "Windows sales," for the most part, have really been PC sales and/or mass OEM purchases. Trying to use these supposed Windows sales figures as any kind of real data for comparisons to actual OS sales of Windows 7, Vista or any other version of Windows is just downright stupid. They're all mangled to the point of complete uselessness.
Chances are, today there are more computer users and more computers in circulation than ever more, and both numbers are continuing to grow. Meanwhile, as they grow, the numbers of people buying new, replacement machines for older and/or broken ones increases. These machines will undoubtedly come with Windows 8. Are you seriously claiming that all of these were deliberate impulse buys just to get Windows 8 as an impulse buy and be an early adopter?
Of course... Drumhellar brought up some very good points, that basically the results are skewed even further from Microsoft's heavy "upgrade" discounts, so in reality, the Windows 8 "sales" are probably even more corrupt than ever before.


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Selex, an American subsidary of the Italian company Finmeccanica, sold technology called Tetra to the Syrian government, according to the first of about 2.5 million Syrian-government emails to be released by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks spokeswoman Sarah Harrison told reporters today in London, Thursday, "This technology allows police forces to communicate in a secure and reliable manner. The database demonstrates that selling assistance and training by Selex continued through to this year."
Harrison relayed a statement from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that said, "The material is embarrassing to Syria, but it is also embarrassing to Syria's opponents. It helps us not merely to criticize one group or another, but to understand their interests, actions and thoughts. It is only through understanding this conflict that we can hope to resolve it." Assange is currently seeking asylum at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London from possible extradition to Sweden to face questions about alleged sexual misconduct there.


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Kenneth Everett Aimee (1931-1954), a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, resided in this area of Brooklyn. Following in his father's footsteps, Aimee joined the Air Force and was stationed at the Suffolk County Air Force Base. Lieutenant Aimee died at age 23 when his plane crashed minutes after take-off.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M. Aimee, Kenneth's father, flew a biplane during World War I (1914-1918), served as deputy to the commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation (1944) and, at the end of World War II (1939-1945), was one of the first pilots to join the United States Air Force.


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This 5-day friendship lesson integrates character education, language arts, math, music and a craft activity
Language Arts, Math, Music
PreK, K, 1, 2
Title – Importance of Friendship – Accepting Differences
By – Elaine Engerdahl
Primary Subject – Language Arts
Secondary Subjects – Math, Music
Grade Level – PreK-2
Brief Description:
- This lesson is a weekly plan that focuses on the importance of friendship and appreciating the similarities and differences experienced in these friendships. It integrates character education, language arts, math, literacy and a craft activity.
- Understand the importance of friendship and identifying and appreciating differences and similarities within these friendships.
- Interpret a simple graph to understand differences and similarities that exist within the classroom.
- After reading the emergent reader Family of Friends each day with the children as a shared reading experience, the children should be able to read it on their own (the story line is predictable enough). Depending on the age of the children, your objective might be to have the children track words.
- Literature – book My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson (author) and Bryan Gough (illustrator).
- Red and green construction paper
- Emergent reader Family of Friends
- Name plates (preferably with pictures)
- Child outline template to complete related craft activity
- Day 1:
- Read the book My Friend Isabelle to the children. It is a wonderful book that teaches about differences and acceptance. Isabelle has Down Syndrome, but this doesn't matter to her friend Charlie. This book is geared for Preschool-Grade 1 aged children to effectively teach this concept.
- Discuss the book.
- Math Integration:
- Each day focus on similarities and differences within the class by using a graph. Have green and red circles (enough for each child in the class). Graph yes and no answers. Green is for " yes " answers and red is for " no " answers. Key focus is on how they are all a "family of friends" having similarities and differences.
- Graph the following:
- Family Differences – Who has brothers and sisters? Discuss graphing results
- Language Differences – Who can speak one language and who can speak more than one.
- Food Preference Differences – Who likes pizza?
- Ability Differences – Who can ride a bike?
- Appearance Differences – A graph showing different hair coloring within the class could be used – o yellow o circles representing blonde hair, etc.
- Day 2:
- The emergent reader Family of Friends would be introduced as a shared reading experience. This reader is meant to expand the concept and also introduce the reading process. The teacher would model the reading process by pointing to the words as it is read. The reader would be transferred to a pocket chart or made into a big book for the teacher to read as a whole class activity. The little books would be completed by the children at center time and taken home to read to their parents.
- Each day add different names while using the reader as a shared reading experience (name plates used). Have fun playing with the names. Look at the different letters and sounds they begin with. Count the letters in each name. Change the initial letter sound in each name. What is the new name? (children love this activity).
- Music Integration:
- Sing to the tune of "Three Blind Mice."
We are friends.
We are friends.
Yes, we are.
Every day we play so nice; sharing all the things we like
We are friends.
Each day sing the song passing around a bean bag as the song is sung. When the song finishes, the child holding the bag is the focus. Children think of positive comments to say about him/her. This can continue a few times each day.
- Day 3:
- Read the emergent reader together as a shared reading experience again, continuing with the activities introduced in the previous days.
- Introduce letter "Ff" heard in the song and emergent reader "Family of Friends". Act out the sound "jumping fast" and "falling" focusing on the sound. Make duplicate copies of the
- found on the website. Pass these out to each children saying the word as you pass them out. Sort them according to if they begin with the letter "Ff" sound or not. These can be placed in the literacy center after.
- Day 4:
- Read the emergent reader again as a shared reading experience. Continue the activities introduced on the previous days.
- Day 5: Cooking and Sharing Day
- Share activities they completed in the centers.
- Cooking:
- Children can make a simple friendship mix much like trail mix. Using one-to-one number correspondence the children can count 10 cheerios, 10 shreddies and 10 pretzels or any other ingredients you can think of.ÂÂ
E-Mail Elaine Engerdahl !


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- 6 Distinguished Service
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- 8 Who to ask?
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- 10 Good Friend
- 11 Businesses
- 12 Friendships
- 13 An Observation
- 14 Lab
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- 16 Bad Luck!
- 17 Please Help Me Explain
- 18 OFLC merge
- 19 Tommy Vercetti
- 20 Re: Page history
- 21 Businesses
- 22 Image Attributions
- 23 Image:Shoreside Vale Map
- 24 Screenshots
- 25 Mr Vercetti
Can you see anything wrong with the current changes I've made regarding Liberty City categories and articles? A-Dust 21:01, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
I think that the page looks great. However, I'm not sure about the San Andreas Transport Authority. Adding the category Districts in Los Santos is another suggestion, as it shows up as a separate district when driven/flown into. A-Dust 23:19, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- Also, I think it should be stated where the news story came from, just to end any confusion. I would think its from WCTR News with Lianne Forget, but I may be wrong. A-Dust 23:21, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Inappropriate Username
It's probably easier for you to ask questions on my talk page, since I can reply below your question and other people can join in easier. As for this user, you should send an email asking they speak to Wikia or email [email protected] to change his username. If he continues to use his existing username, you should block the user and select "Unacceptable username" from the reason list. I wouldn't block him until after you have told him how to change his username though. Gboyers talk 12:45, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- That username isn't as bad. It's not implications that I'm concerned about (see 69), but blatent swearing everywhere for no reason is just rude and unnecessary. Having "Fuckface" on every talk page simply isn't very nice. Gboyers talk 02:03, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Hey, wasup. I see your working with the Bank heist missions for SA. Could you look over the other missions for San Andreas as well? I would do it myself but I'm a bit busy and am trying to get Vice City Stories and GTA III to catch up in the list so they have articles for their missions. LCS is solved and has a page for every mission but I want to work on VCS and III as well as making sure they have the correct layout as we can see on Driving Mr. Leone or Dam and Blast (which you significantly contributed to. :P ) Plus simply call me as "Flesh" whenever your responding to any message from me, or telling me something. Good luck :-) --GTA 4 PC 13:48, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Mission wise, I'm expert in all of them, mainly GTA3 and SA. My idea would be to first start a page for every mission then clean them up with the rules we're here to follow. The SF strand specially needs a lot of update. Also I have a little bit of hard time understanding the Las Venturas part of SA's storyline, so that's good your working with it. I actually finished VCS only a couple of days ago. --GTA 4 PC 20:52, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Capture images? You mean with the Print Screen button on your keyboard? Because if that's the one I guess I'm gonna take pictures on every mission I'm working with for GTA3. And you can always download a save game from that mission to get an image. --GTA 4 PC 21:05, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Oww, you mean camera in-game. There is none in GTA3 so it's a different story there. And even when I use the camera it shows up to be pretty dark. --GTA 4 PC 21:14, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Woohoo - I completely forgot you can take screenshots with fraps. Besides, I don't think Key to Her Heart needs to be much detailed, all you do is "follow a car then go to the sex shop and continue following then kill a gimp carrying a dildo and woops! you got a girlfriend", that was enough to describe it haha. Besides yesterday I put some work on Reuniting the Families. You played the other GTA's except VC and SA? GTA 4 PC 21:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Same here - I have completed III, VC, SA, LCS and VCS but not 1, 2, London, Advance or IV. --GTA 4 PC 21:35, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Heh, Advance is the most overlooked GTA, it's not even listen under GTA Games in the filter <<<< Ohhh, and by the way, are you an admin here and who is this user with "inappropriate username"? --GTA 4 PC 21:39, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- No, what's this? --GTA 4 PC 21:42, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Main page
What was hapenning was with a lower resolution stuff on the main page was been messed around howether Gboyers did some work reformating the POTD and its been fixed Chip2007 1:33PM 2 July 2008 (GMT)
Distinguished Service
Distinguished Service Medal
Hi Ed. I'm delighted to present to you the Distinguished Service Medal, for consistent excellence of contributions to Grand Theft Wiki. You should be proud, and I'm honoured to have you on our team. Gboyers talk 01:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
What's up!
Hey, man, wassup. Been a while, last I left a message. Where are you in your work around here with the SA articles? Today I've been a bit busy and created 5,6 VCS mission articles since this one is too overlooked. GTA 4 PC 14:48, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- Everything is running smooth with my VCS work, I just need someone to help me out and the best one would be A-Dust, but I haven't seen him around for a while. If you look at my contributes you can guess what I'm working with. And what's the new wiki about? Congrats for the medal as well. Gboyers is honored to have you alongside him, but oh well, wait, I was the one who introduced this place to you, heh! GTA 4 PC 21:01, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for cleaning up Turn On, Tune In, Bug Out.. I didn't really understand the mission which is why it sounded so weird. GTA 4 PC 10:08, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
Who to ask?
I see you don't believe you're an expert in the GTA games before GTA III so who should I ask if I have a question about them? MoNK 23:01, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank You
I am the person who made the edits o the Michelle vs karen articles. Thank you for explaining the reason for 2 articles.
I also realise that your the person not farmilliar with gta iv, well i want you to know that now i know the reason for 2 articles that i am contribruting to the page.
Biggest gta fan ever 08:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Good Friend
hay again,
I'd just like to say that I'm happy to be your friend, and that your a good friend, like with the michelle page i just added the info that i knew, instead of telling me better ways to reword it you just fixed it up for me, and i learnt a bit about the wording from reading how you had it.
You have also taught me the power of reading talk pages, to see if my ideas have been thought of already, using them to see, are my ideas really that good, and even creating my user page.
one more thing, what does it actually mean to have friends on GTW?
Biggest gta fan ever 05:29, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a page, Businesses in Liberty City, could you check the layout? Any advice on how to improve it would be appreciated. I also asked how to change an articles name: Businesses in GTA San Andreas to Businesses in San Andreas. I was thinking then I could just put a line at the beginning saying something along the lines of "the following businesses appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" MoNK 11:47, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I just thought you'd like to know, I asked Gboyers about friendships, this is what he said
- Hi there. I'm glad you're enjoying your time on Grand Theft Wiki - we have always approached the wiki from the point of view of a GTA gamer more than anything else, which is why we're a lot more community focused than the purely information-based Wikipedia. Our editors are gamers, rather than professional writers or English teachers. You are absolutely right by saying: "we all have the same idea of put the information on the page, then we can fix it up, something is better than nothing" - that is exactly how I feel about the wiki.
- Adding someone as your "Friend" on the wiki simply lists you as their Friend - nothing else. Friends show up on someones social profile - which you can choose to use as your user page. It is mainly for your own benefit, so you know you have someone to talk to. I hope that makes it clearer - Gboyers talk 04:33, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
I aslo saw that you said your friends requests only appear on the main page, thats weird because I get e-mails, (i made my second friend today)
Biggest gta fan ever 06:28, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
An Observation
It's funny, you say your clueless when it comes to GTA IV, i guess meaning that you've never played it, but I can't help but notice that if I go to the history or talk page of pages I'm editing, guess whose been there. You must gather a fair bit of info from what you read.
Biggest gta fan ever 08:31, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I saw your lab wiki, but i'm afraid I don't think that I'll ever be editing it.
It looks like a great source of info, and I like to learn a bit about science when the research is done for me and i'm told the observations, but I am hopless at doing my own science.
Biggest gta fan ever 05:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I have been noticing that all I have been doing lately is adding links because all the info is right (which is a good thing). So if there is anything that you think I can help with (GTA III era, preferabilly GTA Vice City, or GTA IV) I would appreciate it. Biggest gta fan ever 05:38, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Bad Luck!
I've been having bad luck with trying to expand pages, They all have the expand template but need it, and it seems more than ever like your following me around (which if true i think is a good thing because the Admin isnt reverting my edits meaning im doing good) Biggest gta fan ever 08:05, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Please Help Me Explain
Hey, earlier today User:Grand Theft Auto Lover asked me to nominate him for admin (see User_talk:Biggest_gta_fan_ever#Nomination)and bribed me by saying he'd nominate me in return. Can you please help me explain to him that he has only made 14 edits and isn't nearly eligable for admin (as either would I be). Thank You. BTW, it may look like that wasn't done by that user, thats because it wasn't, they left it on my board so I copied it there, I like the talk page better. Biggest gta fan ever 08:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hey, I realise everything that you said, it was just the number 14 got to me. Besides, if I ever nominate someone, it'll be because I think they deserve it, NOT because they ask me to. Eg. if you weren't already an admin, just from what I notice in my watched pages, I would have to nominate you. Also, your reply to me read like (I mabye it's just how I read it) you thought that I was also trying to get nominated. This couldn't be further from the truth. Into the future maybe (but a long time into the future) but now, I don't see the need. Thank you. Biggest gta fan ever 08:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- That's fine, I just had to make sure you knew. Biggest gta fan ever 09:49, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
OFLC merge
I tackeled the merge, but it was my first, please have a look at tell me if I went about it right.
OFLC, Office of Film and Literature Classification, Biggest gta fan ever 10:07, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
- I was looking at those too, but before the merge, they were missing the whole time, I think I can get the ones for the current ratings, but the past ratings I can only try. Biggest gta fan ever 10:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
- I have the pics but there are 2 problems, They are from the official website (what do we do about the copyright thing) and also I don't know how to upload them. Reply to my talk page with the answers and I will do whatever you say I need to tomorrow (Aus time), as time is moving on Aus and i'm getting pretty tired staring at the computer. Thank You Biggest gta fan ever 10:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
- File name, or description? Biggest gta fan ever 09:54, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- Done, check them out OFLC. Also check the talk page for something I added earlier. Thank You for your help in adding the pics. Biggest gta fan ever 10:17, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- Done with the new ratings. Took me a while because I had to do my research on them and then reword it for consistancy. OFLC Biggest gta fan ever 10:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for fixing up the mistakes in the summeries of those images, and about the categorisation, I went to the OFLC page to see where that was categorised, sorry about that. BTW, my username is on most of the edits to the OFLC page (that have to do with the merge), and so officially, i'm taking most of the credit. But in real life, at least half of the credit belongs to you, you helped me alot in how to get those images onto the page. Also, just check on the last edit I did, as I added the info that time, and not just the pics, it may need a small cleanup. (the one to do with the new ratings, obviousley not the one after yours where I added the external link) Thank You. Biggest gta fan ever 23:19, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hey, I realise that, the credit thing was just the easiest way to say that although my username is on the edits, you helped alot. About you's knowing what type of user people are, I beleive you.Gboyers has left 2 messages on my talk page ever, yet he seems to know alot more about what I do for the wiki than I would expect him to know about a single user. More than I remember. Biggest gta fan ever 08:04, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for fixing up the mistakes in the summeries of those images, and about the categorisation, I went to the OFLC page to see where that was categorised, sorry about that. BTW, my username is on most of the edits to the OFLC page (that have to do with the merge), and so officially, i'm taking most of the credit. But in real life, at least half of the credit belongs to you, you helped me alot in how to get those images onto the page. Also, just check on the last edit I did, as I added the info that time, and not just the pics, it may need a small cleanup. (the one to do with the new ratings, obviousley not the one after yours where I added the external link) Thank You. Biggest gta fan ever 23:19, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- Done with the new ratings. Took me a while because I had to do my research on them and then reword it for consistancy. OFLC Biggest gta fan ever 10:50, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- Done, check them out OFLC. Also check the talk page for something I added earlier. Thank You for your help in adding the pics. Biggest gta fan ever 10:17, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- File name, or description? Biggest gta fan ever 09:54, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- I have the pics but there are 2 problems, They are from the official website (what do we do about the copyright thing) and also I don't know how to upload them. Reply to my talk page with the answers and I will do whatever you say I need to tomorrow (Aus time), as time is moving on Aus and i'm getting pretty tired staring at the computer. Thank You Biggest gta fan ever 10:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Tommy Vercetti
Just quickly before I go to a party (=D lol) I have read today that Vercetti is in San Andreas! I'll tell you about it later and explain more MoNK 18:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
- 555 We Tip mission
- While going to the destination marker, you will see police cars chase a car and a man firing at them. If you look closely, you can see it is Tommy Vercetti from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Be careful -- the police will sometimes crash into you, giving you one star on your wanted meter.
- I read this and thought you might be interested! MoNK 20:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
- While going to the destination marker, you will see police cars chase a car and a man firing at them. If you look closely, you can see it is Tommy Vercetti from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Be careful -- the police will sometimes crash into you, giving you one star on your wanted meter.
Re: Page history
Now why didn't I think of that? Your right, I often forget my signature (and then remember as soon as I save) but I always go back and add it. Anyway, while i'm talking to you about page history, I for some reason looked at the history of my talk page. All edits except 3 (1 by me, 2 by Gboyers) was by you, most are replies so I checked your talk page history and there are literally more messages from me recently then on your talk page ever. I would say sorry but I see Gboyers' talk page history is the same but with your username. LOL. Biggest gta fan ever 10:02, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
- I was never worried about using space on your talk page. I just thought it was funny, I was laughing the whole time I was typing that post. I deliberatley made it sound serious but thats what made it funny to me. I didn't mean to make it so seriopus that you actually beleived the seriousness. LOL. Biggest gta fan ever 11:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Yo, lol! I think that Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories is complete. I'll be moving on to Businesses in GTA Vice City tomorrow if possible. MoNK 19:57, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Image Attributions
As we have established, screenshots of GTA games are copyright of Rockstar, not the screenshotter or uploader, so we can use them unless they have been significantly artistically modified. With other images, we usually use them unless there is a complaint, or unless we know we cannot. Image attribution is almost impossible to obtain retrospectively. Most people just take the images off random other websites or from google. The only way to ensure full atribution is to delete any image that is uploaded without it. I don't suggest we go down that route. We have successfully removed images after complaints before, and that process works well. Sure it would help to have attributions, but {{screenshot}} is enough for most. Gboyers talk 00:02, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
- I was referring to you asking for the source of all those images to be verified. Our current policy states that we can use any (non artistically modified) GTA screenshot; and that we will remove any image if we receive a complaint from the creator (or copyright holder). Yes {{screenshot}} is required on all those images, but it doesn't have to be the uploader that does that (although that makes it a lot easier). Gboyers talk 00:13, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
Image:Shoreside Vale Map
Hey Eganio, can you delete this image Image:Shoreside Vale Map.jpg for copyright reasons. Mcanmoocanu
Hey, on the page Wardrobe, as there is a picture of the San Andreas wardrobe I wanted to put one of the GTA IV wardrobe, but I don't have one. How do all you people take screenshots of the games? Biggest gta fan ever 06:50, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
- You brought up a good point, PC. it's easy to take screenshots on a PC. I will have a look at those places as there is the possibility for Niko to take photos on his phone. Unless your in a mission that specifically says to take a photo all you can do is dismiss the photo. It's a stupid feature really. But mabye there is an option to save the photos's, I will definently take a look because although GTA IV isn't on PC, there are many screenshots around the web, unless they use a camera and take a photo of the TV and then crop (which wouldn't be great quality) there must be a way. BTW, I wasn't asking you anything about the actual game, I know your clueless, I just forgot about PC and thought that somehow people were taking screenshots on console games. Thank You. Biggest gta fan ever 08:41, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
Mr Vercetti
OK, well I will take a break on the whole Businesses pages and try. How far is the mission into the game? MoNK 09:54, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
- Well I guess that'll be me starting another game. Hopefully it will be worth it :-) I have the PC version but I use a PS2 controller... The PC controls are so annoying! lol MoNK 10:07, 29 July 2008 (UTC)


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Tricia Cullop had a clear plan for her team's final possession.
"A make," University of Toledo's coach said.
Andola Dortch, her point guard, cosigned.
"Score," the senior said.
Simple requests, but on this day, unrealistic.
The Rockets clanked one shot attempt after the next on Sunday. Their 47th and final miss ensured a 60-59 home defeat to Western Michigan.
Ana Capotosto's open 3-pointer at the end summarized Toledo's seventh loss at Savage Arena, drawing back iron and disrupting a win streak that had grown to a season-high four. Much was at stake before a crowd in surplus of 4,000, as Toledo could have seized the inside track to the fourth seed and an automatic berth in the quarterfinals of next month's Mid-American Conference tournament.
PHOTO GALLERY: UT women lose to WMU 60-59
"I'll make no bones about it," Cullop said to open her news conference. "This one hurts. It hurts because we had every opportunity in the world to win and we couldn't make shots, couldn't make free throws, couldn't make 3s, couldn't make pull-ups."
Warning: Discretion advised when digesting these numbers. Cullop's team shot 10 percent from outside (2 of 20) and 31 percent overall (22 of 69). The final element to the stat-sheet eye sore was a 13 of 22 effort from the free-throw line.
"That means tomorrow and the next day we have to get in the gym and shoot," Dortch said. "That's what it came down to toward the end."
Almost six minutes in the first half bridged UT buckets by Dortch (18 points) and Elena de Alfredo. WMU, which didn't execute a whole lot better, entered halftime with a narrow 36-32 edge.
The backcourt tandem of Dortch and Janelle Reed-Lewis went a combined 7 of 31 from the field, and outside threat Capotosto missed seven 3s.
The Rockets, who shoot 26 percent from outside, made their second 3 with 1:17 to go when Capotosto fired from the corner to close to 58-57. WMU's Marquisha Harris banked in a field goal from the foul line at the other end.
Harris, a skilled forward, came off the bench for the second straight game and finished with 20 points and seven rebounds. Her output covered for a subpar effort by Broncos standout Miracle Woods, who battled foul trouble to post 10 points and six boards. Northview graduate Jessica Jessing grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go with four points in 30 minutes.
Despite being outrebounded by 11, the Broncos (11-14, 7-7) swept Toledo for the first time since 2005-06.
A couple of missed free throws by WMU's A.J. Johnson opened the door for Toledo to win at the end. Reed-Lewis missed under the basket and a video replay confirmed possession to Toledo. Cullop wanted Dortch to drive to the rim or get fouled, but WMU ignored Capotosto on the right shoulder, and Dortch found her.
"We got a good look, we got a great look," Cullop said. "Nobody around her. Wide open."


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Today, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). This annual event is especially important for youth this year, as it's focused on ending homophobia and transphobia through education. Late last year, GSA Network Board Member and youth activist Isaias Guzman went to Brazil for the first United Nations Consultation on Homophobic Bullying In Educational Institutions. We're happy to see that international focus on education continue this year, with the "IDAHO Lesson" on creating safer schools for LGBT youth.
Find out more about the day over at IDAHO's website!


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I´ll try to express myself in my best english.
First i had Windows XP on my PC, then i got a LINUX/Sabayon CD from a magazine and installed the O/S deleting Windows -and all my info-, cuz i did´t know (and still) anything about disk partitions.
I tried Linux for a couple of weeks and it was so frustrating, i could not open programs with just a double click, i had to use a compiller someone say to me, i´m no programer so i decided to switch to windows again -deleting all my info again-.
But one thing was for sure, the 3d modeling program (Blender) i was using under SABAYON worked much better than in Windows Xp.
So, i decide to change my O/S to Sabayon/LINUX again, but this time with help from the comunity.
Can some one tell me how to install a distro? I need a dual boot, i still need windows for my wife.
and also:
What is the best distro for video, photo & 3d modeling?