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Ten... pieces of tat for Apple fanboys
Obsessive, or what?
Fridge Magnets
Although refrigerators need to remain cool, owners have no obligation to keep the fridge looking cool. So if you're an Apple fanboi, these iOS app magnets will certainly help achieve the "I'm a loser" look that you so obviously crave. Combined with those magnetic word packs, rearranged to write an array of Cupertino flattering comments, your fridge could really be the epitome of geekery gone too far.
Fridge decoration is far too minor for the Apple ultra-fan, who would probably want his entire furniture collection to be iRelated too. While many may make their own Apple logo-shaped tables, it's all about comfort for me. These apple chairs from famous spherical-seat maker Adelta are a pretty rare find, with only about 60 ever made. Sources say Jobs and co snapped one up themselves in 2005 from Paul Smith's furniture shop in London. I'm no fanboi myself, but I'd love to have one in my room.
iPhone users are rarely concerned with specs. By the time a new handset hits the market, there tends to be a more powerful rival on a nearby shelf somewhere. I doubt there are any true Apple fans, though, who would turn their nose up to a pair of these super-retro Apple specs.
It is believed Woz had 30 pairs of them made by an artisan glasses maker, so getting your hands on a set is fairly unlikely. Still, its something to look out for.
Note Pads
Apple may have sent the lawyers round to shut down the production of Notepods, an iPhone-esque notepad collection, however there are still a plethora of similar products up for grabs. Firebox offers the NotPad, which is essentially a 60-page iPad themed notebook. Not sure how this company bypassed the Cupertino council, but if you're a true fan, perhaps you should act fast before any of them notice.
Steve Jobs figurine
Another Apple-related product that was barred from hitting the market was the Steve Jobs action figure doll, unfortunately killed off out of respect for the former CEO's bereaving family. That doesn't mean to say fans can't get their hands on other Jobs replicas, though. Amazon has a few of them. Ok, they don't exactly look as good as the aforementioned action doll, but could still be an essential piece of Steve Jobs Apple ware for the fanboi mantlepiece.
Fans that have already decorated their bedding with that fugly duvet set mentioned earlier, might like to kit their room out further with these Apple icon-styled cushions. There are six of the fleece-covered pillows to choose from and if you buy all of them, you only pay for five. Save a little bit of money for another app perhaps? Woot woot. ®
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Fruit juices have today become an essential part of human diet and are preferred by all the age groups as they are a good source of instant energy and vital nutrients. Fruit juices can be easily obtained by extracting the pulp of fruits and are generally consumed as a beverage or may be used for flavouring in foods. According to a new report by Expert Market Research, the global market for fruit juice and nectars was worth 45 Billion Litres in 2016 and is further expected to reach a volume of 52 Billion Litres by 2022.
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Vikings release LB Erin Henderson
- Associated Press
- February 7, 2014 - 3:55 PM
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have released linebacker Erin Henderson, who was recently arrested twice on suspicion of drunken driving.
The Vikings announced Henderson's release Friday. Henderson had one season left on his contract with a $1.95 million salary.
Henderson's latest arrest was Jan. 1 after he crashed his sport utility vehicle in Chanhassen.
Henderson is scheduled to appear in court March 3 on charges of second- and third-degree driving while intoxicated and test refusal, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and violation of a limited driver's license.
Henderson was moved to middle linebacker last season and the starter there until he was arrested Nov. 19 in Eden Prairie on suspicion of DWI and drug possession. The 27-year-old finished second on the team in tackles last season.
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July 8, 2014
Starting next week, House Republicans will launch a highly visible—and likely tumultuous—three-week process of bringing to the floor legislation to authorize their promised lawsuit against President Obama over his use of executive actions.
"In theory, you could report out a resolution tomorrow and vote on it," said a House GOP aide on Tuesday. "But that is not the approach [the leaders] want to take."
Rather, the aim is to display—if not actually engage in—a more deliberative process, even if amid controversy. This drawn-out script builds toward a potentially dramatic floor vote held just days, or even hours, before the House adjourns on July 31 for its August-long summer break.
It will all start playing out when a panel of experts is called to testify next week on issues surrounding such litigation and to answer members' questions during a hearing of the House Rules Committee.
The resolution to authorize the legal action will then be formally written, or marked up, by the committee during a hearing the following week. The floor vote on the legislation will follow the week after that, in the days before the break.
Then, a bipartisan House leadership committee controlled by Republicans—the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, or BLAG—will finalize the language and legal direction of the lawsuit, deciding which arguments will have the most chances of success in a court.
Against this buildup toward actually filing the lawsuit, there is some Republican concern over the potential embarrassment of a quick dismissal of such litigation in the courts. In fact, legal experts say there looms a substantial roadblock in the form of a presumption against congressional standing required to maintain such a case in federal court.
Speaker John Boehner has so far provided few public details of what exactly will be in the lawsuit, or how that obstacle of its legal merits might be dealt with.
In an op-ed he wrote appearing this weekend on CNN's website, Boehner asserted that "the president has not faithfully executed the laws when it comes to a range of issues, including his health care law, energy regulations, foreign policy, and education." Boehner did not mention Immigration issues specifically.
But Boehner added, "The president has circumvented the American people and their elected representatives through executive action, changing and creating his own laws, and excusing himself from enforcing statutes he is sworn to uphold—at times even boasting about his willingness to do it, as if daring the American people to stop him."
But while Boehner was vague on legal specifics, two lawyers whom Republicans consulted on the issue have written a column entitled, "Can Obama's Legal End-Run Around Congress Be Stopped," in which they address some of the issues and arguments for such legal action.
David Rivkin Jr. and Elizabeth Price Foley write that Obama has worked around Congress with "breathtaking audacity."
Not only do they say he has unilaterally amended the Affordable Care Act multiple times—including delaying the employer mandate—they also write that the president has suspended immigration law, refusing to deport some young undocumented aliens.
And "with the stroke of a magisterial pen," they write, Obama has "gutted huge swaths of federal law that enjoy bipartisan support, including the Clinton-era welfare-reform work requirement, the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, and the classification of marijuana as an illegal controlled substance."
The two lawyers note in their column that Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has already filed a lawsuit challenging the president's decision to exempt Congress from the health-law exchanges. And they point out that Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., has a resolution, called the Stop This Overreaching Presidency that would authorize the House to legally challenge several presidential workarounds.
"But Congress's ability to reclaim its powers through litigation faces a substantial roadblock in the form of a presumption against congressional 'standing,' " Rivkin and Foley write. A plaintiff has standing in a case when he or she can demonstrate a concrete, particularized injury the court can remedy.
But the Supreme Court previously seemed to shut the door to congressional standing in a 1997 case, Raines v. Byrd, in which six members of Congress challenged the constitutionality of a presidential veto. The Court held that the claimed loss of congressional power by the six lawmakers was "wholly abstract."
At the same time, the two lawyers contend that the issue of standing should not bar enforcement of the separations of powers where "there are no other plaintiffs capable of enforcing this critical constitutional principle."
"This is because they are 'benevolent' suspensions, in which the president exempts certain classes of people from the operation of law. No one person was sufficiently harmed to create standing to sue, for instance, when Obama instructed the Department of Homeland Security to stop deporting young illegal immigrants," they write.
In addition, they write that in Raines, it was an ad hoc group of members of Congress that filed the suit. But, in a reference to BLAG, the lawyers argue that when House or Senate rules "have a mechanism for designating a bipartisan, official body with authority to file lawsuits on their chamber's behalf, the case for standing is more compelling."
"Then, the lawsuit is not an isolated political dispute, but a representation by one of the two chambers of the legislative branch that the institution believes its rights have been violated," they assert. "These types of serious, broad-based institutional lawsuits should be in a different category" than the Raines case, they assert.
"If congressional standing is denied in such cases, there will be no other way to check such presidential usurpation short of impeachment," the two write.
Obama has responded to the threat of the potential lawsuit by calling it a "stunt."
The president also said late last month, "If Congress were to do its job and pass the legislation I've directed them to pass, I wouldn't be forced to take matters into my own hands."
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Forget being sneezed on: Government scientists are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the live virus straight up their noses.
It may sound bizarre, but the rare type of research is a step in the quest for better flu vaccines. It turns out that how the body fends off influenza remains something of a mystery.
�Vaccines are working, but we could do better,� said Dr. Matthew Memoli of the National Institutes of Health, who is leading the study that aims to infect up to 100 adults over the next year.
Wait a minute: Flu is sweeping the country, so why not just study the already sick? That wouldn�t let scientists measure how the immune system reacts through each step of infection, starting with that first exposure to the virus.
It�s not an experiment to be taken lightly. After all, the flu kills thousands of Americans a year. For safety, Memoli chose a dose that produces mild to moderate symptoms � and accepts only volunteers who are healthy and no older than 50.
And to avoid spreading the germs, participants must spend at least nine days quarantined inside a special isolation ward at the NIH hospital, their health closely monitored. They�re not released until nasal tests prove they�re no longer contagious.
The incentive: About $3,000 to compensate for their time.
�I received a very scolding email from my mother� about signing up, Daniel Bennett, 26, said with a grin.
�Their standards are so high, I don�t believe I�m in danger,� added Bennett, a restaurant worker from College Park, Md. �I don�t get sick that often.�
A masked and gloved Memoli had Bennett lie flat for about a minute.
�It will taste salty. Some will drip down the back of your throat,� Memoli said, before squeezing a syringe filled with millions of microscopic virus particles, floating in salt water, into each nostril.
Sure enough, a few days later Bennett had the runny nose and achiness of mild flu.
The best defense against influenza is a yearly vaccine, but it�s far from perfect. In fact, the vaccine is least effective in people age 65 and older � the group most susceptible to flu � probably because the immune system weakens with age.
Understanding how younger adults� bodies fight flu may help scientists determine what the more vulnerable elderly are missing, clues to help develop more protective vaccines for everyone, Memoli explained.
Here�s the issue: The vaccine is designed to raise people�s levels of a particular flu-fighting antibody. It targets a protein that acts like the virus� coat, called hemagglutinin � the �H� in H1N1, the strain that caused the 2009 pandemic and that is causing the most illness so far this winter, too.
But it�s not clear what antibody level is best to aim for � or whether a certain amount means you�re protected against getting sick at all, or that you�d get a mild case instead of a severe one.
�As mind-boggling as it is, we don�t know the answer to that,� said Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief of NIH�s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. �We made some assumptions that we knew everything about flu.�
Just targeting hemagglutinin probably isn�t enough, Memoli added. Already, some people in his study didn�t get sick, despite remarkably low antibody levels, meaning something else must be protecting them.
Could it be antibodies against the �N� in flu�s name, the neuraminidase protein? Specific T cells that are activated to fight infection? Genes that switch on and off when a virus invades?
To begin finding out, Memoli first developed a laboratory-grown copy of the H1N1 flu strain and sprayed different amounts into volunteers� noses until he found the right dose to trigger mild flu. He hopes eventually to test the harsher H3N2 strain, too.
Now he�s infecting two groups � people with low antibody levels and those with high levels. Some were recently vaccinated, and some weren�t. He�ll compare how sick they get, how long they�re contagious and how the immune system jumps into action.
Called a human challenge study, this kind of research hasn�t been performed with flu viruses in the U.S. for more than a decade, before scientists had ways as sophisticated to measure what happens.
�It�s all going to add up to a better understanding of what you need to have to be protected against the flu,� said Dr. John Treanor, a flu specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center who is closely watching the work.
So far, Memoli�s patients are becoming contagious a day or two before they start feeling bad, one reason the flu spreads so easily. He sees a range of symptoms, from sniffles to a few days of moderate fever, fatigue and congestion.
Bennett�s flu was pretty mild.
�All I had to do was read and watch movies, so it wasn�t that terrible,� Bennett said. �It was a really cool experience� to see how research is done.


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(MCT) — Andre Rienzo, one of the top pitching prospects in the Chicago White Sox's organization, ended his Arizona Fall League season Saturday to pitch for Brazil in a World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament this weekend in Panama.
Rienzo, 24, who was ranked Monday as the seventh top prospect in the Sox's organization by Baseball America, finished with a 1-1 record and 4.74 ERA in six games for Salt River. Rienzo struck out 24 in 24 2/3 innings for the Rafters.
Rienzo. a native of Brazil who was signed by the Sox in November of 2006, allowed two runs on three hits while striking out four in five innings Saturday in a win over the Phoenix Desert Dogs in his final AFL appearance. Rienzo was 7-3 with a 2.53 ERA with 113 strikeouts in 103 1/3 innings for Class-A Winston-Salem, Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte last season.
After the WBC qualifying tournament, Rienzo is scheduled to pitch for LaGuaira in the Venezuelan Winter League.
Brazil, managed by Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin, plays host Panama on Thursday night in Panama City in the first game of the qualifier tournament. Columbia and Nicaragua also are competing in the qualifying tournament, which runs through Nov. 19.


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|Friday July 23, 2010 @02:02PM
|Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice
|Wednesday June 30, 2010 @02:13PM
|Futurama's New New York Built In Lego
|Thursday June 24, 2010 @06:48AM
|David X. Cohen Talks About Futurama's New Season
|Thursday March 18, 2010 @10:30PM
|Details Emerge On Futurama's "Rebirth" (and Return)
|Tuesday November 17, 2009 @03:14PM
|Become Your Own Heir After Being Frozen
|Thursday March 12, 2009 @09:06AM
|What Has Fox Got Against Its Own Sci-Fi Shows?
|Thursday March 20, 2008 @10:04PM
|New Futurama Movie Coming in June
|Monday February 05, 2007 @10:33AM
|Matt Groening Talks About Futurama's Comeback
|Thursday January 11, 2007 @03:31PM
|Futurama Star Billy West Answers Slashdot Questions
|Monday November 06, 2006 @07:07AM
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Startup delayed on new Brooksville cell towers
by Jonathan Thomas
Area residents have seen a new cell tower erected on Town House Road in Brooksville in the last several months. However, they have not experienced any improvement to their cell phone service and have been asking when the tower will be activated.
Cell phone users, current and potential, will have to wait a little longer. According to Susan Baranyi, spokesperson for AT&T, the company "continue[s] to track toward a summer activation date," but cannot give an exact date because it is a "multi-faceted process." Earlier in the year, the company had expected to have the tower in use by June 30.
The tower is owned by Global Tower Partners. AT&T is the primary tenant. Blaine Hopkins, who represented GTP in the permitting process, speculated that a possible reason for the delay was that the equipment AT&T plans to install at the tower is being upgraded to the 4G or "fourth generation" level before being delivered. Baranyi could not confirm this information.
Hopkins also said that another cell phone company had recently signed leases with GTP to locate its antenna below AT&T's antenna. The name of that company is yet to be announced.


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Now that I am leet enough to have both MacOS and Windows machines, I should probably download this remake and check it out. It sure looks like fun.
mcb [ambrosiasw.com]
(Coincidentally, I'm a little bit of a birder, and always identified with kestrels. That was the touch that put it over the top -- all your pirate kestrels, taking down a friend whose game I was overhearing in a shared apartment. Anyone who programs a kick-butt kestrel into something has my vote.)
Der englische Ausdruck für eine Freudsche Fehlleistung ist "freudian slip".But thanks for the correction anyway. A freudian slide I guess.
(Hoffe das war auch höflich genug =)
MirrorDot [mirrordot.org] as usual.
...there have been "finished" Ultima remakes. two complete Ultima IV remakes for Neverwinter Nights, even. Ultima III was remade for Game Boy Color. And Akalabeth has been known to be remade by programmers on their lunch hours. That's not to even count engine remake projects like exult or xu4...
Of course, uncompleted ones vastly outnumber the completed ones =)
And MacOS, see Lairware's site [lairware.com].
I hate to say it, but other than a bit of glitz in the combat (The shields look about like they did for WC3, which is a step up on Privateer, at least) this game looks like crap.
I'm not sure how they can characterize this as 1.0, all things considered. I mean, I get graphics corruption just on the launch screen, not to mention the apparent non-function of the game start menu (is there one? I didn't see one, I just randomly hit keys after the last loaded image until something happened)
I loved the or
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We pulled into the parking lot around 3 p.m. and started drinking to beat the clock. The concert started at 7:30, and we had two cases of Old Milwaukee and half a fifth of Southern Comfort to kill.
We burned some hot dogs on a small charcoal grill just to have something in our stomachs besides cheap beer and sweet bourbon. By sundown, we were pretty ripped, but primed to see Metallica at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. I think Queensryche opened, but I really don't remember.
We shoved the grill under the car and grabbed two beers each for the walk to the turnstiles, chugging as we approached the checkpoint no outside booze can pass. The trash cans vomited piles of aluminum and glass. One of my friends reciprocated with hot dog chunks and beer foam. We howled as he yanked another Old Milwaukee from his jean jacket and pounded it down.
We bought more beers inside. I switched to water about an hour before the encore. Someone had to get us home. When the house lights went up, I felt fine to drive.
I didn't see the traffic cop until I was on top of him. He instinctively stepped back, and I missed running him over by no more than 6 inches. He blew his whistle, but I floored it and disappeared around the bend, one of thousands of dangerous fools who had no business climbing behind the wheel.
I was 22. There's no way to know how old the traffic cop was, but thank God for the 6 inches that saved both our lives. That half a foot and 23 years separate me from Ivy Giordano, who police say struck and killed Michael Sanders, 33, of Dunmore, on Montage Mountain Road as both left Sunday's Jason Aldean concert at the Toyota Pavilion.
Ms. Giordano was born the year I almost ran over a traffic cop. She has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Blood test results are pending, but she has already been convicted in the kangaroo court of public opinion. Dancing on graves is a pastime here, especially among hypocrites.
If Ms. Giordano was driving drunk, she should pay for her role in Mr. Sanders' death. But we don't know that yet. I have left concerts on the mountain stone sober and struggled to navigate swarms of zombified concert-goers shuffling in and out of traffic. It's like "Night of the Living Dead" on that road after a show.
Michael Sanders is actually dead, though, which is reason enough to ponder how it is that one of us died and another's life was ruined because they went to a concert.
How many drivers left that concert legally drunk? How many had been drinking for hours before the show? How many kept drinking inside, and felt fine to drive as they stumbled to their cars? It's impossible to determine the numbers, but easy to say that hundreds left that concert a few beers behind the curve.
Hundreds more will do the same at tonight's Maroon 5/Kelly Clarkson season finale on the mountain.
Alcohol is the ultimate social lubricant. It loosens tongues, breaches barriers of class and makes exhibitionists of introverts. Excessive imbibing makes dangerous fools of the otherwise responsible, cheapens the best experiences and makes killers of those who would never hurt anyone, even with cause.
The line between unwinding and unraveling is never as wide as it seems, and blurs with each toast. Whether behind the wheel or stumbling in the high beams, the room for error shrinks with each drink.
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The name Mark Armitage won't mean much to most people, but his two-ball cricket innings is sure to go down in the game's annals of time.
Rather than departing with a bang or a statement of intent during his brief spell at the crease, the amateur found himself and in discomfort not once but twice before heading back to the hutch.
The Eastwood CC 'star' was clearly out of his depth when he arrived to take his mark, with the square-leg umpire clearly sensing something was about to be up for the batsman as he took out his phone to record the action.
Ball one struck exactly where you don't want to be hit, and you can only presume that Armitage was well-protected downstairs by his ability to get up so quickly.
He should have stayed down though, because ball two didn't go much better. He took it flush on the chest whilst swinging for the hills once again, only this time the force swung him round 180 degrees and he clattered into his own stumps with the bat.
Walking off to a mixture of applause and laughter, this village player's moment in the spotlight was over. Until it became a viral internet hit of course.
And, on the eve of the next Ashes series, we felt it right to bring this epic piece of non-batting to the GiveMeSport audience.
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Gartner chops 2012 IT spending forecast
2011 better than expected
The spreadsheet wizards at Gartner have finished gazing into their crystal LCD monitors and have put out their first projection for global IT spending in 2012. The good news is that despite hard disk shortages and a PC and server slowdown, 2011 spending across hardware, software, and services was higher than expected. The bad news is that growth will be slowing in the coming year thanks to the Eurozone debt crisis and the ongoing shortages of hard drives.
Gartner reckons that companies consumed $3,644bn in IT wares and services in 2011, up 6.9 per cent from the $3,428bn shelled out in 2010. This money bought computing, storage, networking and telecom equipment, software, IT services, and telecom services, with a little less than half of that dough going for telecom services.
This time last year, Gartner was projecting global IT spending would only grow by 5.1 per cent, to $3,603bn, adding another $41bn to the coffers of all those vendors you love.
Looking ahead to this year, Gartner had been projecting a 4.6 per cent jump in IT spending (and against a slightly smaller number), and is now saying that growth won't be so high, at 3.7 per cent, yielding $3,798bn in total spending across all IT products and services in 2012.
All of the different sectors of the IT business are expected to slow down, according to Gartner. Some of that growth will no doubt come from the continuing decline in the value of the US dollar that Gartner reckons spending in, but with currency rates fluctuating wildly in the past year, it is hard to peg that down.
"Faltering global economic growth, the Eurozone crisis, and the impact of Thailand's floods on hard-disk drive (HDD) production have all taken their toll on the outlook for IT spending," explained Richard Gordon, research vice president at Gartner, in a statement outlining the forecast. He added that the analysts expected the supply for disk drives to be whacked by 25 per cent or more – and that shortages could last for the first six to nine months of the year as companies rebuild their disk part and disk drive manufacturing plants in Thailand.
With so many financial issues weighing on the EU, Gartner has revised its IT spending forecast for Western Europe, and now expects a contraction of seven-tenths of a point this year.
Computer hardware – including servers, storage, networking gear, PCs, printers and such bought by businesses – is expected to account for $424bn in revenues , up 5.1 per cent and decelerating from 7.6 per cent growth in 2011.
Growth in enterprise software sales will slow from 9.6 per cent in 2011 to 6.4 per cent in 2012, yielding $285bn in revenues this year if Gartner's projections hold. (They may, they may not. That's the nature of prognosticating.) IT services spending will rise by only 3.1 per cent to $874bn, less than half the growth seen last year.
Telecom equipment sales will hold up relatively better, with revenues growing by 6.9 per cent to $475bn, compared to a rise of 7.7 per cent to $444bn last year. Telecom services – which include voice and mobile phone services for business as well as networking services through telcos – will slow down the most, decelerating from 6.1 per cent growth in 2011 to only 2.3 per cent growth in 2012. Still, we're talking about a global business telecom bill of $1,740bn, so don't cry for the phone companies. ®
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Tuesday the PSC approved the largest telephone rate increase in state history, but consumers still have hope.
With that vote five public service commissioners approved the largest telephone rate hike in the state's history, $355 a year. Residential customers and single line business users will ultimately pay between $3.50 and $6.86 more each month.
Commissioners say the hike is justified.
"We no longer could continue in the long term to have subsidized local rates, it's not consistent with the competitive mind," said Terry Deason, PSC commissioner.
The state's attorney general says he will immediately appeal the rate hike and that will keep it from going into effect for at least seven to eight months.
"We'll take this to the end, we will fight it. We will fight for the people. It's the right thing to do, what happened in there is not. I'm disappointed, it's unfair, but it's not the end," said Attorney General Charlie Crist.
The higher rates are supposed to be accompanied by lower in state long distance rates but documents showing how much that reduction will be were x'ed out for competitive reasons.
Consumer advocates say they never had a fair chance.
"Sad day for consumers, but it wasn't a cliffhanger. I mean, I expected it from the beginning," said Mike Twomey of AARP.
But all three telephone companies say the higher rates will lead to more choices.
"They are going to see better pricing in terms of packaging, more choices in terms of the type of technology and the offerings that they get," said Marta Casas of Bellsouth.
Without an appeal the higher rates would've kicked in as early as March. The PSC made its decision after conducting 14 hearings across the state and hearing from 256 witnesses.
Nine-hundred others filed objections to the increase, but the PSC staff concluded that was not a representative sample.


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
A Winter's Tale, Act 2, Scene 2
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Well, of course I haven't finished, but so far, I'd say Paulina doesn't simper.
- January 31, 2010 at 4:16 PM
that family is not a family of wimps, to put it lightly.
- January 31, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Dawn Potter said...
I'm thinking that Paul is referring to the fact that the cast of characters tells us that Paulina and Antigonus are married. The play itself hasn't made that clear yet.
- February 1, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Dawn Potter said...
I am finding the play easier to read as we are going along. I like Paulina's take charge attitude. She seems to get what she wants without being pushy or bossy about it. She also seems to be well respected by other people and she comes across as a woman of strength, kindness and principles.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Rather late in the week!!! For me the sentences are more straigth forward. I find this dialogue more direct.
- February 5, 2010 at 4:49 PM
- Dawn Potter said...
I've been wondering if that sentence-directness is a way of showing how take-charge and non-nonsense Paulina tends to be. No talking in circles for her.
- February 6, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- Dawn Potter said...
That would be "no-nonsense."
- February 6, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Lucy Barber said...
Okay, this is not my analysis but little computer manipulation. I pasted the text (minus stage directions and character names) into http://www.wordle.net. If you search for Winter's Tale.
This generates a pretty word tag and tells us that the most used word is thou, followed by honour, king, and queen. I think.
Personally, I like that the Oracle's words were so clear. One often thinks of oracles as being hard to interpret, but not this time.
- February 6, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- Lucy Barber said...
Oops, I think I can link directly to it:
Hopefully that works.
More thoughtful comments later
- February 6, 2010 at 2:57 PM
- Dawn Potter said...
I think Lucy's read ahead of the rest of us. Now I'm looking forward to catching up.
- February 6, 2010 at 3:03 PM


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And that's where you need to break down the bigger brand narrative into the smaller stories behind it that allow your audience to relate to your brand, to you (since you are the brand) and what you do.
This article is about personal branding -- as it relates to job seekers. Want that job? Then you'd better learn to share your stories. But really, this is fabuloous advice for anyone's career, whether you are looking for work or not.
Most job seekers fail to tell their stories about the work they did and the results they produced. They describe their tasks and sell their last job desciption. Boring! Yeah, that will really help you get hired.
So what's a job seeker to do? Read this article for a primer on storytelling for job seekers, and the kinds of stories you need to develop and share. Next check out www.astoriedcareer.com for more resources.
Then go get 'em tiger!


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There was so much to do and take in while we were out in NYC for the US Open. And couple that with our day job, it was really hard to get all the material up and on the blog before the tournament was over (and already there's Davis Cup stuff to cover!)
So I'll be putting up a few "flashback" posts that'll cover the clothes/gear from the year's final major. In case you're ready to just look forward, I'll be marking them in the title so you can just skip over.
I'm off to my friend Robert's to soak in some sun (poolside!) before summer disappears. In the meantime. I'll leave you with this fun Levi's billboard that was up near Lafayette and Houston. There are moving parts!
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(updates) A state Senate panel voting along party lines has approved Gov. Bob McDonnell's plan to overhaul funding for highways.
However, even Republicans concede the governor's plans likely will be modified or even replaced when it gets to the Senate floor next Tuesday.
The Senate Finance Committee voted 15-5 yesterday to advance the plan. The centerpiece of the governor's proposal replaces the gas tax with an increase in the sales tax and other fees and diverting some revenue from the state's general fund.
Four GOP senators publicly expressed reservations about the plan even they voted in favor it. "I'm quite certain it will be massaged," said Sen. Frank Wagner of Virginia Beach.
Republicans have their work cut out to get any transportation funding plan approved without support from some Democrats. That's because the Senate is evenly divided among Democrats and Republicans, and Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling cannot cast a tie-breaking vote on revenue bills. And Senate Democrats are chafing over a maneuver by Republicans two weeks ago to sneak through a revised Senate redistricting plan.
The administration revised its transportation measure, opening the door to scuttle proposed tolls for Interstate 95 if the governor's plan is approved.
The House Finance Committee advanced the governor's proposal on Wednesday.
The amended legislation would authorize a study of whether the highway plan would mitigate or eliminate the need to impose tolls on I-95. Meanwhile, no tolls would be allowed on the interstate south of Fredericksburg.
There are a number of other highway proposals being debated, but some of those were stopped by Del. Harry Purkey of Virginia Beach, chairman of the House panel. He ruled the committee would only consider the administration's plan.
Ultimately, the details of a highway funding overhaul probably will be settled by conference committees from both chambers, noted Del. Richard Anderson of Prince William, who had co-sponsored one of the substitute plans ruled out by Purkey.
"We know the real work will be done in the conference" with the Senate, said Anderson.
The administration has submitted an application to the federal government, seeking permission to put a toll on I-95 in Sussex County in order to raise money to repair and maintain the highway. The plan has drawn opposition from local governments along the I-95 corridor, including the Caroline County Board of Supervisors. Caroline is a secondary location for the administration's I-95 toll plan.
McDonnell's highway funding plan essentially would jettison the tax on gasoline and increase the sales tax; part of the rationale is that increasingly fuel efficient engines limit revenue from the gas tax. If approved, Virginia would become the first state to eliminate the gas tax.
The governor's proposal would raise $3.2 billion for transportation over the next five years, but critics note his plan relies heavily on taxing Internet sales under federal legislation that Congress has not approved yet.
A big sticking point likely will be McDonnell's idea to drop the gas tax. Many lawmakers in both parties view the gas tax as a user fee and do not want to drop it entirely.
Virginia's gas tax is 17.5 cents per gallon. The state has not increased the gas tax since 1986.


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I read this on the internet XD
"Hey baby, you turn my software into hardware" XDD
I'm the personification of Cheetos, and even I think that's cheesy. And stupid.
Visit my you tube channel guy's,look 4 "www.youtube.com/user/LosAngelesPwnStar" will gladly appreciate if u can comment n subscribe..Thank you
1) Did you fart?
cuz you blew me away.
2) Are yer parents retarded?
cuz ya sure are special.
3) My Love fer you is like diarrhea
I can't hold it in.
4) Do you have a library card?
cuz I 'd like to sign you out
5) Is there a mirror in yer pants?
cuz I can see myself in em.
6) If you was a tree & I was a Squirrel,
I'd store my nuts in yer hole.
7) You might not be the best lookin' girl here,
but beauty's only a light switch away.
8) Man - 'Fat Penguin!'
Woman - 'WHAT?'
Man - 'I just wanted to say something that would break the ice.'
9) I know I'm not no Fred Flintstone,
but I bet I can make yer bed-rock.
10) I can't find my puppy, can you help me find him?
I think he went inta this cheap motel room...
11) Yer eyes are as blue as window cleaner.
12) If yer gunna regret this in the mornin',
we kin sleep til afternoon.
AND.. the best for last!
13) Yer face reminds me of a wrench,
every time I think of it, my nuts tighten up
P.S. not my answers just found them on yahoo answes and thought it was hilarious to share them with you guys lol
Summer madness
Lol one of the best I got was "Hi...I'm Jay, you're hot."
Simple, to the point, and not too cheesy. I liked Jay
mINE IS
My love for you is like DIahrea... Its flows freely and cant stop...
Theres a fine line between hate and love. Luckily im at the HATE side.
oh and
I love you, If you were a booger id pick you first!
Theres a fine line between hate and love. Luckily im at the HATE side.
Hey girl, if you were a tree and my penis a cabbage worm I'd have it crawling all over you.
((I am so bored, I am posting these pick up lines I found interesting.))
*Use index finger to call someone over then say* "I made you come with one finger, imagine what I could do with my whole hand."
"Help the homeless. Take me home with you."
"Excuse me, but do you give head to strangers? No? Well, then, allow me to introduce myself."
"I'll cook you dinner if you cook me breakfast."
"If you were a tear in my eye I would not cry for fear of losing you."
"You must be a hell of a thief because you stole my heart from across the room."
"Hello. Cupid called. He says to tell you that he needs my heart back."
I guess that's all I can remember.... :\
Are you a beaver?
Cause dam.
Bam , bam. Say, what is love?
The funnest one I've heard so far? Probably:
Him: I have a band-aid. Don't you think you need it?
Me: No, why would I need a band-aid?
Him: Cuz you must have hit the ground and hurt yourself when you fell from heaven.
le angst
this happened to me 2:00am new years day
Im hanging out with my friends at my favorite bar and this drunk chick whos been eying me from across the bar comes over and the following goes:
Girl: hey stud
Me:I have a name but wazup
Girl: I've been watching you for a couple of minutes and i think your cute, wanna be my rugby man and give me a full body tackle
Me: .................... (the whole bar starts to laugh including me and my friends)
im here talk to me if you want
WOW! Are Those Real?
like really
Well idk if this is a pick up line i think it was a joke, but apparently a woman walked into a bar and started talking to a guy and he asked if he can have magic sex with her. Shes like " Whats magic sex? "
then he said " you have sex with me and then you disappear the next day "
"You with those curves, and me with no brakes "
we'll sneak out when they sleep and sail off in the night
Come sit on my lap and we'll talk about the first thing that pops up


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First, I'd like to confess that I joined this web forum under false pretenses; I'm not a developer! I'm a photographer with a geeky streak who would like her website to work! I've been working on it on and off for over a year, and I still feel like I'm probably missing some simple, vital inside info that would make all this much clearer.
It took me forever to figure out the IE hack thing, I use a WYSIWYG lightbox program for my galleries, and I know just enough psp to know I shouldn't be using it, but it seems so easy for menus...
Suggestions are welcome, but I'm self-taught, so please take it easy on me! And, I have to tell you, other than coding every gallery AND every pop-up enlargement myself, which I tried cuz I couldn't figure out arrays!- I tried a BAJILLION CSS & HTML galleries before finding this one (Visual Light Box), which works great for me. So please don't ask me to give it up!!
A couple of specific issues:
1- I'd LOVE to validate every page! I'm fine to start, but once I add an iframe from Amazon, facebook, or googlemaps, I get a million error messages when I try. (I use the WDG validator.)
2- My laptop is limited to IE, Chrome, and Firefox, so those 3 versions are what I test on- all the online sites I've found cost money.
I JUST made my first table, so I'm sure I messed that up, too. (It's in the burning steel wool tutorial.) The IE issue seems to make it so difficult to add padding/margins to divs and other sections, that I usually just give up and use br/ or   tags. I'm really sick of typing both of them!
3- Escape codes aren't working for me in every browser- " not even working well on mine any more, spacing related to word in quotes is all messed up. I was on a friend's mac & every apostrophe escape code I used was spelled out in his browser. And, grammar aside, I use "..." a lot, which causes some problems. NOT using ... or quotation marks seems worse, though.
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Happy birthday!
"OVER HEAR AND HERE: A CENTENNIAL REINVENTION" When you get to be 100 you deserve a big celebration, and the Boston Children's Museum is doing it up right. One of its offerings is this joint effort with multidisciplinary sound artist Crank Sturgeon who finds objects, visuals, and other stuff and turns it into interactive, "living" art. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri until 9 p.m. through Oct. 6. $14, $1 Fri 5-9 p.m., free under 12 months. Boston Children's Museum, 308 Congress St., Boston. 617-426-6500. www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
"THE HOBBIT" J.R.R. Tolkien's book is the springboard for Patricia Gray's play about Middle-earth, Bilbo Baggins, and a magical journey. July 25 at 7 p.m. (through Aug. 3). $22, $15 under 21. Harwich Junior Theatre,
105 Division St., West Harwich. 866-811-4111. www.hjtcapecod.org
BOSTON BY LITTLE FEET Kids get a one hour walking tour that introduces them to Boston's architecture and history. The seven stops include the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, and Quincy Market. July 26 at 10 a.m., rain or shine (recommended for ages 6-12; check website for additional tours). $10. Meet at the statue of Samuel Adams in front of Faneuil Hall, Congress Street, Boston. 617-367-2345. www.bostonbyfoot.org
COMMONWEALTH SHAKESPEARE COMPANY'S FAMILY DAY Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, summer Fridays are full of free things to do including an afternoon of Shakespeare-related performances and activities like City Stage's "A Kid Summer Night's Dream," Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's "Henry," and an interactive costume exhibit presented by Wheelock Family Theatre. July 26 from noon-4 p.m. (recommended for ages 5 and older; Free Fun Fridays run through Aug. 30). Free. Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common. 617-969-8900. www.highlandstreet.org
UKE JAM Book it to see Danno Sullivan jam on his ukulele and teach you a thing or three about the instrument. You can jam with a courtyard of uke players or just watch and soak up hits from 1913-2013. Bring your uke or borrow one at the venue. July 25 from 7-9 p.m. Free (registration required; Twentysomethings Series runs through Aug. 25). The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617-547-6789, ext. 1. www.ccae.org
STONESAPALOOZA Former Globe music critic Steve Morse told us that he's "seen the Stones since 1966 and I'm sure we'll be talking about some deep history for all Stones diehards." Get your satisfaction at the House of Blues where Mick's 70th birthday and the Rolling Stones will be honored by the Rooster Band and special guest Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom. In between sets, Morse moderates a discussion with local authors who have written books about the band — Bernie Corbett, Bill Janovitz, and Victor Coelho. July 26 at 8 p.m. $10. House of Blues Foundation Room, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 888-693–2583. www.houseofblues.com/boston
"FUTURES AT FENWAY" When is the last time you saw dogs at Fenway that weren't the eating kind? You can bring your pooch to the park for photos and a pre-game dog parade around the warning track at this celebration of minor league baseball. At noon, it's game time when the Portland Sea Dogs (more dogs) play the Harrisburg Senators. July 27 at noon (gates at 11 a.m.; dog owners must bring completed waiver from website). $5-$30. Fenway Park, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston. 877-733-7699. www.redsox.com/futures
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY Tea Master Glenn Sorei Pereira will explain a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and answer your questions in the Wind in the Pines Hut designed by Japanese artist Sano Gofu. July 28 at 2 p.m. Free (limited seating). The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden St., Duxbury. 781-934-6634. www.artcomplex.org


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Hey, don't let me stop you from raising the bar, here, OC.
Hey, don't let me stop you from raising the bar, here, OC.
All you do is look at the video and you be the judge. He was supposedly addressing black security officers. Seems to me he was speaking from the heart, in an environment where he felt he could do it. Not around his " black friends."
Do I know that? No. That's why I used the word probably.
I'm sorry -- this PC stuff is nauseating. Personally I would never use the word, but not because it's "the word". I don't believe in foul language in general -- as another poster said "expand your vocabulary". But the fact that most posters here would have been fine with a "best of Andrew Dice Clay" tongue-lashing, but get their white guilt/black hypocrisy all worked up over "the word" -- just another symbol of how illogical and backward our society has become . . .
I really don't have much respect for adults who use the word, regardless of race. It's just an ignorant word. You sound ignorant. At least I can make an excuse for a kid who uses it.
As DDNY just said, we can't preach equality when every chance we get we treat groups differently. And I agree it's a slight on black people to assume they cannot live up to the same standards as white people are expected to . . .
Can I relate to the hurt of the word as my dad does? No I cant. But it's a demeaning, ugly, hurtful word. Do I know Cooper to be a racist? No but I know what he did was racist and he is ignorant
Again I'll agree to do away with the word -- I just can't believe how hard some people fight to only partially remove it from society . . .
Rap video's contain guys with pants down their ass, half naked women degraded and references to drugs and violence ad nauseam. All of these things are unacceptable and are why rap music is deplorable. Yet with the N word many use it as some kind of excuse as to why it's socially more acceptable and understandable if used. Fair?


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Bucky Harris Park was the site Wednesday for a remembrance in Jackson of the attacks of Sept. 11.
Hundreds of residents lined the park showing pride in their nation. Members of the Jackson City Police and County Sheriff's Department also took part in the ceremony.
It was a time to remember those lost and honor the efforts of those who risked their lives. The ceremony will help many residents look towards the future.
As part of a Red Cross funding effort, residents purchased cards, celebrating everyday heroes and remembering the victims on 9-11.
View the other September 11 events here, along with WILX's Web Exclusive feature, America's Fight Against Terrorism


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Whereas: The Academic Senate of Sonoma State agrees that WASC accreditation is critically important to quality education at Sonoma State; and
Whereas: WASC has stated that "the University will need to demonstrate how its systems of assessment and improvement are supported and sustained in order to demonstrate a commitment to institutional capacity and educational effectiveness," and further, that the University will need to "be explicit about the resources and organizational structures that will enable self-review and evaluation of educational effectiveness." (WASC letter to President Arminana, June 28, 2004); and
Whereas: The efficacy of assessment in a five-year review is directly tied to the ongoing effectiveness of reflective assessment procedure, which requires financial and academic resources; and
Whereas: The Academic Senate of Sonoma State University believes that faculty cannot meet WASC requirements for quality assessment of educational effectiveness given the current allocation of resources,
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January 28, 2013 (JUBA) – The United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday urged South Sudan to continue negotiations with Sudan, until both countries resolve their outstanding post-independence issues.
- UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon (UN)
Ki-moon made the remarks at a meeting he held with South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the implementation of the 27 September 2012 agreements signed between Sudan and South Sudan; status of the negotiations on the outstanding issues between the two countries, as well as the economic and human rights situation in the new nation.
The UN chief told Kiir to continue engaging Sudan in the talks in order to ensure implementation of the agreements, and further stressed the importance of setting up the Abyei area administration, according to a statement.
On Saturday, while addressing the African Union (AU) summit, Ki-moon said both Sudan and South Sudan have taken "positive" steps to resolve outstanding issues.
"But they should make more progress in meeting their agreements," he added, further expressing concerns about the "dangerous" humanitarian situation in Sudan's Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states.
"I call on the authorities in Sudan and South Sudan to immediately begin direct talks to allow urgently needed humanitarian assistance to reach affected civilians," partly reads the statement extended to Sudan Tribune.
The UN chief said the international community is also concerned about an increase in human rights violations, including sexual violence in the two countries.
In a meeting held in Sunday in Addis Ababa, both Kiir and his Sudanese counterpart, Omar al-Bashir, said they remain committed to the implementation of the cooperation agreement.
The meeting, organised on the sidelines on the AU summit in Addis Ababa, follows the failure by the two parties to reach a compromise on the implementation of a security deal, reached at a previous meeting they held last week in the Ethiopian capital.
The two sides also failed to establish local administrative bodies for the disputed oil-producing Abyei region.
However, both presidents Kiir and al-Bashir, told the AU summit they remain committed to implementing the cooperation agreement and to observe the outcome of the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) meeting held on Friday 25 January at the level of heads of states and governments.
The meeting aimed to put pressure on the two sides, with the AUSPC opting not to refer the issue of Abyei to the UN Security Council (UNSC), preferring instead to keep the issue within the AU.


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Sorry if already discussed in one of the 20 choo threads, but has Dusty commented on why he doesnt have Heisey in center when he's playing? Especially with Ludwick out for a while? Would Choo be more comfortable in left?
Sorry if already discussed in one of the 20 choo threads, but has Dusty commented on why he doesnt have Heisey in center when he's playing? Especially with Ludwick out for a while? Would Choo be more comfortable in left?
DocRed (05-10-2013)
I believe the logic is that there's no point in moving Choo over if Ludwick is going to be back this year because then he wouldn't get the time to learn centre before having to move back if Luddy returns.
I see great things in baseball. It's our game.
Chip R (04-09-2013)
- When/if Ludwick comes back Choo would have to relearn CF. Why not leave him there in hopes he becomes comfortable
Other reasons that might factor in
- Choo is not a LF by trade either
- If Ludwick doesn't come back it would be much easier to acquire a LF than a CF at trading deadline
- Heisey has not shown he is an everyday player
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Every game is just as important. Game 1 counts the same as game 137. What makes this team the best, LF-CF-RF... Heisey/Choo/Bruce or Choo/Heisey/Bruce?
I have to go with option #2. When Paul plays for Heisey, then do what you will. But when it is Heisey and Choo in the lineup, this team is better defensively w/ Heisey in CF. I want the best defensive team in the field. PERIOD.
Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.
As noted, I think Baker has been quite clear about his thinking. I can't definitely say that yesterday's game will be an aberration, but I think it will be. He won't be perfect out there, but the couple of games I've seen, he's handled it reasonably well.
Yesterday's game was essentially a perfect storm - two extremely well hit ball during a sunny day game. I like that Choo stepped up and refused to make excuses. I like that the team rallied behind him and understood that his glove is not the paramount reason he's with this club. I like Latos' take on this and his own fault in putting a couple of fat pitches up there with a batter who knows what to do with such lollipops.
Choo is proving to be everything I hoped for when we acquired him. And bravo to the club with deciding that we shouldn't waver on our intent to keep him where we planned. This club is every bit as good as we thought it would be.
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HeatherC1212 (04-09-2013)
I expect to see errors like this just about every time Choo plays center for the first time in a stadium. He had issues in the first game in Cincinnati but was solid after that. He's a smart ballplayer and a hard worker: he'll be fine second time through the division.
If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve!
Choo will be the CF come playoff time -- either because Ludwick has come back and is manning LF or because Walt has acquired a bat for LF at the deadline.
If he's going to be playing CF in October, I'd rather get the mistakes out of the way now and have him as comfortable as humanly possible.
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Obviously Heisey has more experience in CF than Choo, but Dusty doesn't seem to love him in that position.
The big issue is Choo in the vast centerfields. He might not cover enough ground. Not sure Heisey would either.
We might see Derrick Robinson out there once in awhile. Derrick and Billy Hamilton could cover the outfield by themselves.
I wouldn't be too optimistic about Choo in centre regardless of how many games he plays there to be honest. He wasn't a great RF defender that kind of problem will just compound in CF. He would do us much more good on a corner outfield spot, but hopefully he can learn this late in his career.
I see great things in baseball. It's our game.
I'm guessing that Baker doesn't want Choo to have to learn two new OF positions at the same time.
OK, based on the responses above---why not BRUCE in center and Choo in right??
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God I hope I'm strong. As there was recently a shooting in my home town with nearly 50 dead or injured and the base is on lock down and I'm worried about people and I don't know who was there and who wasn't and all that kind of stuff and i'm freaking out and have already cried in public and other embarrassng stuff. But it doesn't help at all not knowing where Anthy, Amanda, Heath, or even Mike were because of course when soemthign happens on Ft. Hood they jam signals and everything so no one can call otu in case there's a real conspiracy.
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Research Connects Campaign Contributions to Utilities Mergers
- 03-19-2013
- By Jon Reidel
Establishing a connection between election campaign contributions and legislative outcomes has been an elusive pursuit for researchers since before Congress banned corporate contributions in 1907. It requires extensive analysis of campaign contributions over time, something Richard Vanden Bergh, associate professor of business, has been doing for the past five years as part of a new study that shows how electric utilities use campaign money to influence regulatory merger approvals.
His findings, based on a statistical analysis of campaign contributions by U.S. electric utilities from 1998-2006, were recently published in the Strategic Management Journal in the article "Integrated Market and Non-Market Strategies: Political Campaign Contributions Around Merger and Acquisition Events in the Energy Sector." Vanden Bergh and Guy L. F. Holburn, associate professor of business at the University of Western Ontario, found that utilities increased contributions in the year prior to announcing a merger in hopes of preventing state level regulatory agencies from imposing costly merger conditions such as consumer rate reductions, which negatively affect shareholder gains.
The study specifically targets utilities' financial contributions to campaign funds of state politicians because, in certain political contexts, they have an incentive to exert indirect influence on legislative committees and state governors who oversee agency decision-making, appointments and budgets. The study's general thesis and methodological approach has broader implications, however, because it can be applied to other regulated industries such as telecommunications, pharmaceutical or banking.
"When mergers are announced, utilities evaluate the conditions imposed by regulators before making a decision to complete the merger," says Vanden Bergh, who estimates that about 30 percent of proposed mergers from 1998-2006 didn't go through. "The politicians get involved and they want to know what the savings are going to be and how they can capture some of them for rate payers by reducing rates instead of benefitting investors. Almost always there's a sharing of the savings between rate payers and investors. The question (for utilities) is how much savings for the rate payer is too much before a merger is no longer justifiable. This paper isn't about whether this is good or a bad thing. We don't make any sort of normative claims about what they should or shouldn't be doing."
Immersed in 50-state data
The sheer amount of data Vanden Bergh and Holburn culled over after purchasing it from the Institute for Money in State Politics, a non-profit, non-partisan data warehouse of sorts that gathers campaign contributions at the state level, is mindboggling. It included one million observations and required connecting each campaign contribution by an individual or Political Action Committee (PAC) to a politician, and then tying it to the specific electric utility.
"A lot of my research looks across 50 states, which makes data gathering quite intense," says Vanden Bergh. "We had to put it in a form we could analyze, so we could say, 'Here are contributions made by those affiliated with a single utility to all the legislators in that state,' and take it to a more aggregated level. Every state has basically the same regulatory approval process with governors, legislators and public utility commissions, but some are controlled by democrats and republicans and different degrees of competition for power. Our model allows us to sort of isolate these features of the political environment to see if they have an effect on campaign contributions."
Even in Vermont, where Vanden Bergh says there are very few campaign contributions, tensions ran high when Vermont State utility regulators approved a merger in 2012 between Green Mountain Power, which doesn't make political contributions, and Central Vermont Public Service – the state's two largest utilities. The Public Service Board assured customers they would share in millions of dollars of savings from improved operational efficiencies, despite rejecting a proposal that would have given customers a direct refund of $21 million.
"There was a big fight over the conditions of the merger; it was very controversial," says Vanden Bergh. "The uncertainty around these types of conditions creates a lot of political risk. There's also market risk with mergers because utilities like GMP and CVPS think they're going to be able to consolidate costs and other reductions. If they don't realize cost savings but are still required to meet the regulatory approval conditions, they will take a loss. This is why it's such an interesting phenomenon and why so many utility deals don't go through. Sometimes the regulatory conditions are so high and so expensive that it makes it untenable to bear the market risk of realizing the benefits."
Vanden Bergh's paper also makes a contribution to political strategy research by providing fresh evidence that firms integrate market and nonmarket strategies, defined in this case as interest groups trying to influence the public policy process and the tactics and strategies they use to bring about favorable policy. Vanden Bergh says he and Holburn brought together a market investment with a non-market strategy scientifically to see if utilities were successful at creating the merger simultaneously with the policy process.
"Our research on non-market strategy provides new evidence on how firms proactively manage their external political environment to protect their resources from dissipation by agency regulation." says Vanden Bergh, who teaches a course on the political environment of business. "The types of models we try to develop would apply to any interest group, not just business. I tell my students that whether you are going to work in business or for a non-profit or an advocacy group, what we're developing in the course is useful for designing political strategy."
The intrigue of business and politics
Vanden Bergh's current research builds on a frequently cited 2006 paper in the Academy of Management Journal that examined whether requested rate increases during more friendly political environments by utilities across 50 states from 1982-1992 translated into differential allowed rates of return. It's also an outgrowth of a study about accounting firms trying to influence regulation coming out of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC was concerned that accounting firms were not producing objective financial statements for companies where they were also providing consulting services, which is far more lucrative than the auditing business.
The next phase of research will require even more detailed data analysis and could make some executives a little nervous.
"We've expanded the data set so we can look specifically at the executives," he says. "Since we have all the merger events, we can look at the patterns of their contributions around these mergers and can compare them to both when they weren't executives, as well as any patterns of contributions for executives who aren't involved in merger events. The campaign contribution literature has struggled to identify whether contributions are investments or consumption goods, so that's one area where we hope to make a contribution."


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Gear Up For The Gigantour 2013 With Megadeth Live On Stage [VIDEO]
I told you a few weeks ago that Megadeth released a brand new track entitled "Kingmaker" and recently Megadeth performed the new song live and you can check it out here.
"Kingmaker" is taken from Megadeth's new album "Super Collider" which is set to be released one week from today June 4th.
Megadeth will headline the Gigantour 2013 with Black Label Society, Hellyeah, Device, Newsted and Death Division which hits Lubbock on July 13th and if you need more details grab them here.
I am stoked to see this entire lineup which will make for a great show to see live.
Check out the video and let me know who you are most excited to see live on this year's Gigantour 2013.


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HUNTLEY – As Ruth Ann's Sweets owner Ann Grenevitch boxed a cake for a customer, she heard the magic words that small-business owners love, and one of the reasons she chose Huntley to set up shop.
"I'll be back, girls. It's hard to find a bakery around here."
Grenevitch, of Union, opened her bakery last month. It offers a full range of goods, such as cakes, cookies, pies, muffins and rolls, and a comfortable seating area allows customers to sit and enjoy their purchases with coffee. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the bakery offers artisan breads, and like any bakery, it can whip up special-order pies, cakes and other goodies for special events.
Grenevitch's skill at baking comes from a lifetime of knowledge passed from her late mother, Ruth, whose expertise is reflected in the bakery's name. As for the business aspect, Grenevitch has a master's of business administration from North Central College in Naperville.
She has taught baking and business as a marketing professor at Kendall College in Chicago and by teaching cake decorating at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft in Algonquin.
However, Grenevitch always wanted to turn her "extreme love of baking" into a business.
"I knew I wanted to have my own business. I knew that was something I wanted to try and do, and I felt there was a need in the community," Grenevitch said. "It was just something I could be very passionate about. Everybody has a passion, and they have to figure out what it is."
Grenevitch, who employs three, said business has been good and she has received a warm welcome from Huntley residents, who she said are happy to now have a local bakery.
Grenevitch designed its layout to accommodate on-the-go shoppers and customers who want to stay. Cinnamon rolls, chocolate and berry croissants, lemon bars, danishes, Christmas cookies and coffee cake call out for purchase behind large glass cases. Wooden tables and an electronic fireplace invite people to sit and read, play games or chat.
On the back wall is the slogan, "Live the life you have imagined."
"I feel like I live in Huntley. Being close to home helps a lot, and being the only bakery in Huntley helps from an economic standpoint. I think that things happen for a reason," Grenevitch said.
Ruth Ann's Sweets
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Where: 10876 N. Route 47, Huntley
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text: I have a strange problems with kernels 2.6.8 and above. I am running Fedora core 2 on my system which is on a network. I found out that once I boot with my system with any kernel above 2.6.8, I can't successfully browse sites outside my network. The browsers returns request to url with half filled pages and at times with no result at all, no error or the message "document contains no data". My ftp's also gets time out, the odd thing is that everything works fine withing my network. And before you start blaming my firewall, I'll like you to know I have no problem whenever I boot with the 2.6.5 kernel. Can anybody tell me whats changed between these kernels, networkwise ?. I have tried all the recent kernels after the 2.6.8 and they all have the same problem. Thanks for any insight to resolving this problem.


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Slaughter talks sports, wrestling, video games
Wrestling superstar and WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter visited Hickory on Saturday as part of the Hickory Crawdads game against West Virginia.
During his time at the game, O-N-E Sports Editor Cody Dalton spoke to Slaughter and interviewed him on a variety of topics.
Q: Were sports something you played growing up?
SS: I played a lot of baseball growing up. I did the pony league, little league and the Babe Ruth league, Legion ball in high school. I played football, too.
Q: How did you transition that into a professional wrestling career?
SS: We really didn't have a wrestling team until I got into the ninth grade. The school decided to have a team and hired a wrestling coach. We had an amateur wrestling class in physical education class. I ended up pinning everyone. I was sitting in history class later on that day and there was a knock on the door. They wanted to talk to me. Everyone thought I was in trouble. I went out to the hallway and it was my wrestling coach. He said "Did I hear you pinned everyone today?" I said "Yea." He said "I need you on my wrestling team." and I told him I didn't know anything about it. He told me to just come out and they would teach me about it. I had always watched wrestling on television. When I got there, I was a bit unaxious after I saw there wasn't a ring, ropes or turnbuckles. I stuck through it. I wrestled pretty well in school. I used sports to get into professional wrestling. It always helped to be a little athletic and agile. You learned in sports to never give up and no matter what the score is, it isn't over until its over. I was taught by coaches to give it 110 percent.
Q: You had mentioned watching wrestling growing up. Who were some of your favorites growing up?
SS: I grew up in the Minnesota area. A lot of the names I would say, some people wouldn't know. We had guys like the Crusher, the Anderson brothers — Gene and Ole. I remember Wahoo McDaniel coming in and wrestling, along with Johnny Weaver and the Blackjacks.
Q: You were born in South Carolina and live in North Carolina. Do you have any favorite sports teams in either of those two states?
SS: I was born in South Carolina, but my father was in the Marine corps. As soon as he got out, we went back to Minnesota, where they live. I basically grew up in Minnesota, but I was born down in Buford, South Carolina. I always rooted for the Minnesota teams. We didn't have football or baseball until I was in high school. The Minnesota Vikings and Washington Senators came in and became the Minnesota Twins. It was never much to watch for a while, but then they started getting better and better and won a couple of World Series. We had hockey — the Minnesota North Stars. We used to have the Minneapolis Lakers, until Los Angeles took our basketball team. I used to watch all the sports teams and always rooted for the Minnesota teams. Since I now live in North Carolina, I root for the Tar Heels. That is my favorite college team. I am an ACC fan. If Duke is playing someone and its not the Tar Heels, I root for Duke. It's a win-win situation. I've been trying to follow the Carolina teams in football because I know a few of the players. It's hard for me to have time to sit and watch them. The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox were the teams I could get on my transistor radio when I was kid. I listened to them when I was growing up. Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Whitey Ford. Those guys.
Q: Recently, the "Macho Man" Randy Savage, one of the icons of pop culture, not just wrestling, passed away. He had a big say in your first WWE title win. What is your favorite memory of him?
SS: Randy was a fun guy. I never got to know him real well. We were always in the same locker room, so we never wrestled one another. I think I maybe faced him two to three times in battle royals. He didn't last long in those. He was just too small. He brought a character that will always be remembered. With his promos, interviews and outfits, he spent a lot of money and put a lot of time, energy and effort into his outfits and matches. He always wanted to entertain as much as he could with the WWE fans and wrestling fans across the world. He is going to be missed a lot. I hadn't talked to him or heard from him in probably 15 years. It was a sad day.
Q: You main-evented Wrestlemania VII with Hulk Hogan. How much has Wrestlemania changed from the time you wrestled in it until now?
SS: It's changed a lot. The athletes are a whole lot different now. There is a lot more training involved. There is a "light at the end of the tunnel." We used to go on the road sometimes 70-80 days in a row without a day off. We worked two shows on Saturday and two shows on Sunday. Now, they have doctors, trainers and therapists. It is just a whole different sport right now. Vince McMahon made it so that guys aren't getting hurt as much with all the training involved. We lived in an age where after matches, we'd go out and have a little fun and party. They basically go back to their rooms now and play video games. It is a whole different athlete now. They are doing well though. Guys like John Cena, the Rock, Triple H and Randy Orton those guys are making in year with merchandise sales what I made in a year wrestling. It's a whole different sport right now, but it is all for the better. Their drug policy is next to none. It has really helped, especially after we lost Eddie Guerrero, the WWE decided to put in a drug policy that has really saved lives and made better athletes out of WWE wrestlers.
Q: You had mentioned video games. WWE's newest video game — "WWE All Stars" — has you in it. It features "old school guys" versus new guys. You did fairly well in the video game tournament they had for that. What's it like being a video game character?
SS: It's really quite a game. I never had seen it before. We did the All Star challenge at Wrestlemania, where they had the superstars of today taking on the legends of yesterday. I ended up beating all of the legends. I'm not sure how I did it. We had to play as our own character. I got to the end and faced Rikishi's son, Jey Uso. We went for quite a while, but he beat me. He wasn't in the game, so he used Randy Orton. He was able to get me in the RKO. Once that was done, that was it for the video game for me. I was the runner-up and I am pretty proud of that.


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The Public Eye: Heroes of the Resistance
He's gone. George Bush has left the White House; it's safe to come out of hiding. But, before progressives take a deep breath and begin attacking Barack Obama for not pursuing our pet issues vigorously enough, let's stop and applaud those of us who, for the last four plus years, have fought the good fight against Bush's fascism: the heroes of the resistance.
Political Heroes: In the dark days after Bush defeated Kerry, it was Nancy Pelosi who rallied Democrats. First she organized opposition to Bush's attempt to privatize Social Security. Then, like the Eveready bunny, she trudged around the country raising money and generating enthusiasm for Democratic House candidates. While Bush's popularity plummeted after Hurricane Katrina, in 2005, it was the Congressional Democrats return to power in 2006 that finished him politically.
Another political hero was Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who convinced Dems to compete in every state. At the time, this defied the conventional political wisdom, but it tilled the soil for the Obama presidential campaign, which provided the boots on the ground required to win in traditional Republican strongholds like Indiana and North Carolina. And kudos for Chuck Schumer who guided the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for the past two elections; as a result, the DSCC fielded outstanding progressive winning candidates like Sherrod Brown, Amy Klobuchar, and Mark Udall.
The BB "Croix de Resistance" goes to Representative Barbara Lee, who led the way on every important issue—beginning with her solo opposition to give Bush carte blanche power to invade Afghanistan—and who was the first major black politician to endorse Barack Obama.
Movement Heroes: In the darkest days of the Bush administration, MoveOn.Org was always there inspiring progressives to fight back against the latest conservative outrage. They built a virtual community of activists who otherwise might have felt alone and, in the process, built a powerful populist lobby. Kudos to Joan, Wes, Eli, and all the other members of the MoveOn staff, who were an inspiration to million of Americans.
Media Heroes: Although Countdown with Keith Olbermann started in 2003, it didn't hit it's stride until August of 2006 when Olbermann aired the first of his special comments and progressives found a voice rivaling the arch-conservative commentators Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. MSNBC, Olbermann's cable home, added other liberal voices; the latest being Rachel Maddow, who shows signs of becoming the first progressive media star.
As the print media died, the blogosphere grew. First came The Daily Kos and then a host of liberal web sites, most notably the Huffington Post. Conservatives may claim the domain of talk radio, but progressives own the Internet and this gave a voice to millions and fueled Obama's campaign.
There are now so many liberal columnists that it's foolhardy to focus on one, but only Paul Krugman has won the Nobel Prize—and now the BB "Croix de Resistance." Krugman consistently cut through Bush administration obfuscation and dissected our financial system, in particular, and American society, in general. His lucidity would be valuable in any era, but was particularly important in the darkest days of the Bush reign.
Activist Heroes: While most Americans hunkered down, many progressive issue groups stolidly kept doing their thing, fighting Bush policies at the local level. While it's impossible to name every group that kept fighting the good fight, here are a representative few:
The ACLU and other progressive legal groups defended human rights, in general, and the Bill of Rights, in particular. After 9/11, many Americans ignored wiretapping and the plight of those who were imprisoned at Guantanamo and black holes around the world, but civil rights attorneys kept after the Bush administration to grant all prisoners due process. As a result, public opinion changed and America now seems prepared to rejoin the civilized world.
The Bush era was guided by the maxim, "Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy," and by the contention that global climate change was unproven. The tide turned when Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth became a media phenomenon.
For eight hard years, environmentalists slugged it out with Bush-inspired profiteers. Groups like the Sierra Club and the National Resources Defense Council—to name only two—stopped construction of new coal-fired and nuclear plants. In the process they shifted public opinion; Americans embraced conservation and alternative energy.
Everyday Heroes: Finally, the election of Barack Obama would not have been possible without the involvement of millions of people—many of whom are reading this column. You contributed your time and money and chose hope over fear. This is your moment. Revel in it.
Bob Burnett is a Berkeley activist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.