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A sad pathetic excuse for a male; not necessarily of Italian descent, but most likely; usually native to the New York/New Jersey Tri-State area.
WARDROBE: tight zipper shirts, tracksuits, designer jeans, fuzzy kangol hats, tiny hoop earrings, fake gold chains, and related Euro-trash garb and tacky cheese-wear. NATURAL HABITAT: Known to frequent Tri-State area malls looking for club gear to waste their week's pay on (most likely spotted shopping at "Bang Bang" in Staten Island). During the day when not at their food delivery, telemarketting, or construction job, can be located at their local gym tanning or lifting weights. Can be found nightly at mainstream danceclubs they read about online (SF, Webster Hall, Etc.). Most notable for cruising the Jersey shore in an old car (Honda, Mustang, etc.) which has been tinted, painted and sports $1,000-$3,000 rims in a feeble attempt to look like new. Guido cars usually have a boomin' system through which cheesy music like freestyle, commercial club/trance and hip-hop (anything KTU plays) is loudly blasted. GENETIC LINKS: Directly related to modern day urban-guidos, A.K.A. "wiggers," A.K.A. "wegros;" urban-guidos are white males who once exhibited the traits referenced above, but have now instead opted to keep it unreal, with wardrobes consisting of clothes from labels like FUBU and Rocawear which they bought on sale at Macy's. These individuals still listen to the same music and drive the same type of car as their predece... |
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an Italian American man usually residing in New York or New Jersey. He wears shirts that are too tight and unbuttoned 5 buttons too low to show off the chest that he spent hours and hours at the gym obtaining, he spends more time on his hair than his girlfriend, and continues to "hit the clubs" long into his mid to late 30's. Often attracted to the female version of himself, the guidette. Could that guy at the bar be any greasier?! He is such a guido
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The Guido is an entirely American phenomena, with its epicenter in the New York/ New Jersey metropolitan area. Although most of its examples are of Italian-American descent, manytimes other non-descript Caucasians will follow suit in an attempt to achieve an identity- in fact any identity. The Guido is highly recognizable by his attention to muscular development, status symbols, and regional dialect. Guidos are fortunate in that they usually tend to be loyal to their heritage and cultures. However, their interpretation of the Italian culture is unique to Americans. They fall sorrily short when attempting to emulate the sophistication of European-born men. In fact, their shortcomings include a tendency toward alcoholism, legal problems (usually related to assault, reckless driving, noise violations), and an inability to compete in legimate business. Fortunately for them, they usually live an exciting, care-free existance. They are easily satiated by tacky mall attire, drunken nights with similar-minded women, and nightclubbing in the lesser desired beach towns such as Seaside Heights, New Jersey. In the end, although they maintain a unique sense of identity and pride, their superficial lives often leave them empty. The tolls of excessive grooming products, STDs, and alcohol abuse age these specimens quite poorly. The time spent in fitness clubs is usually far offset by their lifestyle choices. "Although he spends all his time in the gym and dancing in the clubs, that Guido will soon be a burned out alcoholic working a thankless job, living alone in his one-bedroom apartment in North Jersey"
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Guidos today give the whole Italian culture a bad name. Gelled up blow outs, shirts extra small - bout the size my 8 year old niece would wear. Stupid sunglasses worn day and night. Usually all second generation Italians, and either don't speak of word of the language, or have learned just enough to enforce their guido image. Dark hair, waxed eyebrows, fake tans, lots of tacky jewlery. The modern day guido has usually never worked a day in their life (considered among guidos as an on going accomplishment) which leaves themselves babied by mama and papa. Thats right, no matter whos birthday it was for the BMW is still DADDY's bitch! Which brings up another point, Guidos drive BMW's Italians drive Cadillacs assholes. And even realer italians drive fiats and alfo romeos.
The guido doesnt care what his appearance really is, with a gut, skinny arms, a tight track suit and sandals he will still think he is the shit. Every guido ive seen wears some form of womens facial make-up. Often when the guido does not have a desirable pigment to their eyes they will buy colored contacts. The guido takes pictures of himself in poses that he wants to seem candid, often these pictures are numerous and the guido selects the 1 of 100 pics to put on his myspace page, which is littered with images of italian flags and the colors red white and green. The common guido cannot tell you how old the Pope is, or who the leader of italy is. In fact, they probably dont even realize that when they call... |
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an italian who is culturally challenged and makes us real italians look bad. Hey did you guys hear, Kim Cignarella is going out with some guido from Fairfield, what doosh bags.
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An Italian-American that pretends to be Italian by: Talking with a thick New York accent; driving their cars way too fast with techno music blasting; dressing in tight clothes/valour, with their hair slicked back, gold chains, bracelets and rings and chest hair sticking out; usually being of ignorant towards gays and minorities and disrespectfull of woman; lives in Staten Island or Howard Beach, Queens; gives Italians a bad name although it's okay for Italians to be guidos as long as they dont share the aassholee attitude that most guidos do. "Nice valour suit, you look like a guido"
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An adolescent or young-adult American male of Italian ancestry or descent; esp. one of lower-middle-class socioeconomic background or status and thought of as being dim-witted, excessively aggressive, and prejudiced against perceived outsiders, particularly homosexuals and members of other races. The Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn is widely regarded by the rest of New York City as a "Guido" stronghold.


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I've been borderline stalking the Ulta across from my house waiting on them to receive these lip colors. As I previously wrote in a post, Emma Stone actually wore one of these balms at the MTV Movie Awards. I knew it was just a matter of time before all of the good colors sold out. After interrogating the girls at Ulta about why they didn't have this product in stock, I gave up and went to Target. Somehow, I lucked out and got the last two they had. Here are my favorite products this Friday:
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These balms are great because they're long-wearing. I wore one of these to the recent Dave Matthews Concert and it stayed on all night! The glossiness does wear off, but the pigment doesn't. They are very similar (basically identical) to the Clinique Chubby Stick, but half the cost. I will say that the Chubby Stick is a bit more moisturizing. To solve this problem, I simply applied one coat of lip balm underneath the Revlon Balm Stain to add a little moisture. Problem solved! Here is the Clinique and Revlon side by side:
I bought two colors, Rendezvous and Sweetheart. Rendezvous is the color Emma Stone recently wore. I bought Sweetheart at the recommendation of my good friend, Caiti. I'm glad I did because this one is my favorite. The pigment in these are incredible and they are perfect for summertime. Both of these colors are so trendy and hot for this season. Here is an idea of what my lips look like wearing each color:
The perfect look to pair this with is my, "How To Wear Makeup Without Looking Like it." Pop one of these colors on with a minimal makeup look and you're ready for summertime fun!
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The regular fist fighting is cool but maybe different fighting style choices could be put in the game I mean like maybe 100+ fighting styles to choose from and maybe you could learn like 8 of your choice. Now a hunter camo style bow and arrow with a scope would be cool also. More melee weapons such as an army knife (like the one I saw in friendly fire), Dual Gold Katanas ( These would have a special white ivory grip with purple dragons running down it and gold plated blades) , Nyte Blade's Dual Katana's , Dual Kamas , Dual Khali Sticks , Dual Steel Tonfas , Dual Sais , Dual Nunchakus , Yari Japanese Spear , Naginata Japanese Spear, Dual Japanese Tomahawks, A Bo Staff , Dual Wooden Kendo Katanas , Bamboo Staff , A Japanese Dagger and finally ninja stars , kunais and that's it. But the option for these weapons to be single should be there to Now I got my ideas out there to the fullest extent I could reach. The rest I leave to the big people. And if i may ask nicely think about maybe a special edition saints row the third with this stuff on it but of course other peoples Ideas are just as important so don't ignore theirs.
I guess you could head into some kind of building, like a dojo or something, and that would let you customize your fighting style.
"I know kung-fu!"
yh i dojo would b nice
1 more thing the pack could be called Martial Arts Slayer Pack
better grenade system is what it needs:
Primary Grenade: Frag Grenade, Impact Grenade, Molotov, Sticky-Bomb
Equipment: Pressure Mines, Proximity Mines, Satchel Charge, T4C SPAWN (tactical insertion/repawn)
Tactical Grenade: Fart in a Jar, Flash Bang, Shocker Grenade (bouncy flashbang-like that releases smoke), Smoke Grenade
Alternative Equiptment: Brain Jar, Electrical Grenade, Tomahawk, Ninja Stars
Along with many other things
1 more thing volition to close off this suggestion the reason I came up with this is for fans out there that love this kind of stuff and also Dual Gold Nocturne Swords (They'd have a white ivory grip with purple dragons running down it and a gold plated blade). This would make the game funner please consider the suggestions I made in this thread.
I'm still wondering why we didn't get nyte blades armor and stuff
Samurai Clothes and socks as well as a ninja outfit , Jyunichi's clothes and Ronin Clothes from Saints Row 2 and also vehicles that the yakuza would drive such as more superbikes , tuners and sports luxury sedans. Also these weapons as well... The chain mace from kill bill as well as that Hattori Hanzo Katana Uma Thurman uses oh and the Demon Katana used by bill. More martial arts and military weapons such as US Green Beret Shovel , Soviet Military Shovel , Chinese Military Shovel (Military shovels have a sharp edge which allows the wielder to use it as a weapon so they are multiputpose) , Ballistic Knife , Trench Knife , Knife from the movie cobra
To be honest, this suggestion is a bit over the top. If there were that many weapons it would be kind of annoying to go through them all, I see where your coming from but if the list is shortened up a bit maybe they'd ahve a crack at it in the next game.
need fighting styles and better weapon customization. should be able to recolor weapons add things like laser sights and other things.


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Last Monday morning, a 16 year-old student strolled into the Jeremiah E. Burke High School with an unloaded Ruger handgun and several rounds of ammunition in his backpack.
He was arrested after school officials stumbled on the gun while searching him for a stolen cellphone. Police and school officials expressed relief that no one was harmed. The Globe ran a short story inside the paper. A gun in a school is not a huge shock anymore.
Bejing: December 14, 2012 A man wielding a knife attacked students Friday at a school in central China, leaving 22 children and one adult injured, according to state-run media reports. I am not saying better gun regulation isn't a good idea, it just isn't the solution. I am not sure there is one. If people want to do harm, they will find a method. Why do the unthinkable? Sick, hopeless, rage? Better mental health programs might make more of an effect.
How do we do it? Ban the sale of all semi-automatics, require gun safety classes, psychological evaluations, instructors who can deny a license or permit if they feel an individual may be of harm to others, regular permit renewals, and surrender of weapons for OUIs, domestic violence charges, restraining orders, and all sorts of felonies and misdemeanors. Just for starters. And let's mount an effort to get the film and TV industries to stop glorifying violence. That's as likley to blame as much as the guns.
I am fatigued by the "private rights" discourse on the Second Amendment. If the laws and social norms of 1788 are universally applicable to our lives today, when are we going to roll back voting rights for women and non-property holders and bring back slavery. Slavery was not exactly celebrated in the Constitution, but it certainly was not prohibited, yet we all agree that over time it was not only appropriate, but morally imperative to abolish that tremendous stain on American identity. Why would the tools of mass murder not fall into a similar category?
Bravo! How many more innocents have to die before we find the courage to correct the insane "rules" of gun ownership of the paranoid "right to bear arms" philosophy? (This was actually instituted prior to the United States having a standing army, and the states were responsible for "national" defense of their sovereign territories. Look it up!) Our country today doesn't remotely resemble the frontier of the founding fathers and their "right to bear arms" rule. Excellent and relevant analogy, the drivers' license, where public safety overrules the individual "right" to operate a dangerous machine on public roads without proper training and passing the test of responsible ownership! A movement needs to start, similar to M.A.D., to hold everyone responsible for the safety of our fellow citizens. If only criminals will have guns, hopefully they will not be insane criminals who are intent on murdering masses of innocent children. Even organized crime has a code of ethics about families. Do we have the will is the question, or will we continue to respond as though we live in the third world?
First - I appreciate your frustration and desire to stop innocents from getting killed. But, in my opinion ... what you are advocating IS the third world ... where the criminal gangs fight it out with the government police and citizens hide. Large areas of Mexico & South American countries are at the mercy of the gangs who have all the guns.
I agree with banning assault weapons (properly classified, not a 'bad looking gun') . I won't be for keeping all guns out of the hands of citizens until the government no longer has a 'Kill' list, re-enstates habeus corpus (see National Defense Authorization Act), stops blue-shirt TSAs from assaulting citizens, stops killing innocents via drone attacks, or until the U.S. stops electing leaders that are all too willing to spy on us and strip us of our rights.
I agree that more controls on guns are a good idea. Longer lead times on purchases, background checks, required safety classes in order to be given a permit in the first place, etc. I also support limiting the capacity of ammo clips, the lethal power of the ammo, and the rate of fire of the weapons. I would be on board for all of that and more. I also know that it won't make any difference in preventing atrocities such as these. We could never be as restrictive as Norway in our, or our children's, lifetimes. There are 300 million guns in our nation out there now. A determined, cold, calculating insane individual intent on mass murder will be able to get a hold of weapons of choice and ammo for them (criminals certainly will). Or maybe he settles for killing 8 or 10 instead of 15 or 20. It might be harder, and maybe less horrific, but it won't be much in the way of a deterrent.
I was about to 'like' this comment, but then realized that's impossible, though, sadly, I must agree with it. Awash in a sea of guns, no laws will put the genie back in the bottle. I fear all we can hope to do is foster a culture where these incidents are not glorified by media coverage, serving as warped inspiration to other equally disturbed minds looking to end their pathetic lives in what they see as a blaze of glory. My heart goes out to all parents who have had to endure the loss of a child, but especially to those children were taken by acts of sensless violence.
Adrian said, "Yes, I said preventable. Every single one of these might have been prevented if getting hold of a gun in this country was as difficult as, say, getting a driver's license."
I'm all for stricter regulations regarding gun ownership, but I disagree with Adrian's statement. If you want to prevent atrocities like Newtown, you have to understand what motivates the shooters. I believe what motivates the depraved, deranged losers who kill people indiscriminately is simply this: publicity, fame, notoriety.
Witness the coverage of this horror. It's non-stop in all media. The next deranged loser is feeding off it, thinking to himself that, if he could only kill more than Adam, more than the Virginia Tech killer, he'll be world famous. Death (his own) would be a reasonable price to pay.
Yes, better gun control is a (small) part of the solution. But what we really need is a moratorium on the excessive, non-stop reporting of mass murder. After the initial report, which should be statistical, there should be a black-out. No name. No pictures. Nothing. If we could do this, atrocities like Newtown would disappear.
Very interesting point. That's one of the things that came out of a documentary I watched on gun violence. Canadians have more guns, per capita, than Americans, yet these massascres don't happen there. One of the reasons given was that the Canadian media does not "glorify" violence by continuous coverage. The over-the-top coverage you point out instills fear in most and a means to "glorification" for a small segment of people capable of commiting these atrocities.
Thank you for these words. I can't agree more. I teach. Each year as I set up my classroom I prepare for a lock-down. Can a curtain shield a shooter's line of sight from the hall? Will all my kids fit in the safe places? Will I have time to lock the door? As a staff we watch the district video on recognizing concealed weapons; there's a security officer in the building. These efforts won't be enough if tragedy strikes. We need a culture change, we need gun control.
This is about a whole lot more than guns. I don't believe anyone needs to have a handgun or any kind of semi-automatic or fully automatic assault weapon, these instruments of destruction are made to kill human beings. But let's be honest and open our eyes to it all, 50 years ago there were plenty of guns in this country and they were easy to obtain, 50 years ago there were plenty of mentally ill people, our society has moved forward on some fronts and has and is going in the wrong direction on others.
This is as much about the negative,shallow,narcissitic and toxic influences and trends in our culture, that poison hearts and minds and they are many.
I am so very sad for all those innocent souls who were slaughtered yesterday and their families.
Excellent column! I agree with the comment that taking a large view of the problem includes taking a look at the effect of violence on TV dramas and video games. I'd like also to take a look at the psychology of hunting. To go into the habitat of innocent animals and shoot them, and to view that as recreation or sport, then take pride in it, is demented when you really think about it.
As to comparing the killing of animals to the killing of humans, as Albert Schweitzer wrote, "I am life that wills to live, in the midst of life that wills to live." Valuing the lives of others includes ALL others. I know there will be commenters who don't see this, but that is just homocentric conceit.
We have to do whatever we can to keep tragedies like this from happening but I'm not so sure that just gun control will stop these horrible events from happening. I saw something a while ago where they said that Canadians, per capita, have more guns than Americans, yet you don't hear about these things happening there. There seems to be commonality in the profiles of these killers in that they're all reclusive individuals who don't see themselves as fitting in. Along with gun control there needs to be a dialogue about how we deal with those with mental health issues in this country. Maybe we can learn something from our neighbors to the north who take better care of those who suffer from mental health issues and don't just put them on the streets.
We grieve the horrific Connecticut school tragedy. May our tears motivate us to do much more to prevent such tragedies. See how that has largely been done in another Connecticut school that had been plagued with violence. Incredible, must-see video for those who truly care; it goes beyond necessary gun control: http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/schools.html#video=Yni1REJYK6E
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What did work is the first response plan. After Columbine the tactics changed. No longer is there any waiting. Tactical units go right in and locate the shooter and lock down the area to prevent any further injuries. Each and everyone one of those involved demonstrated courage under pressure. The teachers stood with the children protecting them. Administrators gave their lives. First responders did everything they could. All in all the system worked very well and Americans all over this country should be proud.
The question is was he arrested immediately and will he go to jail for a mandatory sentence for carrying a gun he is not licensed to carry? The answer is no!!!
Preventable Adrian, you evidently need to step away from the magic kingdom of Globeland, and deal with reality!! Mental illness and violence have been with us from the beginning of time and will continue! It is the liberal mentality of we don't want to judge anyone or "label" anyone, we don't want to hurt their self esteem.
You want to legislate morality thinking that will work. The evil and sick people among us won't be stopped by liberal idealogy, so say otherwise is denying reality!!!
Mr. Walker, and most other posters here are not fools. No rational person is suggesting you can legislate morality, but this is not an issue of morality, it's about volitile mix of madness and easy assess to powerful weapons. There are no easy anwers, for even if all guns were banned in the US today, hundreds of millions would still be in circulation. All that reasonable people are suggesting is that we try to make guns, especially those of no real use except for killing large numbers of people quickly, a little harder to get, and treatment for mental illness a lot easier. Nothing will prevent future tragedies alas, but perhaps we can reduce their number and severity.
The guy Breivik who killed 77 people in Norway perpetuated his killings with a gun in a country that has some of the most stringent gun control laws, beyond those comtemplated here int he USA as a reaction to Newtown.
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Originally published: Jun 20, 2012 - 3:26 pm
A series win over the Mariners was exactly what the doctor ordered for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 30 runs were the most Kirk Gibson's squad has scored in any series this season. Yes, it was the Seattle Mariners, and yes, the D-backs didn't see Felix Hernandez in this series, but after a tough road trip the team really needed to get back on the right track.
While the pitching staff for the Snakes has been the foundation for the mini-run that they have been on of late, the bats have been the most crucial part of the team over the stretch. Just ask the Phillies or Giants of last season the importance of getting run support for your starting pitchers.
So far this season, there have been six instances when the D-backs pitchers have held the opposing team to two or fewer runs and the team has still lost the game. If the offense's surge over the past few weeks -- against both good and bad teams -- continues going forward, Arizona will have a solid chance to make a playoff run.
Looking at this series directly, there isn't necessarily a whole lot to be learned about this Diamondbacks squad. Let's face it, outside of the team's need to keep pace with the Dodgers, this series was essentially meaningless for the D-backs.
However, it is within the fact that this series was meaningless that we learned about what Arizona is made of. Knowing they were facing an inferior opponent, the team could have come out flat and just tried to put a few runs on the board to ease their way to victories.
Instead, the Snakes played with a strong sense of urgency and didn't hesitate to pile runs up on the visitors. This tenacity shows us that the D-backs realize they must win now, and that they are trying with every ounce of their being to do just that.
There have been so many times this season when the offense was great, but the pitching was not, and plenty of others when the pitching was great but the offense wasn't quite there. But on days like Monday, when stellar offense combines with shutdown pitching, the Diamondbacks showed they can be a top-tier team in baseball when they perform.
And don't jump the gun and say the D-backs have only come together against weak opponents, because they haven't. Their choice of which team the offense and pitching come together against is about as random as the occurrence itself.
The next step for Arizona is to get these "combo" performances in a much more consistent manner.
Series Report Card
Record: B+
The D-backs took two of three from the Mariners, however
the Snakes were a blown lead on Tuesday away from the
sweep, so there has to be some feeling of disappointment
for the team. This team cannot afford to waste
opportunities like they did Tuesday if they want to make
it to the postseason.
Offense: A
The offense is starting to catch fire, even without Justin
Upton having a major contribution. In the team's last 10
wins, the offense has scored a whopping 70 runs. However,
it is important to note that the D-backs haven't faced any
dominant pitchers in those victories (Dan Haren, 4-7, 3.97
ERA would be the best), so the run total may be a bit
misleading. The good news is even in a loss Tuesday the
team scored more than three runs. Obviously a loss is a
loss, and the D-backs would have liked very much to win on
Tuesday, but if the team can put up higher run totals more
consistently it will lead to a lot more wins this season.
And then there was Wednesday�talk about a home run parade,
as the Snakes had six home runs in the first six innings.
Defense: A-
The Diamondbacks defense continued its solid play, as the
team completed another series without committing any
errors, and the team also turned three double plays in the
series. Arizona's 32 errors are tied for the third fewest
in the major leagues.
Pitching: C-
Wade Miley is looking like he's going to be the only All-
Star on the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. Miley, who
had another strong performance Monday, is 8 and 3 on the
season with a 2.30 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. The pulse of many
baseball analysts around the country seems to point toward
a feeling that a drop-off is coming, but game after game
Miley continues to pitch well and impress. However, Daniel
Hudson is a completely different story. The D-backs'
number two starter has not had a game this season in which
he has allowed fewer than two runs. His 6.60 ERA is nearly
double his career average of 3.58, and while Huddy has
shown flashes of turning it around, it just doesn't seem
like he is getting any closer. His Tuesday struggles,
combined with the major struggles of the bullpen, were a
big sign for concern. Wednesday was the first time in June
that Trevor Cahill struggled (3-0, 0.77 ERA in previous
three starts), as he was blown up for five runs in the
third inning, even though he would eventually earn the
Managing: A
Kirk Gibson is riding the hot bat right now, as he had
Aaron Hill hitting out of the two-hole all series. This
decision is one that seems like a no-brainer, but putting
Hill in the best spot to have productive at-bats with
runners on base is a very strategic move, and it gets a
thumbs-up from me.
Play of the Series:
The play of the series came in the bottom of the seventh
inning on Monday. Aaron Hill walked into the batter's box
needing only a home run for the cycle. What did he do? He
jacked a 424-foot bomb to left center to complete the
fifth cycle in D-backs history.
Player of the Series:
And the winner is� (like you don't already know) Aaron
Hill, who has been the biggest catalyst in the D-backs'
lineup. If we lived in the world of NBA Jam, Hill's bat
would currently be on fire and announcers would be
screaming "OH MAMA" every time he hit the ball, and
rightfully so. After hitting for the cycle on Monday, Hill
hit a home run and a double on Tuesday and Wednesday, and
yes you read that right, he did it both days giving him at
least a home run and a double in three straight games, the
first player in team history to do so.
The "Dikembe Mutombo Finger Wag" award:
I'm beginning to think I should rename this award to "The
Justin Upton Award" for the amount of times he has won it.
This series he wins it because of what happened in the
fifth inning on Tuesday. With two runners on and two outs,
the Mariners chose to walk Aaron Hill (.361, 4 HR, 12 RBI
in June) in favor of facing Upton (.268, 0 HR, 4 RBI in
June). While this was a clear decision for the Mariners,
it offered Upton an opportunity to teach them a lesson for
disrespecting him. What did he do? He struck out swinging.
Come on man!
Best Wow I can't believe it Moment
of the Series:
The best, or at least the most interesting moment for me,
which is kind of a "finger wag" at the fans, came in the
8th inning of Tuesday's 3:59 game. Yes, that game was a
very long one, but at one point in the eighth inning fans
above the press box started throwing paper planes all over
the place. Honestly, if you're that bored at a ball game,
just go home. If you want to be a "true fan" and stay the
whole ball game even if it's long, at least pay attention
the whole time! Come on man!
The Diamondbacks continue their short homestand with a three-game weekend set against the worst team in the Major Leagues, the Chicago Cubs. This is a series the Snakes should very well sweep, and one that could also very well - potentially - spark the bat of Justin Upton. Since this will also be the last Touch �Em All Column of June - I'm going on Vacation for a little while - here's what the next few series look like for the Snakes. After the Cubs series, the D-backs take the road for six games to take on the Braves and the Brewers. The Braves are one of the top teams in the NL and that series will be a big measuring stick of where Arizona is at this point in the season.
- Kevin Towers, Dbacks GM - Wednesday June 19General Manager Kevin Towers joins Doug and Wolf following a thrilling DBacks victory to give an upd
- Kirk Gibson, Dbacks Manager - Tuesday June 18Dbacks manager Kirk Gibson talks about the team's loss to the Marlins, their pitching staff and any
- FanBall Weekly - June 17 - Tuesday June 18Everything you need to know about Fantasy Baseball from Andy Greenberg.
- D-backs president Derrick Hall - Friday June 14Derrick Hall joins Rob and Karie to talk about drafting paralyzed ASU baseball player Cory Hahn. He
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There are about 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) each year in the United States, costing some $16 billion in direct medical costs, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Young people are disproportionately affected, the agency said, with half of all new infections occurring in people ages 15 through 24.
"In general, CDC estimated the total number of infections in the calendar year, rather than the number of individuals with infection, since one person can have more than one STI at a given time" or more than one episode of a single STI, officials said. But "CDC used conservative assumptions in generating its estimates, so the true numbers of STIs in the United States may be even higher than estimated."
The new data highlights the unique challenges of each infection type.
For example, human papillomavirus (HPV) accounts for about 14 million of all new infections, the CDC says. About 90% of HPV infections disappear within two years without causing serious harm, but others can lead to diseases including cervical cancer in women.
A vaccine is available and recommended for 11- and 12-year-old boys and girls; it protects against some of the most common types of HPV that can lead to disease, according to the agency.
In contrast, HIV infects a much smaller 41,000 people each year, but lifelong treatment and care costs an estimated $304,000 per person, and about 18,000 people with AIDS die each year in the United States, according to the data.
There are more than 110 million STIs nationwide overall among men and women, the CDC says. The majority of those are HPV infections, estimated at 79.1 million.
"Because some STIs -- especially HIV - require lifelong treatment and care, they are by far the costliest," according to the analysis. In addition, HPV is particularly costly due to the expense of treating HPV-related cancers. However, the annual cost of curable STIs is also significant ($742 million). Among these, chlamydia is most common and therefore the most costly."
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Trinity Solar, the state's largest solar firm, said this week it will rehire the workers it laid off in March. President and CEO Tom Pollock said about 55 of the 80 laid-off installers have been rehired. The company will hire another 25 people to bring the company back to full strength, he said.
Trinity, like many solar companies, had been a victim of uncertainty. Last year the state's solar market for the first time outgrew the state's chief solar incentive, called solar renewable energy certificates. Lawmakers spent months last fall and this spring trying to come to an agreement to fix the incentive program, without success.
Pollock said that caused some investors and potential clients to get cold feet.
"The market became so rough that people were kind of holding off," he said. "They wanted to see what was going to happen."
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Still, he said the solar industry that emerges from the turmoil will be different from the one that existed a year ago.
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A pilot program to charge residents of non-DART cities for parking at some rail stations has caused a spike in parking at downstream stations, and an expansion of the program may be necessary to fill an $88,600 deficit, a DART planning committee was told Tuesday.
The program was launched in April at North Carrollton-Frankford Station and at Parker Road Station in Plano. The program is intended to address concerns from DART member city residents that many who park and ride come from outside of the service area and do not help fund the DART system with their tax dollars.
Between March and September, parking by non-residents at North Carrollton has dropped off by 152 vehicles, said Todd Plesko, vice president of planning and development for DART.
�Before the program started, we had 369 cars parking there, so we had a small amount of additional, unused space,� he said. �As soon as the paid parking program started � it over-filled, because it spills over to the adjacent city-owned lot that�s leased to Anderson Furniture.�
As of September, the overall program is running an $88,600 deficit. Parking-fee operations at both stations are administered and paid for by a third-party company called Platinum Parking, Plesko said.
So far, non-residents parking at free downstream lots has cost the program approximately $100,000 in revenue.
�If we don�t make, ultimately, some different decisions in the long-term, it�s perhaps not a break-even operation,� Plesko said.
One way to capture this lost revenue is to expand the program, shifting lots at Trinity Mills and George Bush Turnpike Station in Plano over to the pay-to-ride model, Plesko said.
The expansion could be done without a dramatic increase in costs by spreading labor across multiple stations, potentially using existing DART staff to help further offset costs, he said.
Plesko said expanding the program could bring it to a positive net revenue of $22,117 per month.
�It does address the equity issue, but it�s not a massively profitable program,� he said.
Ridership has changed little since the implementation of the program, according to data presented by Plesko. Ridership has decreased 31 percent at North Carrollton while increasing by 50.7 percent at Trinity Mills since April.
�Realize that almost all of the riders that we believe didn�t want to pay have gone to another station,� he said. �They have not decided � as far as we know, to leave DART altogether.�
After Plesko�s presentation, Mark Enoch, board representative for Garland, Rowlett and Farmer�s Branch asked what the likelihood of implementing an extra charge at downstream stations might be.
�I think that was the thought, to see where this takes us before we move forward,� said Timothy McKay, executive vice president of growth and regional development. �At some point you�ve got to assume if it puts people too far down they will drive.�
Pamela Dunlop Gates, representative for Dallas and planning committee chair, said the board must have a sense of how far down it can expand the program before it reaches the threshold of people choosing not to ride altogether.
�For us to be able to make an informed decision about how well this is going to work, we�re probably going to have to modify the pilot, the demonstration,� she said, adding that the staff will have to bring the issue back to the board for further discussion at a future meeting.
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The stocks of top three IT players, TCS, Infosys, and Wipro, reported profit booking during the morning trade on Tuesday after showing buying over the last few trading sessions.
TCS closed at Rs 1402 on Thursday, the lowest close since 7 February 2013.
TCS added $ 1,398 million of revenue and $349 million of net profit in FY14.
TCS expects to beat the average guidance of 12-14% for FY14 provided by the industry trade representative Nasscom, citing better demand compared to the previous year.
The stock of TCS reported weakness ahead of its results on Wednesday. It fell by 1.7%.
The stock of TCS was the only one among S&P BSE IT index stocks to gain on Tuesday. It rose by 1% after the company announced acquisition of a French company.
The stock of HCL Technologies has earned 11% return in one month, the most compared with the gains in stocks of TCS (3% increase), Infosys (3%), and Wipro (6.5%).
For the sample of four top players including TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Technologies, aggregate revenue is expected to grow by 2.2% for the March 2013 quarter compared to the 3.6% growth in the previous quarter. Net profit growth is also expected to slow down to 1.6% from 2.8% by similar comparison.
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