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Fans once lined up at Tower Records on Sunset Strip to get autographs from legends such as Aerosmith and Mariah Carey. Tourists still pose by the iconic building, but it's the new name on the door — Flipagram — and not the musical lore that's now drawing gawkers.
The single-story, bright-orange building touted in the 1970s as the world's largest record store now houses a software company whose smartphone app combines photos and music to create a shareable video. Flipagram's move this summer into the West Hollywood location underscored the growing influence of online video within the entertainment industry.
More than a dozen start-ups across Southern California, from Silicon Strip to Silicon Beach, are building tools to create, view or make money from online videos. They reflect the hunger for video content on the Web, and the chart-topping advertising rates that come with such videos. A quarter of Internet users worldwide now watch video daily, the research firm TNS recently said.
The start-ups say that if the Southland's glory comes from musicians and filmmakers, then its continued success hinges on their ability to connect with fans through the most personable medium online — video.
"As things have gone from 4-tracks to records to online, we feel it's part of our destiny to continue that lineage of entertainment and music stuff," said Flipagram Chief Executive Farhad Mohit. "We deliberately wanted to be closer to where the music industry is.... People here get it."
Video-related start-ups are attracting investment and attention in part because they are close to the Hollywood studios, record labels, celebrities and aspiring content makers likely to be users or clients. In addition to Flipagram, Pheebo, Frequency, Jogg, Jukin Media, Zefr and Epoxy are some of the upstarts in the new online video industry.
"The obsessive fascination with video viewing and social sharing in the consumer sector has definitely made its way into corporate boardroom discussions in the past few years," said Paul Ritter, managing director of the consulting firm Interactive Media Strategies. "There are enormous opportunities for technology companies."
Over a few days last fall, Flipagram surged from obscurity to the most downloaded photo-video app on Apple's App Store. Pop stars Beyonce, Britney Spears and One Direction made Flipagrams without any prodding, Mohit said. The company makes money by charging its tens of millions of users for music downloads, and $1.99 for permanent removal of watermarks.
"We look at Flipagram as the best way to tell stories," Mohit said, adding that low global literacy limits who can read a story whereas videos can attract a much wider audience.
Or as Jukin Media Chief Executive Jonathan Skogmo said, "If it's blooper video, an ouch is an ouch in any language. It resonates with everyone."
Jukin, based in Culver City, buys rights to online videos and tries to make them go viral. The company typically looks for amateur action videos such as people falling off trampolines, cars crashing, things exploding or animals being cute.
Jukin content scavengers buy rights to about 15 to 20 such videos a day, and about 90% of them produce revenue. Most video owners ask for an even split of revenue, which can bring an owner $100 to $20,000, Skogmo said. The money comes from YouTube, which places advertising with the video, and licensing fees charged to CNN, ABC News and other media outlets that air the video.
"They want that video because it's going viral, which brings more virality," Skogmo said. "It becomes this virtuous [cycle] model."
Jukin also licenses videos to companies for advertising campaigns, such as Del Taco's "Epic Burritos" ad. "Your day might not be epic, but your burrito can be," the ad says after showing a series of homemade "epic fail" videos.
Zefr, one of the largest start-ups in Silicon Beach, the tech haven stretching from Malibu to Marina del Rey, scouts amateur video too. The company encourages movie studios to advertise alongside snippets of films that fans post on YouTube. Zefr Co-Chief Executive Zach James wants to expand to other types of home-made videos.
"People unboxing Nike shoes, people driving around their Toyota cars, moms dancing with their Swiffers," James said. The idea is for any brand, not just a movie studio, to reward fans who share their real-life experience with a product.
For video makers, Epoxy has built an "inbox" that catches social media posts that mention a particular video. The tool helps creators track and respond to fan messages, a key to building "superfans," Epoxy says.
This summer, Disney included several video start-ups in a mentorship program for entrepreneurs. Among them: Chris Ordal and his iPhone app called Jogg.
Ordal developed the app to help him make a documentary featuring the memories of those who lived during World War II. With a limited budget, he couldn't travel to interview the film's subjects.
With the smartphone app, Ordal can ask questions from anywhere. The subjects can answer by recording themselves using the app. Ordal can sort the responses with the app and edit them into his film.
Ordal said that although it couldn't capture the nuances of a traditional face-to-face interview, he could still sense the emotions of the subjects. If the app is to catch on, Ordal said, Los Angeles is key.
"L.A. is just a really inspiring place creatively, and this is where video is made," he said.
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Can't fault Sportful. Love my Hot Pack 4.
Providing incredible protection against the wind, cold and rain, and with a new visibility boosting black and yellow colour option, Sportful's Fiandre Jacket is right up there with the best.
Sportful NoRain's clothing range, which use a proprietary fabric with a water repellent technology, features two jackets. The Fiandre Norain Jacket here is intended for the most motivationally-sapping weather conditions, and is more feature packed and insulating than the Fiandre Light.
Fiandre is Italian for Flanders. Though an Italian company, Sportful's have designed this jacket to withstand the cold winds and harsh rain that whip across the Belgian region through the winter months. The weather can get really bad in Belgium. It gets cold. It gets wet. Sounds a bit like the UK doesn't it?
It's a jacket, but one of the new breed of fitted race cut softshells that in use looks more like a winter jersey albeit a waterproof (although it will eventually give in in the most extreme conditions) and breathable one. You can though get two other layers underneath - it never got cold enough for me to want to wear more than a long sleeves baselayer with it.
Two varieties of Gore's Windstopper material are used in the construction, all treated with Sportful's water repellent finish. A fleece lined 4-Way Warm type is used in the front panels, around the neck and along the outer half of the arms. A lighter, more breathable 4-Way Light is used everywhere else. It's all then given an extra treatment consisting of tiny nano-filaments of silicone integrated within the structure of the fabric preventing water from penetrating through to the inner layers.
The new yellow colour option - white is also available - is bang on trend and should help you stand out on the roads. Visibility is further increased with thick reflective cuffs and reflective panels on the sides of the waistband. The reflective cuffs are a smart idea - when you're signalling a change of direction - except they get covered up with bigger winter gloves so lose their effectiveness.
Around the back it gets interesting. Instead of three pockets, there's one single large pocket - like a jacket rather than a jersey. It's of a smaller capacity overall than three regular pockets, but the waterproof zipper does mean anything you put in there will still be dry when you get home. Some of the other softshells available from the likes of Castelli and Mavic go with the jersey setup of three rear pockets - which personally I prefer particularly as I didn't bother with a jersey when using it. If you're a bit particular about how you load your three pockets (it's not just me is it?) then having everything jumbled together isn't ideal. It's also not so easy to reach for some food on longer rides as well. And another thing, because the pocket is mesh lined I found that sweat from a base layer could cause whatever is in there to get a little damp.
Below the pocket is a fold-down storm flap. Three popper buttons secure it out of the way when you don't need it. It's only 4-5in but makes a small difference when it's pouring with rain. With mudguards on your bike you're not going to really need it.
Other details worth mention including the tall collar. It reaches a bit higher around the back, and is completely fleece-lined.
I've been wearing this jacket now for a couple of months and have gone out of my way to ride in the rain, to really test it. Thankfully, its ability to keep the rain out is very impressive. Water visibly beads off the fabric, and for rides with frequent but short outbreaks of rain it manages just fine. The beauty of this is you don't need to stop and get your waterproof jacket on for just a short period of rain.
What it isn't is a fully waterproof jacket though, and has its limit. I found it on one 3.5 hour ride. The rain was heavy and sustained throughout and eventually the fabric in the arms was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of water. I didn't get soaked, but the long sleeve base layer underneath was showing the signs of water penetration when I got home.
It's far better than many other jackets, and when there's the chance of rain on a ride, I'll reach for the Sportful. It's breathability is sufficient that there's no problem wearing it even when there isn't the chance of rain. It's equally good in dry and windy weather.
Everything about this jacket marks it out as seriously top performer. I always find it a challenge to get cycle clothing that fits, there's so much discrepancy of sizing from brand to brand. Sportful is one of the few brands that fit my skinny frame perfectly. It's on the small size, it really is true to its Italian roots, so I can't stress enough the importance of trying it on before you part with your money.
My only gripe is the issue of keeping it clean. I've done a few rides that resulted in the arms being covered in mud and grime. Following the care instructions to machine wash cold left the arms stained. Two 30 degree washing cycles later and a dash of stain removal spray got the arms looking clean again. Not sure how long the white version would stay looking white on mucky British witner roads, or Belgian ones for that matter. So far washing it at 30 degrees hasn't impaired its performance as the jackets extra waterproofness is provided by that Norain coating there has got to be a chance that it will wear off over time however you wash it, but so far so it's given no indication of any reduction in its water repelling powers.
Pair with the Sportful NoRain Bibtights for a really capable winter riding combination.
A jacket designed by the Italians for Flandrian weather that excels in the British winter.
The Sportful Fiandre Norain is a technical marvel and its ability to shrug of the worst weather makes it my favourite winter jacket even with the cleaning and pocket gripes
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Sportful Fiandre Norain Jacket
Size tested: Medium
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The Fiandre reaches new levels of wind protection and insulation coupled with breathability and stretch thanks to 2 new windstopper fabrics: 4-Way Warm and 4-Way light.
Waterproof YKK zips, an extra long snap-away tail and sportful's silicone treated No-Rain lycra fabric on the back make this the perfect jacket for serious training in the cold, wind and rain.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Windstopper® thermal stretch fabric protects the front, sleeves and lower back
Back in NoRain for water repellency without overheating
Extra long tail snaps away when not needed
Waterproof YKK® Vislon zippers on front and rear pocket
High collar with flap to prevent rain from entering
It's built to survive harsh weather and hard riding
Fantastic insulation and protection from the wind and rain.
The only area of concern is keeping the yellow clean. I had to wash the jacket several times after a ride that left the arms caked in mud
It feels more like a long sleeve jersey than a bulky jacket
The fit makes it a very comfortable jacket, and even a fully loaded pocket doesn't cause the back to sag down
You get a lot for your money - there's jackets costing £100 more that I don't think are all that much better
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
It performed in the worst British weather very well
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The well designed features, the fit and the NoRain technology
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Keeping it clean. The pocket is limiting and I'm not sure about the storm flap really
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
If it was easier to keep the yellow clean and had better pockets, I'd be tempted to give it a top score
About the tester
Age: 31 Height: 180 Weight: 67
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, touring, mtb,
David has worked on the road.cc tech team since July 2012. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds.


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Knowing how to save money is the foundation for financial success. It is the root of what separates the rich from the poor. For most people saving money is not easy. Clearly, it is much more natural to spend money than save it. Since saving is not natural, it is something we must learn to do and work at. Saving money over a lifetime requires conscious effort and continued awareness so that it becomes a habit.
Are you a spender or a saver? Regardless of the answer, most of us could all use a little more savings so here are my principles for saving money.
Know how much you make and how much you spend.
The starting point for any financial goal is to understand your spending patterns. Study after study shows that wealthy people know where they spend their money. They either budget or track expenses. Just knowing how much you spend and where you spend your money sets the foundation for a sound financial plan.
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Next, is to simply get started. Start an automatic savings plan. Have money come automatically come out of your bank account or off your paycheque. Most people spend first and try to save what little they have left over. The best plan is to save first and then spend what you have left over.
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Understand the magic of compound interest.
Compounding has often been referred to as the eighth wonder of the world. Quite frankly, if you really get compounding you will understand the next two principles. The key to understanding compound interest is once you get enough money working for you, you then no longer have to work for money. It's truly amazing.
Start savings sooner than later.
One of the most common things I hear about saving is "I wished I would have started sooner." Rich or poor, it's something everyone says. If that's the case, then don't let anything stop your from starting a savings plan. Stop the procrastination. It's never too late to start.
Something is better than nothing.
How much should you save? Any financial planner can run some numbers and tell you how much you need to save with the right assumptions. Even if you don't have a financial planner, you can find many financial calculators on the internet. As far as I am concerned, the amount matters less than getting a savings plan started. You've got to start the habit. Never let any hurdles get in the way of getting you started. Remember something is better than nothing and more is better than less.
Stay disciplined, be aware and get rich.
Saving money is hard work and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. In a consumer world, it is so easy to get lured into spending your money on the next thing. I've always said that saving money requires three key things: effort, awareness and discipline.
For most people, get rich quick is a low probability event. Instead, put your effort into the one strategy that is boring but has a proven track record to success. Get a savings plan in place. Worry less about where to save the money and what to invest in. Get the savings habit in place and once you have money saved, then worry about how to maximize your returns.


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EAST ST. LOUIS, IL (KTVI) - Investigators in the Metro East are looking into how the body of a 29-year-old woman ended up in the bushes of an East St. Louis street.
The body was found around 7 a.m. on 15th near Belmont and Ohio. Now investigators are looking for who's responsible.
Investigators say the 29-year-old white female was shot once in the face. Neighbors found the body and called it in.
Nina Forbes grew up in the area and says a big problem with the crime is that the coverage of woods and burned out buildings breeds opportunities for crime. Police say the body had not been in the area for long. There are also reports that the victim was a streetwalker.
"It's quiet everybody keeps to themselves and to find a dead body right at your doorstep does not seem right to me because now they are turning our neighborhood into a dumping ground. They dump trash now they are dumping bodies," said Forbes
If you have any information about this case call Illinois state Police 618-346-3990 or East St. Louis Police 618-482-6700 or CrimeStoppers 866-371-8477.
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Before Keith Bontrager was assimilated by the Trek Corporation and his name appeared on their whole gamut of finishing kit he was a renowned mountain bike frame builder and his off-road heritage is visible in these Jones CXR cyclo-cross tyres that look like a small mountain bike tyre, or one that's far away.
The claimed 34 width is spot on measured outside knob to outside knob, which means you're going to have to look elsewhere for rubber if you're planning any races where the UCI might be brandishing their rule book. The Jones CXR is a directional tyre, running the same way front and rear and getting them on is quite a floppy affair, the bead being not particularly tight on a selection of rims, this bodes well for less sweary puncture mending in the cold and mud with freezing fingers, especially on some rims where they literally fall off without a tube to hold them on, but the other side of that baggy coin is the extra care needed when re-inflating to double check that the tyre bead is well seated on the rim and the inner-tube isn't bulging out about to explode, especially on the other side of the wheel when you're merrily thwapping away with the track-pump. Just sayin'.
Despite their rugged dwarf MTB tyre appearance they feel surprisingly chirpy on road, this might be down to both their light weight and the fat arrows of the central tread forming a smoother running strip than your standard CX tyre and in a similar fashion they skip merrily along hardpack off-road where the rounded profile of the tyre and useful side knobs mean they can be leant over nicely without any surprises when the grip suddenly falls off a cliff.
The Jones CXR is happy to be treated aggressively, very much like the mountain bike tyres they're inspired by - well, as much as a 34mm tyre can be treated like a mountain bike tyre anyway - and are happy to be steered away from the tame off-road of a CX race course and onto more challenging territory. These Bonty tyres were raced and ridden over pretty much every type of terrain you could imagine, in the dry, the wet, and all degrees of dampness in-between and not at any point could the tyres be used as an excuse, more's the pity. They even work well in most mud conditions where the tread, even if it doesn't shrug clag amazingly thanks to the intermediate spacing of the lugs, has enough gumption to poke its way through and offer just enough traction to get by. And even in the thickest clayey mud where the Jones does just sausage up and grip is suffocated by the kind of thick stodge where to be fair most but the best mud specific tyres would struggle its slip and slide is still predictable and forward progress can be made with an acceptable amount of sideways, and as soon as a firmer surface returns the tyres clear fast enough to carry on for another lap of the park, or just one more hill.
Light and with a tread pattern that works well in pretty much all but the muddiest of 'cross theatres the Bontrager Jones CXR is a great multi-season go-to tyre for riders that point their CX bikes both between the race-tapes and further afield through the trees.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Bontrager Jones CXR 700x34 Cyclo-Cross Tyre
Size tested: 34mm
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The blurb is mostly true, depending on your definition of 'mud'.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
700x34, Aramid bead, 127 TPI casing.
A CX tyre that works well in most conditions.
These Jones CXRs have been ridden A Lot and they're wearing well, the rear only now is showing signs of slight erosion.
Weight - 324g and 329g (tested, claimed 350g). Noticeably light, but not fragile.
Cushy enough for an hour of pain, and longer.
For a bit-of-everything tyre that's also long-lasting they're great value.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Really jolly well.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Its good behavior in most conditions.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Nothing really, it got a bit out of its depth in cloying thick sticky stuff, but then it's not a mud specific tyre, so that's ok.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 42 Height: 180cm Weight: 73kg
I usually ride: It varies as to the season. My best bike is: The one I\'m on at the time
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, cyclo cross, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Fun
Jo Burt has spent the majority of his life riding bikes, drawing bikes and writing about bikes. When he's not scribbling pictures for the whole gamut of cycling media he writes words about them for road.cc and when he's not doing either of those he's pedaling. Then in whatever spare minutes there are in between he's agonizing over getting his socks, cycling cap and bar-tape to coordinate just so. And is quietly disappointed that yours don't He rides and races road bikes a bit, cyclo-cross bikes a lot and mountainbikes a fair bit too. Would rather be up a mountain.


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'Wonderland is everywhere,' our great aunt Alice always said, "so you'd better be dressed for it!"
She was one of those quirky aunts whose life was one of adventure and we always loved hearing stories about her travels around the world. No matter where she found herself, she always insisted on wearing the finest British clothes, which were as hardy as she was.
Everyone adored Alice's outfits and asked about them. She had the rare talent of blending contrasting elements and making them look effortlessly stylish. She would often disappear for months in her never-ending search for rare and remarkable clothes.
Years later we found great aunt Alice's many clothes trunks in the attic. The fabrics and finish were still as exquisite as the day they had been made; it was only then we realized that she made all the clothes herself.
Sadly great aunt Alice is no longer with us but we're passionate about making our clothing as extraordinary as hers. All our unique designs are specially created for you and your very own adventures in wonderland.
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We do vintage style fashion with a modern edge. Everything we design, we design from scratch. Like people, garments have their own distinct personality; this is why we give all our styles a name. We are quintessentially British in our approach to fashion and cannot hide our South-London heritage.
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Fast fashion made people forget how much time and effort goes into a well-designed high quality garment. At Alice's Pig we do slow fashion. We only design a maximum of 80 styles each year to guarantee the best quality possible for our customers. Every style is a statement piece and gets the attention and care it deserves.
All our styles are test-worn before we produce them. Fashion conscious girls who live adventurous lives around the globe test-wear all our styles loud, proud and often. If they find even the tiniest flaw in the styles, we go back to the drawing board until we are absolutely convinced about construction, fit and quality.
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Activists continue fight year after Zimmerman verdict
A year after a jury acquitted George Zimmerman of murdering Trayvon Martin, the trial's outcome clearing the former neighborhood watch volunteer is a source of ongoing activism and debate.
After deliberating for more than 15 hours over two days, a jury of six women found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter on July 13, 2013.
Today, Trayvon's family and their supporters are channeling frustration over the verdict into improving the criminal justice system and preventing racial discrimination.
At the same time, Zimmerman's former attorney started a non-profit to address flaws in the justice system, while Zimmerman's oldest brother continues to work at changing the way people think about his embattled sibling.
"Before (the verdict), there might have been some confusion or uncertainty as to how evil a state or judicial system could be, how blind a jury could be," said Phillip Agnew, 29, executive director of Dream Defenders, a human rights organization formed in the wake of the 2012 fatal shooting of Trayvon. "But after that, it was really, really clear that we are prisoners of war. Our communities are occupied by a police force that kills, that profiles and is deputizing citizens and allowing them to treat poor people and people of color the same way."
Zimmerman argued he shot Trayvon, 17, in self defense after the teen attacked him in a gated Sanford, Fla., community on Feb. 26, 2012. Trayvon's family maintains the young man, who was black and wearing a hoodie, was profiled, pursued and murdered. The case and outcome captured the nation's attention and set off demonstrations.
Police initially did not charge Zimmerman with a crime, citing Florida's stand-your-ground law, which states a person does not have to retreat in the face of a threat and can use deadly force if fearing danger of death or serious harm.
Now, Agnew and other activists say their lives have been inspired by a verdict they see as unjust. Trayvon's parents have a foundation named after the late teen that advocates for changes to stand-your-ground laws and supports families whose loved ones have died in gun violence. Motivated by the events, a California-based company is helping develop an emergency response mobile app, and an after-school academy for young black men in Pittsburgh is using Trayvon as a real-world example about stereotypes in the media.
Dream Defenders was founded soon after Trayvon's death by Agnew and 39 others. The group marched to Sanford, held protests and even blocked the entrance to the Sanford Police Department to demand the arrest of Zimmerman. Three days after the verdict, dozens of Dream Defenders staged a 31-day sit-in at the Capitol building in Tallahassee to demand Florida Gov. Rick Scott call a special session on the state's stand-your-ground law. The session was never called, but the group hasn't stopped organizing, Agnew said.
This summer, Dream Defenders is holding eight freedom schools across Florida that, through days-long workshops, will mirror the work of 1960s freedom schools, established as an alternative to Mississippi's severely segregated school system, Agnew said.The group will also be encouraging young people of color to vote through a grass-roots program called the BLOC is Ours.
"The death of Trayvon Martin was very symbolic; it represented all black and brown youth and their fight to be heard and represented and to be treated equally to white people," said Sara Bojd, 22, vice president of the group's Tampa chapter. "There was a time when I used to be indifferent and I would just go on with my day and not think about issues affecting people without power. After the Trayvon Martin verdict, I can't do that as a human being. I need to step up and share my privilege."
Kalimah Priforce, co-founder of Qeyno Labs in Oakland felt a similar pull when he learned of the verdict. The 34-year-old said the company originally aimed to create educational products such as mobile applications for high school students. After Zimmerman was found not guilty, Qeyno Labs became focused on answering a question: Could an app have saved Trayvon Martin?
The group hosted a hackathon for young people of color in February to come up with such an app. The winner: The Help Circle, an emergency application that helps teens notify those closest to them that they may be in danger.
"It's changed our company and our focus to creating experiences around technology innovation, technology inclusion and making sure that the Trayvon Martins of the our world are empowered to build web and mobile apps for the Trayvon Martins of the world," Priforce said.
Soon after the verdict, Jasiri X, a Pittsburgh rapper and activist, made a song expressing his frustration with the outcome. Years before, he founded One Hood Media, which runs workshops and classes on prejudices and media literacy for young black teens. While his work predated the trial, the verdict drove home the points he had been stressing to participants.
"It was really a moment for them to really see this system doesn't work for me as a young black person," Jasiri X, 31, said. "We saw students take the class more seriously and take being empowered to tell their own story more seriously."
Such activism frustrates Robert Zimmerman, George Zimmerman's older brother. He said George Zimmerman is unfairly included in examples of senseless gun violence and racial profiling and continues to live under a shroud of unjust negativity related to the shooting.
The verdict was a legal victory without winners, said Robert Zimmerman, who explained that reports continue to describe his brother as the man acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin rather than the man who "who killed Trayvon Martin in self-defense after he attacked him."
"Our system really has no say in the dialogue," said Zimmerman, 33, of Lake Mary, Fla. "It's sad that a lot of these organizations and political action committees and foundations and everything else that's popped up after the case are preying on people's emotions and doing very little to educate people about the reality of their right to self defense."
Robert Zimmerman has said George Zimmerman, who is going through a divorce, is homeless and sleeps in the homes of friends and supporters. George Zimmerman, 30, is unemployed with $2.5 million in debt and lists his total assets at $14,000, according to several reports citing his divorce papers.
Despite these issues, Robert Zimmerman has his own goals borne out of his brother's issues: to have frank discussions and new protocols for dispatchers. George Zimmerman's conservation with a dispatcher became controversial after the dispatcher was recorded telling Zimmerman he didn't need to follow Trayvon. Some argued it proved Zimmerman pursued the teen while Zimmerman said he was walking back to his car when Trayvon attacked him.
Robert Zimmerman says he wants people to better understand dispatchers' roles and how to establish their whereabouts during such calls. George Zimmerman's talk with dispatcher didn't clearly establish where he was, but if it had there wouldn't be question of whether he was walking back to his car.
Mark O'Mara, one of the attorneys who represented Zimmerman at his trial, also has his own initiatives. He started Justice Outreach, a non-profit designed to identify and fix problems with the justice system as well as TalkingRace, an online project aimed at collecting and studying experiences with racism.
O'Mara said he wants people to accept the verdict and recognize that the system worked in Zimmerman's trial. He fears the verdict polarized people but is happy that the case has gotten people talking about racial injustices more.
"I want to keep the fire alive," O'Mara said. "I want to keep people talking about it."
Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Trayvon's family, hopes to change the way stand-your-ground instructions are given to juries. For him, those inspired by Trayvon's story make the work worth it — despite the verdict.
"Everybody in America knows his name," Crump said. "It makes you think your work wasn't in vain."
Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother, is hoping to build a legacy for her son while dealing with the jury's decision.
"I will never accept the verdict," Fulton, 48, said. "I still feel like my son was murdered."
Fulton and others have worked through the Trayvon Martin Foundation to host events for parents who have lost children, to advocate for changes to stand-your-ground laws and to provide financial support to families of victims who died from gun violence. The foundation has also given out school supplies and plans to hold teen forums where youngsters can talk about stand-your-ground laws and feeling safe.
Fulton's ex-husband and Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, are also having a peace talk and walk in Los Angeles on July 19.
"I am about using the negative energy — that pain, sorrow and disappointment," Fulton said. "We need to make sure our future is educated, empowered and knowledgeable and that they are not afraid."
Agnew and many other young activists share Fulton's goals. For them, the night George Zimmerman was found not guilty changed everything.
"It was an alarm clock for a lot of people," Agnew said. "If you were sleeping, you woke up at that moment. If you were awake, you yelled out at other people to wake them up."


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Agencies will have to up their cybersecurity games under a recent memo from the Office of Management and Budget that requires formal plans for Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) by Feb. 28.
OMB Memo M-14-03, Enhancing the Security of Federal Information and Information Systems, released in November, includes requirements to move to standardized technology and the use of automated feeds to a yet-to-be-developed dashboard for showing the status of government IT systems.
The focus on continuous monitoring — or continuous diagnostics and mitigation, or continuous measurement and management — is not new in government. But the latest guidelines introduce new elements, says Patrick Howard of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions.
"I'm sure most agencies have a documented plan in place," said Howard, formerly chief information security officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. "But they need to look at it again in light of these new requirements."
Fully continuous monitoring of federal IT systems is an ideal that is unlikely to be realized because of the complexity of real-time scanning of all aspects of system security. Nor is such monitoring necessary for every element. But the trend in government is to shrink the period of security assessments from years to months, days or even hours where appropriate.
The OMB memo is the latest step in this evolution, from the certification and accreditation of systems under the Federal Information Security Management Act every three years through requirements for data feeds — first quarterly, then monthly — into the Homeland Security Department's CyberScope. This step will leverage commercial tools available through blanket purchase agreements (BPA) under the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.
The General Services Administration in August awarded BPAs to 17 companies, who in turn are partnering with dozens more vendors to provide a wide array of off-the-shelf tools for monitoring of the status of agency IT systems. These tools have been developed to comply with the Security Content Automation Protocols (SCAP), a collection of specifications developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that allows products from various to vendors to communicate and interoperate. The requirement for agencies to use SCAP compliant tools when available has spurred development by vendors of interoperable products to automate security tasks, making continuous monitoring practical.
"I think the products on the market today are adequate to protect the overwhelming majority of government data," said Howard, who is the CDM program manager for Kratos, one of the 17 companies included in the BPA.
But having the products available does not ensure a successful continuous monitoring program, Howard said. "I don't think technology is the problem. Where the program falls down with agencies is with the implementation."
This is why close attention to new requirements set out by OMB is necessary. Not only must agency plans be consistent with earlier OMB policy and NIST guidelines, such as those in Special Publication 800-137, they also must conform to the Concept of Operations for Information Security Continuous Monitoring (CONOPS) developed by the Joint Continuous Monitoring Working Group. Plans should be agencywide, when practical, and must be standardized on tools available under the BPA.
All of this means that agencies will have to make decisions on what systems and what security controls need to be evaluated on what schedule, and which ones can be automated and which will be done manually. Because of the broad nature of the requirements and the quickened pace of assessments, more stakeholders will be involved in the process.
"This is going to be substantially different, because they are going to be involved in a more frequent basis," Howard said.
The transition to standardized toolsets under the BPAs as current contracts expire and legacy equipment is replaced could be the greatest challenge for the CISO. IT and security administrators happy with the status quo often are reluctant to replace tools and vendors they are familiar with. "They don't think it's broken," Howard said. "They have to be convinced it needs to be fixed."
The ISCM plan will have to address the challenges of educating and getting buy-in from the broad range of stakeholders who will be affected by its requirements.
ISCM strategies must be completed by all agencies by Feb. 28, and all requirements in the memorandum must be met by Sept. 30, 2017. Some other key deadlines include:
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The Pac-12 women's volleyball all-star team wrapped up the Sanming portion of their China tour with a 3-1 record after falling to Fujian Saturday. During their travels so far, the athletes have been able to see some of the sights, taste the local food and even catch some World Cup action.
The Pac-12 Women's Volleyball All-Stars try to put away Fujian in their match Saturday in Sanming.
Despite a five-set loss, the Pac-12 all-stars rose to the occasion against Fujian Saturday in Sanming.
The Pac-12 all-stars and Fujian put on a five-set show for the fans Saturday in Sanming.
The Pac-12 all-stars compete against Fujian in front of a packed house Saturday in Sanming.
The Pac-12 all-stars marked their trip to Yuhua Cave near Sanming with a nice group shot Friday.
Washington's Melanie Wade was on the attack Friday night in a win over the Chinese Junior National Team in Sanming. Wade led the team with five service aces in the match.
Following Friday's win over the Chinese Junior National Team, The Pac-12 all-stars managed to grab a quick bite in Sanming.
Cal's Lillian Schonewise, USC's Samantha Bricio and Stanford's Brittany Howard took a moment to pose in front of a wall of color during a tour of the Yuhua Cave near Sanming on Friday.
Pac-12 all-star team head coach Jim Moore and libero Amanda Benson showed a multi-lingual appreciation for their school Friday during a caligraphy lesson in Sanming.
Arizona State middle blocker Whitney Follette tried her hand at Chinese caligraphy during an outing Friday near Sanming.
Stanford's Madi Bugg sets up UCLA's Karsta Lowe for a kill in the second set of the Pac-12 all-star team's win over Fujian Thursday in Sanming.
Pac-12 all-star team assistant coaches Stacy Metro and Charita Stubbs handed out some critical advice during Thursday's win over Fujian in Sanming.
After taking down Fujian on Thursday, the ladies of the Pac-12 grabbed a quick bite at a familiar American haunt in Sanming.
On Thursday, members of the Pac-12 all-star team signed autographs and met with local members of the Sanming community.
Arizona's Penina Snuka was just one the Pac-12 all-stars who signed autographs Thursday for members of the Sanming community.
Like millions of others around, a few of the players found some time to sneak a peek at the World Cup while they were eating Thursday in Sanming.
Some of the unfamiliar dining options the team had to choose from Thursday in Sanming.
An example of just some the foods the Pac-12 delegantion has been able to sample so far in China.
Unified under the shield, the team took a quick breather during a practice session Thursday morning in Sanming.
The Pac-12 women's volleyball all-star team stood at attention for the national anthem prior to their first match in China Wednesday in Sanming. More than 3,000 watched as the Pac-12 team defeated Fujian 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-17.
Pac-12 head coach Jim Moore chatted with the players following their four-set win over Fujian Wednesday in Sanming.
Well maybe not the whole world, but halfway wasn't so bad in over a day and a half. The team caught a nap during a flight delay in Shanghai before heading to Sanming on Tuesday.
Stanford's Madi Bugg and her Pac-12 teammates enjoyed some of the local food while in Shanghai on Tuesday.
Arizona State's Whitney Follette chats with a fellow Canadien while seeing the sights Tuesday in Shanghai.


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The Thunar Archive Plugin allows you to create and extract archive files using the file context menus in the Thunar file manager. For example, to create a new archive, just right click on the files and folders you want to add to the archive, right click on one of the selected files and select Create Archive… from the context menu.
This will open a dialog, which prompts you to enter the name of the archive file and the location where to store the created file to.
Likewise you can easily extract archive files using the context menu. Just select the archive file you want to extract, right click to open the context menu and select Extract Here.
The files from the selected archive will afterwards be extracted to the current folder. If you select Extract To… instead, you will be prompted to specify the location where to extract the archive to.
The Thunar Archive Plugin - since 0.2.0 - provides a generic scripting interface for archive managers, so basicly every archive manager that supports the required command line switches (or an equivalent D-BUS interface) can be used with Thunar. See the README file in the source distribution for further details about the process of adding a new archive manager.
The standard MIME association mechanism is used to determine the preferred archive manager for the Create Archive…, Extract Here and Extract To… actions. However, the plugin may not always be able to detect the appropriate archive manager for a certain task. In this case, the user will need to manually select the preferred archive manager from a list of possible applications.
The Thunar Archive Plugin currently includes support for it Gnome File Roller, Ark (KDE archive manager) and Xarchiver as helpers, but support for other archive managers can easily added by installing a .tap wrapper script in addition to the .desktop file for that application (see the README file in the source tarball).
You will need thunar at least to install thunar-archive-plugin.
Stable releases
Source tarballs and binary packages of the latest stable release 0.4.0 (and earlier releases) are available from the Xfce Archive download page.
The latest version can be downloaded here thunar-archive-plugin-0.4.0.
Getting and building source code from Git
git clone https://git.xfce.org/thunar-plugins/thunar-archive-plugin thunar-archive-plugin ssh://email@example.com/thunar-plugins/thunar-archive-plugin
For Thunar to be able to find the Thunar Archiver Plugin both have to be install with the same prefix. To ensure this run the following command to build from tarball:
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For source build from the goodies repository run the following:
./autogen.sh --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable prefix thunarx-1)
Afterwards one of these commands the source is ready to be build and installed. For install root access might be necessary.
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Well, it has to be at least a small measure of good news that Mel Gibson's "The Beaver" is being promoted.
Gibson can be seen peering put from behind the a beaver hand-puppet (one that bears a striking resemblance to the gopher from "Caddyshack") in the poster for "The Beaver" that was spotted at the American Film Marketby the guys at Coming Soon.
In front of the beaver Gibson's holding up a sign that says, "Hello, this person is under the care of a prescription puppet. Please treat him as you normally would, but address yourself to the beaver."
Gibson is the most radioactive man in Hollywood thanks to his anti-Semitic and/or sexist and/or anti-black rants. In addition to offending countless millions of people and sullying his own name, his personal shortcomings have also deprived us all the pleasure of seeing "The Beaver."
Two years ago, "The Beaver" -- about a the CEO of a toy manufacturer who begins communicating with the world around via a hand-puppet -- was the hottest script in the business. Soon enough, Jodie Foster signed on to direct and co-star, casting Gibson in the lead and the likes of Jenifer Lawrence and Anton Yelchin in supporting roles.
We've said it before and we'll say it again: just release it already. If the movie's any good, people will check it out.


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Why Won't Selena Gomez Admit She & Justin Bieber Are Dating? It's Making Him Sad!
Selena tells David Letterman her post-Oscars date with Justin was like 'prom.' Why won't she just admit they're dating already?!
Come one, Selena Gomez! You need to profess your love for Justin Bieber! The 18-year-old Disney star appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman on March 16 and despite David's valiant attempt to get the pint-sized beauty to admit her love for the Biebs, she managed to dodge every question.
But Selena did say her PDA-filled night with Justin, 17, at the Vanity Fair Oscar party was just like "prom night" — how sweet!
"Oh, that's cute. It was like a little prom night, wasn't it?" she blushes when Letterman showed a photo of them on the red carpet. "Looked like it."
But when Letterman asked Selena point-blank if they were dating she would only say: "He's been in my life for so long, and it's just nice to have someone that understands what you're going through."
We did learn one thing: Justin and Selena met when his manager Scooter Braun called Selena's mom, who is her manager, to introduce them — adorable!
Shortly after they took romantic pics inside the photo booth and shared a kiss as they left the Vanity Fair party — Selena sort of admitted they were a couple!
We love that these two are dating but we just want Selena to stand up to Justin's fans and embrace it!


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Orange County Republican Party candidate arrested for assault
An Orange resident running for chair of the Orange County Republican Party was arrested at a polling facility Feb. 18 after he reportedly assaulted a poll worker with whom he was arguing, Vidor Police report.
According to VPD Chief Dave Shows, 70-year-old Jerry Wilson admitted to "whupping on someone" at the community center in Vidor off Claiborne Street near Interstate 10 in Vidor. Officers responded at about 1:30 p.m. regarding a fight at the community center. Witnesses reported a man outside the polling facility had been assaulted by a known subject. Upon arrival at the scene, police questioned Wilson, who met the description of the assailant given by witnesses. Shows said the altercation took place as the result of an argument regarding signage at the early voting station, and he indicated the two men had a troubled history.
"They go way back," Shows explained.
Melissa Riley and her husband, Roger, of Vidor were at the community center to vote and witnessed the entire event. The blog site "What's Up Vidor" at www.whatsupvidor. com first interviewed Riley, who agreed to speak with The Examiner.
"We pulled up to the community center, and I was looking at the signs in front," Riley related. "We saw an elderly man sitting there who sits there almost every year. Then, I see this truck driving toward us. The man stops in front of us. He swings open his door and jumps out in front my vehicle. (Wilson) goes up to the elderly man in the chair and starts pointing his finger in the man's face. Then, he starts just starts pounding him, and the man's chair went over."
Riley said her husband intervened to stop the assault while she ran into the Orange County Sheriff's Office substation next door to the community center to report the altercation. Vidor police were called to the scene and quickly responded.
Riley described the assault as "very one-sided," and said the victim, identified as 83-year-old Kenneth Young of Vidor, shouted at Wilson, who was headed back to his truck, "Don't you dare go get that gun out of your truck."
Shows said he was "surprised" by the incident and dismayed that a candidate running for an elected position would do something that could cause voters to turn away from the polling facility.
"This is unfortunate," Shows asserted. "We can't have people being scared to go vote. We just can't have that. If there is one place you should not feel threatened to go, it should be a polling place. You would think people who are passionate enough about what they are doing to file for political office of any kind would have that same attitude."
Riley said she and her husband were not deterred from voting, but the incident was disturbing to her. She said Wilson, who she believes saw her taking photos using her phone, approached her after the incident to try to explain why he had attacked the other man, but she did not want to engage.
"We were very nervous," Riley said. "I was especially nervous when he (Wilson) turned and focused on me. He was trying to tell me that the other man was saying all these bad things about him, like he was not paying his child support, that weren't true. I did not say a word to him. He should not have attacked that man. There are other ways to handle these things than violence."
Wilson took to Facebook to give his version of events.
"I drove up to the early voting location at Vidor to find my five signs taken down and replaced by two hand written signs," Wilson wrote. "I pulled them up and reclaimed the position that I had with two of my signs. I proceeded around the corner to the next available sign location. Kenneth Young was setting there in a chair. I stopped got out of my truck walked over and asked him if he had pulled up and destroyed my signs. His response was, 'Yes, what are you going to do about it.' Being no stranger to Kenneth Young for the past 22 years I proceeded to whip the living snot out of him, that I did. I have no remorse."
Young suffered a bloodied nose, black eye and a lacerated cheek as a result of the assault. Wilson was arrested on a Class A misdemeanor assault charge and taken to the Orange County Jail. Judge David Peck set bond at $1,000, and Wilson was released on bond at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 18.


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Three captains from "Deadliest Catch" are bailing out on the show in a fit of pique that could doom the Discovery Channel hit.
Captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, who were sued earlier this month by the cable network for allegedly not performing work on a spinoff, bolted. Then, Capt. Sig Hansen signed onto a joint statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter in which all three said they were done with the show.
"We have been through a lot over the past year and unfortunately given the current situation with Discovery we are unable to continue participating in 'Deadliest Catch,'" the three crab fishermen said in a joint written statement. "It has been a fantastic ride, and we wish the best to all of the amazing and supportive 'Catch' fans we have met over the years."
A Discovery rep said a statement on the status of the three stars would be issued.
Discovery sued the Hillstrands for $3 million claiming they failed to show up to finish work on a spinoff that was to be called "Hillstranded." Their lawyer, Jeff Cohen, called the suit an attempt to "extort" his clients and said the lawsuit could force them to sell their boats and fire their crews. Hansen backed the Hillstrands, saying, "I want people to know the captains stand together, and me and my brothers support them 100 percent."
Capt. Phil Harris died earlier this year, and together with the defections, the show is left with just three captains.
Selected Reading: The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, Deadiest Catch.


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MARKET CLOSE NZ shares extend rally; Xero at record, Metlifecare at 5-month high
New Zealand shares extended their rally, pushing the NZX 50 Index to an all-time high, as newly capitalised Xero closed at a new record and Metlifecare gained to the highest in five months after its biggest shareholder confirmed the sale of its stake.
The NZX 50 rose 29.232 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4831.789. Within the index, 20 stocks rose, 18 fell and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $141 million.
Xero, the cloud-based accounting company whose US shareholders are bankrolling its assault on the US market, climbed 6.8 percent to $28.30. That gives the company, which is yet to make a profit, a market value of $3.61 billion.
Metlifecare rose 2.8 percent to $3.70, the highest since May 7. Australia's Retirement Villages Group, the biggest shareholder, said this week it has hired Goldman Sachs to sell its 37.7 percent stake in the company. Rival operator Ryman Healthcare rose 1.9 percent to a record $7.41.
That stake "will certainly have some impact if it hits the market," said James Lee, head of institutional equities at First NZ Capital. "That will remove all that overhang."
PGG Wrightson, the rural services company controlled by Agria Corp, was unchanged at 39 cents after naming the Chinese company's founder Alan Lai as its new chairman, replacing John Anderson, and forecasting a lift in full-year operating earnings
Kathmandu, the outdoor equipment retailer, rose 2.2 percent to $3.67.
Fletcher Building gained 1.4 percent to $9.64 after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment announced plans for an 'all of government' procurement of building materials to take the sting out of an annual $3.3 billion spend in the next five to eight years. The government expects to ramp up its construction spending over that period because of the Canterbury rebuild and to deal with outstanding leaky-homes work.
Telecom Corp fell 0.2 percent to $2.275 after the telecommunications company confirmed it's looking at selling its under-performing AAPT unit in Australia, though didn't respond to speculation it may also exit its 10 percent stake in Hutchison Telecommunications Australia.
Vector was unchanged at $2.61 after chairman Michael Stiassny told shareholders at today's annual meeting that it was looking at opportunities in Australia as opposed to acquisitions in New Zealand because local tax laws favoured foreign investment.
Dual-listed APN News & Media gained 6.5 percent to 49 cents on the NZX after it agreed to sell its remaining 48 percent stake in APN Outdoors for A$69 million, a premium to the A$51.6 million carrying value attributed to the investment in its first-half report.
Pacific Edge soared 47 percent to a record $1.06 after it signed its second deal in as many weeks with a US healthcare network provider, giving it access to 44 million people in the world's biggest economy.


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Dressage, which wraps up its first day of Olympic competition today at Greenwich Park in London, may be having its most high-profile season ever, thanks to the Romneys. Ann Romney's horse, Rafalca, made her Olympic debut this morning in the first group of riders in the team competition. So, in the wake of becoming a political liability and a favorite punchline for Stephen Colbert, how did the 15-year-old Oldenburg mare do on her first day?
Great, if you ask Ann Romney. "She was consistent and elegant," Mrs. Romney told the Associated Press following Rafalca's outing with rider and co-owner Jan Ebeling. "She did not disappoint. She thrilled me to death."
Mr. Ebeling was excited, too, telling the AP that Rafalca was "amped up" and had a little more "oomph" than usual. The pair scored a 70.213 out of 100 on their initial test, a solid score that put them in the middle of the pack fairly early in the day.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reportedly did not watch the event. Mr. Romney told NBC's Brian Williams last week that this was Mrs. Romney's sport, dubbing her "the horse guy."
"I am not even sure what day the sport goes on," Romney said. "I will not be watching the event. I hope her horse does well."
How does it work?
Dressage tests are comprised of a series of movements, with the horse and rider receiving a score out of 10 for each element. The sport has been compared to ballet, but from a scoring standpoint, it's a lot like gymnastics or figure skating: the more difficult the routine, the higher the possible starting point value.
As in figure skating, competitions are determined by multiple routines, or "tests" (three for dressage). The test with the highest point potential is the freestyle, where competitors choreograph their own routines to music they choose.
Dressage scores in the 70s are respectable enough; crack an 80, though, and you're in it for a medal. The highest Grand Prix score on record is a 92.30, hit in a freestyle routine back in 2010 by Dutch Olympic team member Edward Gal and his former mount, Tortilas.
On Thursday, the highest mark came from Great Britain's Carl Hester, who scored a 77.72 on Utopia.The British team has a good shot at winning either a gold or a silver in the team competition this year, but they'll have to overcome the United States and the dressage world's two powerhouse countries, Germany and the Netherlands.
Will Rafalca Medal?
Ebeling and Rafalca's best chances for a medal are probably in the team competition, where the US is a perennial third-place finisher. The US has won bronze in four of the past five Olympics, and third is their likely landing spot again in London.
The battle for the gold, however, may be more interesting than it's been in decades. If Michael Phelps's eight-medal run in Beijing seems impressive, or if US skeet shooter Kimberly Rhode's five consecutive gold medals looks like the height of dominance, consider this: The German dressage team hasn't lost a gold medal since 1980, back when it was still West Germany. The last country that beat them was the Soviet Union.
Great Britain, though, sits in first place after Day 1. The Brits are widely considered the only team with a chance to topple Germany, though The Netherlands will have their usual strong shot as well. In addition to record-setter Mr. Gal, the Dutch team includes three time individual Olympic gold medalist Anky Van Grunsven and Adelinde Cornelissen (who has won the last two Dressage World Cup titles).
How will the rest of the competition shake out?
Ms. Van Grunsven isn't expected to be in contention for another individual medal, and her longtime rival, Isabell Werth of Germany, didn't even make the Olympic team this year.
Gal looked like a lock for the gold medal back in 2010, but then Tortilas, his mount for the record-breaking ride and a superstar among dressage horses, was sold out from under him in heartbreaking fashion (the news so rocked the dressage world that it crashed one of the sport's leading websites).
One rider looking to take advantage of the wide open field is Steffen Peters, the longtime American competitor who has yet to win an individual medal. He came close in Beijing, placing fourth when many thought he was robbed of a medal by a heavy dose of favoritism toward the Germans. He's since won a Dressage World Cup title and emerged as a gold medal favorite in London.
Rafalca, meanwhile, will ride again, though probably not for an individual medal. She competes on Aug. 7 in the Grand Prix Special, and Aug. 9 in the Freestyle, with music rumored to have been picked by a certain presidential candidate.


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: : : what does this idiom mean? "all people are equal but some are more equal than others."
: : Here's what I think it means: as a society (in the U.S.)we give lip service to the concept that "all people are equal." We are "suppose" to be without a caste system. But only the rich and powerful truly have all the benefits of freedom, pursuit of happiness, etc.
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I was reading the tag surfer when I came across a post talking about how racist the Obama's were and what they thought about Lovelle Mixon. In case the name isn't familiar, he is the man who shot four police officers in Oakland recently. Now I could care less what these people think about Obama and his wife. If they feel he or they are racist, oh well. The problem I have is that these people are so gung ho on talking about how terrible this incident is.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't advocate killing cops. In fact I don't advocate killing anyone no matter what they have done. My problem is that these people could care less that Oscar Grant was just gunned down by police officers in Oakland. They even had the nerve to say that the incident wasn't race related as if white men all over America are being gunned down by the cops without committing any crimes whatsoever.
Has it crossed anyone's mind that maybe Lovelle Mixon saw four cops coming towards him and freaked, flashed back or just put two and two together and decided to get them before they got him? Hey you never know! Anyhow, my problem is that when a cop gets shot and god forbid a black man does the shooting; everyone gets their panties all in a bunch. Now it is a terrible thing when a person gets gunned down in the line of duty.
But one problem that I have is that a lot of the time police acts like some sort of rouge gang themselves. I am not saying that ALL cops are dirty, but enough black men get shot walking home from grocery stores or out on their pre-wedding night than ought to. Now I am sure that accidents such as this happen. But like I said it seems to happen to black men way more often than any other. And personally I am surprised that this type of thing hasn't happened sooner.
I am NOT advocating people killing cops due to perceived or real incidences of police abuse. I have to keep reiterating these things because I will get a slew of comments where I am accused of being for cop killing or some other stupid thing. Now my point is that when you continue to abuse someone they will eventually be conditioned to act first. It is just like beating a dog; eventually that dog will see a hand and bite it. Same goes for the black and white community. We have been abused so much that no matter what the incidence blacks more than likely will see it as racism. We have been conditioned.
And now that this conditioning is coming around to bite the cops in the ass, people want to perpetrate this surprised I can't believe you would think that way act. When are we all going to learn that you get out of something what you put into it. Cops constantly beating and killing young black men will only teach those young black men to bite when they see cops, especially when they are in numbers. I know that I am totally afraid that a gang of cops will harm one of my male family members. I won't lie, I teach my son that he needs to be aware of groups of cops, and they can't really be trusted. And that is a shame.
I should be teaching my kids that the cops are our friends. But they have showed me that this isn't the case. I have had several uncles, cousins and even two aunts beat up by the cops. And in all but one case my relative had done NOTHING to bring that upon themselves. When the cops slapped and put my aunt in a headlock I was shocked and hurt. They never apologized and had the nerve to say that blacks all look alike and that is why these things happened. It showed me that being black and innocent meant nothing to those thugs. At that moment I came to understand that officer friendly we met in school didn't really exist or at least never seemed to show up in the black neighborhoods.
The only thing I can say about Obama is that he agreed to take responsibility for the economy and the mess made by big businesses shabby dealings. But will he agree to take responsibility for allowing these cops to infect these young men with the disease of hate and fear? Will he champion for a cure or will we continue to react on a case by case basis as if the symptoms are not related to the disease. Unfortunately I doubt that he will take any stand on anything that infects the black community yet will continue to focus on the symptoms and not the disease.


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TORONTO — Yeah, went to see the new Coens Bro's flick, Burn After Reading, last night and it was pretty funny. It doesn't come near The Big Lebowski in being the best Coens' comedy out there (hard to top the greatest comedy of all time), but it definitely had its moments. Brad Pitt's character had me laughing pretty hard and I thought the ending was fantastic.
Oh, the Blue Jays?
Well, they're here today and still without setup man Scott Downs and catcher Rod Barajas. Toronto skip Cito Gaston said Downs had an X-ray on his ailing right ankle, but no word yet on results. Barajas, meanwhile, is still nursing a sore left hamstring. I'd say Barajas is more likely to make a return than Downs.
Jose Bautista starts at second base today for the first time since 2006, when he played a whole three games at the position. Cito said that he wants to use Bautista and Travis Snider more often down the stretch to see more of them with next season in mind. Also, it's possible that Scott Richmond could get a start in the last series in Baltimore.
Today's lineups:
BALTIMORE (66-82) at TORONTO (80-70)
at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Brian Roberts, 2B
Nick Markakis, CF
Melvin Mora, 3B
Aubrey Huff, 1B
Ramon Hernandez, C
Luke Scott, LF
Adam Jones, CF
Oscar Salazar, DH
Juan Castro, SS
PITCHING: LHP Chris Waters (2-3, 5.73)
Marco Scutaro, SS
Jose Bautista, 2B
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Scott Rolen, 3B
Adam Lind, DH
Gregg Zaun, C
Travis Snider, LF
PITCHING: RHP Shaun Marcum (9-6, 3.38)
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This is funny,the Yankees will not make the playoffs this year but it looks like Joe Torre will.lol.
Rios asleep again he misplayed that hit by Markakis,it should have been an out.
What is wrong with the Jays starters lately they can't seem to get out of the first inning without throwing 20 or more pitches.
And of course we let a rookie pitcher off with 11 pitches.
garryguy, also what funny is that the yankees have a better record than torrie's 1st place team.
Fredom.yeh thats even better,Hank must be pulling his hair out by now and hiding from George.LOL.
What happened to Marcum, I just got in and game day shows a delay for injury and then he was replaced?
Watching game on gameday what happend to Marcum????
I don't know, I'm just wondering if he got hurt.
Is there anyone out there watching the game on the tube and can tell us what happend to Marcum please.
Thank you for posting that article link in your blog. It did have a disturbing paragraph.
"And worse, the Blue Jays' roughly $97 million payroll will increase without adding a single new piece, as big raises to star center fielder Vernon Wells and right fielder Alex Rios activate. "
**That means even with losing Burnett and Thomas our payroll for next year will increase. That doesn't leave any room to add a "big bat free agent", unless we dump either Rolen, Wells, Ryan or Halliday.
Marcum left with numbness in his forearm
you beat me to it indigo lol.
This game is a farce a joke an insult to the fans,This is next year folks.
Thanks Kate.
Thanks Indigo. I do not like the sound of that.
Garry-I think the Baltimore pitcher should send a thank you card to the Jays hitters, thanking them for lowering his era from 5.73 to 4.85.
I can not understand why this team has such a problem with soft throwing lefties.
You are very welcome. I pushed enigma out of the way so I could beat him posting……lol..
GSJ.Ithink it's in their minds.
Probably time to shut Marcum down for the rest of the year and let him get healthy . He hasn't been quite right since he came back from the DL . Lets hope it isn't anything major
Enigma ladies first.lol.
These hitter look like they're sleeping. And in the meantime our pitching staff just issued the 8th walk.
I think it's time to send in Indigo to kick some ***. lol
If it is forearm and not elbow, he should be fine with rest. But you never know what it is because the Jays never tell the truth until the guy gets operated on. But I do agree, he has never been right since he came back from the DL, I get the feeling he's pitched in some pain each time out.
I think those stolen games in Boston hurt this team mentally . They forgot their bats there
I think you're right. It was nice to see Snider get a double against a left hander though.
It was nice to see somebody get a hit , all things considered……lol…. Lets hope they play better tomorrow night
Do you really mean that Garry ?
This is pathetic no doubt, but to call a team that's 80 and 70 an insult to the fans is a bit much.
GSJ – It's at 97 million this year. Next year they wont have Eckstein (5 million), Thomas (10) Burnett (12) Zaun (?), Mench (?), Wilkerson and Stairs. Assuming the Jays were prepared to honour the contracts of Thomas, Stairs and Burnett next year that's about 24 million off the books knowing that Rios and Wells both have raises next year. I don't think the raises are as big as you think they are. I believe Wells will jump to 8 million per (He's at 3.4 now I believe) losing Eckstein will cover that. Not sure about Rios. Regardless it shouldn't matter because they were prepared to pay Thomas, Stairs and A.J. and now they wont have to. 24 million (roughly) should be enough to lure a "big bat free agent" as I like to call him.
Lol at the thank you card comment by GSJ.
Took me a while to type out my last post so it seems alittle late. Anyway, I rarely take naps at all, let alone during the game, but this was one of those rare games I am glad I did lol.
I agree with Indigo if it's an injury that is going to nag Marcum then shut him down for the season.
Last comment of the night, take care everyone.
Hey-Enigma-that quote didn't come from me-it came from an sports writer, who I assume did a good analysis to show the salary level will actually increase even losing Burnett and Thomas. As a result, I have not done any analysis at all on the issue.
But assuming the guy is right (and I do) the only way there's going to be an extra 24 mill, is if we dump some salaries or if Ted Rogers is prepared to increase payroll.
Here's an interesting look at the business of baseball by Forbes. Click on each team and it takes you to a separate page. All information is at year end 2007. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/33/biz_baseball08_The-Business-Of-Baseball_Rank.html
What should be a real concern is the gate receipt differences between New York, Toronto and Boston.
New York: $171 million
Boston: $167 million
Toronto: $42 million
Gee Snider gets a double against a lefty,Why did Cito not put one of the hottest Jays in against Lester??????.
Gee Enigma check out the link welikeroy gave us before you open your mouth about something you don't know anything about.And I'm getting sick and tired of you slamming me on every thing i post that you don't like.This team got shut out against a rookie wiyh a ERA over 5 and a team that is in last place,So tell me what is there to like HUH.
So here's the 2007 attendance to go with that revenue.
Boston: 2,970,755
Toronto: 2,360,648
And therefore the average ticket cost:
Boston: $56.21
Toronto: $17.79
Attendance is up marginally so far this year, about 100 fans per game. I don't know about anyone else, but I find that average cost per ticket strange.
There was a time when i would watch every Jays game without fail,now i dont even turn on the tube [i do get all the games] to watch the games anymore,why you might ask,because I'm tired of watching them play without their bats and all the base running mistakes and falling aslep at the switch on defence.I keep an eye on them on gameday while i am watching a movie or some other program,This will be the 15th year without making the playoffs,it's hard to get up for a team like that,Where is the hope,Plus gets upset at us for trashing JP a GM who keeps giving big bucks to players with a history of trips to the DL or are just plain no good hasbeens.Our minor league is a shambles oh sure we have 5 or 6 good players in the system,but out of 6 teams in the minors how poor is that.My point is what the hell do we have to look forward to.
Since JP has been here the Jays are 4 games under 500.It's time for him to go.What do the rest of you people think.
Two months ago I said on this blog that with all the money that the Jays would save on Thomas and Burnett and all the hasbeens would not help them because of all the raises that would come into play,But I guess nobody heard me.
Maybe JP should re-read Moneyball???
It appears that JP will be back next year. Too bad. General Motors (GM) fails to gain market share 7 years in a row, and the guys down in Oshawa have to go. JP fails to put a contender, never mind a division/world champion on the field, 7 years in a row and he is kept on. I guess that Ted Rogers does actually care – that is, about his bottom line. Ted knows that this team has no chance of winning next year no matter whom he hires. Therefore, why fire JP and pay both JP and his successor?
Maybe it would be a good thing for this team to lose the rest of games scheduled and end up with a 80-82 record. Maybe then, changes will be made.
I did check out the link. He didn't say the payroll will be at 97 million next year. He meant this year and as I said numerous contracts will be off the books for next year so the payroll will be lower. I asked Mike Wilner specifically about Wells' and Rios' salary for next year and here's what he had to say : Wells will make $1.5 million (plus an $8.5 million signing bonus) and Rios will make $5.9 million. And depending on how you count the bonus, maybe.
"Maybe" being that it could count against the amount they'll have to spend this offseason. whether you like Wilner or not doesn't matter, I know you don't Garry and that would probably have been your next line of defense (to bash Mike.) I'll take Wilner's word over some (i'm assuming he's american) journalist who probably doesn't care about the Jays at all.
Garry, why does it seem like you take things so personally ?
Wasn't it you who told me that if I don't like what i'm reading I don't have to ? if it wasn't you it was Gsumner, at any rate take the advice if you're so sick of me. Take a look at what you typed out…. "This game is a farce a joke an insult to the fans,This is next year folks." It's true there was nothing to like about the game last night, I even implied that myself. That last comment was what I was reffering to "this is next year folks" give me a break. How the heck did I "slam" you with my response ? If you call that slamming you're a sensitive guy.
I'm beginning to understand why guys like Rshobie and PLus don't post any more.
Enigma, you're not reading that story or at least that paragraph properly. Here it is again, but I've copied a bit more of the story so you can see he's talking about 2009:
By virtue of a torrid second half led by the kind of playoff-caliber pitching performances that make organizations think with October-style optimism, fear of the Blue Jays is a concept that has been power-washed across the league. Yet, because at least a few of today's key winning parts — namely Burnett — won't be in Toronto tomorrow, the Blue Jays won't be able to easily parlay the strong finish of this year into a springboard for next.
A.J. Burnett has 18 wins this year, but he appears poised to opt out of his contract at season's end in an effort to either cash in or move closer to home — or both.
"Naturally, what happens with A.J. is the big thing," Toronto first baseman/outfielder Lyle Overbay said. "Finally, it all kind of clicked for us, and it would be great to take this to next year, but from everything we hear, it sounds like it's going to be tough for management to keep A.J."
And worse, the Blue Jays' roughly $97 million payroll will increase without adding a single new piece, as big raises to star center fielder Vernon Wells and right fielder Alex Rios activate.
***Clearly he was talking about 2009. Just so you realize some of the issue you haven't considered: Halliday gets a 4.25 m. raise, Overbay gets a 5.4 m. raise, Rios gets 5.2 m., Hill gets 2.1 m., Barajas gets 2.1 m., Downs gets 1.5m. In addtion, all our young guns deserve raises which is probably going to add another 5 mill or more.
To be frank with you Mike Wilner is not a good source, since his view is too pro Blue Jays and he is no longer objective. Do your own research, you'll get more accurate information. You can view all team contracts at the following url:
The item, I'd like everyone to comment on is how do the Jays only generate gate revenue of $42 million or an average under $18.00 when single ticket prices are listed as follows:
200 Level Infield $57.00
Field Level Infield $57.00
200 Level Bases $41.00
Field Level Bases $41.00
Field Level Baselines $30.00
100 Level Outfield $23.00
200 Level Outfield $21.00
200 Level Family Zone $21.00
500 Level Seating $9.00
I don't think I ever see many in the 500 level, so I wonder what's going on. That gate revenue number is pathetic.