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Preamble Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Stuart Pearce's job interview, also known as England v Holland. The main reason that Pearce picked Scott Parker as captain for this match was because of his unselfishness; it'll be interesting to see if Pearce practices what he has preached. The right thing to do for Queen and country is surely to give as much gametime as possible to emerging players like Dean Sturridge, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling. The problem is that, in a world where people are largely incapable of judging things for themselves and need validation through things like results, he may feel he needs to win the game if he is to have any chance of managing England at Euro 2012.
I'm not sure it makes much difference. If Harry Redknapp is available, he will get the job; if he isn't, England will need an interim coach for the three Euro 2012 games. Who else are they gonna call? Howard Wilkinson? Ghostbusters?
Kick off is at 8pm.
So anyway, have you all seen this?
As it's England v Holland, it'd be remiss not to link to this.
Token look-at-the-cute-boy-who-grew-up-to-be-England-captain video Look at the cute boy who grew up to be England captain!
7.05pm "To answer your question: Pep Guardiola, who hasn't extended his contract yet and is high in the running for the Ingerlund job!" chirps Phil Podolsky. "And then there is also the whole 'Chelsea hierarchy is believed to be unhappy with ABV as Jose Mourinho house hunts in London' business. In other words, there are at least four (or eight or nine, dunno, I'm not very good at math) wildly unpredictable 'variables'. It will probably end with 'Arry getting to tell Xavi and Iniesta to effin run abaht and stick it in the mixer, while Jose will forge a Leo Messi out of Theo Walcott for the Euro deciders."
7.30pm "Any particular reason why you would start Sturridge before Welbeck?" asks Travis Dudfield. "Their numbers this season are practically identical (Sturridge: 11 goals in 26 appearances to Welbeck's nine goals in 27). From what I have seen this season, I feel that Welbeck is a more all-around player. He has the wherewithal to distribute the ball rather than lash out and shoot at every opportunity. Sturridge, while certainly a fine striker, falls victim to Defoe-itis too often and takes ill-advised shots the second he gets space in the box. England needs more unselfish players that have a balance of passing and shooting in the final third."
Sorry, I should have made it clear: I'd start him ahead of Johnson, not Welbeck. Sturridge is still raw, and his decision-making needs to improve, but I do think he has more potential than any of the other wide forwards in England. Welbeck is the best all-round English centre forward, if you count Rooney as as No10, although his finishing is worryingly indecisive.
Team news There are a couple of interesting choices in Stuart Pearce's XI, with Leighton Baines and Adam Johnson selected ahead of Ashley Cole and Theo Walcott. Seven of the team play in Manchester. That's a decent enough team, although I'd have played Daniel Sturridge from the start.
Nine of the Dutch team started the World Cup final, in which they showed us why Netherlands is all but an anagram of neanderthals.
England (4-2-3-1) Hart; Richards, Smalling, Cahill, Baines; Parker, Barry; A Johnson, Gerrard, Young; Welbeck.
Substitutes: Carson, Green, Cole, Milner, Walcott, Sturridge, Downing, Campbell, Lescott, Jones.
Holland (4-2-3-1) Stekelenburg; Boulahrouz, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Pieters; N de Jong, Van Bommel; Kuyt, Sneijder, Robben; Van Persie.
Substitutes: Krul, Emanuelson, Vlaar, Strootman, Schaars, Huntelaar, Wijnaldum, L De Jong, Bruma, John, Narsing.
The last time Holland played at Wembley, English football had one of its greatest nights. Even if one miserable eejit thought the performance, like Alton Towers, was overrated. Mind you, the third goal is one of the most spine-tingling team goals you'll see even if you live to 247.
7.46pm "I wouldn't exactly call Dean Sturridge an emerging player," says Graham Randall of my erroneous preamble. "Unless we are talking about possible players for the Euro 96 squad."
Bah. Remember when Dean Sturridge was linked with Arsenal almost every day in the aftermath of this magnificent goal?
7.51pm "I hate to break it to you," says Neville Wardle, "but: 'A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick, but only against the opposing team.' FIFA laws of the game, Law 16."
7.52pm ITV are showing some highlights from Stuart Pearce's England career. This isn't among them.
7.53pm The players are in the tunnel. Scott Parker is chewing gum, wearing his best poker face, but you can sense that he is desperate to let his face break into a big dumb grin. We might think the captaincy doesn't mean that much, but this is such a lovely moment for a player who has always seemed a good sort, a Dan Ashcroft among Nathan Barleys. Well done to him.
7.58pm "No matter who plays well individually, I'd say that Holland is light years ahead in one critical aspect of fielding a good side: time spent practicing and playing together as a team," says Paul Taylor. "The England squad are effectively playing a 'pick-up' game. Not sure why that always seems to be the case, but it's hard to see that deficiency being remedied with a few friendlies and a few weeks' practice come summertime."
I know what you mean, and it's probably no coincidence that the world's best teams are among the world's most stable teams. But many of England's best tournament performances have come out of chaos, most obviously in 1986 and 1990.
1 min Holland kick off from right to left. They are in their very, very, very, very, very dark blue away strip; England are in white.
2 min "I can't find any footage of John Bosman's routine header at the end of a glorious, probing, 26-or-7- pass sequence from the Oranje in that England friendly of 1988," says Simon Frank. "You remember it, right?" Here you are. I don't know if it shows the full build-up. Koeman's pass for the first is a beauty as well.
3 min England are actually playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Gerrard behind Welbeck. Robben is on the left for Holland, with Kuyt on the right.
4 min Holland have started confidently. Parker puts in a good double challenge on Van Persie and Kuyt, 25 yards from goal.
5 min The atmosphere at Wembley is subdued, and there are a few empty seats.
7 min Welbeck wins a corner on the right, which eventually leads to another on the left. Young swings it in towards the near post, where Gary Cahill heads over from six yards. He might have done, because he had lost his marker Kuyt, although he was ahead of the near post so it wasn't nearly as straightforward as it might sound.
9 min Gerrard has probably had more touches than any other play on the field in the first 10 minutes. He always appears to enjoy this role, although I can't remember the last time he played as a No10 for England.
11 min "Oh, the Dutch kit is dark blue is it?" says Phil Sawyer. "I have colour vision problems so thought it was black, which was lending proceedings a pleasingly chess match effect. That's chess match in the sense that one side have studied at the feet of Karpov and Kasparov, while the other has played a few games of draughts in their time. I'll leave you to judge which is which." It might well be black. In fact it is black. Ignore me.
14 min Robben plays a good square pass to Sneijder, in too much space 23 yards from goal. He takes a touch and then lashes a shot that is bravely blocked by Scott Parker, who threw his body at the ball like John Terry. Twenty seconds later, after poor defending from Richards, Robben's shot from a narrow angle on the left of the box is beaten away well by Hart.
15 min This is some sweet, sweet mutualisation from Ian Copestake. "Another Pearce highlight that is not part of the official collection," says Ian. "Couldn't find the one in which he stands over a lower division player, who had just crunched him, and begins a fierce debate as to whether to take his head off."
16 min "Will you marry me, I am heterosexual and have a girlfriend but you can be like our au pair or something," says Nicholas, the curable romantic. "And, this Dutch team, are they supposed to be good. Because they aren't looking good at the moment." They've been okay so far. As is so often the case in friendlies, their play in the final third has suffered from a slight but vital lack of concentration. On paper, though, this isn't that strong a side, and in truth they weren't great at the last World Cup. I'd certainly take the Dutch sides of 1988 and 1998 over this lot.
18 min Sneijder is getting frustrated with the intimate attention of Parker, and has a moan at the referee when Parker blocks an off-the-ball run. Moments later he plays a crisp pass to the left wing for Van Persie, who runs smoothly inside Smalling and another defender before his 15-yard shot is splendidly blocked. You don't need to tell me who blocked it. Just assume all blocked shots have been blocked by Scott Parker unless I say otherwise. Even the England ones.
21 min Richards robs the dawdling Robben, bursts forward in the usual style and is cynically taken out by that old charmer Van Bommel. That would have been a yellow card in a competitive game.
23 min This is a good spell for Holland. England are struggling to keep the ball – unheard of, I know – although the defence are given a bit of a breather when Heitinga boots Welbeck from behind.
24 min "I'm finding it difficult to imagine two more different players lining up as attacking wide men," says Joshua Collis. "On the left, the pacey, skillful and unlikeable Robben, and on the right… Dirk Kuyt. I'm trying to think of an equivalent for England, and can't get past a less than mobile duo of Rooney on the left, and Stephen Fry chugging down the right flank."
25 min Since I said Gerrard had been on the ball more than anyone, he has hardly touched the ball. A short headed back pass from Kuyt almost puts Welbeck through on goal, but Stekelenburg charges from his line to welt the ball clear.
26 min A nice solo run from Adam Johnson ends with a shot that is deflected wide for a corner. He jigged infield from the right, teasing the left-back Pieters. Once he got into the area he dummied Pieters and De Jong smartly before drilling a right-footed shot that Heitinga and flew wide of the far post.
28 min After some excellent work between Richards and Johnson, England have a penalty appeal when Young collides with Heitinga. There was nothing in it.
29 min "As I recall, the last time he played as a No10 was during that purple period when he played off Rooney, who was himself playing as a lone striker," says Matthew Bailey. "They instinctively knew where the other was at all times, and almost seemed to have some sort of Scouse telepathy. I can't remember who they played, but I have a feeling it was fairly early on in Capello's career as everybody seemed to think he'd cracked the Enigma code by playing them together. I only remember as I was in a pub in Ambleside having a second stab at my wedding night, as the first one ended in an unfortunate second degree burn. Clearly, this one was going much better. Well, it depends on your interpretation of "better"." My memory of England games isn't the best, but I thought that spell of Scouse telepathy came when Gerrard was on the left of a 4-2-3-1 and Rooney was playing behind Heskey.
32 min My colleague Steve Busfield points out that the 1974 and 1978 Dutch sides were also slightly better than the 2010 side. Sorry, I should have made it clear that I was only comparing the 2010 side to those Dutch teams that didn't make the World Cup final.
33 min Steven Gerrard has gone off, with Daniel Sturridge replacing him. Either Gerrard has a knock or Stuart Pearce really doesn't like him. Anyway, Sturridge goes to the right, Johnson to the left and Young will play behind Welbeck.
34 min Sturridge almost makes a goal straight away. He ran at Pieters, beat him easily with a stepover and put a low cross right along the six-yard box that was cleared at the far post.
35 min "Just a quick comment on a classic piece of ITV commentary in tonight's game," says Kevin O'Sullivan. "Ashley Young is given credit for not 'milking' it to look for a penalty, but no word about the fact that he dived into a non-existent challenge in the first place! Now if it had happened at the other end..." Yeah he did; I was going to go back and expand on that entry when there was a break in play. He moved his body towards Heitinga's, anticipating contact; when there wasn't any, he played on. That's a worrying trend, actually; simulation 2.0.
38 min A neat move between Robben and Sneijder ends with Van Persie curling the ball into Row Q from 25 yards.
39 min Adam Johnson's deep corner from the right is headed back across goal by Barry and headed clear by Van Bommel. Why isn't Baines taking the corners from the right?
41 min De Jong boots Parker into Kuyt, forcing Parker to writhe around for a few seconds before springing back to his feet in the superhero style. It was an absurd tackle from De Jong.
43 min A nice move from England ends with a right-footed cross by Johnson on the left, and a flicked header over the bar by Young. It was no more than a half chance.
Half time: England 0-0 Holland It's been a decent performance from England so far. See you in 10 minutes.
Half-time email "England will never compete with a mid three of Gerrard, Parker, and Barry," says Jonathan Francis. "Too slow and bereft of creativity. Rooney playing as a 10 will help, but neither Parker nor Barry ever show for the ball leaving the centrebacks no options to play the ball into the center of the pitch. A healthy Wilshire would obviously be helpful, but why can't Carrick get a match? He'd actually give the impression England know how to pass the ball."
English football has never really understood Michael Carrick. I suppose he would have had more chance of getting a game had Paul Scholes not retired from international football; he has played the best football of his career alongside Scholes. Xabi Alonso has always been a big fan of Carrick, which tells a story. Mind you, England's passing will improve when Jack Wilshere and possibly Tom Cleverley establish themselves in the side.
46 min Three half-time substitutions: James Milner for Gareth Barry, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar for Robin van Persie and Stijn Schaars for Erik Pieters. England kick off from right to left.
47 min Richards is booked for a zesty tackle on Robben. He did get the ball, although his studs were showing. It seemed a slightly harsh yellow card, certainly for a friendly.
48 min "You can tell Pearce learnt his trade under Clough," says Mark Hooper. "He's picked the smartest haircut for a captain."
49 min A deep corner from the right finds Sturridge on the edge of the area. He drags the ball smartly away from Huntelaar and then lashes a low shot that is well saved to his right by the plunging Stekelenburg.
50 min "Much as I have loved many Dutch players over the years, my contempt for van Bommel, a fine player who prefers er... clogging to passing is such that Holland are about my least favourite national team," says Gary Naylor. "As with politicians, a lovely country produces some bastard players."
51 min "Why was Gerrard substituted," says Henrik. "Was he injured?" Yep. He was taken off as a precaution with a tight hamstring.
53 min Huntelaar whistles an excellent effort just wide from 25 yards. He caught that beautifully, and I don't think Hart had it covered.
GOAL! England 0-1 Holland (Robben 57) This is a magnificent goal from Arjen Robben. He picked up a loose ball 10 yards inside his own half and hared straight towards goal. He got to within 30 yards of the England goal, at which point Huntelaar's superb off-the-ball run distracted both Smalling and Cahill. Robben used Huntelaar by not using him, zipping away from Cahill on the edge of the box before driving a crisp low shot back across Hart and into the corner. He only beat one player, but that was still a brilliant and brutally decisive solo goal.
GOAL! England 0-2 Holland (Huntelaar 58) Another excellent goal from Holland. Huntelaar plays the ball wide to Kuyt on the right and heads straight into the box. Kuyt takes a touch before curling over a wonderful cross that allows Huntelaar to thump an emphatic header past Hart from six yards. In doing so he clashes heads with Smalling, and both men are down. Smalling looks really dazed, while Huntelaar has a mouthful of grass and his nose and mouth are bleeding.
61 min Smalling is still lying on his back, and Huntelaar is being led off with what looks like it could be a broken nose. I think he may have lost some teeth as well. It was a horrible collision, because both men really threw their heads at the ball so the clash had more force than is usually the case.
63 min Smalling is not unconscious, but he is being eased very carefully onto a stretcher.
64 min Chris Smalling is stretchered off, to be replaced by Phil Jones. I'm not sure who is on for Huntelaar at this stage.
65 min I've completely lost track of the substitutions. Downing is on the field and has just belted a volley wide of the far post from Milner's deep cross. That was a pretty good chance.
66 min Ah, Downing came on for Adam Johnson, while Luuk De Jong has replaced Huntelaar.
67 min "I notice Scott Parker is still doing that uniquely England centre-middery of taking the ball off the toes of one centre-half to play it to the other," says Adam Hirst. "Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard of late were particularly good at this, which came in very handy both against teams such as Andorra with nobody pressuring the centre-halves, and against teams with high quality midfields pressing the one other midfielder in the centre and blocking any pass through the middle."
69 min Robben skins Phil Jones with embarrassing ease and drills a crossshot that is very well blocked by Richards. He is playing at centre back now, with Jones at right back.
70 min Sneijder corner is missed by Hart and bounces right across the six-yard line.
71 min Clive Tyldesley keeps calling Ashley Young 'Luke Young'. They all look the same! (And yes, I know I'm calling the kettle black after my earlier contributions from Dean Sturridge and Andy Johnson.)
72 min "Despite all philosophical debate on the qualities of squads and of specific players, these friedlies remain rather pointless and do not say much about the chances of a side in the real competitionm, I mean, apart from the things we already know," says Katja Leistenschneider. "I am watching this fairly entertaining match, because the England home kit and the Holland away kit are really cool and more beautiful than the German and the French kits respectively. Please feel free to read these sentences aloud with a ridiculous German accent – just to see what you get if you care to marry me." I fear that, if I read anything aloud in a ridiculous German accent in the Guardian office, the only thing I'll be marrying will be a straitjacket.
73 min Daniel Sturridge misses a wonderful chance. Downing's cross from the left was knocked back by Welbeck to Baines, on the left side of the box. He mishit a cross-shot towards Sturridge, who got in front of Schaars on the six-yard line but scuffed an instinctive shot straight at Stekelenburg. His anticipation was excellent, and then the finish was tame. The ball was almost behind him, which made it more difficult than would otherwise have been the case, but he should have scored.
74 min Mathijsen is booked for booting someone.
75 min "I'm no expert tactician," says Neil Goldenberg, "but I think England would do better with a centre midfielder who wants to pass the ball forward."
76 min Urby Emanuelson replaces Wesley Sneijder.
79 min Fraizer Campbell's fairytale comeback is complete. After 17 months out of the game, he makes his England debut as a substitute for the willing Danny Welbeck.
81 min "I wish," says Phil Sawyer, "I'd switched over to Masterchef."
82 min Khalid Boulahrouz is replaced by Ron Vlaar.
83 min The game is going nowhere. There hasn't been an update on ITV regarding the health of Smalling and Huntelaar.
GOAL! England 1-2 Holland (Cahill 85) Franz Cahill gets England back in the game with a very nice goal. (And an offside one, it has to be said.) I have no idea what he was doing so far forward in open play. Baines played a nice through pass to Cahill, who was fractionally ahead of the last defender as he ran from centre to left, and he cleverly shifted the ball away from the sliding Mathijsen before screwing a shot through Stekelenburg from six yards. That was a really accomplished piece of play.
86 min "Your link to the 1988 Holland/England match led me to the channel of one sp1873 who appears to be the international football equivalent of Rob Moody," says Steve Betteley. "It's an awesome archive. Anyhow, while watching the clip of Turkey 0 England 8 (those were the days) in 1984, the third goal has a moment of skill from an England number 4 so sublime that I immediately assumed it had to be Glenn Hoddle; but it was actually former Arsenal midfielder Steve Williams (it's 30 secs in on this clip). It got me thinking that there should be a Joy of Six 'Moments of Inspiration During Brief International Careers'. You could have Franny Jeffers' goal against Australia, though it was a bit scrappy from memory, other suggestions?" Not quite the same thing, but Luther Blissett scored a hat-trick against Luxembourg, his only goals for England. Jamie Redknapp's performance against Scotland at Euro 96 is another one.
88 min Kuyt stings the hands of Hart with a beautifully struck low shot from 25 yards. It was straight at Hart, who palmed it away.
89 min Danny Sturridge has limped off, looking in a fair bit of discomfort. Theo Walcott replaces him.
90 min "Time for Pearce to move Hart up to centre forward surely," says Iain Chambers.
GOAL! England 2-2 Holland (Young 90+1) Who says you have to pay for a happy ending? Ashley Young has equalised for England with a good goal. Walcott, on the edge of the box, touched the ball off to Phil Jones, who split the defence with a terrific first-time through pass. It found Young, eight yards from goal to the right of centre, and he dinked the ball neatly over the advancing keeper.
GOAL! England 2-3 Holland (Robben 90+2) About that happy ending ... Having won the game once, Holland win it again. Emanuelson's cross from the left was half cleared, and Van Bommel helped it to Robben on the right of the box. He teased Baines and then shaped a curler towards the far top corner that would probably have been saved by Hart but for a big deflection off Cahill. It wasn't great defending from Baines, though; allowing Robben to come inside onto his left foot 10 yards from goal is not the smartest thing he'll ever do on a Wednesday night.
Full time: England 2-3 Holland England lose for the first time since 2010. BRING BACK FABIO. The manner of Holland's victory was a mild sickener, but ultimately the result doesn't matter. England will be reasonably happy with their night's work, particularly a lively performance from Daniel Sturridge. Thanks for your emails; night.

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The February 2013 Community Cinema film is The Powerbroker with screenings and discussions in both Austin and Round Rock. All screenings will start at 7 pm, are free and open to the public.
Screenings take place February 5 at Austin's Windsor Park Branch Library (5833 Westminster Dr.) and February 14 at Round Rock Public Library (216 E. Main Street).
The Powerbroker
During the 1950s and 60s, civil rights leader Whitney Young navigated a divided society. He challenged America's white business and political leaders directly, but his efforts to open the doors for equal opportunity were often attacked by Black Americans who felt his methods were in contrast with the Black Power Movement of the time.


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Heath rejects deal; two jurors picked
Updated 9:30 pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2013
DANBURY -- Two jurors were seated Tuesday in the cold-case-murder trial of 70-year-old John Heath, who stands accused of killing his wife in 1984 and burying her beneath a barn at their Newtown home.
Thirty-six people were summoned to state Superior Court for the first day of jury selection, but only a Bethel man employed by a day-care provider and a Danbury woman who works as a paralegal gained the approval of opposing attorneys in the case.
Most of the others were excused after telling Judge Robin Pavia that serving on a jury during a trial expected to last more than five weeks would be a financial hardship or would conflict with plans they had already made.
The biggest development in the decades-old case occurred before the first potential juror was questioned by the opposing attorneys, when Heath, a wheelchair-bound former painting contractor and Vietnam veteran, turned down a plea deal from Assistant State's Attorney Warren Murray that would have resulted in a lesser sentence than he will receive if he is convicted at trial.
Murray told the court that he offered to let Heath plead guilty to murder in exchange for an agreement to allow his attorney, special public defender Frank O'Reilly, to argue for a prison term at the lower end of the 25- to 60-year range dictated by state law.
"I'm innocent. I don't want to plead guilty to anything," Heath told the judge.
Any lengthy prison term would likely be a life sentence for Heath, who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and uses a portable oxygen tank to help him breathe. He has been treated for pneumonia eight times in the 15 months he has been incarcerated, O'Reilly said.
Heath has been in custody since April 2012, two years after the remains of his wife, Elizabeth, were found during renovations of a Poverty Hollow Road barn.
Elizabeth Heath was reported missing in April 1984 while the couple was in the early stages of divorce, and for years Heath told friends, family members and Newtown police that she had run off in the middle of the night, leaving behind their 4-year-old daughter, her dog and all her personal items.
She was 32 at the time.
Heath and his current wife, Raquel, whom he married shortly after Elizabeth disappeared, lived on the property until they lost it to foreclosure in 2005.
Although Murray read the potential jurors a list of more than 80 possible witnesses, including dozens of state and Newtown police officers, he said not all of them would testify during the trial.
Nevertheless, presentation of the prosecution's case likely will take "a solid four weeks," he said.
O'Reilly said the defense case will be considerably shorter, consuming two days at the most.
Before jury selection began, Pavia asked Heath whether he was physically able to participate in the trial.
Pavia's question was prompted by a defense motion filed last month in which O'Reilly said he was concerned about Heath's health.
O'Reilly said Tuesday he raised the issue because in a June meeting his client became fatigued and appeared unable to concentrate, possibly due to lack of oxygen.
But in more recent conversations, O'Reilly said, Heath indicated a willingness to go forward.
"I'm not seeking a delay at this time based on his medical condition," O'Reilly said.
Another panel of potential jurors will be summoned to court Wednesday. The trial will then recess until August, when the remainder of the 12 regular jurors and four alternates will be chosen.
Testimony is scheduled to begin Sept. 25.
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As we all know, the price of the BlackBerry PlayBook has been through various promotions last year, and this year, with a touch of special offerings in partnership with RIM, and other retailers.
It seems Telus Mobility is now the next best thing for anyone who wishes to buy a brand new 16GB or 32GB BlackBerry PlayBook, for an outstanding price of $149.99 plus applicable taxes.
At this price, I wouldn't hold your breathe (or wallet) too long, this promotion is only valid for 1 week
(February 3-9, 2012) at Telus locations.
It's likely some of you were sitting by the side lines waiting for the right time, or the right moment to purchase the BlackBerry PlayBook, and considering that RIM is going to release their OS2.0 update for the PlayBook on Feb. 17, 2012, this couldn't come at a perfect time.
The 7" PlayBook drop in price to $149.99 is an awesome steal right now for the 16GB and 32GB editions, I would maybe call ahead to confirm stock, as I'm sure Telus Mobility is very busy now regardless of location.
The 64GB PlayBook will remain at $299.99, if you're wondering.
I would definitely get out to the nearest Telus location, and grab one (or two).
What are you waiting for? :)


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Kentucky has been knocked on its heels again after two straight road losses, a major blow to the defending national champion's postseason hopes.
It's time for another gut check — or for this team, a series of gut checks.
"It's a one-game season, and it will be every game we play from here on out," Kentucky coach John Calipari said Friday. "Are you going to fight like heck, play through the ups and downs of a game, or are you going to die? I can't put it any more plainly or bluntly.
"You don't know what's going to happen until the game starts with this crew."
The Bluegrass Nation won't have to wait long to find out.
The Wildcats host No. 11 Florida Saturday in their Southeastern Conference finale. The showdown loomed large before the setbacks, including Thursday's 72-62 loss at Georgia. Now, while Kentucky (20-10, 11-6) desperately needs a win, beating the SEC regular season champion Gators (24-5, 14-3) will be tough unless the Wildcats turn things around in a hurry.
Florida drilled Kentucky 69-52 in Gainesville on Feb. 12, the game in which Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel sustained a season-ending knee injury. The Wildcats are 3-3 without their dominating big man.
Sitting on the NCAA tournament bubble and time running out on the season, Calipari laid it all out for his players.
Kentucky has faced urgency since losing Noel and then getting pounded at Tennessee in its first game without him. The Wildcats recovered to win the next three including an 85-55 rout of Mississippi State nine days ago, an efficient, dominant performance that suggested they finally had adjusted to life without Noel.
But then, as they have done each time they have shown improvement, the Wildcats took a step back.
After committing 19 turnovers in a 73-60 loss at Arkansas last Saturday, the Wildcats shot 6 of 26 from 3-point range (23 percent) while allowing Georgia to hit 7 of 15 from beyond the arc.
Calipari and his players tripped over each other taking blame for losing to a sub-.500 Bulldogs te The coach shouldered the weight for his players' lack of cohesion this late in the season, while several Wildcats questioned their lack of toughness in a game they needed to win.
"I'm probably disappointed in myself because I realize I could give more effort out there," said forward Alex Poythress, who had just four points and four rebounds against Georgia. "I feel this season I kind of let some things go by ... not going all out sometimes. You know, it's time to change."
That's true, Kentucky needs somebody to step up against the Gators to lead the Wildcats to the quality win they need to make a legitimate case for an at-large tournament bid — if they can't win the SEC tournament. And if bruising some egos is what it takes to get teammates going, guard Julius Mays is OK with that.
"As the season goes on we've had more guys buying in, but we just haven't had that full buy-in," said the fifth-year senior, who will be honored on Senior Day along with injured guard Twany Beckham.
"But even when we think we do, we always take two steps back. Now, it's come to the point where it's do-or-die for us and the guys that haven't fully bought in, they're going to have to hate me after tomorrow. ... I'm leaving it all out there."
Florida meanwhile seeks to close out the regular season with another win and build momentum for next weekend's SEC tournament in Nashville, Tenn. The Gators earned their fourth league championship and third under coach Billy Donovan with Wednesday's 66-40 rout of Vanderbilt that also capped a 15-0 season at home.
However, the Gators are 5-3 in conference road games and have lost their last two at Missouri and Tennessee. It's a statistic worth noting as the Gators return to Rupp, where they haven't won since 2007.
"I think sometimes on the road you've got to give the opponent some credit," said Florida coach Billy Donovan, noting his team's competitiveness in both games. "I'd be a lot more concerned or alarmed if we're going in and not having a chance to compete or play in the game. But we've been able to do that up to this point in time. On the road, we've got a winning record on the road. I think our guys have done a really good job on the road this year."
At the same time, the Gators are aware of the Wildcats' desperation and how dangerous that makes them. Mays hopes that urgency leads to the performance Kentucky needs, especially on a court where they are 15-2 this season and 7-1 against the SEC.
"It helps a lot to come home," he said of returning to Rupp. "I'm sure we're going to have a live crowd. Everybody knows what's on the line for us, so I think it'll be a big boost for us."
AP Sports Writer Mark Long in Gainesville, Fla., contributed to this report.


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6-17-2011 Safeco Field
Inter-league play. Always my favorite time of the year during baseball season. NOT. I've never been a fan of inter-league play. For a bunch of reasons. But for baseball it's probably something that will never go away. Now they're talking about moving divisions around, making the playoffs longer and all this other hoopla. Truth of the matter is, it's all about money. Did you know that this weekend alone brought out 1.6 million fans across baseball to watch inter-league baseball? Crazy, huh? Some series I'd love to see though. Like the Subway series, the Battle of the Bay (which I've already seen this year) and the I-70 series. Other than that? I really don't care to see the Indians play the Astros. It's not something I have my heart set on.
This morning I had a photo-shoot with a guy from the Snohomish Tribune. I had to take all of my 170 plus baseballs down to my old high school and have me and them photographed together on the baseball field. It was kind of cool because that's the very same field Adam Eaton played on in high school. He graduated in 1996 from Snohomish High school, which was my sophomore year. If you aren't familiar with who Adam Eaton is well I will tell you. He graduated Snohomish High school in 97` posting an 0.67 ERA for the team and went on to play college ball for the University of Washington. He was drafted by the Phillies in the 96` draft but ended up making his Major League debut for the San Diego Padres, May 30th 2000. He played with them until the 2005 season when he was traded to the Texas Rangers. From there he bounced to the Phillies, Orioles, and the Rockies before finally becoming a free agent. A lot of Phillies fan speculate that Eaton almost cost them the World Series in 2008 and didn't deserve a World Series ring.
Here are a few pictures of Doug trying to figure out a good shot for all my baseballs.
And here is Doug trying to set up all of my baseballs for a good picture. He was explaining how he wanted to leave all the baseballs in the original pyramid formation but block out the yellow box lid and the other brown colored box lid.
…and here's a picture of him setting up my special baseballs. You know, like the one I caught from Mark McGwire, my 100th lifetime and my first ever baseball.
I don't know if I'll keep my Mark McGwire ball in the cube like that forever. Eventually, as I collect more baseballs from iconic players I may just put them in a special box or a multiple baseball holder and label each ball with the specific players that either hit it or tossed it to me. In any case I doubt I will ever get another baseball from Mark McGwire ever again. And I surely won't ever get one hit to me by him. So it makes it very special that I got one from him. And if you want to read about how I got one from Big Mac you can just click right here.
After the photo-shoot was complete, I loaded all my baseballs up in my car, jetted home, unloaded all of my baseballs back upstairs, grabbed my stuff, and chased off towards Safeco Field. Since the Phillies were in town for inter-league play I had to get to the stadium early. Plus it was Ichiro replica jersey giveaway night. So the stadium was going to be packed. I was also waiting on my buddy Josh and his small entourage to arrive with the tickets. The gates opened up at 4:40pm and they arrived at 4:38pm. Moments to spare. (I truly appreciate the hustle, Josh!) Once I got my ticket, got my bag checked by security, I raced inside to the center field party deck. The place filled up so fast. Before I knew it I was elbow to elbow with hundreds of people. And to make matters worse David Aardsma tossed some dude a baseball, it bounced out of his hands, smacked off his face, bounced off the shoulder of his wife, and landed down in the gap behind the centerfield wall. Now I had to compete for a spot to get that baseball. I probably excused myself a hundred times trying to get in line with it to glove trick it out of there. Once I found it I got my glove ready, and started to lower it down. Just then…my string broke. My glove fell helplessly into the gap. "Now what?" Said a voice.
I found the nearest security guard and told him I had dropped my baseball glove into the gap. He told me he couldn't help me right now because he was too busy guarding his post. I'd have to wait. And I did wait. Even though the outside temperature was only 71 degrees, it felt like I was roasting under a desert sun. I was literally stressed out. I wanted to just forget my glove and go home. But I've had that glove since I was like, 16. And I still had a chance to get that baseball. After 25 minutes of standing there, and making minimal, pathetic attends to get a baseball players attention to toss me a baseball, I caught up with a security guard that was way more friendlier and way better looking too. Her name is Kim, and she is always so helpful and nice at the stadium. I told her my problem but I added that I was trying to get an autograph and I dropped my glove, my ball, and my sharpie into the gap. She immediately started towards the gate to help me but her supervisor, Melinda,(an equally nice security guard) cut her off and told her she had to go guard something else. I then had to explain my problem to Melinda. And she was equally compassionate and understanding. So can you guess what happened next?
Isn't that the best picture ever? That's not the actual baseball from the gap. That is a baseball I brought from home for good luck. And in case you're still waiting on official confirmation that I got the baseball from the gap, yes. I did get it. Melinda brought it up for me. I couldn't thank her enough.
I was finally able to assist my buddy Josh in the left field bleachers but he pretty much had things under control. I was just hanging around in case he missed one, plus he's great conversation. We jib-jab about baseball, and who we think will make the playoffs…you know, guy talk. Josh reeled in four baseballs in this one spot in the bleachers, and got Jaime Navarro to toss him his fifth.
That's Josh waiting for another BP home run. If you want to check out his stats on www.mygameballs.com just click here. He's a really cool guy and we got kind of ran out of that spot earlier than we wanted because after Josh had snagged number four a lot of kids started asking him to stand there.
Like I said. The stadium was absolutely crowded. Full to the brim. No where to stand and nowhere to really run for anything. Here are a couple of pictures to show you just how crowded it got.
The front rows were packed. There was no breaking in to get close enough for a toss-up so I just chalked it up as a loss and let inter-league play win this round. I felt that coming away with one baseball was pretty significant especially considering I lost valuable time when I dropped my glove in the gap. Here's the severity of that incident too. You see…while I was standing there dinking around with security…another 35,000 people entered the baseball stadium in that time frame.
Batting practice ended and the only thing left to do was to get close enough to Kyle Kendrick to get some pictures. He had a ton of family at the ballpark, (he's from Mount Vernon, WA) so everyone was trying to see him, and he was doing his best to obligue everyones' requests for autographs and pictures. I helped out Josh get his picture with Kendrick and that was pretty much the end of all the excitement.
My seats were awesome. Right on the aisle in foul ball territory. Josh's girlfriend, Ginny has a friend that hooked us all up with these great seats from her work. And sitting here nearly paid off too. It was around the 5th inning when a foul ball was hit our direction. I stood up, made my way down the aisle carefully, and moved into position to catch the ball. I was worried that it was going to hit the cable that strung along above us to help support the screen behind home plate so I adjusted a few feet to my right. Unfortunatly, the beer vendor was ducking for cover right where I needed to be. The ball landed two seats in and I was on the other side of the beer vendor. Had he not of been there? Easy catch.
Game; June 17th 2011 Philadelphia Phillies vs Seattle Mariners
Gameballs; One
Attendance; 34,345
Snagging Baseballs for Puppies has raised; $95.45 this season.
Snagging Baseballs for Relief in Japan has raised; $33.10 this


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2010 Women's soccer
Bluffton 3, Muskingum 1
Bluffton scores two late goals for 3-1 win at Muskingum
September 15, 2010
MUSKINGUM, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team connected for two goals in the final 20 minutes for a 3-1 victory at Muskingum University on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. The Beavers won their second straight contest in improving to 3-2, while Muskingum dipped to 1-5 on the season.
Less than three minutes before halftime, freshman Megan Moreo (Spencerville/Delphos Jefferson) buried a penalty kick for a 1-0 lead at the break. Bluffton held a 10-7 lead in shots for the first period before expanding that margin with a commanding 16-5 advantage in the final 45 minutes.
Five minutes after the Fighting Muskies knotted the game at one, Moreo took advantage of a free kick just outside the box when she rattled in her second score of the match. Sophomore Maddie Moore (Linn Grove, Ind./South Adams) iced the contest with her goal in the 83rd minute.
Catie White (Lima/Central Catholic) and Maddie Moore both paced the visitors with six shots apiece, while Kourtney Lewis (Arlington/Riverdale) chipped in with four attempts. Moreo and Monique Devol (Lancaster/Bloom Carroll) added three shots each for the Beavers.
Sarah Dailey (Zanesville) and Maggie Armstrong (Vevay, Ind./Switzerland County) combined to limit the Muskies to one goal with two saves apiece. The victors put together a 26-12 edge in shots while forcing six corner kicks, one more than the home team.
Bluffton returns home for a non-conference match with Huntington University on Saturday, Sept. 18. The contest is slated for 12 p.m. at the Sears Complex.


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The Tulpehocken High School girls soccer team advanced to the District 3-A semifinals after defeating Camp Hill, 3-0, in the quarterfinal round.
After getting a first round bye, the Lady Trojans played host to Camp Hill on Oct. 24. Kendra Benzel and Victoria Stump each scored a goal for the Trojans, and another goal scored on an own goal ruling.
Tulpehocken outshot Camp Hill, 10-1, and got one save from Jamie Fisher in goal.
Tulpehocken will take on York Catholic on Monday, Oct. 28 in a semifinal contest. If the Trojans win that game, they will take on the winner of the other semifinal, Halifax vs. Fairfield, on Thursday, Oct. 31, in the championship game at Hersheypark Stadium at 5:30 p.m.


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Skip to comments.Church-Burning Video Used to Promote Atheist Event at Ft. Bragg
Posted on 01/27/2012 3:00:54 PM PST by Dallas59
Atheists are using a music video that celebrates the burning of churches and synagogues to promote an upcoming atheist-themed festival at Fort Bragg.
Rock Beyond Belief is scheduled to be held on the parade field at Fort Bragg in March. The event was created in part as a response to a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association event that was held last year.
Justin Griffith, who organized Rock Beyond Belief, said he was personally offended that a Christian evangelical event like Rock the Fort was held on the base.
We felt it was entirely inappropriate for anyone to say your current religion is wrong, Griffith told Fox News& Commentary. We view all soldiers as already spiritually complete. Whatever their current religious preference is has no bearing on how fit they are as a soldier or anything related to military business.
Griffith confirmed the lineup includes atheist speakers, a rapper who raps about evolution and a kiddy pool where boys and girls will be able to scientifically walk on water.
(Excerpt) Read more at radio.foxnews.com ...
Ditto to that comment!
Oh poor little Justin was "offended"?
Isn't that just too bad?
Wow, so now they are having festivals... They even have their own logo, apparently. A woman at my work has an athiest tattoo of it. If this isn't a sign that the End of Days is nigh, I don't know what would be.
Email Justin and see if he responds!
When's the last time we saw atheist groups loading semi trailers with relief supplies to some distaster area? When's the lst time the plate was passed a second time to help those in need...Oh, that's right, atheists don't do that.
When's the last time we saw atheist groups loading semi trailers with relief supplies to some distaster area? When's the lst time the plate was passed a second time to help those in need...Oh, that's right, atheists don't do that.
(Refuting post-modern relativists is like shooting fish in a barrel.)
I assert that my religion IS "to say that your current religion is wrong".
No, wait, he is asserting that my current religion is wrong!
Atheists and islamists don't attack each other because they're sympatico. They're both of luciferian cults.
I'm an atheist and that video is in pretty bad taste.
(Not terrified of Muslim extremists btw)
They are letting a hate group have a hate festival on public grounds because it is politically correct to pretend like it is OK and normal.
The death of America.
We will witness it.
That's why they love obama and dems...it's never their money
I am sure Fort Bragg is happy to be associated with this. Then again, with Obama in charge - they might see absolutely nothing wrong with this.
They really have a lot to celebrate, don't they. All there is in their view is a universe that is winding down to nothing but a freezing expanse of dissipated energy and they will themselves, in their view, soon be nothing but food for worms, as though they had never been. No reason to live today and no hope for tomorrow. Ya right, sure, you atheists get out the champagne and celebrate.
As an ex atheist, sorry to hear that. My heart goes out to you.
We ARE witnessing it! ... not with a bang, but a whimper, the light of liberty goes out.
"I dare them to show a burning mosque. Atheists are terrified of Islam."
The video actually does have a brief scene showing a Muslim crowd at one of the five-times-daily prayer sessions required of members of the Ummah, sandwiched in between clips of Nazi war newsreels showing bombings of cities and German troops in urban fighting around churches.. The synagogue burnings are probably from Nazi newsreels as well, perhaps associated with Kristallnacht http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht . I'm not sure, but at least some of those church burnings look familiar, perhaps from newsreels of the period where Southern black churches were being bombed and torched by segregationist thugs determined to maintain white supremacy. If atheists want to be identified with such events, they have little to complain about when they try to blame religion for all the evil in the world, as if there isn't plenty of blood on atheists' hands as well. Mein Kampf is a monument to the influence of social Darwinism, and its author reportedly was outraged at the end, as the '1000 year Reich' came crashing down around his ears at his own people for failing to live up to his 'master-race' rhetoric.
Of course scoundrels seeking to whip up mob sentiment or war fever will appeal to whatever ideas are known to deeply influence their audiences, whether religious, patriotic, or fervor for class war (as was used so effectively in the Soviet Union and the PRC during the Cold War). This pattern is noted in several places in the Bible, from Paul's indictment in chapter 1 of his letter to the Romans, explaining the reasons for the wrath of God against those who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, to the parable of the wheat and the tares (in which the difficulty of separating out the faithful from the hypocrites is underlined).
Anyone who came through the 20th century with an intact commitment to the bogus Enlightenment vision of a basically good humanity which would reveal its goodness once freed from the shackles of religious superstition had to be wearing the darkest of blinders to miss the global refutation of that vision in a three round world war which appears to have entered a fourth round as the 21st century opens.
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Torvalds Uses Profanity To Lambaste Romney Remarks 1223
netbuzz writes "Last night Linux creator Linus Torvalds took to his Google+ page and called Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney 'a f***ing moron.' Torvalds' stated reason? Romney's much-ridiculed suggestion that air passengers would be safer in emergencies if aircraft windows could be opened (a suggestion which some, including Snopes.com, have taken as a joke). Torvalds also recently called Mormonism, Romney's religion, 'bats**t crazy.' Is this just Linus being Linus? Or does such outspokenness on non-technical matters reflect poorly on the Linux community that Torvalds leads?"


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Is SDN Hype Or Here To Stay?
Software-defined networking (SDN) has been the talk of the networking world for well over a year, and Cisco, through Cisco ONE and its support of the SDN-focused OpenDaylight Project, has positioned itself at forefront of that conversation.
But is SDN really the future of networking -- or just a buzzword bound to be forgotten? Some Cisco partners will be searching for an answer at Partner Summit next week.
"I want to learn more about software-defined networking. It's an industry buzz term right now, kind of like when people used to talk about SOA, or service-oriented architectures," said Michael Girouard, executive vice president of sales of TekLinks, a Birmingham, Ala.- based solution provider. "[SDN] could go the same way as SOA, meaning it's a great conceptual thing, but never really materialized into a tactical architecture. I'm really curious to see how this will evolve."


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Skip to comments.Howie Carr live thread 7/10/07
Posted on 07/10/2007 8:06:05 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Howie Carr live thread
Graphic by me...again, it's not totally official but it looks that way...
Howie Carr ping
from radio-info.com:
"Entercom fights to keep Howie Carr from defecting to WTKK, Boston. Carr's attorney Bret Cohen is going to be earning his keep, as Entercom stands ready to claim it has the right to match any other offer and (at the very least) a 90-day non-compete that should keep Howie from starting at FM talker WTKK on October 1."
If you missed it:
"Carrs contract with Entercom contained both a non-compete and right of first refusal or right to match provision. The non-compete clause prevents Carr from going to work at any other radio or TV station within WRKOs city-grade coverage area for 90 days, according to Carrs lawyers.
The right to match provision purports to give WRKO the right to meet a competing salary offer within 180 days from any radio or TV station within WRKOs coverage area. If Entercom matched an offer, Carr would have to stay at WRKO with the same undisclosed compensation as offered by WTKK.
"But Cohen said both provisions are illegal and unenforceable under Massachusetts law. Cohen said theres a state statute that 'prohibits the enforceability of non-compete agreements and other post-employment restriction against individuals in the broadcast industry.'
"'If it comes to it, we are prepared to litigate this issue,' Cohen said."
(me: don't be too surprised if legal wrangling might keep
Howie OFF the air—get ready for possible fill-ins or
"Classic Carr"—while all this gets settled, a la
Severin and WTKK...Hang on to your hats. It's going to
be a bumpy ride.)
Look for WRKO's GM Jason Wolfe to be pounding the pavement soon.
I've been listening for any Howie promos on RKO this morning and haven't heard any so far...
Tom Finneran is a convicted FELON, a SLUG tried and found guilty of lying under oath so what does WRKO do to this reprobate who deserves to be in JAIL (If it had been uoy or me they would have nailed us to the wall for this)? They have the unmitigated gall to HIRE HIM and to give him the plum morning commute slot! When this happened, multitudes of WRKO listeners contacted the station and flat out told them that they, along with me would drop our support for WRKO AND ITS SPONSORS and would no longer listen to them in the morning and that is just what we have done. I wrote numerous scathing letters to the management of WRKO pleading with them not to hire the liberal sleaze bag, hack "FELLON" Finnerean, Howie also voiced his objections but the management staunchly refused to listen to their audience and went ahead and did it anyway. The ratings for Finnerans show bore out the fact that the audience made good on our threats because they are in the toilet where they belong.
Along with the disgrace of hiring a convicted felon to comment on the political and MORAL issues of the day, WRKO has been eating into Howies airtime for months now by broadcasting Red Sox games and pre-game hype in his time slot... BOREING. So all I can say is WRKO has gotten what it so richly deserves; lay down with "dogs" and you get fleas. I hope Howie cleans Finneran's and WRKO's clock.
If anyone from WRKO is reading this: I hope you ENJOY your time with Tommy Taxes, AFTER Howie leaves, I am permanently switching stations for good. I, along with countless other FORMER WRKO listeners will listen to Howie Carr on his new station and will NO LONGER listen to Rush (the ONLY other conservative host you have left because you FIRED everyone else) on WRKO... You lost the bulk of your listening audience when you "jumped the shark" by hiring the convicted sleaze bag "Felon Finneran.
All I can say is:" See ya, wouldn't want to be ya.
Depending on where you live you can still hear Rush on
great radio stations like...
WTAG 580 Worcester
WGIR 610 Manchester NH
WGIP 1540 Exeter/Ports. NH
WGIN 930 Rochester NH
WPRO 630 Prov RI
WXTK 95.1 Cape Cod
WTIC 1080 Hartford
Carr files suit against WRKO for trying to stop new deal with rival
By Jessica Heslam/ Breaking News
Boston Herald Media Reporter
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - Updated: 11:44 AM EST
A day after shaking up Bostons talk radio scene with a bombshell announcement, WRKO talk meister Howie Carr has slapped the AM station with a lawsuit, accusing them of illegally trying to block his new deal with rival WTKK-FM.
The lawsuit, filed today in Suffolk Superior Court, accuses the Entercom-owned WRKO (680) of including illegal restrictions in Carrs contract designed to prevent the witty Herald columnist from jumping ship.
WTKK has offered Carr a five-year contract for his own morning-drive show. His contract with WRKO ends in September.
Without relief from this court, Mr. Carr will be unlawfully precluded from pursuing this opportunity, and will be forced to continue working for an employer whom he no longer wants to work, said the lawsuit, filed by Carrs attorney, Bret Cohen of Mintz Levin.
Mr. Carr seeks a declaration from this court that these provisions are illegal under Massachusetts law and unenforceable as applied to him, and an award of his attorneys fees and costs incurred in bringing this present action, the lawsuit says.
Carrs contract with WRKO contained a renewal option, which would have allowed Entercom to extend his contract by one year had the company sent a written letter to Carr by March 19 of this year.
According to the complaint, WRKO Program Director Jason Wolfe asked Carr to sign a one-week extension two days before the March deadline, which Carr signed. Over the next month, Carr gave Entercom two more extension deadlines for the renewal option, but the company failed to extend Carrs contract.
About a month ago, Wolfe contacted Carr to discuss his contract, and Carr told him he had reservations about staying at WRKO, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit says WTKK would give Carr a bigger audience, asubstantially higher profile and morebonus potential than WRKO.
"Brian, it looks like the house of cards is falling down! Julie Kahn, Jim Rushton and Jason Wolfe found out about the 96.9 deal on the Herald website, they had no clue until it was mentioned to them. Julie was heard telling Jason in a closed door meeting that his neck is on the line if Howie walks...."
Jason Wolfe will forever be known in radio circles for losing the biggest talent on WRKO to a rival station. If this so called ' super star ' is ever given the helm of a radio station I'd be very surprised.
ah! duly noted
It would resemble the Lt. in Good Morning Vietnam replacing Cornhauer.
Avi Nelson indeed hosting, talking about NY Times editorial asking if we should get out of Iraq...
1st Hour
In an address today President Bush stressed that he too wants Iraq troop pullout...do you believe him?
2nd Hour
3rd Hour
CHUMP LINE!617-779-3469 and leave Howie, Sandy or Happy a message about today's stories or anything else buzzing around your bonnet and we may play it back on the air!
4th Hour
I bet Jay Severin sprung for a case of bubbly today.
LOL! Morning drive ratings suck. Red Sox will be off by late October and afternoon drive will be going against Howie. Looks like BOR from 3-7 followed by The Savage Nation.
I've got to buy a hat first before I can hang on to it. LOL
I would say WRKO had their high point in the early 1990s. We had Gene Burns from 10-2 and Jerry Williams from 2-6. I lost so much productivity at work those years listening to those guys! Ted and Janet in the morning weren't bad either. And of course it was Jerry who launched Howie's radio career in the first place, giving Howie (and Barbara Anderson of Citizens for Limited Taxation) a regular segment on his show.
I'm also old enough to remember when WRKO was a Top 40 station and I still have a few airchecks from that era.
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'America's Next Top Model: British Invasion' Recap: Greased Whinin'
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Last week,
Louise had an epic meltdown
and Kelly Cutrone revealed that even though she's new and knows little to nothing about modeling,
she's NOT the judge to mess with
. Or to look straight in the eye. Or to speak to, if what's coming out of your mouth isn't a compliment about her. What a
addition to the panel she's turning out to be! If Andre Leon Talley actually watched
Top Model
(I doubt he even did when he was
the show) he'd be rolling in his massive Dolce & Gabbana caftan, watching what she's doing to his old seat.
This week, we begin where we ended last week: The Brits are traumatized by the loss of Louise, but feeling slightly buoyed by the fact that the Americans are "turning on each other." Eboni now resents her "30-Never" name because she doesn't want to be seen as a little girl (or a baby prostitute, as she looked like in last week's photo) and ironically acts even MORE like a baby while insisting that she's an "adult" who has "been through some sh*t." She lists off her personal and family troubles almost a little toooo easily, like she's used to giving this speech when things don't go her way. Then she takes her anger out on Kyle for seemingly no reason. Unless you count the reason that she's a vindictive whiner.
The Challenge
Miss J meets the girls dressed as your New Age yoga teacher.
And now we're going to lower ourselves even further, into the Downward-Facing Tyra-Ankle-Grabber...
And YAY,
that vicious hobbit who told the All-Stars exactly why they sucked last cycle
is BACK, and he's here to give these newbies an impossible task: To make a TV commercial. But the commercial is supposed to sell
, as personalities. (But isn't the beauty of being a model that you don't
a personality?) Eboni is surprised by Martin's insight that "people judge you by first impressions." If that's a new one, think about all the OTHER things she's probably never learned.
Each of the girls gets a different blan everyday product to sell in their "TV commercial" (a camera in front of a wall), and they only get one continuous take in which to ad-lib a speech about why their trash bags/TV dinner/toilet paper/other generic boring crap is a MUST-BUY. Just like filming a real TV commercial. JUST KIDDING. Even filming a real, low-budget local access infomercial would be more professional than this.
Ashley panics and says that her toilet paper smells so good that your boyfriend could come smell your ass after you use it. Major selling point! Totally relatable. "My mom's gonna think my boyfriend smells my arse!" she laments. I love you, British Ashley. Please say "arse" some more.
Kyle tries to make breath mints interesting and everyone is like "AHHHH Kyle is so boring, she should go home now." Which is a great point except that, um, ALL of these are boring. Except the ones that are funny in a bad way -- like Candace, who just repeats "BUY THIS COFFEE! BUY THIS COFFEE NOW!" in a threatening way. But it's not Candace's
that she's terrible at giving presentations, because she paid people to do her homework her entire life and just got by on her looks. And she openly admits that. Oh wait. Candace might not just be terrible at talking, she might also be a terrible ... person?
Martin the uptight marketing hobbit reveals that they're now going to show the "commercials" to a "focus group" to see who gives the best first impression. Of course, the focus group just RIPS INTO each of the girls -- because the entire challenge was a completely impossible mess! I love when
Top Model
just blatantly sets up girls to fail. It's good practice for their modeling careers after they leave the show. Only a couple girls get thumbs up: Seymone gets a fairly decent review, and everyone thinks Sophie is adorable. Annaliese and Kyle also get positive feedback.
Eboni "came off a little bit too full of herself" by saying that we, the public, can look pretty like the Top Models if we use her tin foil or whatever. But some schlubby guy from the "focus group" is like "But she's not even THAT pretty!" Eboni hears this, and takes it in stride, as you can see:
Incensed by an offhand insult from a complete stranger, Eboni again takes her aggression out on Kyle, and the other girls join in, saying Kyle didn't do very well -- even though she did? I don't know. It's two teenagers being mean to each other, it doesn't need to make sense. Kyle starts freaking out, runs out of the room and wants to quit the show because she's miserable AND because she's afraid she'll punch Eboni in the face if she stays. Hahaha! Fair enough.
Miss J hugs Kyle back to health, and then it's time to announce the winner of the challenge, and it's ... Annaliese. Surprise, surprise, Miss "Excite-to-Buy" got the focus group excited to buy, so she wins AAAAAAALL the diamonds.
The Photo Shoot
The girls arrive at a dried-up dam that looks perfect for street racing. Then Nigel and Jay Manuel drive up trying to look all hard, in what one of the girls calls "bumpy cars." (Lowriders with hydraulics.) No two men have ever looked more out of place.
They see me rolling, they are hating, they may be trying to catch me riding in a dirty fashion but they won't because my hygiene is impeccable!
The concept for the shoot is another nonsensical mashup: British couture hats and American classic cars. Sure. Why not.
In hair and makeup, Kyle's still whining about whether she should stay or go. (Go! Go! Gooooo!) It's such a tough call. On the one hand, she hates this competition and everyone in it. But on the other hand ... uh, attention?
Status update: "Sitting in the makeup chair, thinking about how hard my life is :("
gets great feedback on her shoot, though her face can look a little "butch."
looks amazing in her hot pink hat and green dress.
's doing an "Angelina Jolie at the Oscars" leg.
looks a little like Katy Perry with her hair tucked up, and Jay loves her shoot, but the whole group has turned against her after her tantrum last night.
looks adorable -- and a little like Jennifer Lawrence, if I'm not mistaken. It's time for
's shoot, and she is LOST. Nigel pulls her aside and gives her a lecture, and after that it's ... decent.
has a massive pink flower thing on her head, and looks confident.
rolls around on the ground, and Nigel LOVES it. She's always ziggin' when others are zaggin'! She's wacky and everyone loves it! She might be on drugs, but those drugs are leading her straight to SUCCESS!
looks like she should be in
, Jay says, but she's still incapable of moving her face out of "bitch mode." Very Anna Wintour. Very
Nigel has to remind
to stop laughing during the shoot, which isn't a good sign. But she's so adorable.
still isn't embracing her "30 Never" nickname (because, uhh, it's made-up and stupid?) but Nigel says her shoot was gorgeous.
That night, Kyle is STILL debating whether to leave or not. I've only been hearing it for 20 minutes and I'm already like, "ENOUGH! Make up your mind!" So I'm starting to understand why all the other girls are fed up with her.
'America's Next Top Model: British Invasion' Week 4 Final Photos: Ladies, Start Your Engines...
Everyone's dressed to the nines for judging. Miss J, our guest judge, is wearing the purple version of his yoga teacher outfit. I love all his headbands. and half-ponies.Tyra has a curled up sleeping puppy on her head! Cuuuuuute.
On to the judging...
Nigel thinks she needed to pull it together quicker during the shoot. Kelly doesn't think she looks "connected" to the environment, and Tyra wishes she'd made better angles.
Nigel loves this picture he took! Miss J sees a "wonky eye." Tyra says it's still too sexy, because she doesn't look like an adult.
It's not sexy enough to Kelly. Miss J wishes she'd "pushed it" more.
Kelly thinks her body language looks like a weigh lifter. Tyra loves the face.
Nigel tells the panel that it was frustrating to shoot her. Tyra thinks she looks like "the wife of the head of the Rose Bowl" (uhhh) but she's not doing enough with her face.
Kelly thinks she looks like a "nasty power bitch," in a good way. Tyra calls it "fantastic." No mention from Kyle about how she's been saying all week that she's sick of this and wants to go home.
They love the shot, but wish she'd lifted her head more.
Nigel laments that she uses the same face in every shot, and Tyra says that she wishes they'd given Candace "AzMarie's hair" (shaved) so she wouldn't have anything to hide behind.
They loooove it. Kelly calls her a "drunk Mae West." Tyra: "You are MAH-DUH-LING. You're not just a model. You're the verb."
She's hunched, and it's weird. She admits that she needs posing tips?! Ahhhh-naliese! You're not supposed to SAY THAT.
The word from the panel is "FIERCE." Tyra is so impressed that she thinks it looks like animation. A human being couldn't possibly have leaned slightly back like that!
In deliberation, the judges say that Eboni's "idea of sexy" is working against her. Kelly says that Sophie looks pregnant, which is RIDICULOUS, especially given the source. Alisha's leg finally gives Tyra an excuse to hoist herself over the judging table. I was going to take a picture of it, but my hand wouldn't stop shaking.
Then she says of Candace, "Exotica was forgot-ica." Tyra, you're on a rolllllll! Kinda like that shiny black Cinnabon on top of your head.
Best photo this week is:
Whooo, two in a row! "I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing," she says when Tyra asks what's happening. Damn right, girl.
And the rest, in order:
("You look so worried!" Kyle: "Guhhh-uhhh")
Bottom Two: Seymone and Candace
Tyra says that Seymone is a "vision of loveliness" in real life, but she's not representing her beauty in photos. She looks like "mediocrity." And Candace, who looks like she could be from anywhere from LA to Zimbabwe, also translates to "mediocrity" on camera.
Eliminated: Candace
Tyra says that Seymone doesn't know what she's doing and needs more time. I guess that means that Candace DOES know what she's doing, but what she's doing is bad, so she gets no more time. Candace cries, but doesn't leave without calling out Kyle for wanting to leave. But Tyra's not hearing it. Literally. She's like, "I don't even know who you're talking about!" and then talks over Candace with some stupid anecdote about a model she didn't like 17 years ago. So the moral of the story is shut up, because it's all about TYYYYRA!
Next week:
They're going to Canada to walk in Toronto Fashion Week, and then celebrating (insulting) Canada by posing with maple leaves over their naughty bits while getting maple syrup poured all over them. Yes, you read that right: Next week's photo shoot concept is MAPLE SYRUP SHOWER. TYRA, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN!
Have a question for Candace? Put it in the comments!
I'm interviewing her over the phone tomorrow morning. And yes, I'm definitely gonna ask her about that "paying people to give her school presentations" thing.
(Images courtesy of the CW)
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If I have understood correctly. Einstein said that the universe is a blanket/matrix of stuff. That there is no space. That there is no gravity. That the stars are just sitting in a depressed section of this matrix, and the earth, for example, is caught at the edge of this depression, within the blanket. Kind of like a whirlpool without the whirl.
So, how are we moving around the sun? If it is the stuff that is moving then we are all moving relative to the stuff and we would not circle the sun.


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St. Marys parks have 'ideas worth sharing'
A new project to spark creativity in the community, titled "Ideas Worth Sharing," has begun at the parks in St. Marys. Started by Park Director Denny Posteraro, the project focuses on the children and adults in the community by keeping them entertained, increasing their knowledge in the arts and maintaining a connection with the passion for learning new things. "Usually parents sign their kids up for things," said Posteraro. "We want to kids to go home and ask their parents to do these things because they want to."The project started as a community service opportunity for a group of students in the National Honor Society. It has now been launched into a summer project, which Posteraro hopes to continue as part of the recreation program well into the future.Posteraro said he wants people to understand that the park is not just a place for sports and people who like them, but also a place for fun and creativity. He noted that because of the help of volunteers and parks staff, there is minimal cost to keep the program running, and the various workshops are free and open to all.One of the workshops that already took place at Memorial Park was "Crazy Concoctions." Supervised and aided by park staffers, children created crazy concoctions such as chalk, goo, "magic munch" and ice cream.Other upcoming Ideas Worth Sharing programs are: Physical Fitness, July 1, 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at Memorial Park; Splatter Painting, July 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Memorial Park; and Theater, July 18-July 22, 12 p.m.-2 p.m. at Benzinger Park. Anyone interested in volunteering a small amount of time to host a workshop about something they have a passion for may contact the park office at 834-9418. Those who would like more information about St. Marys parks and the programs offered may visit picnicinthepark.com.


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Hi Henci,
I searched your site for research about cerebral palsy. Recent news reports of a $58 million judgment against a doctor who delivered a baby ultimately diagnosed with cerebral palsy. What does the research say about the timing of the insult to the brain? In other words, does the research make it clear how to determine who is "at fault". I am a midwife and I attended a birth many years ago that was totally uncomplicated except for a long pushing phase of 4 hours. Fetal heart tones were never a concern, the lowest one being 100 at the crowning of the head. I always wondered if I missed something. It seems to me that the anoxia could've happened in the antepartum, intrapartum or postpartum period, and we don't really have any good methods of diagnosing this. Thanks in advance. Joyce


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Beyond The Desktop
Let's look beyond the classic desktop-server world of Windows and consider Microsoft's efforts to rally developers around its mobile technologies, rich Internet applications, and cloud computing platform. The Windows Phone Marketplace is a huge step forward in Microsoft's support for the Windows Mobile ecosystem.
This is one area where Microsoft is far behind the competition, which many consider inexcusable given how long its mobile technologies have been in the market. As for limitations, application development is limited to Microsoft's XNA or Silverlight 4 frameworks, while the development API still doesn't provide access to all of the phone's capabilities, such as Sockets.
To help drive its ecosystem in the face of stiff competition from Google, Apple, and RIM, Microsoft has made some of the development tools free, such as the integration of Expression Blend with Visual Studio 2010 Express. Developers can use the resulting toolset to design Windows Phone-friendly user interfaces, along with the code that makes them functional, that can be deployed as Windows Presentation Foundation or Silverlight applications.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month that there were 22,000 registered Windows Phone 7 developers, about 5,500 third-party applications, and around 100 new applications being launched each day. In terms of usage, customers are downloading a new Windows Phone 7 application each day, on average.
The door is open for third parties to create widgets, libraries, and data integration tools that make the environment even more powerful. And since Microsoft has made its portion of the tool chain free, it's certain to get it into the hands of developers more quickly; this presents greater market opportunities for tool vendors.
Increasing this opportunity is the fact that Silverlight isn't a platform-specific technology. In fact, it's not even Windows specific. The Silverlight runtime, along with browser plug-ins, exist for Apple Mac OS X, Linux, and the Symbian mobile OS, in addition to Microsoft's Windows and Windows Phone platforms. And since browser support includes Google's Chrome OS, Silverlight should run on Google's Linux-and-Chrome-based Chrome OS.
As a result, a heterogeneous third-party tools and developer ecosystem is popping up around Silverlight. Microsoft is embracing the fact that this ecosystem, for the first time, will extend beyond Windows and include tools and libraries for rival platforms, as well.
However, much like Apple's iOS developer IDE, Xcode, runs only on Mac OS X, Microsoft's revenue may be tied largely to the success of its Visual Studio line, which runs only on Windows.
In terms of cloud development, vendors such as Alpha Software, with its Alpha Five platform, are taking advantage of Microsoft's relative openness for integration with tools and software from other vendors. Although not purely a tools play, the openness that Microsoft is supporting opens the door to the heterogeneous deployments that other vendors have been proclaiming for years. The bet is that this strategy will overcome the "one-stop-shop" approach of companies like Oracle and IBM. Both strategies have advantages for customers — one-stop typically offers better integration, deployment, and support, while a heterogeneous approach avoids lock-in — yet the single vendor approach offers clear advantages to the vendor selling the integrated solution. It's yet to be seen how the open, heterogeneous strategy can be made into an advantage financially.
Tablet Development
The market for tablet and slate devices is growing. In fact, it's growing at the expense of netbooks and notebook class computers, which has the potential to further erode Windows' market share. For the past two years, a bevy of tablet computers has been demonstrated at CES, some of which run Windows.
Unfortunately, Windows Tablet edition hasn't progressed much since 2002, when Microsoft experimented with pen computing. Today's Windows-based tablets are little more than the desktop version of Windows made to run on a touchscreen device, resulting in a less than optimal user experience.
However, Microsoft has introduced touch capabilities in all editions of Windows 7. The features included are based on the gestures API and touch UI enhancements introduced with Microsoft Surface, which are directly available to third-party developers, but is this enough?
Now if only Microsoft would tailor its Windows Phone platform for tablets, as opposed to shoehorning desktop Windows into these devices, it would potentially expand its ecosystem well beyond what it is today, as its tools and strategy would better address all markets — desktop, Web, cloud computing, netbooks, smartphones, and tablets. Time will tell if there's any chance of that happening.
The opportunity is there for third-party vendors to find niches associated with Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, Silverlight RIA approach, and Windows Phone technologies. Microsoft has a track record of profiting from a thriving third-party ecosystem, and if anyone can find a way to achieve ROI from a heterogeneous platforms approach, Microsoft has the most potential. The road won't be easy — after all, this strategy didn't work out well for Sun Microsystems. But one thing is clear: The opportunities for third-party vendors around Windows-based technology are greater than ever.


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Thursday, May 3, 2007
33 comments:
- ~tanty~ said...
What a beautiful and peaceful pond. Love the colorful flowers there :)
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 4:47:00 AM GMT+1
- Moi said...
wow!!! "ur" pond's beautiful....and the girl's so small to be doing this so patiently......kids never fail to surprise moi!!! :O
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 4:50:00 AM GMT+1
- Rauf said...
Ah! lovely ! no silly comment today Isabella, Holiday for silly comments. Go have an ice cream, tell the ice cream man my name. tell him i'll come and pay in the year 2020 if i am still alive.
Yes the pond is yours Isabella, please tell the Mayor of Naples that i said so. i can send 50 cents as adavnce payment, i'll pay the rest in 2020 along with the ice cream.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 5:07:00 AM GMT+1
- slinger said...
I count three alligators in this photo....two of them right off shore!!!
A lovely photo.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 5:47:00 AM GMT+1
- Glenn Standish said...
Beautiful as usual! By the way Isabella thanks for leaving comments over at Toruń DP...I have replied (twice!) to them! Check them out! G
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:34:00 AM GMT+1
- Leena said...
She is a good one and made it many times,I guess.Your landscape is like a dream. Happy dreaming, Isabella!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:35:00 AM GMT+1
- Seda said...
the pond looks like garden of Eden...Very nice colors and those flowers are just gorgeous.
Istanbul Photo
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 7:16:00 AM GMT+1
- kris said...
Isabella in wonderland.. inviting colours!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 9:38:00 AM GMT+1
- freefalling said...
The little girl doesn't look real - that part of the photo looks like a painting.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:31:00 AM GMT+1
Serenity for sure.
Have a great Thursday!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:37:00 AM GMT+1
- Abraham Lincoln said...
A beautiful and colorful photograph. If I lived there I would be concerned for the small child's welfare. Is there any chance of an alligator in the lake? Wow. It would bother me.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 12:57:00 PM GMT+1
- Jilly said...
Beautiful pond - looks like a small lake to me!
Isabella, what is that tree that has a few fronds hanging down with a white flower and pea-like pods? Fascinating.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 1:02:00 PM GMT+1
- Kate said...
Your quote fits the photo beautifully. Well-chosen, Isabella--both photo and Mr. Irving.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 3:37:00 PM GMT+1
- alice said...
For a little moment, this pond is our pond too...When I was a little girl, i liked to fish (in the sea), it was easy to catch some beautiful fishs kind enough to swallow my poor worm on a rusty hook...I am not sure it could work today...
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 4:19:00 PM GMT+1
- Lori said...
I love your pond! This is a very sweet picture.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 4:28:00 PM GMT+1
- Monica said...
wow. you live surrounded by beautiful colors everywhere!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 4:36:00 PM GMT+1
- Gerald England said...
isabella -- to get your p/c you need to let me know your snail-mail address -- you can send me a private email via the CDPB forum or you can find the contact form on my website http://www.geraldengland.co.uk/
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:15:00 PM GMT+1
- Gerald England said...
I just sent a private email to you -- check it hasn't been diverted to a spam folder!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:18:00 PM GMT+1
- isabella said...
Thanks Gerald - will do!
Jilly - that's a wild tamarind tree. Those small while flowers are very sweet smelling...
Alice - today's fish are more spoiled and clever, they would never fall for a rusty hook ;-)
Abe - there's always a chance for an alligator, but this pond is on a golfcourse and they don't like to hang out with the golfers ;-)
Thanks for the ice-cream, Rauf!!! It is very hot here today...
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:47:00 PM GMT+1
- Carlos said...
Composition is great here with these flowers in the foreground and is the final touch.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 7:39:00 PM GMT+1
- Nathalie said...
Never managed to fish - can't stay still for 2 minutes!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 9:27:00 PM GMT+1
- Victoria said...
Beautiful spot to go fishing. I must say that I'm a bit jealous, I haven't been fishing yet this spring!
I also just noticed that small lawn chair nest to the little girl; how adorable!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10:54:00 PM GMT+1
- angela said...
What a lovely place to go fishing.
Beautiful photo and I like the quote..
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:02:00 PM GMT+1
- GMG said...
I'm not sure I would go for fishing, but the photo is superb!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:20:00 PM GMT+1
- The Wellspring said...
What a beautifully colorful photo!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:34:00 PM GMT+1
- JAM said...
Stunning. Florida at it's beautiful best. The little girl in there fishing is the perfect touch.
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:49:00 PM GMT+1
- Chandlermom said...
beautiful colors!
- Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 11:51:00 PM GMT+1
- tfangel said...
Like others have said, i just can't look at water in Florida without wondering if there are gators in there. Hope she is okay.
- Friday, May 4, 2007 at 12:22:00 AM GMT+1
- RamblingRound said...
Looks like a painting almost. So beautiful. That little girl is making precious memories.
- Friday, May 4, 2007 at 2:52:00 AM GMT+1
- Dsole said...
Isabella! It's like some cartoon! gorgeous!
- Friday, May 4, 2007 at 9:56:00 PM GMT+1
- NDS said...
Paradise, that's what it looks like to me. The little girl just makes the photo. Great catch!
- Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 12:05:00 AM GMT+1
- Chris & Deb said...
WOW what a shot! I'll bet that little girl (at least I hope) was having fun!
- Monday, May 7, 2007 at 7:07:00 PM GMT+1
- Curly said...
Beautiful picture Isabella, the weather looks perfect too.
South Shields Daily Photo
- Monday, May 14, 2007 at 11:56:00 PM GMT+1


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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)
|The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I
|Video game
|Interplay Productions (MS-DOS), Chaos Studios (Amiga)
|Electronic Arts (UK), Interplay Productions (rest of the world)
|Amiga, MS-DOS, Commodore 64
|Release date
|Adventure, RPG
The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I was the first video game with covers The Lord of the Rings from Electronic Arts. It was the prequel of The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers. It has cutscenes from Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings. It was writen by Scott Bennie and Mark Whittlesey. The music was composed by Charles Deenen.
See this youtube-movie for an example of this game.
The player starts with Frodo Baggins and can get the rest of the other Fellowship of the Ring, except Boromir. You can recruit these while following the main story. You can also play many side quests. The player can swap whoever leads the Fellowship, equip other party members with a range of weapons and armour, distribute skills among the group, cast spells, and perform various skill-based actions. The world is quite large and a player can return to older parts of the world. The player can then discover new places, characters, quests and objects in the older parts. This makes a dynamic game. There is also a day/night system, in the night there is more change to encounter a Nazgûl and are some enemies stronger than at the day.
Playable Characters
- Frodo Baggins
- Samwise Gamgee
- Meriadoc Brandybuck
- Peregrin Took
- Aragorn II
- Gandalf the Grey
- Legolas
- Gimli
SysnopsisRalph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings. The player begins as Frodo Baggins in Hobbiton. The player must first travel to Buckland. Then you must cross the Old Forest and the Barrow-downs. In the Barrow Downs the player must escape the Barrow-wights with the help of Tom Bombadil. In Rivendell you must collect the pieces of Andúril, with can be found in the lands around Rivendell.
After the player escaped the darkniss of Moria you must search the gifts from Galadriel. When Frodo Baggings is captured in Dol Guldur. The remaining members of the Fellowship must then free Frodo with help from Radagast the Brown and the Elves of Lórien before the Witch-King arrives and brings the Ring-bearer to Mordor and the fate of Middle-earth is lost.


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Feb 28 01:04:11 4A:iris unix: |$(0x32)WARNING: lost battery backup clock
Feb 28 01:04:11 4A:iris unix: |$(0x34)WARNING: preposterous time in file system
Feb 28 01:04:11 4A:iris unix: |$(0x36)WARNING: CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
I can't seem to find any information on replacing the battery via google or google groups. Heck, I can't even seem to find much in the way of reports about people having this problem, except for one lone google groups post with no replies to it.
Is this a user servicable problem? Where is this even located? My first guesses would be the motherboard or frontplane.[/quote]


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Submission + - Intel Committed To MeeGo Despite Nokia Defection 1
CWmike writes: Intel put on a brave face Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, insisting that there is continued strong support from it and many companies for MeeGo, the open source software platform that Nokia last week said it would abandon in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. 'Intel is disappointed at Nokia but life goes on,' said Intel's Renee James. 'Our decision and resolve on MeeGo is only stronger.' She pointed to a long list of companies participating in MeeGo development, including competitors AMD, TI and ST Ericsson; operators including Orange, Telefonica and Sprint; and software companies including Novell and Wind River. Intel expects to see MeeGo tablets shipping this year based on its Atom chip. Handsets will follow, James said. Despite its enthusiasm, however, Intel is sure to be negatively impacted by Nokia's decision.


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Luke Shaw is out to impress Roy Hodgson this week as he looks to book his place on the plane to Brazil.
Shaw only made his league debut last year for Southampton, but he looks set to earn his first England cap on Wednesday night against Denmark.
Given that this is the last time England play before Hodgson selects his World Cup squad, the defender knows he has to make an impression this week if he is to make the cut for Brazil.
"If you get a chance you have to give everything and try and impress the manager," Shaw told The FA's website.
"Hopefully I can do it this week."
Shaw has played so well this year that he has been linked with a big-money move to Chelsea.
The man he could replace - Ashley Cole - currently stands in front of him in the England pecking order, but the 106-cap man is by no means sure of going to the World Cup.
Everton's Leighton Baines is another experienced player who is enjoying a good season so Shaw knows he has plenty of competition.
The teenager does not see that as a disadvantage though.
"The competition spurs me on," Shaw added.
"Obviously to have competition like that is amazing for me and I am only going to thrive off it.
"If I keep working hard in training and obviously play well for my club hopefully I might be able to get a chance and then who knows what might happen."
With only 18 months' worth of regular first-team football under his belt, Shaw admits joining up with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard on Sunday night was a bit daunting.
He added: "I was quite nervous coming here first because they are all massive names and a few years ago I was watching some of them on the telly so to be talking and playing with them is great.
"The experience has been very good so far, we had the first training session on Monday. It was only a recovery session but I joined in, we did a little possession drill and that helped my confidence."
Source: PA