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Haha hey guys, found a screen shot and really just need to know.....am I the only one who goes directly to Paul in this photo despite Jacob? Sorry jacob but I just can't stop looking at Paul...........
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Okay I found this and if you don't watch it I'll cry, it gives me life!
I can't even pick a favorite part, they're all so close and cute it's not even funny. I love it when Kiowa and Tyson are hugging it's so cute. And when Julia's like 'They're all such goofs, but awesome' how awesome are they? And Jared with the umberella. Own it baby, haha. I love how Alex kicks the ball....sorry just a weird moment. AND CHASKE'S VOICE!!!! KILL ME NOW!!! I also love how Kiowa says 'It's a good place to be...with brothers...and sisters....*tyson fits in with sisters* man what are you doing?' HE WAS GIVING YOU A HUG KIOWA!! And the way Bronson says football HE SAYS FOOTBALL NOT SOCCER!! Yay, but footyball. His words not mine. Sorry I'm going to carry on s…Read more >
Okay so I tweeted Casey on the off chance that she'd tweet back but I never expected her to tweet back! But I said to her I can't wait to see kate and Garret together, and she replied saying It's pretty hot if you ask me........so Kate and Garret will be together in the film to??? My conclusion MOST LIKELY!! Get in there!!
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Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed / Sabretooth
Danny Huston as William Stryker
Will.i.am as John Wraith
Lynn Collins as Kayla Silverfox
Kevin Durand as Frederick J. Dukes / The Blob
Dominic Monaghan as Chris Bradley / Bolt
Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney as David North / Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Scott Adkins as Weapon XI
Tim Pocock as Scott Summers
Julia Blake as Heather Hudson
Max Cullen as Travis Hudson
Troye Sivan as James
Directed by Gavin Hood
By no means perfect but a solid effort at condensing a complicated origin story into a satisfying fast-paced action flick, offering enough surprises and nods to the fans of the franchise that it does add to the character's mythos.
Before he joined the X-Men, Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) was just a mutant with healing powers and bone claws fighting alongside his half-brother Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) in a special military unit led by Colonel Stryker (Danny Huston). After a fierce argument, the two brothers are separated, but years later, Victor returns and kills Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins), the love of Logan's life, forcing him to want revenge. Along comes Logan's old military boss who offers to enhance Logan with an experimental process that will allow him to avenge her death.
The challenges of trying to condense the ridiculously convoluted back story that's been created for Marvel's popular mutant Wolverine into a feature film that isn't over three hours long would be a daunting task for any filmmaker, especially one not known for FX-driven action movies. That was the challenge faced by Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi") in trying to create a suitable prequel for a trilogy of movies that peaked with the first sequel then faltered with its follow-up.
The opening scene is taken directly from Jenkins and Kubert's "Origins" mini-series where the young James Howlett faces a traumatic incident that awakens his mutation, while discovering that his life was a lie and that he was actually the son of the groundskeeper. (Wolverine's villains would probably have had some good ammo for "Yo Mama" jokes if they knew the truth.) James and his half-brother Victor Creed form a bond over their shared mutations, leading to a well-executed opening credits montage where the duo fight side-by-side in a series of wars. It quickly becomes obvious to James that his older brother is far more vicious and brutal. Eventually, they end up under the command of Major Stryker in a special military unit made up of mercenaries with special powers, but Stryker's desire for information requires the murder of innocents, and Logan has had enough. Years later, Logan is living peacefully in the Canadian Rockies with his girlfriend Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins), when he learns that someone has been killing members of Stryker's team.
We won't get too much further into the complex plot that follows, but the adage of a movie that has something for everyone is clearly the case here, but it never feels as if they're throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the mix, as was the case with "X-Men: The Last Stand." Granted, this isn't Wolverine's origin taken verbatim from the comic books, which would have been impossible, but it incorporates enough elements from every significant story to create something completely its own story. It also wisely builds its plot more upon ideas introduced in "X2," clearly the best movie of the earlier trilogy, so that we actually see what happened between Logan and Stryker that led to events in Bryan Singer's sequel. In fact, one can probably go back and rewatch that movie and see that the storytelling is consistent.
More importantly, this prequel gives Jackman the center stage to show off his wide range of skills (as well as a bit of skin for the ladies), and he's complimented well by Liev Schreiber, in that their scenes together rarely disappoint, especially when they go claw to claw in the sort of fights that comic fans will be dying to see. Danny Huston is a natural to play the younger version of the character originated by Brian Cox, and though not Native American–British in fact–Lynn Collins doesn't do bad as she valiantly tries to keep up with the guys as the love interest and the token woman in the movie. Even without getting involved in the action, she does leave an impression with an underdeveloped character.
Over the course of Logan's journey, the film introduces various mutants from the "X-Men" books, though not necessarily ones that have anything to do with Wolverine in the comics. The best thing to come out of that endeavor is the introduction of Taylor Kitsch's Remy Lebeau aka Gambit. One of the characters introduced in the '90s during Jim Lee's run, the Cajun hustler had a cool visual power that involves charging up objects (like playing cards) and then throwing them to create blasts, a power that really translates well to the screen. Kitsch also has just the right amount of natural charisma and personality to make him the perfect foil for Logan.
Comic fans will probably be looking forward to the introduction of Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool as well, and that's where some real disappointment may lie. Reynolds' Wade Wilson shows up in the flashback sequence as part of Stryker's military outfit and offers a few funny barbs directed towards Logan, but then returns late in the movie as a bastardized version of Deadpool that's almost unrecognizable. (The odd thing is that he's referred to as "Weapon XI," which is credited as another actor, not Reynolds.) Otherwise, there are a few too many throwaway characters like Will.i.am's Wraith, Kevin Durand's Blob, who doesn't look that much better than Mr. Hyde in "LXG," and Dominic Monaghan's tech-controlling mutant, who would have fit just as easily into the crowd scenes in "The Last Stand." On the other hand, their introductions don't feel as forced as that movie, and it remains consistent in that we don't have a lot of spandex-clad heroes running around, which might be one explanation for why Deadpool's appearance sans costume might put some people off.
The script itself has some problems with everything played just a little too seriously, which actually isn't too far from the comics, but it misses its mark when trying to lighten things up with humor. That's not to say that the movie is completely bogged down by the drama, because the pace is maintained quite effectively with enough action scenes interspersed to keep things moving. Hood does deliver the goods on a couple impressive set pieces, whether it's Logan taking down a helicopter or some of the destruction later in the movie. Unfortunately, the FX aren't that spectacular, suffering from some of the same problems the first movie did in terms of having so many FX shots that no CG team could do them all justice; because of this, some of the manifestation of mutant powers look somewhat fake or cheesy.
Being that this movie is intended as a prequel to the first "X-Men," there are a number of clever Easter Egg moments done purely to set up the earlier trilogy, although the clear age difference between Cox and Huston does create somewhat of a contradictory timeframe for when this story takes place.
Considering how many weak, disappointing and simply godawful superhero movies there've been in recent years–many of them coming from 20th Century Fox–this origin movie isn't so bad, basically on par with last year's "The Incredible Hulk" in that it has solid character moments, some cool action scenes and enough stuff taken from the comics that true fans won't be completely disappointed. It's not the greatest movie ever made, but in terms of a fun superhero popcorn movie to kick off your summer, you can do far worse.


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At some point during this upcoming season, there will be another very familiar name up on the Ring Of Honor at M&T Bank Stadium. The team announced that Todd Heap, who spent 10 years as a tight end with the Ravens before being released in 2011, will be enshrined at some point during the 2014 season.
Heap will join an elite list of former Colts and Ravens greats, such as Hall of Famers Johnny Unitas and Jonathan Ogden and future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, and Art Modell, just to name a few. His enshrinement will make him the eighth Raven inducted.
In Heap's 10 years in Baltimore, he caught 467 passes for 5492 yards. His 41 touchdown catches are a franchise high. He spent two years in Arizona and decided to retire last year.
Heap will forever be known as one of the Ravens all-time greats. While he never was able to win a championship in the purple and black, his name will now forever be etched into Ravens history. Congratulations Todd Heap. You, of all people, are absolutely deserving of this honor.


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Oct. 5, 2008
IRVINE, Calif. - Sophomore Milos Golic scored seven goals to lead No. 9 UC Santa Barbara past eighth-ranked UC Irvine, 14-12, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game at Anteater Pool Sunday.
Daniel Natalizio added three goals as the Gauchos improved to 8-4 overall and 1-1 in the MPSF.
Brandon Johnson led UCI (2-6, 0-2) with a career-high six goals while Greg Enloe added three.
Johnson gave the Anteaters an early 2-0 lead on goals at the 7:29 and 6:47 marks of the first period.
UCSB's Dane Lindstrom scored at 6:16 to cut the margin to 2-1 and Golic converted back-to-back goals at 4:11 and 3:19 to give the Gauchos a 3-2 lead.
Johnson's power-play goal with 3:03 left in the opening quarter tied the game before Travis Watts (2:41) and Natalizio (2:06) scored to put UCSB up 5-3.
Johnson closed out the high-scoring opening period with another power-play goal just before the buzzer.
Enloe opened the scoring in the second quarter with an extra-man goal at the 7:31 mark to draw UCI even at 5-5. The Gauchos took the lead for good at 6-5 as Golic scored a power-play goal with 6:24 left in the first half and UCSB went on to take a 9-6 halftime lead.
The Gauchos' largest lead was 13-9 on an extra-man goal by Jesse Tootell with 1:47 remaining in the third quarter.
Michael Robinson had 14 saves in goal for UCSB. Matt Johnson of UCI recorded four stops in the first quarter before giving way to Erik Evered, who made five saves over the final three quarters.
The Gauchos will be back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 7 against Iona College at the Gauchos' own Campus Pool. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. first sprint and as always attendance is free for everyone. UCI and UCSB meet again Saturday at 9:20 a.m. in the SoCal Tournament at Pepperdine.
UC Santa Barbara 14, UC Irvine 12
1 2 3 4 Final UCSB 5 4 4 1 14 UCI 4 2 3 3 12
UCSB Goals: Milos Golic 7, Daniel Natalizio 3, Travis Watts 1, Dane Lindstrom 1, Miles Price 1, Jesse Tootell 1.
UCI Goals: Brandon Johnson 6, Greg Enloe 3, Derrik Clair-Williams 1, Thomas Kruip 1, Sam Figueroa 1.
Goalie Saves: Michael Robinson (UCSB) 14; Matt Johnson (UCI) 4, Erik Evered (UCI) 5.


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Friday, November 03, 2006
Totally Exposed
Ok, now can we stop talking about West Virginia as a BCS title contender? They had one -- one -- big game to get past in a schedule full of cupcakes (sorry, Rutgers) and they got smoked. Next.
But what I really want to know is, who are the two dipshits in the AP poll that have voted the Mountaineers #1 all season going to vote for now?
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Watch those two jackasses vote for Louisville now.
- November 03, 2006 2:13 AM
Watch those two jackasses STILL vote for WVU at #1.
- November 03, 2006 6:45 AM
One is the half brother of Lindsy England.
- November 03, 2006 7:41 AM
Louisville would be to obvious...I'm betting Florida.
- November 03, 2006 8:22 AM
I love watching football, but have never played it and can't say that I can analize all the plays and everything like you guys can... But was there a defense playing in this game? On either side? Over 1000 yards of offense? snap.
- November 03, 2006 9:04 AM
- amiznit said...
I believe one of the dipshits is/was Jason Whitlock, formerly of ESPN Page 2. He still writes the "10 NFL Truths" column for AOL I think. He's also a Ball State alum, btw.
- November 03, 2006 9:07 AM
- The King said...
Rutgers isn't a cupcake. That is patently ludicrous to suggest no matter what you think of the Big East.
And let's stop knocking Louisville, shall we? Here's a team that was a mid-major two years ago. They get invited into a bigger conference with BCS tie-ins, and they jump at the opportunity. You can hardly blame them for the league being weak right now. That's no more their fault than it is our fault that the Big Ten is pathetic this year. On top of that, this is a program that got to the top by playing big games...Florida State 2 years ago (while still a Conference USA team), and Miami the last two years. And again, how can you fault them for Miami stinking up the joint this season? We've played some Notre Dame teams in the past that ended up not even being bowl eligible, but you still would never laugh at us scheduling them out of conference. Additionally, they actually scheduled 2 very tough out of conference games this season, the second being Kansas State. Remember that back when this game was originally put on the books, Kansas State was busy shocking "the greatest team in college football history" to win the Big 12 title. On top of THAT, they have a bowl-eligible Kentucky team in their non-conference mix as well...giving them three bowl-bound teams. I'm not sure what else you can expect a team to do, but if you'rre going to knock WVU for not scheduling up to make up for their weak conference, certainly you cannot accuse Louisville of the same crime. Lousiville's out of conference schedule, as planned (again, not blaming them for Larry Coker being a moron), was considerably ttougher than ours was this year. Period. We played two bowl-eligible teams, and one of them is Central Michigan.
If they go undefeated, they'll have done it by beating Miami (who by the way is still in position to win the ACC), as well as two ranked Big East opponents...the same number of ranked Big Ten opponents we'll play. Now of course our conference opponents are tougher, but that's not Louisville's fault. Overall, they'll have played the same number of bowl-bound teams as us (7), and while again many of ours might be tougher, it's notable that the worst of ours is Central Michigan while the worst of theirs is Kansas State.
The point of all of this is that Louisville has earned their keep. They've scheduled not only tough, but brutally, especially considering that they've only in the last 3 years come into major football prominence. That they seek out top competition nationally should be commended. And they've done everything they can in their weak conference, which is to say go undefeated.
At the end of the day, this is simply a team that deserves whatever it is that they're going to end up with, whether it's the Orange Bowl or yes, the BCS Title Game.
(PS: I'm happy they won because I think we'll beat them a lott easier than we'd beat WVU)
- November 03, 2006 11:17 AM
One of the guys is Scott Wolf that does a USC blog and he has the audacity to put WVU in front of USC and has the whole year. I think that he also writes for the LA daily news. He deservedly catches hell on the USC forum daily for his votes.
- November 03, 2006 11:23 AM
Sure WVU has been over hyped all season, but I don't think you can say the same for Louisville. They've looked impressive all year. Bobby Petrino is a great coach. And don't forget they're undefeated after losing All American candidate and legitimate Heisman contender Michael Bush in the first game. They were also without their QB for 2 games. You think UM would still be undefeated if they had to play two games with both Hart and Henne out? We'd have probably lost to Central and Vandy with both those guys out. Louisville is a good team and is going to be one of national prominence for years to come -- as long as Petrino stays.
- November 03, 2006 12:04 PM
- Yost said...
I actually respect Louisville for just the reasons you said -- they scheduled Miami and KSU, at a time when they had no idea these would be off years for them. Unlike WVU and that E. Wash. BS.
- November 03, 2006 12:17 PM
A team like Louisville has nothing to lose for scheduling programs like FSU and the U and everyhting to gain, so why wouldn't they? Hell, even a loss by Louisville to those programs is stil a boost to their own program because of almost guaranteed TV coverage. I wish folks would stop giving them credit for scheduling big teams. They wouldn't be ranked if they didn't, but they don't necessarily justify their current ranking by beating those big programs when those big programs are having god-awful seasons. Lousiville playing the OSU/Michigan winner would be bullshit. They need to earn their spot in line first. Defeating way-over rated WVU and Rutgers along the way is not enough. Let them run a gauntlet of 4-5 top 15 teams and 2-3 other top 25 teams first like the one loss SEC teams do before they make a claim.
- November 03, 2006 1:38 PM
You know they're going to vote for Notre Dame now right?
- November 03, 2006 1:55 PM
BOOOOOOOOOM http://www.insidesocal.com/usc/archives/2006/10/the_top_25_6.html
caught red handed
- November 03, 2006 2:25 PM
I think you all make really valid points about Louisville and I don't think anyone is bashing them as much as they are the 2 voters who voted for WVU as #1. I agree that Louisville has done everything the right way.
However, after seeing both teams this year and last night, I am confident that OSU and Michigan would win by 3 touchdowns in a National Championship game.
So L-ville deserves that #3 spot for sure, but I can't see how any AP voter could possibly not give their 1st vote to OSU or Michigan.
- November 03, 2006 2:32 PM
I'll guess that those two WVU voters stop the contrarian bullshit and give them to either OSU or UM; probably OSU.
That game was great fun to watch, and Brohm's one hell of a player.
Pat White? Warrior.
Steve Slaton? Pussy. He should have been agitating like T.O. or Keyshawn: "I've got a RIGHT hand, fuckers, put me back in!", and instead he wandered around the sidelines shaking his head and flexing his tingly hand while his team struggled and died on the field, and then he came back in when it was too late to make a difference in their fate. That was their whole season. PUSSY. For fuck's sake, Bobby Carpenter was WEEPING on the sidelines after he broke his leg vs. Michigan last year, he wanted to be on the field so bad.
- November 03, 2006 4:05 PM
I'm pretty sure one of the guys voting WVU number one in the AP was Chris Dufresne at the LA Times. He puts his rankings in the Times every week and I would imagine he's got an AP vote.
What's weird is that his reason for having them number one, as far as I can understand, is that he believed they were most likely to run the table and end up in the championship. Huh? Not because you're the best team but because you've got the best shot of being undefeated? Whatever.
- November 03, 2006 7:20 PM
- Yost said...
I emailed him and he was nice enough to email back -- he does not have an AP, but merely puts up his ballot in the Times.
- November 03, 2006 7:55 PM


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Mustangs break skid
ROBY — Since a 4-1 start, little has gone right for the Sweetwater boys basketball team in the past month.But that changed, at least for one night, on Tuesday when the Mustangs visited Roby and won 43-40. Sweetwater's 6-8 senior post, Paxton Kelley, scored 19 points as the Mustangs (6-12) won for only the second time in 13 games. Roby led 7-6 after one quarter, but Kelley hit three straight baskets to fuel an 8-0 run at the start of the second period and Sweetwa-ter led 19-16 at halftime.Sweetwater lost its lead in the early part of the third period, but a Kelley-led 14-5 run gave the Mustangs a 36-28 lead going into the fourth. Kelley hit a three-pointer from just past half-court — barely beating the third-period buzzer — to complete the rally. But the Lions fought back yet again by getting within a point twice, the last time at 41-40 with 1:24 to play.Roby then had two chances to take the lead, but Sweetwater managed to hold on in the final minute of play and eventually secured the win when Kelley hit two free throws in the final nine seconds of the game.Sweetwater, which had lost six straight since a 36-33 win over Breckenridge here Dec. 14, has two more tuneups for district. The team goes to Ballinger on Friday, then entertains San Angelo Lake View next Tuesday before going to Wylie for its 5-3A opener. Dylon Adames had 10 points against Roby, while Taylor Jones and Gabriel Medellin had five points and Ryan Mercer and B.J. Walker two each.


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Head with crownIFE, Wunmanije, Brass, Early 14th centuryCopper alloyPhoto courtesy of The British Museum
First seen in London at the British Museum, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid and several major American museums, Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria tells the story of the legendary city of Ife (pronounced ee-feh) through its refined and beautiful sculptures. The exhibition features more than 100 extraordinary bronze, terra-cotta, and stone sculptures, ranging in date from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. Many of these have never been on display outside of Nigeria and have been drawn almost entirely from the collections of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria.
From the 12th to the 15th centuries, Ife flourished as a powerful, cosmopolitan and wealthy city-state in West Africa, in what is now modern Nigeria. It was an influential centre of trade connected to extensive local and long-distance trade networks which enabled the region to prosper. During this period, artists at Ife created sculpture that ranks among the most aesthetically striking and technically sophisticated in the world. The highly naturalistic sculptural tradition in stone, terracotta, brass and copper-alloy is in a style unlike any in Africa at the time. The human figures portray a wide cross-section of Ife society and include depictions of youth and old age, health and disease, suffering and serenity. The almost pure copper mask of Obalufon II, an early Ooni (king) of Ife is one of the finest images of royal power from Ife.
Today, the city of Ife is still a spiritual heartland for the 29 million Yoruba people living in Nigeria and countless descendants in the Americas and elsewhere in the world. The present Ooni, or traditional ruler, of Ife, His Royal Majesty Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olabuse II, heads one of the longest surviving monarchies in the world. Some of the objects in the exhibition, including a copper mask said to represent the fourteenth-century ruler Obalufon II, were kept in the Ooni�s palace until the 1950s, when they were transferred to the Nigerian Department of Antiquities for purposes of conservation, study, and display.
According to Yoruba myth, Ife was the centre of the creation of the world and all mankind. Ife was home to many sacred groves located in the city�s forests. Two groves in particular have revealed numerous sculptures: the Ore Grove with its stone monoliths, human and animal figures and the Iwinrin Grove which is associated with terracotta heads and fragments from life-size figures.
Other sites have revealed spectacular pieces with royal associations including the only known complete king figure and an exquisite terracotta head, possibly portraying a queen both from Ita Yemoo. A terracotta elephant and a hippopotamus head lavishly adorned with beaded regalia come from the royal burial site of Lafogido.
Some of its shrines and groves are still in use and rituals to key gods are performed regularly. Works of art from Ife have become iconic symbols of regional and national unity, and of pan-African identity.The exhibition catalogue has been written by Henry John Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Adjunct Curator of African Art at the University�s Chazen Museum of Art, with an introductory essay by Enid Schildkrout, Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Publications at the Museum for African Art. Published in both English and Spanish editions, it has 200 pages and 147 illustrations.
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I imagine (though I don't know) that Microsoft might be willing to fund the former but not the latter; and that RedHat might be willing to fund the latter but not the former.
So before expecting to be given money, you'd better make up your mind what you will do with it.
Usually, corporations will give goods and services; and individuals will
I would also second the effort to go through a pre-existing non-profit as that will save you all sorts of headaches.
No, this is real -- they need over $12,000 to buy the licenses from Microsoft so that they can get their fortune out of Microsoft Money. Once they do that, then they'll split the fortune with you.
See, if we all used open source software, we wouldn't have this problem...unless we have to pay SCO some kind of fee.
The hard drives are the worst problem, we need APCs (for the servers) and power stabilizers to keep the drives from dying. They are all 5-10 years old ide drives, some old scsi drives.
IME, the most cost-effective way to protect your equipment is to install a surge-suppressing switch with good grounding right at the point where the power company connects to the building. Lack of grounding and poor power is a huge problem here in the Pacific, but I've installed a few computer centres using this approach, an
You do seem to have a start in that you want to use local people and hopefully these people will be trained well enough to continue the project after you leave.
If you put together a thorough project proposal that includes all of the messy details of WHAT the project will do, HOW the information will be used to improve something, HOW it will do it, HOW it will be implemented, HOW it will be sustained, etc. they you may be able to apply for funding from the many NGOs and bilateral aid agencies that do have money and an interest in ----- (insert your project here).
If you put together a thorough project proposal that includes all of the messy details of WHAT the project will do, HOW the information will be used to improve something, HOW it will do it, HOW it will be implemented, HOW it will be sustained, etc. they you may be able to apply for funding from the many NGOs and bilateral aid agencies that do have money and an interest in ----- (insert your project here).
I wish it worked like that. I honestly do. Experience has taught me otherwise.
The big problem that o
It appears that your project will focus on basic computer literacy skills and this will be a good thing for the community. It appears that you have also made a good effort to make the project sustaining with a combination of donations for startup and private/public sector funding.
Best wishes to you an
What would they do with a computer?
You ask a very good and legitimate question. One which I was asked a lot and some very bright minds in the development field used to ask also. Answer is that they would do the very same things with a computer you and I do. They use it for typing, data manipulation (spreadsheets, analysis, bookkeeping,
What kind of opportunities are there in organisations like this for someone with Economics and CS degrees and quite a bit of corporate IT experience?
GeekCorps [geekcorps.org], VSO [vsocanada.org] and CUSO [cuso.org] (if you're Canadian) all have pretty good opportunities for IT volunteers. (VSO Canada accepts applications from permament residents of the US and Canada.)
How can computers be cheaper there, when they're all made in China anyway?money to plan and execute projects with in country suppliers (it's amazing how much can be done with a couple thousand dollars on the local market).
Go back to the rich world, get a job and donate all the money you save by living in the Toga-like conditions to the cause.
Thus funded, the skilled locals (frequenters of that "local market" you mention) will be able to do the job themselves. They would happily switch places and take your place in the rich world, but various protectionist and anti-immigration laws keep them in Africa (mostly)...
But if you insist on wasting your time and effort over there, try asking the Gates Foundation... Ha-ha.
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This is the wonderful Lake Erie sunrise from the water that greeted the Best of the Road video crew
and The Fresh Traveler (Patricia and Anna) on the grounds of The Lakehouse Inn.
Geneva-on-the-Lake was voted one of the top 6 most fun towns through Rand McNally and USA Today, Best of the Road 2012 Road Rally.
Be sure to watch the Travel Channel July 25th at 8pm to see who the winners will be.


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He's the Fireman Ed of JI
Under 50% completion % and FIVE TURNOVERS. You could have held a punt, pass and kick contest at halftime, replaced mark with the winner and we would have been better off then what he gave this team and fanbase
Better to have a McElroy vs. Sanchez camp in Cortland next year then deal with someone off the street or Tim Tebow.
It's small consolation, but at least I've also got what I wanted, Mark Sanchez's career in New York is over for 2012, and may be over for good.
We'll see if Rex will suffer the same fate soon I'd guess.


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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have acquired left-hander J.C. Romero from the Cleveland Indians for minor league infielder Carlos Rojas.
Romero began the season with St. Louis, going 0-0 with a 10.13 ERA in 11 games before being released May 14. He was signed to a minor league contract by the Orioles and went 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 17 appearances for Triple-A Norfolk. He was then signed by the Indians to a minor-league deal July 21 and pitched in eight games for Triple-A Columbus.
Romero's contract will be purchased Tuesday, and he will be added to the 25-man roster, according to the Orioles.
He is 34-28 with a 4.15 ERA over a 14-year career.
Rojas batted .226 in 48 games with Double-A Bowie and Norfolk this season.
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By Tiernan Ray
Carl Icahn was on CNBC just now with Scott Wapner, talking about his dinner last night with Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook to discuss how the company could be more aggressive in its share buyback program, already the largest in history at $60 billion.
Icahn thinks the company should borrow to boost that to $150 billion in buybacks, calling it a "no brainer" given how cheaply the stock trades. He said he got no definitive answer from Cook, which he understands given Cook must answer to a board of directors, and the two have agreed to talk again:
You look at the numbers and they're so compelling, you should do very well with it. I mean, we're very proud of our record at IEP [Icahn Enterprises], the hedge fund part is up year to date something like 27%. That doesn't mean to say because I say Apple is undervalued it can't go down or up. We just think it's one of the best opportunities. If you do this buyback, when you got a company with a great brand, selling at 8 times, the S&P 500 trading at 15 times, if you do the buyback, the stock will be at $630. It's a no brainer. From Tim's point of view, he talked to his board. He was careful, we'll continue this dialogue in three weeks. But he couldn't give an answer. You can't expect him to do that. We just said we'll talk again in three weeks. I want to keep this dialogue going. They hear me as a large shareholder. Look, I have respect for what Tim has accomplished here. I think those products are very good [iPhone]. I think they were very well received. It's very unusual that a technology company has this brand loyalty. The question is why wouldn't you just buy the hell out of it. You'll never see a situation in the financial world where Apple could borrow money as cheaply as this.
Icahn also went into a rambling aside about how his personal chef, who prepared the meal (he would not disclose the menu) joked with Icahn that Icahn never sends out tweets when he and the chef have dinner together, even though Icahn's personal chef is also named Tim.
Icahn compared Netflix (NFLX), whose shares he's defended multiple times this year, as being somewhat like Apple, and then turned the analogy around, saying Apple is as under-appreciated as Netflix was at one time:
Apple is sort of where Netflix was when it was at $58. Maybe that's a bad analogy. But I'm glad Bill Miller [of Legg Mason] said it earlier [on CNBC] You could go borrow $150 billion like nothing, it's almost an absurdity not to. That's why I'm telling you I'm not going away on the subject.
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The source didn't go into details on why they were thinking on doing so, just that that was in the plans. Without revealing the source - the person is very close to Tanny.
The only thought I have about them doing so is that it has to be related to their cap situation for next year. It's been well documented here how they will be in another cap hell year where they will have to cut several veterans with high cap numbers to save money (Pace, Scott, Smith etc) and when they do so depending on how drastic they get in restructuring some deals they will have some flexibility to sign a couple of FA's. But with so many needs at RB, OG, OT and possibly Safety I'm guessing they don't want to spend a lot on WR's considering the monies they put into Holmes and Hill already. BE can probably be had for 2-3m per year because of his performance over the last two years has been poor and giving Sanchez more weapons is probably there #1 priority.
I am not sure how much the Jets could expect from a player in 3 games who doesn't know the new system. Could be a knee jerk move, but then again BE knows Sanchez and they have to give him more weapons not only for this season but next. With that said: what WR in FA could the Jets go after to give them a viable target for Sanchez? I know someone talked about here on JI going for Dwayne Bowe out in KC...but I'm not sure he would cost less than 5-7m a year, something the Jets can't afford to do.
With the amount of questions that have come from this posting as to the legitimacy of the source - maybe I should have just posted the question as should the Jets extend him...but I wanted to give you some news as I heard it.
I guess will see
For what...a couple pennies?
As you said, BE, still 29, if healthy, is still a player that can perform, and maybe he can return to something near 2009/2010. He had a meniscus injury with his knee last year, that was probably one of the main reasons the Jets stayed away, they knew about the injury.
But at this juncture, with Sanchez' issues, the fact that BE has very good chemistry with Sanchez, is high on Sanchez, the team obviously has moved past their own issue with the player if it was anything beyond injury and now see him as a nice addition at WR at a very nice price tag. BE won't get 2-3 million a year, he'll probably get about 1 mil and maybe incentives that can increase it.
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I'm not a big BE fan, so making up the story would be senseless without some information. The $2-3m a year was just an estimate on my part. And understanding how he was just paid $825k for a 1 year deal maybe your right that it wouldn't be a $2m a year contract. But again, I have no reason to make this up. I'm not an agent or a big fan of BE.
CMart -> During dinner - but giving the play by play would give too much of a hint to the source - lets just say I asked a few questions.
I vote that we wait to see if he can even play on MNF and hopefully play well for the last 3 before worrying about extensions
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Sanchez has no pocket presence, most QB's can feel pressure and make some defenders miss, Sanchez can't do either and that's not the line's fault, that falls squarely on his shoulders.
The fact he still can't feel pressure and has no pocket presence after almost 4 full seasons, doesn't bode well for his future as an NFL QB.
If Sanchez gets off to another rocky start next season, I expect Rex to be alot quicker to pull the plug on him and give the reigns to McElroy, Tebow or whatever young QB we have who is designated as the # 2.
Sanchez's free passes are all used up, I don't care what kind of contract he has.
Quite honestly if the call was mine to make, Sanchez would still be benched and would stay there the rest of the season and be promptly cut after the season was over. I would have preferred to see what McElroy could have done the last 4 games of the season as a starter.
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Meet conservative California GOP candidate for governor, Tim Donnelly. Actually, you'd be better off avoiding him. He's hoping to beat Gov. Jerry Brown. Good luck with that, Tim. Why? Well for one thing, per the Los Angeles Times, he's fine with his columns appearing in a new ultra-conservative website, one that features an appallingly controversial image:
Republican candidates for governor are using the website to publicize their platforms.
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks) wrote a column criticizing Democrats' education policies, including a recent attempt in the Legislature to restore affirmative action to university admissions in California.
Donnelly said Monday he had not seen the Pelosi image, but he was happy to have his column gain a wide audience.
Here's the ABC headline describing Rep. Nancy Pelosi's reaction to the image: "Nancy Pelosi Says Breitbart-Altered Pic of Her Twerking Is 'Tasteless.'"
Gee, that's not at all sexist, completely offensive, and infantile. But the new Breitbart California site defended it, because, you know, Benghazi. Or Obamacare. Or sick and desperate. Or something.
Let's move on to the second L.A. Times article that goes into more detail about the real Tim Donnelly.
For starters, Tim Donnelly was a leader of the Minuteman organization, a group of militia men ("bigots and weekend warriors") that got off on patrolling the US-Mexico border. They "thought it should be legal to kill illegals."
In a speech a few years back, Donnelly described undocumented immigrants as "an insurgency," and compared crossing the border to war.
Note to Donnelly: "Illegal aliens" is a slur. These are people, and people are not illegal. Their acts may or may not be, but they are human beings, not "illegals." Tim Donnelly, in his own words:
"Right now, in the United States of America, there are 850,000 gang members, two-thirds of whom are illegal aliens," he said. [...]
In the 2006 speech, Donnelly painted an alarming picture of illegal immigrants' effect on the United States. They have caused the destruction of schools, the bankruptcy of hospitals forced to provide them free medical care and led the government to abandon its citizens, he said, asserting that the country was on the brink of a battle similar to the Civil War.
The notion that illegal immigrants come to this nation for a better life "is one of the lies," he said. "At least 20% are coming to commit the crimes that American criminals will no longer commit."
He paused as the crowd laughed, then continued: "Of that 20%, how many are rapists? How many are murderers? How many are child molesters? And how many are terrorists? We don't know."
"Crimes that American criminals will no longer commit"? What, American bad guys started boycotting certain crimes? They look down their noses on some criminal acts as beneath them, do they? Certain ones have fallen into disfavor, have they?
Here's the real crime: Everything he said, plus the crowd's disgusting response. I wonder if any of his audience members might have been rapists or child molesters? Oh, sorry, my bad. It was likely a monochromatic group (read: white), and we all know white people don't commit despicable acts like those.
He's all yours, GOP. By the way, how's that outreach thing workin' for ya?
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The ongoing situation in Ukraine took a clear turn for the worse over the weekend. On Friday, clashes between activists resulted in the loss of over 40 lives in the port city of Odessa, and the death toll has continued to rise today as Ukrainian security forces battled rebels in the city of Slovyansk. The release of 12 hostage European military observers by pro-Russian activists provided a momentary respite from the onslaught of negative news, but many expect the violence to get far worse before it gets any better.
Beyond the tragic human toll, there is a growing risk that the violence will entail substantial economic costs for Russia as well. On Friday, leaders of the United States and Germany agreed to impose harsh sector-wide sanctions on Russia's economy if the Ukrainian Presidential elections, currently scheduled for May 25, are interrupted by the unrest. While the West's economic sanctions thus far have been criticized as "toothless," optimists hope that coordinated sanctions on Russia's critical energy, financial, and arms trade sectors may finally present a meaningful deterrent against escalating clashes, though Russia would argue that it can do to little to control the rebels in Ukraine.
As for the markets, the recent developments have led to a distinctly risk-off reaction in the market. As we've noted previously, traditional safe havens like the Japanese yen and gold have caught a bid, while traders are selling riskier assets like equities
Given the geopolitical risks, the Russian ruble is holding up surprisingly well. The USD/RUB ticked slightly higher to open the week, but rates are essentially unchanged from last week's levels in the upper-35.00s. In our view, the developments over the past 72 hours represent a dangerous shift from the posturing and "war of the words" that has characterized the previous two months; as a result, the ruble may see further losses this week.
From a technical perspective, the USD/RUB has been carving out a symmetrical triangle pattern for the last two months. This classic price action pattern suggests that we should see a strong continuation once the pattern breaks out, and given the previous uptrend, the odds favor a bullish break. In addition to the price action pattern, the RSI indicator is forming its own corresponding symmetrical triangle. As always, a breakout in an indicator pattern can often lead/confirm a breakout in price itself, so traders are encouraged to keep a close eye on RSI this week.
If USD/RUB can break above 36.00, a bullish continuation toward the near-term 78.6% Fibonacci retracement at 36.30 or the all-time high at 36.90 is likely. On the other hand, an unexpected de-escalation of the tensions could result in a sharp drop back toward the 3-month low at 34.90 later this month.


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Special needs communities unite! This brainstorming session will take a look at how some people have been able to harness the power of online community to bring special needs parents together. We will look at what social tools work and don't work when parents look for ways to get support for their special needs kids. Talk to a special needs parent and you'll realize, this community does not come together often enough to share how we make advocating for our children work. This is not a session looking to find funding for our child's challenges. This is a conversation where anyone with a link to any type of special need can talk about the need for community and advocacy in a culture where abilities of all types should be celebrated.
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The Pac-10's two Washington teams were in action tonight, with predictably favorably results . . .
— Washington: The No. 23 Huskies (4-2), coming off losses to top-10 teams Kentucky and Michigan State at the Maui Invitational, got six 3-pointers and a career-high 20 points from redshirt freshman C.J. Wilcox to rout Long Beach State 102-75. Isaiah Thomas added 19 points.
— Washington State: The Cougars (5-0) mauled Sacramento State 84-36, jumping out to a 27-0 lead after 10 minutes. The bigger news is that sophomore PG Reggie Moore, who has missed the first five games with a left wrist injury, got his cast off and is scheduled to play wearing a splint on Friday when WSU faces No. 5 Kansas State. Junior PF DeAngelo Casto, who sat out his second straight game with a right foot injury, is day to day.


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Privatizing Prisons
As states face increasingly difficult fiscal choices, it seems that privatizing prisons is a trend that is resurfacing.
In just the last few days, the Chieftain had a story about a proposal to privatize one Colorado prison, and the NYT had a piece about a proposal to privatize the entire Arizona system. If Arizona goes down that road, it will be the first state in the country to do so.
See the stories here and here.
As the NYT story says, it's unclear as to whether such a transformation really saves money. A 2001 study done for the US Department of Justice found little in the way of savings, and no similar analysis has been done since.
It would be wise for Colorado to have a clear sense of how much such a move could save before getting into privatization in a bigger way.


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Three players scored in double figures to lead NCAA Division II Anderson (S.C.) University to a 65-49 rout of College of Charleston on Thursday night at TD Arena.
The Cougars (5-4) struggled offensively throughout the game as the Trojans (7-2) shot 45.9 percent (28-of-61) from the field and held CofC to a season-low 33.3 field-goal percentage (16-of-48). The defeat marked the first to a non-Division I opponent since a 70-67 loss to Belmont Abbey on Dec. 8, 2001, under former CofC head coach John Kresse.
Playing without two preseason All-Southern Conference performers in starting senior point guard Andrew Lawrence (London, England) and junior forward Trent Wiedeman (Suwanee, Ga.), the Cougars turned the ball over 19 times against the Anderson defense, and only hit 11 free throws despite 21 trips to the line.
However, the Cougars outrebounded Anderson, 39-32, grabbing 18 on the offensive end.
CofC was led by another double-double performance from sophomore big man Adjehi Baru (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), who tallied 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass. It was Baru's second-straight double-double and fourth game with 10-or-more rebounds this season.
Junior reserve Nori Johnson (Greer, S.C.) scored 10 points with two three-pointers, and senior Matt Sundberg (Kennesaw, Ga.) tallied nine points and five rebounds in his fifth career start.
The Trojans' Chandler Hash led all scorers with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-7 from three-point land. Denzail Jones scored 17 points and former Citadel player Bo Holston tallied 11.
CofC's only lead of the game came courtesy of Sundberg, who hit a three-pointer at the 17:21 minute mark of the first half, 3-2. The Trojans led by as many as 16 at the 7:16 minute mark, before Charleston started chipping away before the break.
Freshman Theo Johnson (Sacramento, Calif.) hit a three-pointer with 1:07 left on the clock and Baru slammed home an alley-oop pass from sophomore Anthony Stitt (Charlotte, N.C.) to cut the lead to just 35-30. However, the Trojans made a tip-in as time expired to lead 37-30 at halftime.
The Cougars' offensive fire slowed in the first 10 minutes of the second half, as Charleston managed just six points and two field goals and fell behind 49-36. The Trojans continued to extend the lead, eventually going up 59-38 with only 5:46 left in regulation. The Cougars shot just 6-of-28 from the field and 6-of-13 from the free throw line in the second half, allowing Anderson to pull away for good.
CofC continues its post-final exams homestand with Old Dominion on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) at TD Arena. The game will be televised on the Southern Conference Network via ESPN3 and WatchESPN.com.
· For the first time this season, the Cougars used the starting lineup of sophomore Anthony Stitt, junior Anthony Thomas, senior Matt Sundberg, junior Willis Hall and sophomore Adjehi Baru (0-1). It marked the fifth career start for Sundberg as senior starter Andrew Lawrence did not suit up for the game due to a minor-ankle injury he suffered against Louisville on Dec. 4.
· In the first-ever meeting between the two schools, Anderson handed CofC its first loss to a non-Division I opponent since a 70-67 (-3) loss to Belmont Abbey under former CofC head coach John Kresse on Dec. 8, 2001 at John Kresse Arena.
· It also marked the first time the Cougars lost in double figures to a pair of non-conference opponents in back-to-back games next to a 55-94 (-39) road loss at Clemson on Dec. 19, 2009 and a 71-84 (-13) setback at Hawai'i on Dec. 22, 2009, under former CofC head coach Bobby Cremins.
· Adjehi Baru recorded his third career double-double, his second of the season, with a team-high 11 points and game-high 14 rebounds. It also marked the first time in his career to score in double figures in back-to-back games against No. 5-ranked Louisville and Anderson. He has now brought down double-figure boards in six career contests.
· The Cougars were held to their lowest field-goal shooting performance of the season going 16-of-48 from the floor (33.3%). They previously shot 34.8 percent versus Louisville.
· Junior reserve Nori Johnson came off the bench and contributed 10 points to mark his ninth career game in double figures.
· CofC won the battle of the boards against Anderson, 39-32 (+7), and has now outrebounded its opponents in eight of nine contests this year.
College of Charleston Head Coach Doug Wojcik
On the loss …
"It was a very tough loss for us tonight. It was very disappointing. Give Anderson a lot of credit. We really had a hard time guarding them, particularly off the dribble. In the second half, we just couldn't score the basketball (6-of-28 from the field). We did a poor job of finishing plays. Nineteen turnovers hurt us again and so did free throws (11-of-21). At halftime, we were down seven. I am looking at our numbers and saying, 'we are shooting the ball well – 50 percent from the field, 71 (percent) from three and 5-of-8 from the line.' We just weren't guarding and getting loose balls. They outhustled us. In the second half, there was a lid on there. Anthony Thomas gets us off to a good start and scores the first bucket. From that point on into the eight-minute timeout, we had only eight points. We just couldn't score it and they did."
College of Charleston Redshirt Junior Forward Willis Hall
On the loss to a non-Division I opponent and the team appearing tentative in their shooting …
"It's not a lack of confidence. We are having a little bit of a rough time putting the ball in the hole. It starts defensively and we let a team pretty much shoot it however they wanted to tonight. Two losses in a row pretty much gives you too much pain as it is. It doesn't matter. Those guys are just as good as anyone. It's always a game, any time you step on the floor. Everyone has their day. We love our fans and are grateful they showed up like they did tonight, especially with the students gone. Every loss at home is painful. We want to give them a show and give them their pride back."


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Blues Traveler Play a Stealth Show with an Austin Phish Cover Band
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Blues Traveler played a surprise show at Austin, TX's Antone's last night. The band's quick set took place during a three-set performance by A Live One, a local Phish cover band that is made up of Austin musicians who usually appear in bands like Moving Matter, Dimitri's Ascent and Toast. This is the second year the group has celebrated Halloween with a three-set, Phish-style "musical costume" show (last year the band covered Prince's Purple Rain as their second set).
This year's musical costume was supposed to be the soundtrack to The Blues Brothers, and A Live One kicked off their show with a set of Phish covers. John Popper joined the group at the start of their second set but then the members of the band slowly faded off the stage claiming technical issues, and Blues Traveler emerged for a surprise set. The band ran through a number of originals and classic covers, including "Run-Around," Sublime's "What I Got" and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me."
A Live One returned with a horn section for a third set where, as promised, they performed the soundtrack from The Blues Brothers film. Popper sat in for the first few songs of the show, including "She Caught the Katy."


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The proposed demolition of the old Glen Cairn Arms building to make way for a new nursing school for Thomas Edison State College has met with some resistance from the citizens of Trenton.
Then again, what move by the city hasn�t lately?
There is a feeling of mistrust and frustration with the city these days, particularly with Mayor Tony Mack, who no one wants to be seen agreeing with.
The state won�t work with him, and everyone feels like they�re in governmental purgatory until his case is resolved.
But the people of Trenton should not let that cloud of mistrust obscure the value of this Glen Cairn Arms deal.
The building has been a vacant eyesore on the river for two decades, and it has been a black hole of tax revenue for that entire period.
While it�s true that an academic building will take the lot off the tax rolls, no private developer is going to pay the $1.4 million just to demolish the building and remove the asbestos. It�s just not going to happen.
The college is willing to do all that plus pay $300,000 to mitigate the permanent loss of the .00001 percent chance of a future taxpayer being housed there.
For those who want the college to split the project with a private developer, their $12 million bond is for an academic facility, not a Starbucks or a Walgreens.
On top of all of the political reasons, it seems foolish not to want a beautifully designed brand new nursing school as the first thing you see when you enter the city there, as opposed to a run-down old building covered with graffiti.
While other colleges have moved out of the city, Thomas Edison State College has stayed in Trenton and tried to build a positive relationship here, as has Mercer County Community College.
Mack supports this project, and the city council passed the measure 4-3 on first reading and could hold a final vote on Feb. 7.
It would be the right move for the council to move forward with this partnership with Thomas Edison State College. There�s no downside to the proposal, because you can�t lose taxes you never had and never will have. Former Mayor Doug Palmer met with at least 20 developers about that site, none of whom took a bite.
It�s also a chance for the officials of the city to come together for once to accomplish something positive, rather than grappling at each others� throats because of internal politics and the uncertainty surrounding Mack.


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In the wake of multi-million dollar investments in new rail, crossties and ballast, INRD will increase the speed limit for trains to 30 mph for the portion of its mainline between West Street and Stop 11 Road beginning July 15. Most of this six-mile segment of railroad has had a speed limit of only 10 mph since the railroad's founding in 1986.
Once ongoing track improvements are complete, the entire Indianapolis-Bargersville segment will operate at 30 mph and thanks to the installation of continuously-welded rail, the traditional noise of steel wheels on jointed-rail will be replaced by much quieter passage of each train.
The Indiana Rail Road has also completely rebuilt 10 road crossings in Indianapolis, Ind., costing $990,000.
"By 2016, the 30th anniversary of our company, INRD will have invested more than $200 million of our own private capital to create a state-of-the-art, heavy-haul transportation system capable of delivering millions of tons of commerce consumed in Indiana and made by Hoosiers," said INRD Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Hoback. "We continue to invest with an eye on future economic development opportunities."


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Well now math supports what I have felt for a long time. The Raptors will have 6 games to finish up before the most interesting and important off-season in Raptors history. Chris Bosh and his future will be issue number one. Bosh of late seems very unlike a guy that wants to get on the first bus, plane or train out of town. He has come out in support of Jay Triano. No need to do that or have an opinion if you don't plan on staying. While in New York he was questioned about 2010 and came back with an answer about how he loves Toronto. I am not saying that means a lot. After all Vince Carter still to this day I believe is on the record saying that he loves Toronto. Damon Stoudamire still loves the city as well. He did say he regrets leaving Toronto. It is hard to know what Bosh will do. But Colangelo is going to find out. You already have money invested Jose Calderon. Andrea Bargnani will eventually have to be re-signed. Given his play this year and the signs of progression he has shown it seems likely Raptors will want to do that. That is in the future but if you sign Bosh to a max deal or close to it. The Raptors would be invested in a 3 players. Add in the fact of a decline in NBA revenues and a likely decrease in the cap and tax threshold. It makes these choice made in the next couple years even more important. Can a big 3 of Bosh,Calderon and Bargnani produce a championship? I am not convinced of that personally. Raptors struggles were based on a number of things but one near the top of that list was a lack of the depth. If you have so much invested in 3 guys it seems unlikely you can add to that depth. It would seem unless teams are willing to pay the tax the era of the Big 3 may be coming to an end in the NBA not just in Toronto but everywhere. Just something to think about.
Jay Triano and his future seems like it may be somewhat secure for next season and that seems odd. I hope that I am wrong on the Triano but what I think really doesn't matter. I just look at it like this, if we could sign say an Eddie Jordan can anyone make the debate that he is not more qualified? You could make the same argument for a number of other candidates. The one guy that would not apply to is Messina. The Euro coach has been rumoured to be tied to the Raptors. Joe Casciaro wrote a good feature on him on the Court Surfing Live Blog. I admit to not knowing a lot about Messina but here is what I know thanks to old fashion common sense. They say it takes Euro players a few years to adjust to the North American game. So the same would apply to coaches as well it would seem only logical right? Look had how badly NCAA coaches have bombed out in the NBA for proof. Messina would only be the right choice if this team is truly starting over from square one and was not concerned about winning in the next couple seasons. Does that sound anything like Bryan Colangelo in the least. Doesn't to me. I think Colangelo believes he can re-tool this team and get them back in the playoffs fast. A coach that has never coached in the league let alone North America is not going to be able to do that in the short term sorry but I am unconvinced. It would be like taking a NFL coach and throwing him into the CFL with no experience coaching in the league. Hey that is what the Argos did isn't it? But in football he at least has a larger support staff to help make the transition.
There is also the tough choices on existing players and if they will or should return. I have talked a lot about that already. It is in my view the only player I would bring back not under contract next year is Pops Mensah-Bonsu. I would consider Shawn Marion but I am unconvinced he would consider Toronto. I think if a player is going to take a huge pay cut than he is more likely to go to a contender. If a guy goes somewhere based on cash alone you have to be concerned and it also is not a wise move for your cap in the long term. If Bryan Colangelo could get a do over would he have signed Jason Kapono for the amount he did? I am thinking no.
There is also a great unknown for both management and players. That is the fact that after 2010 you have 2011 and that may reshape the NBA far greater than 2010 will. No matter where Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and other sign, The CBA will still expire the next season. That given the sad state of the economy of the NBA could bring major and sweeping changes to the NBA. Not even David Stern knows what will happen at the end of that. However you can bet that the CBA as it is written now will not look anything like the one that will be in place after that next one is signed. There is a real chance of a long a bitter fight to get that signed. A work stoppage and a lock out or strike is a real possibility. That is something that should be in the back of the head of all NBA G.M's going forward into 2010 and beyond. What may seem like a fantastic move today could be looked at 3 or 4 years from now as a major mistake.
People may have lost faith in Bryan Colangelo but he is always someone who sees the big picture and if you don't think these things are on his mind moving forward you have no idea about Colangelo. So the unknown for the Raptors this off-season is just the beginning of a lot of unknown years for the entire league. This will be very interesting times moving forward. I know a lot of time MLSE is not exactly loved by the Raptor fan base or by me at times. That being said the way things are looking in the NBA these days the fact that the Raptors have secure ownership and I would think are profitable is no minor thing. They do get some things wrong but the fact that they have deep pockets is a good thing.
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- Homer_GriffinApril 7, 2009 at 1:23 PM
I'd say Colangelo is one of the most overhyped GMs in the league now.ReplyDelete
1) He trades our depth away for an overpaid washup and makes Larry Bird look like a genius.
2) He's a flip-flopper. before last off-season he said the idea of firing Mitchell was "ludicrous" and what happened a month into the season.
3) When the raps needed a defender, he spends all the MLE on a jumpshooter for what I would call a ludicrous contract.
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Just wanted to say- I got a pink tama connexion! Interesting huh?!
Now I'll be able to connect my 2 tamagotchis and see what gifts they give each other... (poo probably knowing my luck!)
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Critical misjudgments cost Wallabies famous win
One of the tributes at a mate's 50th on Friday night suggested there was just one glass of wine between him being boring and being interesting – although it wasn't clear who should be the one to drink the glass.
Not that it was such a choice between boring and interesting on Saturday night, but just one point on the scoreboard, rather than one glass, would have made the world of difference to either the Wallabies or the All Blacks.
Lithuania will breathe easily today as their record of 18 consecutive international victorie remains intact for the 18-all draw in Brisbane was enough to end the All Black's 14-month, 16-match golden run.
This Wallaby team, while not given much chance in the lead-up, was not outplayed. When you are outmanned, pride will sometimes direct you to look for victories within potential defeat and judge your performance on metrics like courage, commitment and involvement rather than the scoreboard. But that is a haven for losers.
Wallaby pride, rather, was driven to focus on how they could beat their opposite man individually and collectively, which is what they largely did for about 55 per cent of the match.
But the Wallabies shouldn't get too excited at thwarting the All Black's shot at the record for it is an ultimately unhappy man that only gets joy from an opponent's angst.
However, they should take heart from their performance and use it as a building block for growth. They should also take heart from the players who now know that the seemingly widening gap between No. 1 and No. 2 in the world is not unbreachable but now somewhat more reachable.
The hope is that an inexperienced team has just put a stake in the ground. Old hands like Nathan Sharpe and Tatafu Polota-Nau have delivered. But importantly, the new kids on the block like Michael Hooper, Ben Tapuai and Kane Douglas have signed on for a man's job.
Yet before they can finally bridge that gap they must cut out their unforced errors. Great teams will force mistakes upon you, that's to be expected, and the All Blacks are a great team. A big tackle, a missed lineout or poor scrum service will all happen when supreme pressure is applied.
What's not tolerable are the unforced errors; a needless sinbinning, a dropped high ball or a box kick straight into touch. A five-minute period encompassing most of that probably cost the Wallabies the win and almost cost them the match.
The poor five minutes started at the 64-minute mark and it wasn't just on-field errors. With a lineout five metres from their own line Hooper returned to the field after his sin-binning with Liam Gill and off came Kane Douglas.
These decisions are always subjective but this was questionable on two counts.
One, Douglas had been both belligerent and effective throughout, and two, to replace a key lineout forward on your own throw, on your own line, at such a crucial stage was risky.
The subsequently unsettled Wallaby lineout lost its own throw and the All Blacks soon capitalised through Dan Carter's boot: 15-all. A few minutes later, after some loose lineout play by the Blacks, Gill showed that, while it mightn't have been the right time to put him on the field, it was the right move.
From a turnover he carried the ball forward, only to have quality possession box-kicked out on the full by Nick Phipps. Subsequent play saw Adam Ashley-Cooper drop a high ball with no attacker nearby and Phipps, who had no other option, regathering from an offside position: 18-15 to New Zealand.
But to their credit, the Wallabies regrouped and, despite other mishaps, the ever-reliable Mike Harris evened the account. Though there was no further score, the most prominent distinction between these teams was illustrated by the closing frames.
With time up the Wallabies were first with prime position and both Harris and Kurtley Beale as options to kick a field goal to win the match. Neither took command as, rather than take their chance at victory, they tempted the referee to do so for them. He didn't, and shouldn't have, for the All Blacks didn't err.
One minute later and 50 metres north the All Blacks clinically manoeuvred play such that Carter took his shot. He missed, but he wont die wondering. The Wallabies will never know. Just like my mate's personality, it's a fine line.
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Marcin Gortat scored 14 points, including the game-tying layup at the end of regulation to lead the Phoenix Suns to an 84-83 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Wesley Johnson scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Markieff Morris added 14 points and six rebounds for the Suns, who had dropped three straight entering the contest.
"We made it a little tougher on ourselves, but we will take it. We still have a lot to work on. I think learning how to build on leads and learn how to close quarters," said Suns coach Lindsey Hunter.
Derrick Williams scored 21 points to go with 12 rebounds and Nikola Pekovic added 18 points and 12 boards for the Timberwolves, losers in three straight.
"We started off slow again. We're not making shots like we know we can but we did a good job in the fourth quarter," Williams said.
The Wolves trailed 58-51 entering the final frame, but used a 15-11 flurry to pull within 69-66 with 5:39 left.
Johnson stopped the bleeding with a putback dunk, but Minnesota scored five straight to tie the game at 71-71.
Minnesota finally took the lead on Cunningham's three-point play with 1:30 left. Rubio split a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left to make it 77-75, but Gortat tied the game with 13.6 ticks left.
Goran Dragic dribbled to his left before going around a Gortat screen at the top of the key. Dragic then hit Gortat with a bounce pass as the big man cut to the hoop and layed it in to tie it at 77-77.
The Suns opened the bonus period on a 7-3 surge to take an 84-80 lead with 45.5 ticks left.
Williams, though, drained a 3-pointer with 30.7 seconds left.
Johnson's short jumper was stuffed by Pekovic, but Alexey Shved missed a tough layup on the other end with three seconds remaining.
Morris missed a pair of free throws with 0.5 seconds left, but the Wolves were unable to get a desperation shot off at the buzzer.
Phoenix led 16-15 after the first quarter, and took a 47-33 lead into the break. Minnesota outscored the Suns 18-11 in the third to go into the period trailing 58-51.
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In product lore, high profile gadgets that get killed are often more interesting than the ones that succeed. The Kin, the HP TouchPad, and the Edsel are all case studies in failure - albeit for different reasons. Yet in the history of those killings, nothing compared to the Apple Newton MessagePad. The Newton wasn't just killed, it was violently murdered, dragged into a closet by its hair and kicked to death in its youth by one of technology's great men. And yet it was a remarkable device, one whose influence is still with us today. The Ur tablet. The first computer designed to free us utterly from the desktop.
'First' is debatable, but this was definitely an interesting product. It was far too complex though, and the simpler, more focussed Palm Pilot then showed the market how mobile computing ought to work - something Apple took to heart a decade later with the iPhone.
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The snobby windbag in that video is just as myopic as most Apple fanboys -- the history of computers in his eyes is limited to Microsoft and Apple. There were countless other significant players.
If you maintain that Apple invented anything, make a list.
The snobby windbag in that video is just as myopic as most Apple fanboys -- the history of computers in his eyes is limited to Microsoft and Apple. There were countless other significant players.
If you maintain that Apple invented anything, make a list. "
So you did watch entire video?
Now whatch this http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&v=c6SUOeAqOjU
and you will stop this silly war who invented what.
Btw where did you read that I wrote that Apple invented anything?
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Hell no!
It would really help if you were merely clear and succinct in your points. Just linking a lengthy video of a ranting, misguided windbag sort of makes your point incomprehensible and ponderous.
I scanned it until I could find some sort of tangible conclusion. That's eight minutes of my life which I will never get back.
Of course, his conclusion is incorrect -- "cut and paste" did not first appear in 1984 with the Mac (I can't believe he took 14 minutes to get around to that claim). Cut and paste was included in: the Xerox Alto; the Three Rivers Perq (and it's various OSs); VisiOn; and the later Xerox Star. All of these versions of "cut and paste" existed well before the Mac and even before the Apple Lisa.
Incidentally, he is also likely wrong about giving Xerox credit for the GUI trash can -- I am fairly sure that Apple invented that (I have spent some time researching that very feature) -- it's one of Apple's very few innovations.
There is no war. This is cut and dry. Everything is there for all to see what happened when.
When one does a little investigating, it is easy to see that Apple didn't really originate much
I am not actually sure whether or not you think that Apple invented anything, which is why I used the word "if" in the preposition "If you think Apple invented anything..."
However, you seem to be an Apple fanboy, judging from the fact that your first statement in this thread was, "What Apple invented???," immediately after which you linked the video ramblings of an insufferable Steve Jobs/Apple worshiper.
My friend, there are millions of original inventions from thousands of other companies. However, most inventions come from individuals.
If you want me to list inventions from non-Apple companies (such as all the pre-Apple GUI inventions from Xerox, Three Rivers, Intran, Accent/Carnegie Mellon University, VisiCorp, etc.), then that is the topic for a new thread. Right now, we are trying to determine what Apple actually invented.
In regards to "my standards," I am not sure as to your point, but my "standard" for an invention is the commonly accepted definition, which Apple fanboys never seem to comprehend.
If you think I am a fan of something, why don't you state what that is.
I can help you a little in that regard: I am a fan of truth.


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