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Not every team needs a top offense to win games in the NFL. Pittsburgh Steelers, 49ers and plenty of other teams use a conservative approach to the game.
You have conservative, run first, defensive heavy teams, middle of the line balanced teams, and high powered offenses with poor defenses.
There's no right or wrong way of going about it. Tom Brady won Superbowls on final kicks of his kicker. Someone still had to put them in position. Likewise the higher scoring PPG offense DIDN'T win the superbowl last year.
Sorry, but I'm not signing up for that gimmick. And believe me, I don't want the Sanchez project either. I want a normal ****ing QB who can lead an offense and isn't gonna turn the ball over like a *****. Neither Tim or Mark are those guys.
Considering he had a top 5 TD/TO scoring efficiency and a top 5 int % which lead to 7-4. record...I'd say that proved he WAS efficient.
Mark Sanchez may have had 26 touchdowns, but his 18 interceptions made him INEFFICIENT.
More points, less efficient overall.
He did as much bad as he did good. All Tebow will ever be and should be is a solid game manager as a passer who won't turn over the ball. But as a dual rush QB that's all he really needs to be. His rushing ability is what puts his quarterbacking over the top. You have to take that into consideration, because it's part of his QUARTERBACK play and part of his offense.
He is a rushing quarterback. He will give you 65% of his production in passing but the other 35% comes from his rushing. Most pocket passers have a 95%/2% ratio.
You have to look at the entire package with dual rush quarterbacks.
Yea. Tebow time. Right.
I keep hearing about how Tebow was given all the credit. Could have sworn that Von Miller got DROTY, and that Dawkins and Champ were selected for the Pro Bowl. Could have also sworn that just about anyone who follows football knows that Prater made some huge kicks, and that Wilis MaGahee resurrected his career last year. Also pretty sure that a hell of a lot more people came to know the names Decker and Demaryius Thomas, compared to their previous anonymity.
I'm pretty sure that I've explained this before, but the "credit" generally always goes to the QB unless the defense scores the game winning TD. Hell, let's look at John Elway. What's one of the things that he is most noted for ? "The Drive: against Cleveland in the AFCC game in 86/87. John Elway drove Denver 92 yards down the field to win the game.
Oh, wait, that's not what happened. Elway drove down the field for a TD, and Rich Karlis TIED the game with the extra point, sending the game into overtime. There, Rich Karlis WON the game with a 33 yard FG.
Denver was aided by a good defense and 2 Ints and 1 fumble by the Browns. One of those INTs gave Denver the ball at the Browns freaking 9 yard line. Denver had to settle for a FG, but that was ok as on the follwing kickoff, Cleveland fumbled the ball and Denver recovered on Cleveland's 37 yard line.
But who gets the credit and who gets remembered for the heroics ? The QB of course, John Elway.
I read an article today - I think the headline was "Jets Searching for an Identity", and I thought What a load of crap this is. The Jets have Tim Tebow. Whether you think he's great, good, or awful, he believes in working his butt off and loves to play football. He's got a cannon of an arm, and the charisma and personality of Brett Favre or Broadway Joe in their heyday. He can win games for the Jets and be exciting to watch for years to come, but he won't even be given the chance to try. Jets fans have already decided that he sucks, without even letting him start a single game for them. You gave Sanchez 4 years as starter, but you give Tebow - nothing. Absolutely nothing. And he is giving everything he has to you right now.
Don't tell me about the pick 6. It was necessary, but even with that, Denver was still behind and would have lost.
Next, the Miami game. The onside kick was huge, as was Prater's FG in overtime, but they wouldn't have been in overtime had Tebow not driven 80 yds for a TD, followed up by a 50+ yd drive for another TD, AND a 2 pt conversion.
Bears game. Yeah, Barber being driven out of bounds on a good play by the D and Barber getting stripped of the ball on another great play by the D were huge. BUT, Tebow still had to drive 63 yards for a TD, then another 39 yards down the field in short order for Praters 59 yard FG, then another 33 yards for the game winning FG.
As was pointed out, the Pats won a couple of SBs on late "game winning FGs", but somehow, that's never used as a knock against Brady. I've certainly never seen someone here knock the fact that Folk kicked the game winning FG against the Colts in the 2010 WC game. Nope, they just talk about how Sanchez beat Manning on the road.
No one uses those things against Brady because Brady is, I don't know, A COMPETENT QB WHO IS GOING INTO THE HALL OF ****ING FAME.
As for Sanchez? His Pick-6ers are just as delusional as the Tebowites. The **** do you expect from them? Everyone knows it was the Defense that got him into the playoffs......just like this other guy I know....


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After years of teases, Age of Conan and Anarchy Online developer Funcom has released the first screenshots from its third massively multiplayer title, The Secret World.
Conceived and directed by The Longest Journey creator Ragnar Tornquist, the modern-day MMO tells of a supernatural conflict involving three secret societies: the Illuminati, the Dragon and the Templars. Unlike many other entries in the genre, including Funcom's past MMOs, The Secret World is said to have "no classes or levels."
No word on when the PC and Xbox 360 MMO will launch, but beta signups are open.

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Virtualization And Cloud Hotter Than Ever
The VMworld expo hall -- with its flashy demos, shouting barkers, prize giveaways, funny signage and jam-packed aisles -- never disappoints. Of course, walking around and seeing it all is a test of one's physical and mental endurance, but in return, conference attendees are rewarded with a glimpse of what's coming next in cloud computing and virtualization.
This year, many vendors came to VMworld armed with ample marketing budgets and a license to wow. You could just tell from looking at their booths that they meant business. CRN elbowed its way through the madness of the VMworld expo hall and here presents some of the most memorable scenes we saw along the way.


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Tonight on the program, we discuss Benghazi and the House hearing that is the latest dispute in the matter. Also: The immediate aftermath of the three women found in Cleveland after having been missing for over 10 years, Treasury Secretary Lew talks long-term unemployment, scientists unearth signs of genocide in Guatemala, and looking at hospital billing disparities.
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Dear Gossips,
Miley Cyrus is supposedly collaborating with Kanye West. They have something in common: they're both always looking for a fight.
Yesterday Miley was Twitter-fighting a paparazzo and calling him a c-nt. You can see the tweet here. She also decided to throw down with Sklyer Gray, responding to a tweet from Gray on the night of the VMAs -- in other words, two weeks ago -- in which Gray told her to keep her tongue in her mouth.
Miley's response:
Why so angry? She's been fronting like the backlash and drama after her performance didn't affect her at all. Pulling up a tweet from two weeks ago and girl sh-tting over it doesn't exactly suggest that she's unaffected. And she may very well end up deleting it too – which makes it even worse. The thing about a wrecking ball is that there's no finesse. Being a bitch takes finesse. Right now, Miley's just all raw.
TIFF is now! Click here to read my column in The Globe & Mail from last night's party scene. Also I'm giving away tickets on Twitter to see Jake Gyllenhaal tonight – check it here. And a gifting lounge giveaway is coming up later.
Several new TIFF photo galleries have been posted on LifeStyle. Please refresh through the day for updates.
Have a great weekend!
Yours in gossip,


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James T. Jensen
1943 ~ 2013
James T. Jensen passed unexpectedly from this life on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at his beloved Rock Creek Ranch on the West Tavaputs Plateau east of Price, Utah. As usual, he was with the love of his life - his wife Klenell.
Jim was born on February 19, 1943, in Price, the second child of Therald (T.N.) and Bonnie Jensen. He spent his youth as he did much of his life - balancing his love of hard work in the outdoors with his passion for learning. He followed his father into business and the law. After graduating from the University of Utah Law School in 1967, Jim practiced with his father in Price, and succeeded him on the Board of Directors of Zions First National Bank, a position he held until his death. He also served on the Boards of Directors of Savage Companies, Western National Trust Company and the Utah Mining Association, the Advisory Board of Wheeler Machinery Company, and with other organizations. He was in his second term as the Chair of the Utah Board of Oil, Gas & Mining. Jim was well known for his wisdom, sound judgment and common sense. He mentored many and was a friend to all.
Jim's passion was ranching and construction with his family. Jim's father started putting together the ranch in 1956, and passed his ideals of hard work and integrity along to his children. Jim and his brother Butch formed TN Ranching Company to carry on their father's legacy. Jim loved their cattle, their land, the ranch and farm employees and, most of all, their equipment - big yellow iron, semi-trucks, John Deere tractors and anything with an engine, as he "liked his horses under the hood." Every spring and fall Jim drove a truck hauling cows from one range to another. Between cattle drives, he graded roads, cleaned ponds and improved buildings. Winters found him cutting trails as he headed to the ranch in his snow cat. Through it all, Jim took a personal interest to make sure the TN Farms were the greenest and most productive.
In 1998, Jim married Klenell Mann Mounteer, and together they enjoyed life to the fullest. They spent their summers restoring the original Rock Creek Ranch house and lodge. They opened their hearts and their ranch to friends and family, asking only that their guests help with a project or two along the way. They loved entertaining, attending Jazz games, eating at local restaurants, and spending time with their many friends.
In 1968, Jim met the Savage brothers - Ken, Neal and Luke - and began a 45 year association. He worked with the brothers, first as their attorney, and then as a trusted counselor, employee, officer and director of their company, through it all as their friend. He stood by their side in tough times and good, helping them grow the company and raise their children. He served as General Counsel until his retirement in 2008. Even then, he continued to work with Savage Companies and served on its Board of Directors until his passing.
Jim loved and was so proud of his family - his brothers Jerry Jensen (Roslyn) and Butch Jensen (Jeanie), his sister Bonnie Lynne Stradling (Joe), his children Jill Jensen Clark (Joseph), Jennifer Jensen Douglass (Jack), Jayme Wailes (Doyle), Nathan Mounteer (Brandy), Jasen Mounteer, Madison Mounteer, and Jorja Jensen, his grandchildren Gabrielle, Sophia, and Makayla, and his nieces and nephews.
We will miss Jim's intelligence, generosity, unique sense of humor, fierce loyalty, all-encompassing warmth, and liberal hugs.
Funeral services celebrating Jim's life and legacy will be held on Friday, July 26, 2013, at noon at the Cottonwood Heights Stake Center, 6890 South 2225 East, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Price North LDS Stake Center, 449 North 100 East, Price, Utah. A viewing will also be held on Thursday, July 25, 2013, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Cottonwood Heights Stake Center, and on Friday, July 26, 2013, from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. immediately before his funeral. Services in Price conducted by Mitchell Funeral Home, Salt Lake City Services conducted by Larkin Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the James T. Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund at any Zions Bank branch.
Published in Salt Lake Tribune from July 23 to July 26, 2013


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By Peggy Aulisio
FAIRHAVEN — Not so fast on the study of town government, Selectman Robert Espindola said, after Select Board Chairman Brian K. Bowcock gave a brief, positive, overview on Monday.
After Mr. Bowcock said the Department of Revenue (DOR) had praised the town's conservative management, Mr. Espindola, who asked for the study, said, "Don't sugarcoat the report."
He said the study recommends several changes to the structure of town government.
Mr. Espindola said among the issues it raises is that Fairhaven is the "only town of its size" in the Commonwealth "without a town administrator." Instead, it has an executive secretary, Jeffrey Osuch.
Mr. Espindola said the DOR made recommendations affecting other town positions and boards, including eliminating the Board of Public Works and personnel committee. Another suggestion apparently calls for a charter commission.
Overall, the DOR made 34 recommendations, selectmen said.
Mr. Osuch said some recommendations would be easy to implement after getting support for town departments and boards, but obviously, some would meet resistance. He said a charter commission would have to be elected, meet and come up with a formal proposal. Some recommendations would need approval by the state legislature, Mr. Osuch said.
"Some departments will be affected drastically" if some recommendations are adopted, Mr. Osuch said.
Mr. Osuch said the "author" of the DOR study is willing to meet with selectmen and other boards. He suggested they provide time for review and meet with him after the holidays.
Mr. Espindola said he'd like to get the study placed on the website.
Selectman Charles Murphy said they should make sure people realize they are the DOR's recommendations and that they are "not doing all of them."
Mr. Espindola said the DOR also commented that the town's free cash has dropped by 40 percent and that the budget process focuses on the short term, as opposed to long-term capital projects.
He reiterated that the DOR's comments "are not all favorable," and that its report provides "good opportunities to improve." He added, "We have homework to do."


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USA. Mayor Lee thanks Americas Cup for showcasing San Francisco on international stage
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The second America's Cup World Series regatta in San Francisco was part of a weekend billed as "event-ageddon" and proved a strong draw for the many people who flocked to the city.
According to Mayor Ed Lee, who visited the America's Cup World Series on "Super Sunday," the America's Cup showcased the city in an international setting.
"It's fabulous for our city, and a million people came out to watch it," said Mayor Lee. "They wanted to be near the waterfront so they could see the blend of sky and water, fast racing boats, the Blue Angels. The America's Cup races next year will be the only international event we have in the U.S., if not North America."
Similar to the August America's Cup World Series, another gold medalist took a turn in the guest racer seat aboard an AC45. Three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin rode with Emirates Team New Zealand and, like Michael Johnson (the gold medalist track and field star) before her, she came away with awe at the athleticism involved to race the AC45.
"It was quite fun, but there was a lot that went into it. I don't know the terms, but those guys were working their butts off," said Coughlin. "What was amazing was how closely the boats crossed one another."
Some highlights of the five-day regatta included:
A crowd estimated at 1 million visited San Francisco for the America's Cup World Series and Fleet Week, and a spectator fleet nearing 1,500 vessels was on the water for Saturday and Sunday
177 accredited media on-site from 14 countries
More than 2,600 stories were published in more than 1,000 outlets in 46 countries
More than 300,000 unique visitors viewed more than 1 million pages on the America's Cup website at an average duration of 3 minutes
America's Cup TV produced 38 videos that have been viewed more than 360,000 times
The America's Cup app for iPhone and iPad has been downloaded more than 14,500 times, and more than 2,700 times for Android
The America's Cup Facebook page grew by 20 percent and now has more than 118,000 "likes"
The America's Cup Event Authority distributed 2,000 gallons (7,570 liters) of water on site, which prevented the use of more than 15,000 single use (500mL) plastic bottles
Lexus, the official vehicle of the America's Cup, provided a fleet of hybrid cars that helped save fuel and reduce emissions
The Healthy Ocean Project had 40 volunteers including teams, fans and HOP members help the Parks Conservancy at Fort Mason restore and clean up the coastline.
ORACLE TEAM USA's double victories by skipper Jimmy Spithill in the match and fleet racing championships closed out the 2012 calendar year for the America's Cup World Series.
The next event is scheduled for Italy in April 2013, and America's Cup Event Authority officials are hoping to organize an event in New York City next June before the summer of racing in San Francisco kicks off on July 4, 2013.
2012-13 America's Cup World Series Season Championship
Team (Skipper) SF1-SF2 – Total
1. ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL (Jimmy Spithill) 86-79 – 165 points
2. Luna Rossa Piranha (Chris Draper) 85-36 – 121
3. Artemis Racing – White (Terry Hutchinson) 48-72 – 120
4. J.P. Morgan BAR (Ben Ainslie) 37-79 – 116
5. Team Korea (Peter Burling) 65-40 – 105
6. Energy Team (Loïck Peyron) 55-47 – 102
7. Emirates Team New Zealand (Dean Barker) 43-57 – 100
8. ORACLE TEAM USA COUTTS (Russell Coutts) 42-56 – 98
9. Artemis Racing – Red (Nathan Outteridge) 38-52 – 90
10. Luna Rossa Swordfish (Iker Martinez) 51-20 – 71
11. China Team (Phil Robertson) 15-28 – 43
(Scoring is based on points accumulated at event fleet racing championships.)
2012-13 America's Cup World Series Match Racing Championship
1. ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL – 19 points,
2. Emirates Team New Zealand – 16,
3. Artemis Racing – White – 16,
5. Energy Team – 11,
6. Artemis Racing – Red – 8,
7. J.P. Morgan BAR – 7,
8. Luna Rossa Piranha – 6,
9. Team Korea – 5,
10. Luna Rossa Swordfish – 5,
11. China Team – 3
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Today I get to share something that has been on my someday list for quite some time. I have planned on getting a solution that involves TSQL to help determine if you are running SQL Server on a physical machine or if it happens to be a virtual machine. Now, I am prepared to share two means that involve using TSQL to achieve that goal.
I get to cover the spectrum with these two solutions. At one end, we have something that is relatively simple. It only works in SQL 2008 R2 and above though. At the other end of the spectrum, we get to use something that involves more of a sledgehammer.
Covering these two extremes is useful. As I said, the simple solution at the simple end of the spectrum is not going to work if you are running SQL Server 2008 or older. So, if you are running SQL 2005, for example, you would need something a bit less delicate. I will leave it to you to determine if it is worth it to use the "sledgehammer" approach.
I'm calling this the sledgehammer approach because it is not a 100% TSQL solution. Some may not like the idea due to the use of xp_cmdshell – making the sledgehammer more like a bull in a china shop.
Up front, this solution utilizes tools that are readily available. Those tools are PoSH, WMI and TSQL.
Let's first look at the WMI. I knew I could find the information I wanted if I could query WMI. All that was needed was a means to get to the Win32_ComputerSystem class. From there I could get the information for manufacturer and model for the machine. Virtual machines tend to have a manufacturer such as the the following "VMWare", "innotek", and "Microsoft Corporation" – to list some of the more popular options.
Next, we can get to the WMI very easily via PoSH or vbscript. I was having a devil of a time trying to figure out a sane method of doing it via TSQL only. That is fine, because I was able to utilize PoSH quite nicely in this case. After, having found a reference for what I wanted to do from here, I was able to create the script that I needed. Here is that script.
Param ([string]$HostName="localhost",$Option=1)
function ExecQry {
param ([string]$CmdStr)
if ($Option=1){
$x = ExecQry "gwmi Win32_ComputerSystem -computer `$hostname" | iex
$x | fl manufacturer,model
Nothing too terribly fancy there. I am only querying for the two attributes that I really want to accomplish my goal. Those attributes being: manufacturer and model.
Next comes the difficult part. Running all of this from within TSQL and capturing useful results. If you execute that PoSH script, you will notice that the presentation of the results is really lacking. First though I needed to get the script to execute from within SSMS.
I started out miserably with getting that to run. The script just kept hanging and would never even cancel out. This is what I started out with in trying to get it to run.
xp_cmdshell 'powershell -noexit "& ""C:\Admin\PoSH Scripts\GetMachineInfo2.ps1"""'
If I extracted the powershell command and ran it from a command prompt, it would run flawlessly. From within SSMS – crash and burn every time. Then, I decided to try removing the -noexit and see if I could get different results. Voila – fantastic results. I now had the basis for getting this running in SSMS.
In addition to the use of xp_cmdshell, I felt it prudent to use a string splitter to help tidy up the presentation. The string splitter I like to use (delimited split function) can be found here. I also felt it necessary to use Pivot – again to help tidy up the results in the presentation.
I know, you're itching to see the script now, so here it is.
DECLARE @processing TABLE (ID INT PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED IDENTITY(1,1),Results VARCHAR(256))
DECLARE @PartTwo TABLE (ID INT, subID INT, Somevalue NVARCHAR(100))
DECLARE @PathtoPS1 VARCHAR(256)
,@CommandtoExec VARCHAR(512)
SET @PathtoPS1 = 'your file system path\GetMachineInfo2.ps1'
SET @CommandtoExec = 'powershell "& ""' + @PathtoPS1 +'"""'
INSERT INTO @processing(Results)
EXEC xp_cmdshell @CommandtoExec
INSERT INTO @PartTwo (ID,subID,Somevalue)
SELECT pr.ID,ss.ItemNumber,LTRIM(RTRIM(ss.Item)) AS Somevalue
FROM @processing pr
CROSS APPLY AdminDB_Test.dbo.stringsplitter(pr.Results,':') ss
SELECT Manufacturer,Model
WHEN Manufacturer like '%Vmware%'
WHEN Manufacturer like '%innotek GmbH%'
WHEN Manufacturer like '%Microsoft Corporation%' AND Model like '%Virtual%'
ELSE 'PhysicalMachine'
END AS VirtualorPhysical
FROM (SELECT pt.SomeValue AS Property,p2.somevalue AS PropertyVal
FROM @PartTwo pt
INNER Join @PartTwo p2
ON pt.id = p2.id
And pt.subid <> p2.subid
WHERE pt.somevalue in ('manufacturer','model')
PIVOT (MIN(PropertyVal) FOR Property IN (manufacturer,model)) AS P
Unless you have xp_cmdshell disabled, the only change you will need to make is for the @PathtoPS1 variable. Save the PoSH script on your file system with the name GetMachineInfo2.ps1, and you will be all set.
Now that you have seen the hard way of doing it, here is what we can do in SQL Server 2008 R2 (must have SP1 applied at a minimum – thanks to Nic Cain for that info).
SELECT @@SERVERNAME AS SRVName,virtual_machine_type
FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info
The virtual_machine_type attribute is a new addition to this DMV as of SQL 2008 R2. There are three possible values: 0,1, or 2. The value of 0 means that the machine is physical. Any other value means that it is a virtual machine. You can read more about that from MSDN.
There you have it. Two methods within SSMS that you can extrapolate where a Server is physical or virtual.


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Volunteers are needed for one of the largest Hands of Mercy Outreach Center's Mobile Food Pantry to be held on July 14 at the Lincoln County Fair Exhibit Building beginning at 11 a.m.
Approximately 125 volunteers will be needed to help with the distribution and are asked to meet at the Exhibit Building by 10 a.m.
In addition to distributing 250 food boxes, volunteers will be handing out children's shoes and backpacks to those who have been pre-registered. A local salon will be providing free haircuts for school-age children, as well. Games, face painting and animal balloons are part of the offerings, as well as free hotdogs and drinks provided on a first come, first served basis.
"We just wanted it to be fun for them," said Tina Hudson, administrator, Hope Assembly.
Recipients of the food boxes should bring identification, such as a driver's license, as well as proof of residence, such as an electric bill.
Hands of Mercy is asking the community to join together to collect school supplies for needy children. Supplies include 24 box Crayola Crayons, folders with brads, Fiskar scissors (five plus and older), glue sticks, tissues, index cards and Pink Pearl erasers. Drop-off locations for the items are Marvin's Restaurant, Shoney's Restaurant, CB&S Bank and Bank of Lincoln County. The deadline for school supply donations is June 18.
Hudson may also be contacted for more information or to pick up supplies at 433-7604.
Monetary donations are also needed to help purchase new shoes and back packs. They may be sent to Hands of Mercy, 28 Deer Trace Road, Fayetteville, Tenn., 37334.
"We'd like to thank everyone who has given donations or monetary funds for things we need," said Hudson.
Hands of Mercy Outreach Center is a ministry designed to help with the physical and spiritual needs of Lincoln County citizens. They are located at 101 Easy Street and are open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.


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10 Male Fashion Designers More Dateable Than A Vampire
We realize that a great many people have enjoyed our 10 Vampires More Dateable than Edward Cullen Gallery. We learned that you have strong feelings about attractive , unavailable men and also, that while Buffy has been over approximately forever, you still lust after Angel (too bad Jenny Calendar can't weigh in on that topic because Angel killed her.) Anyhow, we also realized that male fashion designers have a lot in common with vampires. For instance:
They are covered in random body glitter spritzes as a result of helping the models prepare and are therefore sparkly.
They look good in black
They rarely go out in the daytime
They do not often eat solids, or at least not bread solids
They will generally not have sex with you. Not because of a curse. Because they're gay.
They are actually vampires (in the case of Karl Lagerfeld, only).
Here are ten we think you should consider dating before you wed yourself to a creature of the night.[ITPGallery]


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USFWS National Digital Library
Others present, Sara Hall and Jonathon Schafler
[Tape begins without an introduction, and in the middle of an exchange]
MR. HALL: … Leo Bagger,
MR. MILLER: No, I don't see him.
MR HALL: You haven't seen him? Where does he live? Doesn't he live near here
somewhere doesn't he?
MR. MILLER: He lives up above here somewhere. I kind of got a little sour about him.
MR. HALL: There are some others who did too.
MR. MILLER: He was on the [unintelligible] Refuge. He was afraid they were going to
get after him because he was telling me how they were baiting things. [Unable to hear
words properly due to background noise] Every Regional Director and Assistant
Supervisor got after me. He asked me how he could into the Fish and Wildlife Service. So
I had the Supervisor from over at Meade Ville, Pennsylvania interview Bagger. He got on.
He knew the outcome of the examination. He missed the first one. He didn't pass. He
did squeak past on the second one and they kept him on. I was out working in
Wisconsin. Wisconsin decided to run the goose season their way, and a gang of us got
sent out there.
MR. HALL: I was sent out there too. I worked in "Horrible Horrigan". [Sic?]
MR. MILLER: A whole bunch of us went out there. And when I was out there Leo
brought Bob Halstead up to Pennsylvania, and they went out to some of the smaller
Refuges up here, and then reported to Boston that they were baited. [Sic?] Boston called
me and told me to come back to check it. I had the Supervisor go to those places before I
went out and he said they were O.K. But while I was out this district he tried to
[unintelligible] through some other route. I haven't been too friendly with him since.
MR. HALL: I can understand that very much. I know exactly what you are saying.
MR. MILLER: There was a lot of jealousy in the outfit.
MR. HALL: And let me tell you something, there were a few others who were the same
way. But overall, most of the Agents that worked for this organization were together.
MR. MILLER: Bob Holley was an excellent one. Lee Brackett was good.
MR. HALL: And you were excellent.
MR. MILLER: What?
MR. HALL: You were excellent.
MR. MILLER: Oh well… Is there anything else that you want?
MR. HALL: Well, if you have any written records that you have kept, that we could
MR. MILLER: No, not much, just taxes, that's there.
MR. SCHAFLER: [All laughing] No, don't want your taxes! We don't want to even
know about your taxes!
MRS. HALL: Can you take a picture?
MR. SCHAFLER: Yeah, we need to get the camera.
MR. HALL: We're going to have to do it outside.
MR. SCHAFLER: What were the years that you wore the hat? Do you remember? [Mr.
Miller has a hat with him that he wore while working for the FWS]
MR. MILLER: It was when I was working, but I don't know when it was.
MR. SCHAFLER: When you got the hat, was the patch on the hat?
MR. MILLER: Oh no, I put it on there.
MR. SCHAFLER: Oh, I see, you put it on, because I've never seen this patch before.
MR. MILLER: I cut it out [of something else].
MR. SCHAFLER: Oh, I know what you did. Yeah! Now I know. I thought that this
was a special patch.
MR. HALL: It looks to me that it is a well-worn hat.
MR. SCHAFLER: Oh, absolutely.
MR. HALL: And for our Museum, we'd like to have this hat.
MR. SCHAFLER: We're going to have a display case with just your things in it. There
will be pictures of you on the Eider, signed pictures, and the hats, and anything and
everything that you have, associated with your career that you would want to loan, or
give to the Fish and Wildlife Service. We are going to put that in the Museum, and
everyone from here, to forever will see it.
MR. MILLER: That's down in the new buildings?
MR. SCHAFLER: Right.
MR. HALL: It's going to be there forever.
MR. MILLER: Where you out to the Kansas City meeting?
MR. HALL: No, I didn't go there because I had to come here. I brought a lot of stuff.
She [referring to Mrs. Hall] and I drove a great big U-Haul truck. I am donating all of my
artifacts, a whole truckload.
MR. SCHAFLER: He as donated boxes and boxes, all of the stuff that he has collected
for years.
MR. HALL: I was lucky, like you, to be out there.
MR. MILLER: That's all game-load books.
MR. SCHAFLER: Where?
MR. MILLER: Those are Federal game-load books, in that box.
MR. SCHAFLER: In this box? Can I look?
MR. HALL: It looks like you took good care of them.
MR. MILLER: They were more or less in order.
MR. SCHAFLER: Not any more! Oh look, that's Ding Darling right there. Do you
know who the artist is there? Do you know who did that cartoon? Ding Darling made
that. That's who I think it is.
MR. HALL: Oh yeah! We had a lot of heroes in this little organization.
MR. MILLER: He was quite a critic of our outfit before he was appointed.
MR. HALL: But then he came around.
MR. MILLER: Well, who was it, Roosevelt, who called him in and said, "Either shut up,
or run the Fish and Wildlife"? He was initiated out there in St. Louis.
MR. HALL: He got initiated too, huh?
MR. MILLER: The press got him first, and then we dogs wore him through.
MR. SCHAFLER: You don't remember putting your credentials in any certain place, eh?
Do you remember those credentials that we saw the slide of?
MR. MILLER: Oh, you mean the cards?
MR. SCHAFLER: Yeah, the wallet.
MR. MILLER: I'll have to look. I'm not sure where they are, or if I still have them.
MR. SCHAFLER: We don't have any of those.
MR. MILLER: I know that have the binder, but I don't know what's in it.
MR. SCHAFLER: Well, we can take a look.
MR. MILLER: Is there anything else you in the way of pictures? There are some of
Alaska over there. [Referring to location in room]
MR. HALL: We would like to copy all of these slides and send them back to you.
MR. MILLER: Are you interested in Alaska?
MR. HALL: Yeah! We are interested in anything that you did, from day you went to
work, because we are going to have a special place [In the Museum] for what you have
done for the Fish and Wildlife Service.
MR. SCHAFLER: Are you interested in seeing that this stuff is preserved at the Fish
and Wildlife Service?
MR. MILLER: Yeah!
MR. SCHAFLER: I think that it is a great tribute to your career. One hundred years
from now, new Agents, young people, will see your stuff and say that that is where they
want to go.
MR. MILLER: One hundred years from now, I'm not going to worry about it! [All
MR. HALL: I won't be worrying about it too much longer, but I can tell you one thing;
you've got a record like nobody has!
MR. SCHAFLER: That's right!
MR. HALL: That's the thing. You did it with such; I always heard about you guys. I
was down in Chincoteague and then over in Louisiana.
MR. MILLER: We went through the bumps.
MR. HALL: There was a lot of bumps for all of us. We weren't treated very well. But
finally, some of the Directors came along and helped us. We had some good Directors. Al
Day was a good one.
MR. MILLER: We were sort of outcasts for a while.
MR. HALL: You weren't up in Alaska with Jacobsen were you? [Group is preparing to
look at a set of slides taken in Alaska]
MR. MILLER: No, I was up there with Van Carlton and Bill McClure.
MR. HALL: I know Van Carlton. We are like brothers.
MR. MILLER: There were the three of us. There was a couple of women onboard the
boat going up. They short sheeted me a couple of times on the trip. You'd go to bed and
the sheet would be doubled up.
MR. HALL: Van is in bad shape. He can hardly walk. He was my boss for many years.
He was one of the greatest Agents that we ever had. I am sure that you enjoyed being
with Van Carlton.
MR. MILLER: He was on the [U.S.S.] Indianapolis, when it was sunk.
MR. HALL: Yeah, I know. He was a war hero. Did you ever know Joe Peru?
MR. MILLER: Yeah.
MR. HALL: He is another one of my heroes.
MR. MILLER: He told me one time that a guy had him down on the ground and was
going to shoot him. He thought he was a goner.
MR. HALL: He crashed a helicopter in the Mississippi River. They were upside down
and they both survived.
MRS. HALL: They swam out. They swam the Mississippi River.
MR. MILLER: Did you say that Carlton could hardly walk?
MR. HALL: He is in bad shape. He was one of the greatest Agents we ever had. What
you guys did was terrific. And most of the guys are war heroes.
MR. MILLER: Up in Alaska he was on what they called the…
MR. SCHAFLER: [Looking at slides] Oh man, OH MAN!
MR. HALL: We've got to have that! We'll send it back to you, or drive it back to you.
MR. SCHAFLER: Look at that badge!
MR. MILLER: I think that was a silver one wasn't it?
MR. SCHAFLER: I've never seen that.
MR. MILLER: I've got my gold badge someplace. They gave it to me when I retired.
MR. HALL: You know Ralph Harris? They took his badge when he retired, and
wouldn't let him keep it. He was in Arkansas then. You ought to see this letter. I have
this letter, and I brought it with me. He said that the government would not allow him to
keep his credentials.
MR. MILLER: They wouldn't allow him to have it?
MR. HALL: No. He had to turn it in. He wrote a terrible letter saying that he had
worked all those years, and all he wanted out of it was that little badge, and they never
would give it to him.
MR. MILLER: I've got my badge around here somewhere. We had this little silver badge
first, and then they gave us the gold badge.
MR. HALL: He had the gold badge, his last one, and they made him turn it back in. He
was very bitter after that. His health got bad too. If you worked with Van Carlton, you
probably enjoyed it.
MR. MILLER: Yeah. He was on a boat they called the "Speed boat". It did twelve
knots. They were two Agents on it.
MR. HALL: Were those on the slides?
MR. MILLER: I'm not sure. I took the big boat out, what was the name of it? It's been
so long since I've been on it. Oh, it was the Grizzly Bear. The Captain, Van der Haute,
he had to go some place. We were ready to go out to sea. And being the boat operator, I
took the boat on a tour. We got way out some place, and Juneau called us on the radio
and said that the Speed boat was at such and such a place and that they had thrown a
clutch. They couldn't move. We had to go and get them. It took us twenty-four hours
to get to them. We did seven knots per hour with the Grizzly Bear. It was a big old
diesel. We towed them back to Juno. And the first thing they wanted to know when we
got to them was if we had any food. We did.
MR. HALL: Was Jacobsen up there with you too?
MR. MILLER: No.
MR. HALL: I know that he was up there some. He has just written a book. He was
involved in that deal out in Ohio where they had all of that trouble, and they went to the
Supreme Court with the case. He tells about one of the Agents; the only Agent that we
know of that was fired for being dishonest. He was fired for being involved with these
big, rich, Duck Club owners. That's is when Al Day came in and he closed the whole
duck season. He shut it down. They told him that he had no authority to do that. He
told them that yes, he did. He shut the whole duck season down. They went all of the
way to the Supreme Court, and they won.
MR. MILLER: Al Day was pretty good.
MR. HALL: Yeah, he was a good man.
MR. MILLER: I liked Dr. Gabrielson too.
MR. SCHAFLER: [Showing a paper to Mr. Miller that he has just found] Sam, I just
found this on top. This is the original document that signed you on!
MR. MILLER: Yeah.
MR. SCHAFLER: How come it's just sitting out like that?
MR. MILLER: Where did you find that?
MR. SCHAFLER: It was just sitting right there on the couch.
MR. HALL: I had some papers out. This was when I was first appointed.
MR. SCHAFLER: That's your initial document, from 1930!
MR. MILLER: It gave me the opportunity to take the examination.
MRS. HALL: What was the salary?
MR. SCHAFLER: Three dollars and fifty cents, perdiem.
MR. MILLER: Is there anything else over there?
MR. SCHAFLER: I don't know, but I am looking. [Mr. And Mrs. Hall laugh, Mr.
Schafler seems to feel as though he is searching through treasure]
MR. HALL: I'll tell you what, when we get this exhibit up; whatever we have to do, to
come and pick you up and drive you up there. We want you to see what is there.
[Mr. Hall attempts to get slide projector working properly to view Alaska slides.
Machine doesn't seem to be working properly. They are not successful. They find
another way to view slides.]
MR. MILLER: Look, there is Van Carlton.
MR. HALL: He was my boss for a long time. He was one of the greatest men that ever
lived. He was a war hero, and you name it. We called him "Big Van".
MRS. HALL: He was a big man. He had the biggest hands that I have ever seen.
MR. MILLER: That is a fisherman. And there is a picture of Juneau. And that is a Sea
Owl, I guess.
MR. SCHAFLER: Who is that?
MR. MILLER: He was the skipper of the Grizzly Bear.
[Note from transcriber: Mr. Miller's interview tape seems to have been recorded on a
visit to Mr. Miller's home, by the Halls, and Mr. Schafler. It seems evident that Mr.
Miller is rather elderly, with some loss of memory. The Halls, and Mr. Schafler are
visiting with him in order to glean information regarding his career and items for exhibit at
FWS Museum. During interview permission is asked to take slides and documents to be
copied and returned, and to take some items for display. Recorded interview ends when
the group begins to view slides.]
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Lillian E. Spence, 89, formerly of Norfolk
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 7:13 pm
HOPE MILLS, NC—Graveside services for 89 year old Lillian E. Spence, a resident of Hope Mills, NC, and formerly of Norfolk, will be held in the Visitation Cemetery, Norfolk, at a later date.
Lillian is survived by her daughter, Joanne Page, Hope Mills, NC; three granddaughters, Krista Barnhill, Hope Mills, NC, Michelle Scott, St. Pauls, NC and Marcia Page, also of Hope Mills, NC; and six great-grandchildren.
Lillian was pre-deceased by her loving companion, Leslie Favreau; her parents, John and Bertha Queor; and her three sisters and two brothers.
Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com . The Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Lillian E. Spence.


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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce Michael Noddings's MS Project Presentation: "Investigation Into Capacity Design Requirements for the Design of Columns in Eccentrically Braced Frames."
Date: Friday, February 8, 2013
Time: 11:00am
Location: Engineering Building 202L (CEE Conference Room)
Adviser: Dr. Peter Dusicka
Eccentrically braced frames utilize inelastic links as a means of energy dissipation for the lateral loads resulting from an earthquake. The AISC design requirements for eccentrically braced frames necessitate that capacity design principals be used for the design of all sec¬tions that are located outside of the inelastic link region of the frame. Due to the capacity design requirements, the columns of eccentrically braced frames can become excessively large when repeating members are used which may lead to higher overall project costs. The intent of this research was to show through nonlinear time his¬tory analysis of eccentrically braced frames that the requirements for the strength of col¬umns was excessively large for eccentrically braced frames that utilized repeating links for design. To investigate the overstrength requirements for columns an analytical approach was used with the nonlinear structural analysis program SAP 2000. For nonlinear static analysis, pushover simulations were performed that used the static loading determined per ASCE. For the nonlinear time history analysis, the FEMA far field earthquake set was used which consisted of 22 earth¬quakes that each had 2 components for a total of 44 unique time histories. Three buildings that utilized eccentrically braced frames as the lateral force resisting system were investi¬gated. To test the column strength requirements set forth by AISC, the frames that made up the buildings were tested individually by applying mass to the frames and using the earthquakes from the FEMA far field set. Of the frames that were tested, results showed that the column overstrength that was required by AISC was a conservative approach when eccentrically braced frames were designed using repeating links.


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hardstalk, you should write them back and tell them you were post slutting not post whoring
Worst binocular review in the last EBJ. I didn't know they were letting dudes that don't know optics write optics articles. Or they are just selling out the reviews to friends and sponsors.
Part 2: I get the sponsor thing but you have to still write a legitimate review.


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UH System fall 2009 enrollment reaches all-time record high of 58,157University of Hawaiʻi
Linda Johnsrud, (808) 956-7075
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Associate Vice President, External Affairs & University Relations
Vice President, Academic Planning & Policy
Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109
Associate Vice President, External Affairs & University Relations
Posted: Sep 8, 2009
HONOLULU – The fall 2009 opening enrollment for the University of Hawai'i System reached an unprecedented 58,157, the highest in the institution's history. It surpasses fall 2008's record enrollment of 53,509 by 8.7 percent. For the second year in a row, UH's fall opening enrollment has experienced an increase after remaining at 50,000 for five years.
"Our record high enrollment is both good news and bad news. It's a positive sign that people are recognizing the value of higher education, but growth is coming at a time when we are least able to handle it financially. Our campuses are doing their best to accommodate students who are knocking at our doors," said UH Vice President for Academic Planning & Policy Linda Johnsrud.
All 10 UH campuses experienced an increase in enrollment. Compared to two years ago, there are 7,000 more students enrolled at UH campuses.
UH West O'ahu enrolled its third freshman class and increased enrollment to 1,355 students, with a gain of 192 students or 16.5 percent, relative to a year ago. UH Hilo's enrollment increased to 3,996, with a gain of 210 students, or 5.5 percent, over the previous year. UH Manoa increased its enrollment to 20,360, with 391 or 2 percent more students as compared to last year.
The UH community college enrollment also peaked at 32,446, with an increase of 3,855 students, 13.5 percent above last fall. All seven campuses reported increases ranging from 9.5 percent to 26.2 percent. Kapiʻolani Community College posted the largest numerical gain with 879 students, while Mauʻi Community College boasted the greatest percentage gain at 26.2 percent. Specific figures per campus follow:
- Hawaiʻi CC recorded 3,315 students, a gain of 406 or 14 percent;
- Honolulu CC enrolled 4,585 students, a gain of 397 or 9.5 percent;
- Kapiʻolani CC enrolled 9,206 students, a gain of 879 or 10.6 percent;
- Kauaʻi CC recorded 1,344 students, a gain of 243 or 22.1 percent;
- Leeward CC registered 7,585 students, a gain of 695 or 10.1 percent;
- Maui CC totaled 4,085 students, a gain of 849 or 26.2 percent; and
- Windward CC recorded 2,326 students, a gain of 386 or 19.9 percent.
Separately, approximately 28,000 registrations in non-credit programs are expected throughout the UH system.
For more information, visit http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/app/openenroll/.
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"Ant-Man" has found a new director.
Peyton Reed will replace departed filmmaker Edgar Wright in Marvel's upcoming superhero release.
A shadow of uncertainty fell over the planned 2015 standalone film last month when Wright abruptly departed the project he'd steered toward the screen for years. In a statement, Marvel and Wright insisted the split was amicable and related to differences in the creative vision for the film.
"Anchorman" director Adam McKay had been talked about as a potential replacement for Wright, but it is Reed who will now direct, with McKay making contributions to the script.
Set for release July 17, 2015, "Ant-Man" will star Michael Douglas as original Avengers member Hank Pym, a scientist who in the comics invents a shrinking serum that allows him to sneak around in miniature form and surprise foes. The film also will star Paul Rudd as reformed thief Scott Lang, the second superhero to take the name Ant-Man.
Additionally, Patrick Wilson, who famously played Nite Owl in Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' legendary graphic novel "Watchmen," will have a featured role in the movie, as will actress Evangeline Lilly.
It's unclear whether either incarnation of the diminutive hero will appear in writer-director Joss Whedon's upcoming "Avengers" sequel, "Avengers: Age of Ultron," which also is set for release in 2015.
In the comics, Pym is the creator of Ultron, an automaton that becomes a supervillain.
Reed has an extensive background in comedy, with credits that include "Bring It On," "The Break-Up" and "Yes Man." He's also directed episodes of the television comedy "The New Girl," among other credits.
What do you think of Marvel's choice? Are you looking forward to seeing "Ant-Man" on the big screen? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
— Gina McIntyre | @LATHeroComplex
'Guardians of the Galaxy': Josh Brolin will voice Thanos
'Guardians of the Galaxy' trailer: Groot, Rocket and the gang
'Guardians' teaser showcases colorful cosmic scenes
'Guardians of the Galaxy': Chris Pratt talks transformation
Karen Gillan on 'Doctor Who,' action hero boot camp
Marvel's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' renewed for second season


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CHICAGO, Nov. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Friday proved to be a mixed bag for retailers, as retail foot traffic increased over last year, but retail sales decreased slightly.
ShopperTrak, the world's largest counter of retail foot traffic, estimates that, when compared to Black Friday last year, retail foot traffic rose 3.5 percent, to more than 307.67 million store visits. Retail sales decreased 1.8 percent, however, with shoppers spending an estimated total of $11.2 billion yesterday.
"Black Friday continues to be an important day in retail," said Bill Martin, ShopperTrak founder. "This year, though, more retailers than last year began their 'doorbuster' deals on Thursday, Thanksgiving itself. So while foot traffic did increase on Friday, those Thursday deals attracted some of the spending that's usually meant for Friday."
ShopperTrak said that total foot traffic by region, compared to 2011 Black Friday, changed as follows:
Midwest: increased 12.9%
Northeast: increased 7.6%
South: increased 8.7%
West: decreased 11.3 %
Foot traffic increased by 0.7 percent in the apparel sector.
According to Martin, shoppers are returning to stores. Election-related distractions have ceased, the Northeast is recovering from extreme storms and consumer confidence is rising. Still, shoppers remain value-conscious, taking advantage of Black Friday deals – even if some of those deals started a bit early.
"Black Friday shopping continues to expand into Thanksgiving Day and will impact the way we look at all of the 'Black' weekend results, since more shopping hours allows for more shopping visits and a smoothing of sales across all of the days," said Martin.
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Gertrude Whittenburg
Gertrude Whittenburg, 94 of Midland, formerly of Sweetwater, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at a Midland hospital. A service is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at the 4th and Elm Street Church of Christ in Sweetwater under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Abilene, TX. A visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. in the church parlor.Gertrude was born to E.A. and Mary Alice Richards on Oct. 17, 1916 in San Angelo, Texas. She grew up in Fort Worth, TX and attended Abilene Christian College where she met the love of her life Thomas S. Whittenburg. They married in Fort Worth on Sept. 4, 1938, and they spent over 55 years together. After their marriage they moved to Nolan County where she was a homemaker and stayed at home raising their two children. Later Gertrude worked as a dietician for the Sweetwater School District and retired from there in 1980 after 28 years of service. Gertrude was a long time member of the 4th and Elm Church of Christ. Surviving Gertrude are her son, Wendell Whittenburg and wife Joyce of Sweetwater; a daughter, Barbara Murphy and husband Richard of Midland, Texas; as well as seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. In addition, she will be greatly missed by a host of friends at the Polo Park Estates in Midland. Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband Thomas; her mother and father; two sisters; and a brother.In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Missions Ministry c/o 4th and Elm Church of Christ, Sweetwater, 79556. Condolences may be made to the family on line at www.pbfuneraldirectors.com.


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Rap duo Calle 13 leads Latin Grammy nominees
Puerto Rican rap duo Calle 13 led the contenders for the 10th annual Latin Grammys with five nominations, organizers said on Thursday, while Brazilian star Caetano Veloso and alternative Mexican band Cafe Tacvba were among the diverse acts with multiple mentions.
Calle 13 was nominated in the key categories of album of the year (Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo) and record of the year, (No Hay Nadie Como Tu with Cafe Tacvba).
The duo's album and song also yielded nominations for best urban music album and alternative song. Additionally, the group was nominated for shortform music video (La Perla with Ruben Blades).
Veloso was nominated for best singer-songwriter album (Zii e Zie), Brazilian song (A Cor Amarela), and best longform music video (E A Musica De Tom Jobim).
Other acts with three nominations each included Brazil's Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra; musician/producer Jose Lugo; songwriter Jorge Luis Piloto; Brazilian star Ivete Sangalo; Puerto Rican salsa veteran Gilberto Santa Rosa; and Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel.
The awards, to be handed out in 49 categories, will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 5, and will be broadcast in the United States on Spanish-language broadcaster Univision.
The 2008 ceremony, held in Houston, drew 5.8 million viewers on Univision, down 6 percent from the previous year.
Lins will also compete for album of the year, with Regencia: Vince Mendoza, alongside Colombia's Andres Cepeda for Dia Tras Dia, Nicaragua's Luis Enrique for Ciclos, and Argentina's Mercedes Sosa for Cantora 1.
The Lins album was also nominated for best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira), and his song Arlequim Desconhecido is up for record of the year.
Besides Lins and Calle 13, the other record of the year contenders were Luis Fonsi with Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris and David Bisbal for Aqui Estoy Yo, the Jose Lugo Orchestra featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa for Si No Vas A Cocinar, and Italian pop singer Laura Pausini's En Cambio No.
Piloto landed two nominations for song of the year, a songwriter's award: He collaborated with Yoel Henriquez on Cepeda's Dia Tras Dia and with Jorge Villamizar on Luis Enrique's Yo No So Manana.
The other song nominees were Claudia Brant, Luis Fonsi and Gen Reuben for Aqui Estoy Yo (performed by Fonsi with Syntek, Schajris and Bisbal), Bebe and Carlos Jean for Me Fui (performed by Bebe), and Argentine musician Alejandro Lerner for his Verte Sonreir.
The best new artist nominees were Mexican singer/songwriter Alexander Acha, Colombian hip-hop group Chocquibtown, Claudio Corsi, Spanish flamenco artist India Martinez and Mexican-American singer Luz Rios.


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James Shields fanned 11 hitters en route to his first shutout of the season as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Oakland Athletics, 8-0, in the middle installment of a three-game series at the Coliseum.
With the 11 Ks, Shields (9-7) became the first pitcher in team history to strike out 10 or more hitters in three consecutive starts. He allowed just three hits and did not issue a walk in the victory for the Rays, their third in the last four games.
"He had a real simple approach to the game and came out throwing fastballs," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "It was textbook, he was outstanding. I loved his approach today. Throw your fastball and hit your spots."
B.J. Upton finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI while Desmond Jennings and Jeff Keppinger added RBI base hits for the Rays. Ben Zobrist, Carlos Pena and Sean Rodriguez each contributed an RBI in the win.
Jemile Weeks, George Kottaras and Chris Carter each had a hit in defeat for the A's, who finished the month of July with an outstanding 19-5 record. They didn't have a runner reach second base all night.
Tom Milone (9-8) was tagged with the loss after allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings.
"He just probably didn't have his best command," Athletics manager Bob Melvin said about Milone. "I think we probably have to cut him a break. He's been so good here that you're not always going to be that good."
Tampa Bay struck with a pair of runs in the third. Jose Lobaton got things started with a double into the right field corner and Sam Fuld ripped a base hit into right. Upton knocked home Fuld with a single two batters later and stole second before scoring on a groundout by Zobrist.
The Rays extended their lead to 5-0 with three more runs in the sixth. Upton and Zobrist laced consecutive singles to set the table for Keppinger, who drove in Upton with a base hit into left. Pena brought home Zobrist with a sacrifice fly and Rodriguez plated Keppinger with a sharp line drive into center field.
Fuld ripped a one-out single in the Tampa Bay seventh, but was erased on a fielder's choice which left Jennings on first base with two down. The Rays young left fielder then stole second and scored when Upton reached on an error by A's shortstop Brandon Hicks, extending the lead to 6-0.
The Rays added two more runs in the ninth inning. Matt Joyce started the frame with a rocket into the left-center field gap for a double and scored via a base hit by Jennings, who then came around to cross the plate on a fielder's choice by Upton.
Game Notes
Milone had been terrific in front of the home crowd, going 5-1 over his last eight home starts entering play on Tuesday. Despite the loss, the A's finished with the best July record by an American League team since the Yankees went 23-6 (.793) in 1956...Shields improved to 5-3 in 12 career starts against Oakland...It was the Rays' 10th shutout of the season...Oakland did not have any opportunities with runners in scoring position and left just two on base.


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Game developer Oddworld Inhabitants had great things to say about the PS4 in a recent interview but when asked about the next-generation Xbox a developer admitted they have had "no communication" with Microsoft about their new console.
So while Sony are showing themselves to be nothing but open, MS isn't talking, at all, to some 3rd party devs? Not that I think Oddworld Inhabitants are on good terms with them.
Still, aren't Xbox3 dev kits suppose to be out?
Not seeing it as a good thing for them if they're only talking to AAA devs. They're giving Sony too much room.
I'm beginning to wonder about this. The fact that he says they've had 'no communication with Microsoft' has me stumped. Surely if the 720 was close to a reveal and the launch (supposedly) isn't going to be that far away, Microsoft would be making developers aware of it? I had assumed that a lot of developers have actually got development kits that are close to the finished product ... IF it IS releasing this year. I'm wondering if Sony actually DID catch them totally off guard and that they may well release a lot later than Sony.
We'll see but I do find this MS quietness puzzling. I know they would want to hold information back for the big reveal; however, it just seems odd that there are NO developers at all talking about their experience with the 720.
Of course there is one other way of looking at it: Microsoft 'may' (not a certainty) have the slightly weaker system and by letting the negative rumours persist they give themselves some leeway when they finally reveal their console. People who go into the reveal fearing the worse would gain a positive when the rumours are proven false. So instead of constant reports of it being weaker, we get constant reports that it doesn't block used games, isn't always online, doesn't require installs or won't require Kinect. Would that work though ... if I'm right? It may work in the short term but the question would eventually return to the specs, and of course the developer support.
Only the big publishers will be seeing the 720 MS doesn't want their new console leaking.
Less than 1 month more and the Xbox 720 should make it's debut if the net is to be believed.
They might not have as many original IP's as Sony or studios at least they try with timed-exclusives.


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That's it.
That's the plan.
Catch Memphis.
The Nuggets' goal is singular and sincere. With 22 games left, they want to surpass Memphis in the standings and take over the fourth playoff seed in the Western Conference. It's likely that Nuggets vs. Grizzlies will be the four-five matchup in the first round, but home-court advantage is up for grabs.
With their Sunday win against Orlando, fourth-place Memphis is now 39-19.
"I think it's going to take at least 51 to 52 wins to get to No. 4," said coach George Karl, whose Nuggets are 38-22 heading into today's home game against Atlanta. "It might take more. But I'd probably take 52 and take our chances. And I'd like the tiebreaker with Memphis. I'd take 52 and the tiebreaker."
The Nuggets are aware of the Ides of March. Memphis comes to town for a March 15 matchup, the final regular-season meeting of the teams. Denver leads the season series 2-1.
The Nuggets, the NBA's third-youngest team, have only nine more road games. They have 13 left at home, where they are 25-3. Twelve of the 22 remaining games are against current playoff teams, the toughest stretch coming when Denver hosts the Carmelo Anthony-led Knicks on March 13 and the Grizzlies on March 15, followed by road games against Chicago and Oklahoma City on March 18 and 19.
"This team is not afraid to play the best teams. In fact, they like to play the best teams," said Karl, whose Nuggets knocked off the Thunder in a Friday thriller.
Meanwhile, there's Memphis.
After Sunday's game, the Grizzlies have 24 games remaining: 10 at home, 14 on the road, 11 against current playoff teams and 13 against current lottery-bound teams. But that includes one game against the Lakers, who are pushing for the eighth spot. In mid-March, Memphis does have a tough four-game road swing, featuring two back-to-backs and the big matchup against the Nuggets, the third game of that trip.
The Nuggets watch NBA scores each night. But, Andre Iguodala said, "we don't talk about it too much. I try to not bring it up on purpose. We need to focus on what we can do, how we're improving. It will be interesting to see how we respond from a good win and see how it carries over (against the Hawks). We should have some good energy, and it's one of those games that could bite you if you get cocky."


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NEW YORK — Pau Gasol's comments certainly won't comfort any Lakers followers.
"Right now I'm waiting for crutches so I can walk out of here," he said nervously in the visitors' locker room after straining the plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
It's an injury as ugly as it sounds, plantar fasciitis known more commonly as painful swelling on the soft tissue under the arch of the foot.
But Gasol did something worse than that Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets, hearing a pop in his foot while jumping to block Brook Lopez's shot.


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# Bangarang 2.0 -- http://bangarangkde.wordpress.com
What does the world need now? It's not love, sweet love
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someone create another one? Maybe they were bored. Or maybe they
realised that playing media isn't what people want from a media
If you want to play your favourite TV show through the Linux
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# Ubuntu 11.10 has a name
Are you ready? It's... the "Oneiric Ocelot". In normal words, this
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Mark Shuttleworth says: "We'll need to keep up the pace of
innovation on all fronts post-Natty. Our desktop has come together
beautifully, and in the next release we'll complete the cycle of
making it available to all users, with a 2D experience to complement
the OpenGL based Unity."
# Debian Derivatives Project launched
There are hundreds of Debian-based distros out there, but not all of
the innovations that they produce are rolled back into Debian
itself. That's a shame, so the DEX project aims to make it easier to
integrate these improvements by providing a central resource for
communication and information. Good luck to them.
# Gtk 3.2 apps to work in browsers?
http://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2011/03/15 ... nd-update/
Here's a curious tidbit. A feature has been merged into the
development branch of the Gtk toolkit, enabling applications to run
on one machine and display in the web browser of another, without
any weird Flash or Java hacks involved. There's a video at the above
link showing a developer running Gnome's calculator at the command
line, and then accessing its GUI elements in Firefox. It's a bit
limited right now, but perhaps holds a glimpse of the future.
5. This month on the forum
Ubuntu Unity: a great step forward for desktop Linux, or a silly
side-step into the unknown which will be soon forgotten? The debates
rage on, and after Khakilang started a discussion about moving to
Debian from Ubuntu, the topic soon turned to perceptions of Unity.
On the one hand, Wyliecoyoteuk was having a grand time with the new
interface, whereas LeeNukes found it "horrible and very buggy".
RedWillow noted that Unity has improved a lot between Ubuntu 10.10
and 11.04 - if you've got any good or bad experiences with it, join
the thread and let everyone know. [1]
Imagine you're in the position of making a web browser plugin that
has gigantic market penetration, is used by hundreds of major
websites and has a huge market behind it. You'd want to make it fast
and reliable, right? Well, Adobe doesn't seem bothered about that,
given the widespread detest for its Flash plugin around the net.
Bobthebob1234 flipped out and couldn't contain his rage any more,
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[1] http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13498
[2] http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13516
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If you haven't heard yet, Gnome 3 is going to sport a radically
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It's certainly very modern and fresh in its approach, but will it
just alienate users who're familiar with the old panel and menu
design? Here's how it works...
1) The top bar
Along the top you'll see a black panel that ever-so-slightly
resembles the one in normal Gnome, with a clock, system tray and a
user button that you can click to switch to another user account or
shut down the machine. Click on the clock and you get access to
a calendar, which hooks into the Evolution PIM client. On the far
left of the panel is this button...
2) Activities
This is where everything happens. Click Activities (or move the
mouse right into the top-left corner of the screen) and the desktop
will fade out, with any windows currently on display resizing into
the centre in Mac OS X Expose-like style. This appears to be the
primary way to switch between running applications - there's no
traditional task bar to speak of, although (thankfully) Alt+Tab
still works.
3) The dock
In the Activities view, there's a panel down the left-hand side
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"But," he said, "you cannot see my face[1]; for man shall not see me and live." And the Lord said, "Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand upon the rock; and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand[2] until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back[3]; but my face shall not be seen."--Revised Standard Edition (emphasis added) 1. Onnnnne component part! 2. Twoooo component parts! 3. Threeee component parts! Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah!


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Endangered Asiatic Black Bear Found, Showing on-the-ground Conservation Impacts
WWF, in partnership with the provincial governments of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue, have embarked on one of the most ambitious conservation assignments in the region's history through the CarBi Programme, and its clear from this and other significant indicators, that these conservation efforts are showing the desired results.
The Asiatic black bear is listed by IUCN's Red list of Endangered species. The Government also states in its Decree No.32/2006/ND-CP that it's illegal to hunt, farm and trade this species.
The Asiatic black bear was captured on WWF's camera trap for the second time since December 2012 when a number of camera traps were installed to support WWF's and the organisation's provincial government counterparts' biodiversity monitoring to determine the presence of important animal species in this landscape, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the conservation measures applied through the CarBi programme.
Among more than12,000 recorded pictures, several valuable species have been found, including Sunda pangolin, Large- antlered muntjac, serrow, Annamite striped rabbit, black bear, and Saola, the country's Crown jewel, which was rediscovered for the first time in 15 years, clearly indicating the positive impact of the current conservation measures applied in this important biodiversity hot spot of Vietnam.
"They are species affected by illegal hunting which our forest guard patrolling and Protection Area management activities should be limiting. Their existence is also dependent on good quality forest. I believe that these photographs are very important monitoring indicators of our conservation impacts, " said Phan Tuan, Head of Quang Nam Forest Protection Department, Quang Nam's CarBi project' Director.
Together with the camera traps which are used to track wild animals and their habitat, WWF and our government partners also introduced a progressive forest guard model where local people are employed and comprehensively trained in law enforcement, patrolling and especially detecting and removing snares and dismantling illegal camps used by poachers and loggers, and to intercept illegal hunters and loggers when possible. The significant success of this approach is clearly shown by the more than 35,000 snares which have been removed from this sensitive landscape since the start of CarBi.
To directly reduce human pressure on local forest, WWF's programmes are also targeting alternative livelihood options through mobilising local people in sustainable forest management and creating a link between trade demand and responsible forest management with promoting certified products, as well as restoring the fragile forests of the region.
"Habitat loss, illegal hunting and forest degradation are still severe threats to wildlife. More effective and uniform law enforcement efforts with regional and international co-operation are critically needed for wildlife conservation," says WWF-Vietnam's landscape manager Le Thuy Anh.
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Day light saving errors, new year errors, do they just have crappy coders at apple?
Day light saving errors, new year errors, do they just have crappy coders at apple?
No, they've got crappy hardware designers as well!
My Girlfriend also has an iphone. I mean lets forget about fucked up blue tooth support, not being able to send vcards (as i have done from small device to small device since my first palm/mobile phone), and lets just accept that automatic configuration (which worked for me in all courntries i have been in recently) is a little bit complicated for a phone for approx. 500Euro). Lets also forget that video calls follow just apples standard.
But what really disappointed me in this incredibly immature device is
Hell I barely touch the text application. Between phone calls, email and Twitter DMs there's no reason I ever need to.
Wait, you Tweet to your Dungeon Master? Seems like a waste of effort if he's sitting at the same table.....
There is no alarm clock more reliable than the human wang
Interesting theory Julian.
Are you forgetting that one of the after-effects of orgasm in males is drowsiness?
Hey if you find that one funny, this one will blow your mind.
I'm a geek with a WIFE and you know what? We have a CHILD!
Some pretty crazy shit there, huh?
OMG, it is self aware, has introspection and can self improve? Now I know what all the Apple fans love it so much.
SAM: I mean it fixed itself.
SPOOR: Fixed itself.
DOWSER:... ixed itself.
SPOOR: Machines don't fix themselves.
SPOOR: He's tampered with it, Dowser.
This just isn't a plausible claim. As if "anonymous reader" has a girlfriend. Now I've heard everything.
It just works...if it's approved, and if you hold it the right way, and if don't mind being late, and
Hehe, I get to use that quote about once a month or so to my Apple-fanatic boss. The funny thing is that he doesn't make excuses about the things that don't work as they should, and even now if you ask him he will admit he had a lot of problems with his Apple products, but he persists buying them...
For example the last incident was last month when his 24" Samsung (that I had chosen some years ago) went bad and without asking me got a 27" Apple Cinema display. Well, his attempt to connect the macbook to the
I bought my girlfriend an iPhone, and the damn thing seems to set off the alarm at random times.
However, when I look at that thing, my Nokia N95 looks like crap in comparison. I'm no Apple fanboy, but I am really impressed with that thing.
Their earlier iPhone was great, and their new iPhone's glassy facade gives me a woody every time I see it. But there seems to be one critical problem after another with this one.
Personally I think it's mostly the media having a field day blowing things out of proportion. I have the new iPhone, both my sisters have one, my brother-in-law has one and none of us have had anywhere near the problems that are being reported in the media. Sure, there's been a few minor glitches here and there but nearly EVERY device has those. We certainly haven't experienced any problems that were major enough to stop us from using the iPhone or consider switching to another device.
"...My girlfriend wasn't impressed, sleeping in, and I wasn't either, having to race her to work!"
So for once in your life, you have an iron-clad excuse as to why you were late to work (posted on Slashdot, confirmed by vendor), and you're bitching?
That is sad, when you really think about it. Sad.
Though last year they failed to charge the battery for some reason.
and the 2nd being Sunday, I am actually surprised how many people have crappy jobs that hey had to get up for on the weekends.
Moreover, shouldn't January 1 be a public holiday or something, like it is here in the lazy-ass Europe?
just that.
There was enough time to fix this an several other updates were pushed out since this happened last,
so i'm not impressed by the job Apple does here.
- Hubert
By the 365th day Steve had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then Steve blessed the 366th day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.


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To establish and maintain a toxic material source reduction program to reduce the amount of mercury brought onto the building site through purchases of lamps.
Implement the lighting purchasing plan that specifies an overall building average of 70 picograms of mercury per lumen-hour or less for all mercury-containing lamps purchased for the building and associated grounds within the project boundary. Include lamps for both indoor and outdoor fixtures, as well as both hard-wired and portable fixtures. Lamps containing no mercury may be counted only if their energy efficiency at least equals that of their mercury-containing counterparts.
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