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Another month, another set of apps evaluated for inclusion on our list of the best iPad apps. Who are the big winners in February? Who gets the boot?
The Daily: Overall, it's probably the best iPad newspaper/magazine/multimedia experience/whatever to date. There's a tremendous amount of high quality content in a variety of sections, with sharp writing, beautiful photos, and well-produced video sprinkled throughout. Free, for now.
The Atavist: For some people, the iPad is the device with the potential to liberate long-form journalism from the distracting confines of the PC. It's with that noble aim that the Atavist, an app that vends long-form, multimedia-enriched articles, was created, and it's off to a promising start. Free, $3 per article.
Pennant: With a staggering amount of data for every game dating back to the '50s, Pennant isn't just a valuable resource for baseball nerds but also an example of how beautifully a dataset can be brought to life on a tablet. $5.
TED for iPad: How can you use your futuristic computing device to enrich yourself, as opposed to just, you know, distracting yourself? Settle in with the TED app, a slick portal for some of the most thought-provoking content the internet has to offer. Free.
IMDB: A recent facelift makes the mobile IMDB a significant enough improvement over the website to warrant inclusion—IMDB has all the movie information you could ever want, as well as trailers and showtimes for the here and now. Free.
Marvel Comics: Comic books for the 21st Century. Marvel serves up its host of heroes in a slick, easy-to-read app. Issues can be purchased a la carte or gobbled up buffet-style with a $50/year digital subscription. Free, about $2 an issue.
Words With Friends HD: With its recent expansion into the wide world of Android, there have never been more friends to play against. Words With Friends looks its absolute best on the iPad, allowing you to survey the board like a general overlooking a battle field. $3.
Labyrinth 2: Remember that game where you turn the knobs to navigate a little metal marble through a maze without letting it drop in any of the holes? Turns out that's just as fun when there are no real knobs or marbles involved. Fun for both kids and kids at heart. $8.
None! But we're comin' with an axe next month.


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- There's no such thing as time management! So why should you read the rest of this handout? Because there is such a thing as self management and that's the key to making time your ally rather than your enemy.
- There are only 24 hours in your day, just the same as everybody else's. So how do you end up frustrated, angry, behind in your work, and dead on your feet? Maybe because you don't know how to use those 24 hours to your advantage.
Step One
If using your time wisely is a problem for you, you probably don't have a very good idea of where it all goes. It just seems to go! A good place to start, then, is to keep track of how you use your time. Get a Weekly schedule (available in the Learning Skills corner of the Counseling and Testing Center's Career Library) and faithfully keep track of how you use your waking hours for one week. The results will probably surprise you.
Step Two
The next step is to pick up several more of these Weekly Schedules and do some planning. You'll discover, among other things, that if you get seven hours sleep a night, you have 119 hours per week to do everything you need to do. That, of course, includes going to class, eating, athletic events, social activities, personal hygiene, time-in-transit, studying, student organizations, telephone and TV time, etc. Be sure to schedule time for all these in your 119 hours. Then try sticking to your schedule for a week. This should give you a good idea of where your real priorities are!
If you have trouble, chances are there's a culprit lurking somewhere, dodging your every move. Chances are this culprit's name is Procrastination. Procrastination masquerades in a million disguises. Among the more common of these are:
- "One more day won't make any difference; I'll just put that off until tomorrow."
- "It won't matter if I'm a few minutes late; no one else will be on time."
- "I can't start on this paper until I know just how I want the first paragraph to read."
- "I work best under pressure."
- "I'll watch just 15 more minutes of TV."
- Fill in the blank:"____________________."
- Learn to say NO once your priorities are set. Turning down an invitation doesn't mean you'll never be asked to do something again. Weigh the consequences. Making a decision based on what you know is best for you at the time, leads to greater respect from your friends, not to a reputation as a party-pooper.
- Stay away from the telephone when you're trying to get work done. If it's really important, they'll call back.
Schedule / Plan Ahead
- Use a monthly calendar to help you allocate your study time on the Weekly Schedule. At the beginning of each quarter, spend an hour with your calendar to enter all important dates. As you receive course syllabi, enter the dates for quizzes, papers, etc., on your calendar. Then estimate the time needed to prepare for each of these. If your history paper is due the eighth week of the quarter and it usually takes you four weeks to do a paper, start work on the paper the second week of the quarter, allowing yourself an extra week for typing and an extra week for disaster. If you stick to this schedule, you'll amaze yourself by having the paper finished in the seventh week. The rule-of-thumb is "Plan ahead by working backwards."
- By counting backwards like this, you'll be surprised how well you're using your time and how much better your grade will be when you're not under pressure. And, by being really honest with yourself and taking account of all your priorities, you'll be able to go to the football game and not feel guilty.
- At the start of each week, transfer important items from your calendar to your Weekly Schedule. This helps you to avoid things that might otherwise sneak up on you.
- Be sure to schedule time for your fitness routine and for study breaks. Your brain works best when it has sufficient oxygen. Your concentration is enhanced when you go hard at a task until you feel yourself fading. Then Break! A good rule-of-thumb is to work for 45 minutes and then break for 15. But watch yourself! More than 15 minutes is more than a break!
- Suggestions such as these don't lead to enslavement by a calendar. It may sound awful, especially if you're a skilled time mismanager. But it actually leads to a greater sense of freedom and accomplishment because you're in control. That's all self-management is--managing your life more effectively. By following these suggestions, you'll be happier, more satisfied, and more productive. Try it--you'll like it!
- One last thing: WEAR A WATCH!
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Badminton is the official sport of our family. We love it so much that my children gave me a "professional" net for my birthday. (We were tired of the poor quality of nets we purchased from retail stores.)
Badminton has an interesting history dating back to 18th century India where it evolved from two children's games, battledore and shuttlecock. In these games, a shuttlecock was kept in volley across a line using small rackets.
Recently we held the "Stewart Invitation Badminton Tournament." My son and I even found a trophy with two "birdies" on it at the local thrift store to use as a prize. Everyone came dressed in their best badminton "uniforms". We ate dinner and then began the tournament.
Because we had quite a few teams in our so called tournament we played best 2 out of 3 games and only played to 15.
The objective of badminton is simple, that is to hit the shuttle over the net so that it lands in your opponent's court before it can be returned.
You can hit the shuttle fast, slow, high, flat or low. You can smash it with maximum power or "dink" it gently over the net.
Badminton would be a fun game to set up at your next family reunion and have a tournament that is ongoing during your reunion. Put up a bracket and make teams responsible for playing each other. If you have a large family make it a single elimination tournament. Play the championship game at the end of your reunion.
Why Badminton? Anyone can play, almost anyone. At our tournament we had players from 6 to 60, pregnant players, and players with chronic illnesses. We had players that would dive for the birdie and players that had to step over the line to serve. But no matter what the skill level everyone had fun- at least until the sun went down and it got dark. Guess the next thing I need for my badminton court is- lights!
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I find myself more focusing on the details, I suppose, the ones less interesting, at least as characters anyway. For example, the pedestrian broker. I mean, anyone could play as some super-involved uber broker, but I find the middle of the road, easily passed-over unassuming guy much more interesting. It's like in Blade Runner. Many people focused on Tyrell and his ambitions/goals, whereas I find J.F. Sebastian much more interesting.
It's a good point! Sebastian was a great character. When I quote blade runner I always end up saying "Your eyes...I...I made your eyes!" in reference to James Hong's character. In Stories the main thing to focus on is momentum since there is not a really robust management system. It's a game about action, and giving people interesting actions to choose from. Having a broker with a unique perspective is a great way to tap into that energy!


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While it wasn't a classic, Super Bowl XLV still provided NFL fans a chance to see two storied franchises, a few breakout performances and a dramatic ending. They'd better savor it because with a potential work stoppage looming, it may be a long time before America gets its football again.
On March 3, the league's collective bargaining agreement expires, leaving the owners and the player's association to hammer out a new deal that governs the way the NFL pays it players and splits it profits, among other things. If the two sides can't come to an agreement by that date, there is a very real possibility that there may be no 2011-2012 season, reports Bloomberg Businessweek.
At the heart of the matter is the 2006 extension of the league's original 1993 labor agreement. Under the 2006 deal, the owners agreed to allocate 60 percent of the NFL's total revenues to player salaries while also creating a revenue-sharing plan under which the 15 most profitable teams subsidize the 17 less profitable franchises.
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That deal put the owners at a disadvantage and they unanimously pulled out of the agreement in 2008, which set the conditions for the possible forthcoming lockout. Owners are asking the players union to give back some salary and to cut the pre-season from four to two games in an effort to extend the regular season from 16 to 18 games, terms that seem onerous to the players. If the players refuse to budge, the owners will most likely lock them out, denying the athletes pay and/or benefits. In response, the player's union would probably decertify, which would allow for antitrust lawsuits to be carried out against the league and the players would go on strike.
"We give back $1 billion and increase our risk of injury by playing two additional games," said Kevin Mawae, the president of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and a former standout offensive lineman for Seattle, the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans, in an interview with Bloomberg.
Though most fans generally think of the high-profile paydays of stars like Peyton Manning, the average player salary is $1.9 million and the median is $770,000. A lot of money, to be sure, but not astronomical sums when compared to say Tom Brady's $18 million annual salary. That reality, along with the fact that the average NFL career lasts only three and a half years - makes getting a deal done soon a big priority for the majority of the league's players.
What's at stake is the reputation of the most successful professional sports league in the country. According to Bloomberg, if the league were to miss just the pre-season games because of a lockout, it could lose up to $1 billion, including up to $100 million per weekend in ticket sales. The 1,900 NFL players would be facing $4.5 billion in lost salary and bonuses and sports bars around the county would find it hard to stay afloat without the steady revenue stream the games provide their businesses.
Players can not sign new deals until a contract is agreed upon, leaving most - including any potential college players who have declared their intention to enter the NFL Draft - not knowing when they'll collect their next paycheck.
The NFL would be wise to look at the other major U.S. sports for lessons. The 1994-1995 Major League Baseball strike wiped out the postseason, including the World Series, and America's pastime has never fully recovered. The National Hockey League lost the entire 2004-2005 season to a lockout, devastating the sport's popularity. The NBA is also facing a potential lockout that could erase its 2011-2012 season but its finances are not nearly as stable as those of the NFL.
It seems far fetched at this point to think that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith would let the league implode at the height of its popularity, but the clock is ticking and February is, of course, the shortest month of all.
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On June 15, 2016, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union reached a political understanding on the broad framework for a future EU Conflict Minerals regulation. This FAQ document outlines key elements of the political understanding of agreed upon on June 15, 2016.
法 律上、ドッド・フランク法の第1502条 に準拠しなければならないのは米証券取引委員会の監視下にある米国の株式公開企業のみです。しかしながら、これらの企業は鉱物の出自を辿るために自社のサ プライチェーン全体にわたって調査をする必要がある為、報告の要求はサプライチェーン上を次々に引き継がれてゆき、世界中のサプライヤーが影 響を受けることになるのです。
紛 争鉱物報告へのCFSIのアプローチにより、鉱物はそれが処理された精錬業者まで遡って追跡され、精錬業者は紛争状況について独立第三者による 監査を受けることになります。これは、貴社のサプライヤーが問題の鉱物をどの精錬業者から入手しているかを確かめる必要があるということです。CFSI 報告の枠組みに関する詳細については次のサイトをご覧ください。 www.conflictfreesourcing.org.
iPCMP最新版では、英語、北京語、日本語、ドイツ語、ポルトガル語を完全サポートしています。現場からの紛争鉱物報告書に対応するため、CMRT テンプレート上で使用可能なすべての言語は iPCMP上に表示することができます。
U.S.-based companies with a filing obligation to the SEC are required to report conflict minerals usage and origin for their entire company, so entities outside of the U.S. are in scope for conflict mineral reporting.
While your company may not have an obligation to report information to the U.S. SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), as a supplier to our company (based in the US) your information is critical to their ability to report to both their customers and, if required, to the U.S. SEC.
The iPCMP system allows for cascade and roll-up of the CFSI data from your supply chain instead of managing individual spreadsheets to and from your suppliers. This makes the whole process transparent and traceable.
Rolling up reports allows you to aggregate different supplier reports. This requires one or more Conflict Minerals reports which are created either by you or sent by your supplier. These reports may be visible in iPCMP database (e.g., which report is accepted by you on iPCMP system) or in CFSI/CMRT format or stored in your Online Storage.
When logged in to iPCMP, go to "Preferences". Enter your current password and the new password into the corresponding fields. To save the new password, click the button "Change password".
We offer on-demand webinars and regular workshops enabling you to use our tool more effectively. Click here to download the webinar on-demand. Click here to find out when and where the next workshop will take place. Whenever you log in to your account, you can click on the "?" on the top right hand corner of the iPCMP page to access the Help section. Here you can download the latest iPCMP User Guide which gives you an overview of the iPCMP functions. You can also access the iPCMP eLearning Module which walks you through the various functions of the tool with accompanying screenshots and videos.
For a more hands-on training there are two other options: As a Premium and Premium Plus License holder, you can book the iPCMP Interactive Guided Tour for a minimal fee of $95 to help speed up your reporting process. You can also contact a consultant directly for one on one training session.
Yes. You can subscribe for the desired license type via the admin ID. The data/reports that are currently saved on the system will be retained after the subscription change.
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Your information will be very valuable for lots of our iPCMP users as you probably have very good knowledge about the origin of your raw materials. Since you are at the start of the supply chain, you should choose the BASIC license, which is available for FREE, to enable you to handle incoming customer requests.
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Carl Bistram at Kult Models shot by Dominik Odenkirchen and styled by Bettina Schönfelder with pieces from Cividini, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Make-up: Karina Asmus c/o Kult Artists
Carl Bistram at Kult Models shot by Dominik Odenkirchen and styled by Bettina Schönfelder with pieces from Cividini, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Make-up: Karina Asmus c/o Kult Artists
Nike's ISPA launch just over two years ago might have passed quietly under your radar, but as the climate continues to pose new threats and city living conditions faces new challenges for athletes, ISPA's profile is increasing and raising the design stakes.
The Danish fashion house Han Kjøbenhavn and the safety footwear maker Airtox join forces in a new and unexpected collaboration.
Stefano Maggiolo and Kristof Hegyi captured by the lens of Laukart, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Tommy Hilfiger introduces its new capsule collection in collaboration with iconic streetwear brand AAPE by A Bathing Ape.
London based artist Dom Sebastian collaborates with Bimba y Lola to create out of his own peculiar, wild and wonderful world a reinterpretation of the SS20 Collection #thisisHOT
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This summer, DIESEL presents a brand new beachwear collaboration rendered in partnership with Sea-Doo.
This season, the designer Louis Gabriel Nouchi collaborates with the legendary football club of the French capital, Paris Saint Germain.
Creative director of Y/PROJECT Glenn Martens is taking the Paris-based label to a new chapter of its history with the launch of "Evergreen", a 100% sustainable eco-friendly line, as well as a new e-commerce platform.
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The first peak of the brands' work together will offer a modernist vision of running culture, one exploring new technologies, possibilities, and aesthetics.
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"If you have a strong sense of who you are, you will get through anything thrown your way."
Focused on creating visibility for the gay community and providing groundbreaking advocacy measures to society with an aim to shift attitudes around homosexuality and gender biases, Tomás Loyola continues to build on the foundations for the Spanish LGBTIQ+ population and far beyond.
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Just in time for Summer, FENTY launches on Apple Music a series of playlists to soothe your soul and lift your spirits.
It is the surprising product of a special collaboration between the photographer and Gucci's creative director.
American singer Lenny Kravitz fronts the latest campaign of Saint Laurent, shot by David Sims and art-directed by Anthony Vaccarello.
Hollywood actor and amateur skateboarder, Jack Dylan Grazer fronts our Spring/Summer 2020 Olympic Issue shot by Kapturing in 2028 Olympic host city of Los Angeles. While 16-year-old Grazer empowers kids to go out and claim their own piece to skate on, the Olympics can also connect to fond childhood memories. We also look at it for inspiration and a call for togetherness.Spring/Summer 2020


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As much as some critics would like to blame the warp-speed of the Web for their mistakes, the reality is that such hoaxes and their victims have long been with us. Fake press releases are like the viruses that infect vulnerable computer systems; until you fix the system, they'll continue to work.


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I'm aware of the great body of work on Legendrian knot theory in contact geometry, but suppose I'm curious just about homotopy and not isotopy. How does one understand the space of Legendrian loops based at a point in a contact manifold? Can that be made into a "Legendrian fundamental group" somehow?
I've heard that h-principles are somehow involved, but I'm not sure what the punchline is.


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posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 7:04 am
Hello, I'm new to Mplus. I am wondering if Mplus can perform a Multivariate linear mixed analysis? i.e. where each statistical unit is characterized by a matrix the columns of which are the dependent variables (let us say 5) and the rows are the times of measurement. One way to proceed is to transform the problem to the univariate linear mixed models with a covariance structure of the residual terms being the kronecker product between two matrix (identity and any parametric one). Can we do that with Mplus?
Thanks alot
posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 12:16 pm
Mplus can do linear mixed modeling with several dependent variables. The growth processes can also be related to each other in flexible ways. See ex 6.13 as an example from the Version 3 User's Guide.
posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 5:57 am
Many thanks for your quick reply, I really appreciate it .
My question now is : Can we do this analysis in the non balanced case (i.e. non-equally spaced times of mesurement, individually-varying times of observations ... ). If yes, I will be grateful if you can give me the statistical reference you are using to do that.
Again, many thanks for your answer,
posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 9:19 am
Yes. Perhaps the Raudenbush and Bryk 2002 book could be a useful reference.
Udaya Wagle
posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - 8:57 am
I have some policy variables (x), their outcomes (y), and other covariates (z) measured for different units at unbalanced intervals. I am thinking of y as a function of x and z and then x purely as a function of z. I was trying to use growth modeling approach thinking time is an important factor. But I could not relate this to any specific example in the Users's Guide or other dicussions here.
Also, your examples in the User's Guide appear to be suited to wide format of the data which I do not want to go for since I have a cross-section of imbalanced but large time series with multiple x's and multiple z's.
Could you point me to the right direction for the version 6 of MPlus which I currently have?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - 5:11 pm
Example 9.16 shows how to set up a growth model for long format data. You can expand on that example by having more than one growth process of time-varying covariates.
Udaya Wagle
posted on Friday, September 09, 2011 - 8:19 am
Thank you for your suggestion. I assume my z will be equivalent to the a in the example. Even with this, however, I am not clear how I could operationalize a common factor out of the different x policy variables so that the x's would have a common effect on the final outcome y, together with the effects of the a. This is more along the line of structural equations and yet having to use the longitudinal growth framework. Your expert suggestion would be appreciated.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 9:02 am
It sounds like you have a mediation model like
y on x z;
x on z;
where all 3 of your variables z, x, y vary across time. This means that you have 2 DVs, y and x, whereas in ex 9.16 on Within there is only 1. And you have 1 IV, namely z, just like a3 in ex 9.16. So comparing to ex 9.16, you will have on Within the mediation model above and on Between you have the random intercepts for the 2 DVs, y and x. If you have person variables that do not vary across time, they will appear on Between like x1, x2 in ex 9.16. This modeling takes into account the longitudinal nature of the data, accounting for correlations across time within subjects, but without going the further step of doing growth modeling.
Udaya Wagle
posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 6:24 pm
Thanks Bengt for taking the time to help me out. Actually, here is what I have (sorry about not being specific before):
Measurement equation:
eta by x1 x2 x3
Latent variable equation:
y on eta z1 z2 z3 z4
eta on z1 z2 z3 z4
All of these variables vary over time for different geographic units. I am assuming that "a" from 9.16 can be replaced with multiple z's here. But my problem has been on dealing with the different policy indicators (x1 x2 x3), which I assume have a latent factor. And since the x's and y measurements of these geographic units change over time, I was thinking growth would be an important factor.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 9:10 am
This means that you would let both eta and y have a random intercept, that is, variation across units. These intercepts capture correlations across time within unit. But you could be more ambitious and in addition to the random intercepts specify a growth model with intercept and slope growth factors. You would have one process for eta and one for y. Just piece together parts of different UG examples.
Udaya Wagle
posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 6:53 am
Appreciate the suggestion. Will try to figure out and come back if it does not work.
Udaya Wagle
posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 8:55 am
Having tried with multilevel framework, I am not ocnvinced if I can even identify my variables as within and between. All the variables vary both within units and over time (of course except the id and year). I cannot come up with an appropriate setup of Between equation in 9.16. Also, I could not relate my situation with any example from growth modeling (Ch. 6).
Given that my eta and y would have random intercepts at the least (I am not sure if I want to go for slope growth factors since data on changes over time are not very reliable), I would appreciate your help in setting up the above measurement and latent variable equations for estimation. Thank you.
Bep Uink
posted on Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 8:23 pm
Hello, I am modelling a multivariate growth curve with 3 outcomes (depression, ability self concept & binge drinking). Ability self-concept intercept predicts binge drinking slope and the estimate is negative (as expected). In addition, ability self-concept and binge drinking slopes are significantly correlated, however, the correlation is positive. I've tried correlating residuals, adding time varying and time invariant co-variates, and model fit is acceptable. It just seems odd that the correlations are positive; the parallel process for these 2 variables also has positive slope correlations.
Could you please shed any light as to whether this is a result of a problem in my model? [or just what the data shows]
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Asia Featuring John Payne will perform at Velvet Sessions on April 25. (Asia Featuring John Payne)
The Velvet Sessions concert at Universal's Hard Rock Hotel for April will spotlight Asia Featuring John Payne.
The progressive-rock group will be perform April 25 as part of the event, a combination cocktail party and lobby concert.
The band is an officially sanctioned split from the original Asia group, and it has Payne as its lead singer. This version of Asia -- which currently includes Erik Norlander, Jay Schellen, Moni Scaria and Jeff Kollman -- has been touring since 2008. Its recent single "Seasons Will Change" is available on iTunes, and a new album called "Americana" is scheduled for release this year. (The band's website is TheAsiaBand.com)
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'KONY 2012′ Is Now History's Most Viral Video
Have you seen the 'Kony 2012′? If not, you may be one of the few — the haunting short film just became the most viral video in history.
The video campaign was put together by the group Invisible Children to bring attention to African warlord Joseph Kony, who allegedly used nefarious means to recruit thousands of kids into his army. The media has been abuzz about it, celebrities have linked to the video from their Twitter accounts en masse, and the movie has been subtitled in at least four other languages.
All the attention has resulted in more than 100 million views of the 30-minute film in just six days — a number that Visible Measures says grants it the title of the most viral video ever.
The previous record was held by singer Susan Boyle, whose 2009 performance on 'Britain's Got Talent' took nine days to reach the 100 million view mark. Even Lady Gaga's phenomenally popular 'Bad Romance' clip needed 18 days to rack up that many views.
Of course with anything that popular, there's bound to be the inevitable backlash. Critics have questioned how much of Invisible Children's money actually funds its activism, but the organization has been quick to respond to what it says is "false or misleading information" about its efforts. Others have said that the video overly simplifies a complicated issue and promotes youthful "slacktivism." (The makers of video created a video response to address their critics.)
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Skyping in Ethiopia Could Result in Stiff Jail Term
Jun 18, 2012 11:11 AM PT
Ethiopia has passed a draconian new law criminalizing the use of Voice over Internet Protocol services such as Skype or Google Talk. People who violate the ban will find themselves facing 10-to-15 years in prison. The government has cited national security as a reason, although it is widely assumed that protecting the market share and revenue of the state-owned telecom provider, Ethio Telecom, is also a driver -- if not the main one.
Another assumption is that the government wants to keep a tight grip on its political opponents and hence the ban, Jason Wisdom, CEO of Wisdom Consulting, told TechNewsWorld.
Deep Packet Inspection Put to Ill Use
Ethiopia is among a handful of nations, including China and Iran, that is deploying deep packet inspection technology to spy on its citizens, noted Wisdom.
"DPI will be used to monitor enforcement of this new rule, because it can recognize the ports and channels that are used for VoIP communication," he said.
In general, DPI is a helpful technology when used properly, Wisdom added, largely because it works well to protect corporate networks from intrusions.
In the hands of an extremist government armed with vague laws, though, it can be an effective tool to rein in dissent, he said.
In this case, Ethiopia is using its broadly worded antiterrorism laws to implement this rule, Wisdom observed.
"There are ways to circumvent deep packet inspection monitoring," he explained. "It is a continual cat-and-mouse game between activists and hackers and repressive governments."
However, with a possible 10-to-15 year jail term as punishment in the background, it is questionable whether many people unschooled in hacker technologies will even try.
Whether the Ethiopian government will enforce the law against ordinary citizens is still an unknown.
"I can't see the government wanting to throw the book at a grandmother talking with her grandchild in the United States, for example," said Wisdom.
It is also unlikely the government would want the negative publicity that would surround jailing an international aid worker for a decade because he was using Skype to communicate to the home office in the country -- another possible scenario, given the level of international assistance Ethiopia continues to receive.
Still, the law is on the books, and even if the intent is to limit its application to political dissent, that could quickly change.
Corruption and Ethio Telecom
It is important not to underestimate the symbiotic ties between the government and the country's telecom provider.
It's a "you scratch my back I will scratch yours" relationship, Wisdom said. "The current government has a vested interest in keeping them happy, so I could see it not being too pleased by alternative and competitive forms of communication available in the market."
There are other methods to make low-cost phone calls without violating the country's new ban, , however -- at least they are available for now.
One is provided by the international calling service KeKu, a cross-platform technology app that offers free calls from app to app, along with low-rate calls to landlines and mobile phones. It is active in more than 180 countries and said to be very popular in Ethiopia.
KeKu can still operate despite the new law because it doesn't require an Internet connection on the caller or recipient's part, CEO Manlio Carrelli told TechNewsWorld.
"Our customers are able to talk with their friends and family in Ethiopia because we connect them just like a regular international call, but at a tiny fraction of the cost," Carelli said.
The company gives customers a local number, say in the U.S., for each number in Ethiopia that they call.
"Someone in New York City could obtain a unique local 718 area code number for each of their family members back home," he explained. "The customer's phone company treats this like a local call."
Then, the KeKu technology automatically connects the call to the right international number. --END--


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'2016: Obama's America' Opening in Nation's Capital, 400 More Theaters
"2016: Obama's America" is coming to the Washington, D.C., metro region this weekend as it opens in 400 more theaters.
Already considered a box office success after opening in less than 200 theaters, "2016" is continuing to expand and may be shown on as many as 700 screens.
The documentary-style film, which is based on best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza's books, examines the question, "If Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"
D'Souza traveled across four continents to "find answers to Obama's past and reveal where America will be in 2016."
"One of the themes in the movie is the anti-colonial goal of downsizing America in the name of global justice," D'Souza, who worked in the Reagan White House as a policy analyst, told The Christian Post in an earlier interview. "So, the core idea here is that America has become a rogue nation in the world and also that America enjoys a standard of living that is unconscionably high compared to the rest of the world.
"Obama's goal is to shrink America. He wants to reduce America's footprint in the world because he thinks we are stepping on the world."
The producer of the film is Gerald R. Molen, best known for his Academy Award-winning Best Picture "Schindler's List." His other films include "Rain Man," "Jurassic Park," "Twister," "Days of Thunder," "Hook" and "Minority Report."
According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, "2016" took in $1.2 million over the weekend – an average of $7,300 per screen, making it the second highest per-screen-average film among major releases this past weekend. The film saw a nearly 300 percent increase over its previous week's total, making it the 13th highest grossing film of the week.
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This was such a cute sexy outfit, I decided I had to get it and show it off. I normally don't do pink, but this is such a luscious color, that it just struck me as 'the one'. It comes in a ton of different colors too! The maker is Deviance and the outfit is called "Devilish", great for a club or party type Halloween event! Oh, and the best part? Glitter. If you get all "Oh. Shiny." over all that glitters… you might want to give this cute outfit a try!
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Boots: Slink – Thigh High Leather Boots (Black)
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Toyota's fifth generation RAV4 has become quite the polished item. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.
Ten Second Review
Toyota's RAV4 mid-sized SUV soft roader has been around so long it's easy to forget quite how far it's come. The fifth generation model is bigger, better finished, and far more efficient, thanks to an exclusive reliance on hybrid power. And Toyota hasn't forgotten that cars in this class need to look good and drive well too. Reacquaint yourself with it. You might be in for a surprise.
It's easy to underestimate quite what a debt of gratitude we owe the Toyota RAV4. Back in 1994, the market for compact SUVs was massively different to the one we have today. If you wanted a modestly-sized car of this kind back then, you had to do so with the proviso that it was likely to fall over if it was shown a picture of a corner. This was all part of the bargain. You saved money on the upfront cost, but shelled out when it disappeared through a hedgerow on its door handles. The RAV4 changed all that. It was the first compact SUV that was actually good fun to drive on road.
But times change. The RAV4 has grown ever bigger and more sophisticated in response to market entrants like the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Honda CR-V and the Ford Kuga. This fifth fourth generation car is a smarter take on a well-established theme. More spacious and more efficient courtesy of hybrid power, it aims to bring the RAV4 back to a prominent position amongst volume brand entrants in the mid-sized SUV marketplace.
Driving Experience
Having dipped its toe into the hybrid waters with the previous generation version of this model, Toyota has gone all-out with petrol/electric power in this MK5 version. It's all you can have - though buyers are offered the option of either front wheel drive or All-Wheel Drive. This model's body is stiffer than that the previous one, while its centre of gravity is also lower down: it's all aimed at making this model a more engaging steer, as is the engineering of this fifth generation RAV4's much more sophisticated TNGA GA-K platform. The suspension set-up's more predictable, using MacPherson struts up front, while a double wishbone arrangement at the rear.
That engine isn't too much different from the hybrid unit that RAV4 buyers were served up before. It's 2.5-litres in size and generates a combined power output of 215bhp. The All-Wheel Drive variants gain a second electric motor driving the rear axle, which lifts that output slightly to 219bhp. As before, this set-up has to be mated to CVT belt-driven automatic transmission. This demands a relaxed driving style if revs are not to flare every time you exercise your right foot. If you do that, rest to 62mph occupies 8.4s en route to a maximum of 112mph.
Design and Build
This fifth generation RAV4 certainly has a more aggressive, angular look than its predecessors. It's now sits 10mm closer to the ground, and at the front, the emphasis is on width and strength with extra volume added to the lower bumper section. There's a similar effect at the rear where the horizontal line created by the tail lights and back window angles sharply downwards at each edge, drawing the eye towards the rear wheels and expressing what the stylists call the "polygon" influence on the design.
Inside, it's not quite as avant garde as outside, but the cabin is usefully more spacious than before, courtesy of the way that the wheelbase has been stretched by 30mm, so as to increase rear leg room. You can really stretch out in the second row as a result. Up front, as usual with a RAV4, the finish is functional rather than luxurious. Unfortunately, Toyota hasn't taken the opportunity to upgrade its infotainment technology, which means that the graphics aren't particularly smart and there's no smartphone-mirroring functionality. You get a big boot out back though, 580-litres in size.
Market and Model
Prices now start at around £30,000 in the all-Hybrid range and run to around £37,000. There's a choice of four trim levels - 'Icon', 'Design', 'Excel' and 'Dynamic'. With each of these options, there's a £1,555 premium to go from a front wheel drive to an AWD version. Even the base 'Icon' models get 17-inch alloy wheels, front fog lights, rear parking sensors, auto headlamps and wipers, roof rails, LED headlights, rear privacy glass and power-folding mirrors. Inside, there's the 'Toyota Touch 2' infotainment screen with a DAB tuner and a rear view camera built in.
And all RAV4 models are equipped with the second generation of Toyota Safety Sense. Significant upgrades have been made to some of the systems in the package, notably with the Pre-Collision System now able to detect pedestrians in the vehicle's path during both day and night-time driving, and cyclists during daylight hours. The Adaptive Cruise Control has improved deceleration and acceleration control, keeping the RAV4 a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. Plus an E-Call service on all models that can automatically alert the emergency services to the vehicle's location in the event of an accident - triggered when the airbags are deployed.
Cost of Ownership
The Japanese maker describes the RAV4 Hybrid's technology as being of the 'self-charging' variety, which means that it isn't of the currently popular Plug-in variety. Let's get to the figures. CO2 emissions range between 102 to 105g/km. And the combined cycle fuel figure for the front driven model is quoted at 51.2mpg. Those figures are WLTP-rated, converted to NEDC2-spec. The low emissions mean low Vehicle Excise Duty (£135 annually across the range). And, more importantly, low Benefit-in-Kind taxation for business users.
Residual values for the RAV4 have always been good, in most cases bearing comparison with its closest Honda CR-V and Land Rover Discovery Sport rivals and there's little reason to doubt that they'll only improve this time round. What else? Well, the five year 100,000 mile warranty is extremely good and even after that runs out, you'll find that most spares are relatively inexpensive. There's also three years warranty against rust and 12 years of anti-corrosion protection.
This fifth generation RAV4 version has brought notable changes - extra space and technology, lower running costs and a more dynamic drive - timely improvements, even if there are still other rivals that better it either on or off road. Few though, provide a stronger compromise between the two and none can better the unimpeachable build quality and strong residuals that have become a RAV4 trademark.
CAR: Toyota RAV4
PRICES: £29,635-£36,640 - on the road
CO2 EMISSIONS: 102-105g/km
PERFORMANCE: [2.5 FWD] 0-62mph 8.4s / Max Speed 112mph
FUEL CONSUMPTION: [2.5 FWD] (combined) 51.2mpg
STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Seven airbags, ABS with EBD, hill start and downhill assist controls


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LETTER- Doc too jocular on Huntingtons
As a physician treating patients with Huntington's disease (HD), I wanted to respond to Dr. Hong's July 7 column: "Wasteful inheritance: Huntington's disease devastates everyone." While I support efforts to increase awareness and understanding of this tragic illness, I take exception to the flippant tone of much of the column.
The first paragraph in particular trivializes the issue of genetic risk through its poorly chosen play on the word "inheritance." Those dealing with Huntington's disease on a daily basis deserve better.
Huntington's disease remains a rare condition (estimates of the total number of people affected world-wide range from 350,000 to 490,000– considerably less than the 2-4.7 million new cases per year cited). I encourage those readers who are interested in learning more about HD to visit the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) website at www.hdsa.org. Additional perspectives can be found in recent interviews with gene-positive individuals such as NBC correspondent Charles Sabine and others who have chosen to share their stories to increase awareness of HD and support for research into effective treatments. There is an intensive research effort underway world-wide investigating drugs both to treat symptoms and to slow down the disease or delay symptom onset. Information on current clinical trials is available through the Huntington's Study Group at www.huntington-study-group.org as well as at www.clinicaltrials.gov.
The HDSA supports a network of Centers of Excellence for the care of patients and families living with Huntington's disease, including the HD Program at the University of Virginia which offers a monthly clinic with a team of specialists in neurology, neuropsychology, social work, genetic counseling, physical, occupational and speech therapy. In a separate clinic, counseling and evaluation are offered to those living at risk for HD.
The HDSA also holds an annual meeting for patients and families living with HD. This year's meeting took place recently in Raleigh, NC and was attended by hundreds of individuals affected in some way by HD. I invite Dr. Hong to attend a future meeting and to witness the tremendous resilience and courage that we see every month in those we care for with HD and their families.
Madaline B. Harrison
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Open enrollment for Nevada prepaid tuition program
(AP) – Parents, grandparents and other family members can lock in tuition costs for a child's college education at today's rates.
Open enrollment for Nevada's prepaid tuition program is under way through Feb. 28. The program allows parents and others to purchase contracts at existing tuition rates for children to attend any of Nevada's colleges or universities.
It's eligible for newborns to children in ninth grade, and parents or relatives can pay a lump sum or spread the payments over several years. Officials say the program also is transferable to public or private out-of-state colleges and universities, and can be transferred to other family members, including a first cousin.
Treasurer Kate Marshall says contract rates will remain the same this year, despite possible tuition increases.
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Christina Aguilera will once again be a big part of Super Bowl Sunday… sort of.
The singing superstar, who famously flubbed the National Anthem at the 2011 event, will now join her fellow judges – country darling Blake Shelton, Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine and the sassy Cee Lo Green – on "The Voice," which NBC revealed on Tuesday is getting the coveted time slot after the 2012 big game, which will air on the network.
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"There is no better showcase on television than to follow the Super Bowl, and we believe 'The Voice' is deserving of such high-profile exposure," Chairman of NBC Entertaiment, Bob Greenblatt said in a statement. "The attention grabbing blind audition phase of 'The Voice' has mass appeal and will fittingly team up with the biggest sporting event of the year."
The post-Super Bowl episode of "The Voice" will air on February 5, 2012.
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Thanks to the excitement of the blind auditions, where the coaches — Christina, Blake, Adam and Cee Lo – picked contestants they couldn't see, the show is already a success in its first season.
Presently the coaches' own picks are battling it out with each other for a top spot with their mentor. They'll then move to live rounds where the singers will compete with vocalists from different mentors.
"The Voice" currently airs on Tuesdays at 10/9 C on NBC. Beginning June 7, the show will move to 9/8 C.
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Steam proved to be a 19th century game changer for the Industrial Revolution and very well for the 21st century too, but in a different form: science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. These powerhouse disciplines are joining forces April 11-12 for the "S.T.E.A.M. Maker Expo" on the Blanding Campus of Utah State University Eastern.
The two-day event includes dozens of activities and presentations, including hovercrafts and robots, the science of search and rescue, symmetry in nature, motorized skate boards, the geometry of piles and the science splendor behind ceramics and kite flying.
The keynote speaker is Frank Morgan, Atwell Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. On Saturday, April 12, at 10 a.m., he will talk about the perplexing connection between soap bubbles and mathematics and invite participation from the audience. Soap bubbles will be provided.
The two-day exposition is expected to draw well over 1,000 participants, exhibitors and vendors, including more than 800 elementary, middle and high school students attending from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, said event planners Edward Larson, USU Eastern Technical Coordinator, and Georgiana Simpson, USU Eastern ImPACT Coordinator.
Major funding for the event is provided by USU Eastern's Four-in-Four Enrollment Grant with additional help from the NASNTI (Native Americans Serving Non-Tribal Institutions) grant and the ImPACT sub-grant which is a part of the College Access Challenge Grant from the Department of Education.
Unique to the event is the partnering and collaboration with college, community, private, corporate and non-profit organizations, including the USU Engineering and Math departments, San Juan County Economic Development, the Natural History Museum of Utah, campus clubs, county schools and community groups, Simpson said.
The college's own American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) club will present a student-built hovercraft, a motorized skateboard, as well as various VEX robots. This is the same student club that placed second in Washington, D.C., last spring at a VEX regional collegiate competition in LaPlata, Maryland, said Jared Berrett, Blanding Campus professor in technology and engineering education.
Though new to the robotics scene, the 12 Blanding Campus students were honored with a Judges Award for excellence and effort. The club members have taken on the challenge to prepare themselves later this month in Anaheim, Calif., as part of the VEX Worlds competition. This year's robot will need to successfully manipulate several round objects in a 12- by 12-foot arena while competing with other college teams in a two-on-two tournament, Berrett said.
In addition to Morgan's keynote address, a number of other speakers are scheduled and a lineup of shorter TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) type presentations will be made.
"We are thrilled and honored to feature Dr. Morgan as our keynote speaker," said Simpson. "He will be presenting a popular twist on his specialized work in minimal surfaces."
Morgan's presentation, "Soap Bubbles and Mathematics," will address how soap bubbles continue to confound and amaze mathematicians. Interestingly, some recent mathematical breakthroughs in this area have actually come from students. His session will include a guessing contest with demonstrations, explanations and prizes.
"Immediately following his talk, Morgan will lead a hands-on workshop geared for children and adults with plenty of soap bubbles included," Simpson said.
The first day of the exposition is especially geared toward students K-12. The entire student body of the Red Valley High School, Cove, Ariz., and Navajo Mountain High School in Utah, is expected to attend, along with students from all San Juan County, Utah, schools as well as others visiting from around the Four Corners region, Larson said.
Other planned events and presentations include:
-Edge of the Cedars Starlab
-Edge of the Seaters Theatre Company performance of "Lucky Stiff"
-Music and dance performances from USU Eastern Cultural Ambassadors and San Juan High School musicians
-Training techniques from the country's most award-winning, steroid-free body builder, Ron Williams
-"Dancing Curves" and "Gelatin Mathematics" by Doyle Rowley
-The Art and Science of Ceramics by Mark Noirot, Mike Porter and Anthony Lott
-The Science of Search and Rescue, including a motorized gurney invented in Blanding
-Four Corners School Bio-Outdoor Education Project presents "Symmetry in Nature"
-Navajo Environmental Protection Agency presents information about water conservation
-Hands-on activities for kids of all ages, including a soldering tent; kite and rocket making demonstrating the science of flight; play with clay; and slime-making
-Ganado High School presents "Successes in S.T.E.M. Instruction"
-The Geometry of Piles of Salt by Troy Jones
-Theatre Production Tours
-"Mathematical Modeling and Pest Management" by Luis Gordillo
-"Well Designed Math Projects in the Classroom" by Matthew Lewis
-A Vendor/Maker Village for food and local artists and inventors to showcase their work
-"The Beauty of Mathematics in Nature, Art and Architecture: by Eric Rowley
-"Captain Photon,: aka Mark Noiroit, presents thoughts on solar capture
-Linguist Brian Stubbs presents his latest book
-Sustainable Growing by Edward Larson
For more information, contact Ed Larson at 435-678-8216 or Georgiana Simpson at 435-678-8162.
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Michael and I used to frequent an Italian restaurant in Norfolk, VA called Castaldi's. It was a fun place with delicious food and singing waiters. Yes, you could get a yummy meal while being serenaded with Broadway and big band standards or Italian arias. I mean, doesn't Italian food taste so much more "Italian" when you're listening to a live performance of an aria by Puccini or Verdi or a Martin-esque rendition of That's Amore?
The restaurant served a nice antipasto course with fresh baked bread, olive oil, and roasted garlic, and I loved the smell of the roasted garlic permeating the air. That alone was reason enough for us to enjoy many meals at Castaldi's.
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Here are the photos i promised.
My small garden space..see the side of Homey on the right in the photo below?
The neighbors house to the left. My fathers work shed in the back right.
I purchased the Iron rockers and table at Home Depot,I purchased the two trellis boxes online..
My sicksta Adele provided the coleus..
i have four different kinds My sicksta Lori and her hubby provided three different vines and the Cleome..And the tomato plants..of which are several different varieties.
The lettuce plants, they gave me, have bolted ..but were yummy while they lasted.
I purchased a few color changing Solar lights from Job lot..
They look beautiful in the day..and when they work, are very cool at night.My Father bought this solar cardinal for my garden.
A nice place to sit and watch the birds
I have a few feeders out on either side of the planters.I also put some water for a bird bath..
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Hibiscus Rum runner Thats all ..Hope you enjoyed my Small garden tour…
Tonight we go to a concert..
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About lying. I didn't say I lied but I don't mind if anyone accuses me of it. You on the other hand started the rumor about the game likely turning more expensive at launch, just 2-3 weeks before early access ends everyone should take the occasion and save some money. bs, right, you never did such thing? Turned out the other way around, an unexpected 4 Eur price drop. So you deny that as well? You think people don't mind being f*ked over?
I'd even consider empty promises such as a post launch marketing campaign as lying. This leads me to find you way less trustworthy than said source. I won't prove you wrong since I can't. And I don't care to do so. You know your facts, you surely can count any press/yt requests on the fingers on one hand, or rather 1-2 fingers. So you surely remember any such events and the truth behind it. Do with it what you want.
Just gonna lmao if this goes on on the official game forum. No such thing as bad advertising. lol, idk on that one


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Welcome to July! Can you believe it's already here? Seems like it was just the holiday season and now 2013 is half gone. I'll be packing up summer clothes soon and I haven't even put my coat away! 😉 This week I am highlighting one of my personal favorite challenges, the buffet challenge, hosted this month by Bekah of Bekah E Designs!
July's buffet theme is…designer's choice! Our designer had a palette to work off of with their imagination picking the theme for each of them! We've got a fishing kit, a graduation kit and more–don't miss out on the buffet on sale now; take a look at some of the kits!
The colors have a nice masculine look while still being bright and summery. I'm liking the broad spectrum of themes here, too! For the buffet challenge, all you have to do is create a layout using some pieces from this month's buffet–easy peasy! Take a look at some of the pages the ladies in the forum have already hammered out!
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Loving the colors even more after checking out some of the pages you ladies have come up with! I love that the kits can be used for really specific photos or just general ones with a certain theme. This is truly a versatile buffet you need to add to your stash! 😉
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Draft Three Weeks Away
Three weeks from tomorrow, baseball's annual First-Year Player Draft will be held. This year the first day (June 9) will take place in Studio 42 at the MLB Network in Secaucus, NJ. The first 111 selections will be live on the MLB Network starting at 6 p.m.
The following two days will be conducted via conference call from MLB's headquarters in New York City. MLB.com will have complete selection-by-selection coverage all three days.
Because we signed Raul Ibanez, we have forfeited our first-round selection. It will go to Seattle. Losing first-round picks sometimes is difficult but Raul has carried our offense all season long. He's certainly been worth a first-rounder.
We will have the 75th, 106th and 137th selections in the first four rounds.
Marti Wolever and his scouting staff have been following amateur players since February. In addition, they've held tryouts in Houston, Southern California, Omaha and Atlanta this month. Actually, they are in Atlanta today. Three days before the draft, we'll have an invitation-only tryout at Citizens Bank Park.
Joining Marti's staff in scouting prospects are Pat Gillick, Benny Looper and Chuck LaMar. The more opinions the better.
Draft strategy this year changes for us because our first pick is the 75th. The cream of this year's crop won't slide down that far.
Every team will have two representatives at the June 9 draft in the MLB Network. Dallas Green and I have been chosen. We were there for the very first draft in 1965 at the Commodore Hotel in New York and two years ago when the draft was televised for the first time by ESPN in Disney World.
While in Orlando, Dallas and I also had a chance to see our relatives: Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful and Grumpy.
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I think we can all agree now that we don't mind giving up the pick for Ibanez. So, how excited are you to hang out in the dregs of NJ? Orlando to Jersey…doesn't seem fair, does it? I shouldn't talk though…grew up 1/2 and hour from there :O) Ha, ha!
I think the draft will be pretty exciting this year. A late round pick I think the Phils should go after. Is a Left hander from VMI. His Name is AJ Yoder. He plays second,shortstop and Thirdbase. He got 8th hardest to strike out. He would be an excellent Utility player. Let me know what you think.


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I was happy when my former running coach, Eric Orton, said he had a line of shoes coming out. Eric taught me the importance of cadence, running economy, running-specific leg, core and glute strength (in other words, everything I know). I am all ears when Eric suggests a shoe, so him 'making' a shoe! Even better! <<--in summary, I had high expectations.
The first Born2Run shoe is road shoe available in red or flourescent yellow. The zero drop (0mm heel to midfoot differential) has become a requirement for running shoes for me. The shoe is very lightweight at about 7ounces, comparable to Merrells or the latest Vibrams. When I saw the stack height I feared there would be little ground feel. The split toe, or cloven sole, seemed novel. I have Vibram five fingers and Zem Gears so I'm no stranger to having things between my toes.
I chose a true to size for me. Sizing is a little bit of a science to me. It's not about where your toe lands in the front of the shoe, it's about lining up the flexible part of the shoe with the flexible part of your foot <see pic>. My toes' bend lines up with the natural bend in the shoe (as measured from the heel) perfectly. <In summary the distance from your heel to your toes' hinge point should match the hinge point of the shoe>. Fortunately, in this case, this shoe is flexible enough that if you're off a bit it won't matter.
Putting the shoe on I first noticed how thin the material between my toe was! It was unnoticeable. As is explained repeatedly on mobilitywod.com, the gap between my big toe and the rest of my toes gets bigger as my feet get stronger - the cloven shoe helps with that. Some people with weaknesses or tightly crammed toes may not find this as natural a fit as I did. I then noticed even though the stack height is tall, the material is thin enough that I had great ground feel. I could tell if I was standing on a quarter. The shoe comes with two pairs of tabi socks, so i paired them together. I then tried my injinji toe socks and found them to also be a great fit, unobtrusive even.
My first day of wearing them, I took them though a crossfit workout that included box jumps, rope climbs, weightlifting, and running with weights. The shoe performed very well and didn't slip when sweaty. In fact, the upper gripped the rope well! The shoe also gave good lateral stability and didn't roll across my foot the way Softstar runamocs, or Zem Gears do for such workouts.
So far I have run in them on paved trails, roads, sidewalks and track for 5-9 mile runs. My feet felt a little tight post-run; I think I'm calling upon more foot muscles with these shoes than I need for my Merrell trail gloves. Whenever I feel sore, I'll change shoes the next day and swap back and forth. I haven't needed to do that in my B2Rs. I've ran with them for 4 days in a row and counting, hill repeats, hard intervals, recovery. All good!
Fit, ground feel, flexibility are all A+. No seams inside to annoy me, achilles tendon guard is low and flexible. Can not be improved. My two tiny complaints:
a.) my laptop cable has once gotten caught in between the toe seam! I took a couple steps and yanked the cord out (thank goodness it was a Mac - magnetic connector!)
b.) this little liner at the bottom worked its way out of the shoe as I ran! <see pic> it was travelling up my heel during my speed workout day. Funny that i'll blame the shoe, although it's probably my form - my problem! ;)
I look forward to beating these shoes up some more and talking more about their longevity.
Below is a quick, unnarrated vid showing the difference in heft and flexibility between the Brooks True Grit and the B2R Road shoe. Notice the True Grit's split toe is really artificial, just a slice in the tread.
Dedicated to the way we're supposed to run. Let's balance diet, technique, training, recovery, and fun!
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Edward Fitzpatrick, vice president of retail operations for Fannie May, said the company is opening 11 Midwestern stores this year. The new locations include Springfield and Bloomington-Normal.
When Barbara Guilden heard that a Fannie May candy store had opened in Springfield — more than four years after the last two closed — the Decatur woman traveled here to pick up some vanilla buttercreams and Pixies.
"I've been a fan of Fannie May since Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the fire," joked Guilden, 52, who lived in Chicago as a child. "This is the candy I grew up with."
Springfield got its first Fannie May retail store in the 1930s, and its presence here lasted about 70 years.
In 2004, Archibald Candy Corp., parent company of Fannie May, closed its Chicago production facilities and chain of more than 200 retail outlets — including the Springfield locations in White Oaks Mall and Town & Country Shopping Center — after filing for bankruptcy. Soon after, Utah-based Alpine Confections Inc. bought the rights to the brand and reopened some of the stores.
In 2006, the venerable Illinois chocolatier — 1920 was when the first retail store was opened by H. Teller Archibald in downtown Chicago — was acquired by the 1-800-Flowers.com family of brands, which includes Plow & Hearth outdoor living, The Popcorn Factory and Ambrosia Wines.
Edward Fitzpatrick, vice president of retail operations for Fannie May, said the company is opening 11 Midwestern stores this year. The new locations include Springfield and Bloomington-Normal.
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