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Wow..never seen anything like that. I wonder how effective it really is?
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you can use a regular Bat. I have been teaching with a Bat for over ten years now. the best bats are about 29in. the butt cap on the bats makes the bat closer to a tennis racquet. Bats cost about $2 - $10 at goodwills.
the Bat he is selling however is not full sized, has very little weight to it and only has the fat of the bat around where a sweet spot on a racquet would be. This device is a gimmick a regular bat will do better.
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You are not accurate at all. It is full length and weighs either 11oz or 13oz. Yann is not a gimmick coach
I never said that Yann was a Gimmick Coach. I said the Bat it self is a gimmick. A regular bat will work. a Regular bat weights about 1 to 5 LBS. the extra Weight will do better. OR you can Get http://www.ptwinsock.com/
Ok its time to correct Coach Vazquez and some bad research he has done when accusing the sweetspotter of not being accurate in length and other stuff
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The sweet spotter is 28.5 inches and they are all talking about something they don't know and have not tested. The Sweet Spotter is Not a baseball bat, it has 2 years of research and development behind it. I am sure anyone can go and get a regular baseball bat and practice with it but the weight, the balance, and the shape will never be true to the tennis swing. The Sweet Spotter does not have the shape of a bat, it looks like it from very far but follows the exact size of the racket head sweet spot from the bottom of the racket to the top.
2 years of research and 1 year of testing with 22 prototypes at hand, I can attest the typical baseball bat does not come close to the Sweet Spotter in shape, feel, or soundness.
Coach I hope you will be genuine enough to admit you were wrong in the accusations you made originaly
Sure, that is fine for a flat shots and slice volleys, but is it good for heavy topspin? I doubt it. Just use an old woodie.
its works for top spin.
I wouldn't invert my racquet face to the back fence with a Western grip with that bat device. Probably would result in elbow injury from the higher deflection.
I'm kinda of intrigued a bit. I'll keep my eye out for a cheepo bat and try to serve with it.
it will work with all shots.
I disagree a baseball bat does not swing like a tennis racquet
iv ordered a sweetspotter its def better than the gimmick which was the 99s
I can prove that the bat swing is a tennis swing. In "the Book the Game of singles in tennis. The Most complete, detailed book on the game of singles ever published. profusely illustrated with drawings & diagrams, this book tells you: the Background & Development of the game, strokes & how to hit them - the first & second service, the volley , the lob, the overhead, the forehand & backhand, the half volly. Winning Strokes, position.....etc etc...... By William F. Talbert & Bruce s old.
here they clearly show how to hit a backhand. by using a baseball bat. not a sweet spotter. so why pay $60 plus dollars for a Sweet Spotter when you can buy an baseball bat for $3. using a baseball bat or a lefty golf club will both do the trick.
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My www.getcashforsurveys.com Honest Survey Review
By icon-angle-double-right Kelly Watson This is my official review for Get Cash For Surveys site. If you want to view it, click here.
Hello, My name is Kelly, and as you know I am pretty excited about trying different types of online jobs. You probably have read one of my articles on ad posting, but that's not all I do. I am a stay at home mom, however, my kids are grown (LoL) so I do have a lot of extra time on my hands. You know how it is when your kids are in their teenage years, they really have their own lives. My daughter is about to graduate now and she has a boyfriend and is pretty active with her life and friends, so I decided to spend all my time online. Hey, it doesn't hurt to make extra money. Especially when you are trying to put your daughter through college soon.
So here we go, As many other programs, I recently purchased a hot survey program called Get Cash For Surveys which is authored by a Gary Mitchell. Now, I have dabbled a bit in online surveys here and there, but nothing serious until now. So, I decided to purchase this program and see what it's all about. It's basically a guide that teaches us how to properly take online surveys and earn some good cash doing it. Of course, this is not my sole income and I wouldn't have expected it to be, but it has been an excellent extra help for earning additional money, after I get done with my ad posting stuff. I make pretty decent money ad posting, but I'm always in the market for extra money and I'm kind of a workaholic. I used to be in real estate years ago and so I know what good money is. I just would rather stay at home with my daughters, although one is grown and the other is almost grown (Senior in high school). I so miss when they were little babies. Anyways, so I'll tell you the basics about this program.
How Does Get Cash For Surveys Work?
Sadly, many people who aren't familiar with online business opportunities in general, and those types of people usually automatically will throw this program in the scam bin, because they do not understand the concept of the whole thing. So I will go ahead and explain it the best I can. If you do your research, you will find a large amount of smaller companies who actually spend a lot of cash on marketing research. Most of that research comes in the form of a survey. Unless you are or ever have been a business owner, you wouldn't really understand that it is almost impossible to get anyone to do anything online for free these days. So, you have to give them an incentive and that's where the surveys come in. When they pay you, they are making the big smackaroos in return by learning how the basic market works. Meaning, what sells to the average Joe is what they are really looking for. The incentives have gone up since so many competitors are offering more money by doing other things, so this is good news for you! This means the survey companies are forced not to be so darn cheap and have to up the price to get people to actually participate in their surveys. This has become a pretty lucritive business through the years, I'm serious. If it wasn't for their competitors, they would still be paying out chump change. Another thing these companies now do is they will actually let you keep a lot of the stuff they send you to test out. So, you not only end up getting paid with cash, you also get some pretty cool prizes! If you're still stuck on, well "What do the companies get?" What they get is mega revenue from the information you are providing them. You have no idea how valuable your surveys are to them. It's like working at a restaurant and every day each customer was asked to write an entire list of the things they liked about a restaurant (theirs) and pick out favorites from their menu and entire service for that matter. If they knew that, they would be raking in the dough! That's the main secret every business NEEDS to know. Even restaurants have to pay secret shoppers to come in and do this for them. (That's a whole other job) So, surveying is here to stay and will ALWAYS be a great way to earn some extra cash flow…
What Exactly Do I Get With Get Cash For Surveys If I Join?
Once you purchase the Get Cash For Surveys program, there are different locations they will give you, so you can take these paid surveys. Meanwhile, it saves you tons of time you probably (like most of us) will waste much time looking for that perfect "Get rich Scam". But, at least with this, you pretty much know you can't lose. Just signing up, you can also receive a large number of free bonuses and gifts. Not only that, the program includes many other cool job listings to add on your list of programs to check out for even more extra money. This includes things like Paid to Drive Jobs, Paid Writing, and Paid to Read Emails etc…
What Does This Program Cost?
You will start with an investment of $74 which gives you instant access to the entire system. They accept credit card or PayPal, but before you pay anything, take a look on the left-hand side of their screen and you will be able to claim a whopping 50% discount. Once the price is cut in half, it is definitely worth it. Oh, and in case you didn't know, the partners of their program that actually send the surveys out to you will give you back a $50 deal that's a part of their package. So basically, the system pays for itself . If you're still a little weary, don't worry. They have a full 60 day MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
Why Can't I Just Find Free Surveys Myself?
Well, the problem is, a lot of people have tried and nine times of out 10 they usually fail and miserably. The guy who created this whole system was one of those people who did it all by himself. He will tell you personally the long journey he went through of fighting many obstacles, falling prey to more misleading scam surveys and it took him a LONG, LONG time to get it right. The truth is, only about 5% of people who try things on their own without guidance will make it. The other 95% never get anywhere and just end up back where they started or more broke then when they began. Doing these things on your own can be extremely overwhelming and a total waste of time. That's why I also tell people it is dire that you reap the benefits from someone else's research and hard work. That's how you will succeed. forget about the small investments. We are not talking about thousands of dollars here. Be smart. Many millionaires got that way by buying cheap little programs like this. Trust in that. Because it's the absolute brutal truth.
How Much Can I Make Doing Online Surveys?
Well, everyone is different, so of course, this will completely depend on you. It will depend on your consistency, your drive and how much time you have to commit to this. It's just like any other online opportunity. I usually complete about half a dozen surveys in a day. Sometimes more and sometimes I take a break for a few days or a week from everything. However, if you do the math here, say I did 12 surveys per day, five days a week, and an average of about $10 a piece. Multiply that, and that would average around $650 a week. That's $2400 per month , and an annual income of around $28,800. Not too bad for sitting at home working online. I actually could do it easily, but I also do ad posting and try other things as well, so eventually I will decide which one is most lucritive. But right now I enjoy switching it up so I don't get bored. Regardless of how much you make whether it's $650 a week or $100 a week, It's still extra money. In this economy, everything counts. Each bill is so high. I live in a pretty nice suburban neighborhood and I see homeless people ALL THE TIME. They're sleeping on my sidewalk, walking by my home, sleeping in the alley way where I walk my dog. They are everywhere. It's so sad. I see them busting their humps picking up cans and I think how blessed I really am. If only they had an internet connection. They could make a lot more than they do picking up those dirty cans and begging people for spare change. The fact that we even have the luxury to get on the computer and buy any job training program makes us extremely lucky in my book! Get Cash For Surveys has definitely helped put some extra cash in my pocket along with my ad posting job. I also dabble in whatever I can find. I plan on making as much money as I can. I'm not getting any younger and I have to make sure I can be able to take care of myself in the long run, so I give everything a try. You should too. It won't kill you! It's a great opportunity and if you don't like it, you have the option to get out of it. It's that simple!


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Wht wrote:Murky is done? Geebus, I need to check back on it! It's been... what, 13 months since I last read it.
Huh, how'd I miss that? You'd think that would have gotten more attention . I guess I'll finally start reading it now (at least, once I finish the book I'm currently reading).


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As I've said before , you can never have too many pretty dresses. My coworker calls them "night time clothes." Generally my night time uniform involves flannel and sweatpants (currently wearing), but when you're out with the girls you need something fun!
I first made a dress like this for my graduation . When I saw the Macaron pattern all I could think about was a sheer yoke balanced against the sweetheart neckline. At the time I couldn't find many good pictures of that type of garment, but I knew I had seen it somewhere. Now it is popping up a lot, including American Apparel, Asos, Urban Outfitters, and on celebrities. In the sewing world, you can check out the Wenlan Blouse, and I got some recent inspiration from fifuzz.
This dress I pulled together from remnants and a patchwork of different patterns. I used Wash-Away Wonder Tape to fold the raw edges of the bodice under, and then again to position it on the yoke. The sleeves I stumbled upon by accident after I realized that one looked different than the other and realized I had sewn it on upside down! I liked the fluttery look of the upside down one better and repositioned the other that way.
If the fabric looks familiar, that's because I used the mesh for a dress for my cousin's wedding.
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cotton lycra knit + mesh remnants
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Jan 22, 2012, 04.59 PMby shkoober
is the sheer fabric stretch? I've been meaning to make a dress with knit and a sheer top like this, but am afraid to blend a stretch with a non stretch, and can't find stretch mesh/lace for under 15$/m any where…I love your color combination here, really stellar dress! kudos girl
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Jan 22, 2012, 08.44 PMby madebymeg
thanks! the mesh is stretch, and i got it for <$5 a yard. i think spandexworld online might have some options, but i got mine at a local shop. i'd love to see your final product!
Jun 19, 2011, 12.21 PMby fabricaddict
This dress is really beautiful! Did you just sew a tiny hem on the neckline of the chiffon?
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Jun 19, 2011, 04.03 PMby madebymeg
I made a dress once before in this style and found it was better to just leave it unhemmed. The fabric is a sort of mesh so it doesn't unravel, and so if you cut it nice and clean it can save the headache of trying to hem :)
Mar 2, 2011, 05.00 PMby wonderlandalys
Such a flattering dress! But then, you have a great figure to show it off on. Really pretty dress and very individual.
Feb 17, 2011, 03.59 PMby neama
Well done! That dress looks fab on your, and I adore the sleeves
Feb 16, 2011, 10.05 PMby fashionista2407
I had to stop and look at this photo because I adore this dress! It looks great on you
Feb 16, 2011, 06.53 PMby Marina von Koenig
very sexy dress! congratulations
Feb 16, 2011, 04.08 PMby carolinat
pretty! I love the story of the sleeves.
Feb 16, 2011, 11.26 AMby pernille
So pretty! Love the sweetheart neckline combined with the sheer fabric. And you are so right: You can never have too many pretty dresses :)
Feb 16, 2011, 07.10 AMby topsi89
Looks great! Good work :)
Feb 16, 2011, 05.13 AMby flynnflynn
This is really lovely – nice job!
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This is one of my favorite party recipes and I will very often have this on the spread if I am having a party. While I love trying new things for get togethers, there is just something about making something you know that everyone will love. This crab dip is another one of my favorite party recipes.
I have tried a few different recipes for spinach dip, but I always go back to this recipe using the Knorr Vegetable Soup Mix. I love it with a pumpernickel round, but rye works great, too. Try to find a nice big round to serve it in and then sometimes if I double the dip I will buy an extra loaf of bread so you don't run out.
If you want to make this a bit healthier you could certainly use light sour cream and mayonnaise. You could also serve with vegetables instead of bread or I suppose if you found a nice whole wheat loaf you could use that, too.
One more note. You can find already diced water chestnuts in the Asian section of most groceries. The recipe calls for whole chestnuts chopped, but I very often buy the diced and they are perfect for this. Don't skip these because they add so much to the dip!
Spinach dip
- 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1 1/2 c. sour cream
- 1 c. mayonnaise I use Hellmann's
- 1 4 oz. pkg. Knorr vegetable soup mix
- 1 8 oz. can water chestnuts, finely chopped
- 3 green onions finely chopped
- Round loaf of pumpernickel rye or sourdough bread
- Squeeze spinach until dry (get as much water out as you can.
- In medium bowl, stir together spinach, sour cream and soup mix. Add finely chopped water chestnuts and green onions.
- Refrigerate in a covered container at least two hours.
- Cut a hole in the center of the round of bread and remove bread. Cut the bread from the center into small 1 inch cubes. You may want to have one extra loaf of bread cut up in squares so you won't run out.
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Diana Nyad is attempting to swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West Florida, a 103-mile haul. She started her journey yesterday, but before she hit the ocean, she spoke with Today's Natalie Morales. Turning 60 was the catalyst that sparked Nyad into action; she says, "I started thinking, I want to feel alive and alert and awake and challenged. I want to do something that takes everything in me." This is Nyad's second attempt at swimming to Florida from Cuba — she first tried in 1978, when she was 28, but was pulled from the water after she drifted too far off-course. So far, this time, Nyad is off to a "perfect start." She sings Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin tunes with every stroke. Will age, experience and determination make this attempt successful? We'll have to wait and see. But Nyad is already a success story, proving that whatever your dream, it's never too late.
Nyad told CNN:
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The joke is the 60s are the new 40s, and it's true. ... I want to be there to say we have many, many years of vitality and strength and service left in us."
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A "rogue" Afghan policeman turned his gun on his Nato mentors today killing six US soldiers in the worst such attack this year.
The incident, which constitutes the worst day for Nato casualties since October, is the latest example of Afghan policemen and soldiers turning on their foreign military partners, a tactic that the Taliban has claimed credit for.
It will once again raise questions about the policy of seeking to expand Afghan forces as rapidly as possible in preparation for the end of 2014 when Nato's combat mission in the country is supposed to come to an end.
Officials in Afghanistan were unable today to say whether insurgents were responsible for the attack during a training exercise in the eastern province of Nangahar. The Taliban did not make any immediate attempt to claim credit. The gunman himself was killed in the incident.
A Nato statement said: "An individual in an Afghan Border Police uniform turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Forces during a training mission today, killing six service members in eastern Afghanistan."
While military officials have insisted that such events will not affect Nato's commitment to "partnering" in the field with Afghan forces, privately, foreign soldiers say that it can shatter confidence in their Afghan colleagues.
In November last year, five British soldiers were shot by a policeman while resting after a patrol in Helmand. They were completely defenceless as they had put down their weapons and removed their body armour and helmets.
The policeman, called Gulbuddin, successfully fled, apparently to the Taliban. He has never been captured.
In July, an Afghan soldier killed three British Gurkha soldiers. A week later, an Afghan soldier killed two US contractors inside a base in Mazar-i-Sharif in the north.
Insurgents are not always to blame, such as the recent case in the western province of Badghis when an argument led an Afghan trainee to shoot and kill two of his Spanish police officers in August.
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This is Carrie, a rescue dog that I fostered for the last couple months. She's 9 years old and was in some type of puppymill-like place. Fortunately, she found her way to Fresh Start Sheltie Rescue here in Memphis, which I help out by fostering dogs on occasion.
Carrie was quite shy at first, but she always enjoyed a good ear scratch and belly rub once she allowed you to approach her (or her to approach you). The attached photo is the blue-eyed stare that began to happen regularly when I would stop the ear scratching.
I no longer have her in my "pack" (I got quite attached to her and was afraid I would adopt another one), so another volunteer is fostering her now.
Hugs to you Mark for fostering! I can see why you were getting sucked in! OK Sheltie Nation members…who wants a blue-eyed guilt tripper! LOL
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LAST season Birmingham and Wolves faced-off in what was a Championship fixture – but while this afternoon's meeting between the two at St Andrew's is now a Premier League affair, the outcome should be exactly the same.
Blues landed the points in the April 2009 clash and riding high in the top eight, Alex McLeish's men are a solid bet at 5/6 with Betfred to come out on top once more at the expense of the relegation-threatened visitors – Betdaq's 4/1 outsiders.
Ladbrokes post 5/2 against the stalemate and as is customary ahead of derby matches, that wager, along with Victor Chandler's 6/1 for it to end one-each, will probably prove popular amongst punters.
However, given that no team has conceded on fewer occasions at home than Blues, Wolves' hopes of gleaning something from their short but tricky trip would seem to lie in a goalless encounter (9/1, bet365).
It certainly seems like goals will be at a premium at St Andrew's, where a tally lower than 2.5 is priced by Totesport at 4/6 – but unfortunately for Mick McCarthy's men it's a Birmingham triumph, combined with a clean sheet (8/5 Partybets), that should allow this bet to be successful.
n IT looks pretty much like win or bust today at Stamford Bridge for Arsenal, in terms of their title aspirations, after last Sunday's defeat to Manchester United.
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Today: As Instagram and Twitter offer competing photo filters, Yahoo (YHOO) gets into the game by reinvigorating Flickr app, which will allow posting to all social networks. Also: The Federal Reserve increases its bond-buying program to keep rates low, but Wall Street stays flat.
Yahoo jumps into mobile-photo fight with new Flickr app
Yahoo's mobile efforts showed exquisite timing Wednesday, as the Sunnyvale Internet company unleashed a new version of its Flickr mobile app that offers photo filters and editing capabilities, just as the king of such apps — San Francisco-based Instagram — cut off functionality with popular microblogging service Twitter.
Flickr updated its app for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone with extra functionality just two days after Twitter did the same, but offers the ability to post photos to Facebook, Twitter or any other social network, a move that could make one of Yahoo's dwindling properties relevant again as CEO Marissa Mayer seeks to push Yahoo into mobile computing.
"When you're in the mood to share, you can do so simultaneously via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or email. We've worked with our partners to ensure that your photos look gorgeous no matter where they are viewed, on or off Flickr," Markus Spiering, head of product for Flickr, wrote in a blog post announcing the changes.
Yahoo acquired Flickr for $35 million in 2005, offering it as an online photo album of sorts, similar to Shutterfly. However, Facebook jumped in to that territory, as uploading photos became one of the most popular uses of the world's largest social network — which also offers other services that Flickr does not — and Flickr's mobile app has never caught up to Instagram which Facebook purchased earlier this year.
However, the Guardian reported Wednesday that Flickr has been a major emphasis for Mayer since she came on board; the former Google (GOOG) executive is a big fan of Instagram, even using the service (way back when it worked with Twitter) to announce a major acquisition for her mobile team.
"With the launch of this app we hope to optimize the rich functionality of Flickr on desktop on the mobile. It's been a core focus since Marissa's been here," Jennifer Davies, Flickr's head of product marketing in Europe, told The Guardian.
The timing of Wednesday's launch is fortuitous, coming just two days after Twitter launched its own service for filtering and editing photos within its app. That followed Instagram's decision to cease functionality with Twitter as it ramps up the desktop version of its network, which is expected to lead to advertising revenue for Facebook. Facebook admitted Wednesday that it intends to monetize the photo-sharing service.
Flickr's mobile launch offers iPhone users — the company said it is still working on an Android version of the app — an alternative to the interfaces that launch to only one social network at a time, a change that has led to intensive workarounds already.
In addition, the move continues Yahoo's charge into mobile relevance, which got off the ground just the day before, when Mayer announced a redesign of Yahoo's webmail service that included its first stand-alone iPhone app. Mayer, who took over the Internet company that had been falling in relevance to Google and Facebook, has said that mobile is her top priority.
Early reviews of the Flickr service were strong: Business Insider's Nicholas Carlson called it "beautiful and deep with functionality far surpassing Instagram," while Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson — admittedly a Yahoo investor and bull — called it "the best mobile photo app on the market."
Then again, we are just talking about photos — as Elevation Partners founding partner Roger McNamee told Bloomberg television on the Twitter-Instagram beef Wednesday, "Personally, I think the whole thing is a sideshow and will not matter in the long run."
Wall Street didn't seem to be impressed with a second consecutive day of Yahoo mobile news, as the company's stock fell 0.7 percent to $19.38. That price is still above where Yahoo had traded for more than four years, however: Shares closed at their highest price since September 2008 on Tuesday, and the stock has increased 23.9 percent since Mayer took over in June.
Federal Reserve increases its spending, still doesn't trust economy
The Federal Reserve will spend an additional $45 billion a month to ensure interest rates stay low while the U.S. economy — most notably the job market — struggles to right itself, maintaining its level of purchases until the unemployment rate drops below 6.5 percent.
The Fed was already spending $85 billion a month to buy bonds, but was using sales of short-term Treasury bonds to buy longer-term bonds; with its short-term Treasurys sold, the central bank will now begin to add to its already gigantic portfolio, which has more than tripled since the Great Recession and now stands at $2.9 trillion.
The move shows that the group does not believe the U.S. economy can stand on its own, and Chairman Ben Bernanke backed that up in a news conference after the announcement. Bernanke told reporters that the unemployment rate is likely to remain high until at least late 2015, and that the economy is already suffering from the inability of politicians to settle on a new tax-and-spend plan for the federal government.
"Clearly the 'fiscal cliff' is having effects on the economy," Bernanke said, referring to the name he coined for tax hikes and spending cuts that will take effect at the end of the year unless Congress and the president act. He later added that the Fed "cannot offset the full impact of the fiscal cliff. It's just too big."
The unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent to 7.7 percent last month, but Bernanke says it will not fall below 7.4 percent in 2013 and will remain at 6.8 percent through late 2014. The Fed plans to keep its short-term interest rate near zero until it falls below 6.5 percent, part of a drastic and unprecedented measure by the Fed to tie interest rates to the job market.
Wall Street stays flat, but technology stocks move down
Wall Street likes the Fed's bond-buying program, but stocks failed to bounce Wednesday after Bernanke's dour news conference, as fears of further economic turmoil at the hands of politicians kept indexes mostly flat.
While neither the Dow Jones nor Standard & Poor's 500 moved as much as 0.1 percent, tech stocks took a bit of a tumble, with both the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest technology companies declining 0.3 percent.
Apple failed to continue its Wall Street resurgence Wednesday, falling 0.4 percent despite more buzz around the expected television set pundits see on the horizon for the Cupertino tech giant. Facebook fell 1.4 percent as it announced new privacy controls, and VMware tumbled 2.7 percent.
On the positive side, Netflix (NFLX) took a large 5.4 percent leap and closed higher than $90 after Morgan Stanley increased its price target for the stock to $105, offsetting a new competing streaming offering from Redbox. Zynga grew by 7.1 percent as it announced a new casino-style game for the Facebook platform, and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) continued its recent positive run on Wall Street with a 1.9 percent gain.
SolarCity expected to give its initial public offering another chance
After a false start Tuesday, Silicon Valley expects to see its latest initial public offering executed Wednesday afternoon, when San Mateo-based SolarCity is expected to sell its first draft of shares before beginning to trade Thursday.
The solar installer postponed its planned IPO Tuesday after investors balked at the initial price range of $13-$15. The company refiled its paperwork with the SEC on Wednesday, dropping the price to $8 a share and increasing the number of shares offered; the new offering would bring in $92 million, less than half the $201 million SolarCity originally expected to get in the IPO.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the chairman of SolarCity, had promised to buy $15 million worth of the IPO shares in an effort to convince investors, and at the new price, two other board members also agreed to buy IPO shares. A final filing detailing the sale is expected Wednesday evening, with the stock hitting the Nasdaq Thursday morning under the ticker SCTY. Check back at www.siliconvalley.com or www.mercurynews.com for further developments.
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Iran's president-elect may shift country's policies toward Persian Gulf, Israel
To understand the changes likely to occur under Iran's new president, Hasan Rowhani, consider this summation of the outgoing regime by a veteran foreign policy analyst.
Iran's approach to the world was ideological and focused attention on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Lebanon – issues far from the country's vital interests, said Davood Hermidas Bavand, a retired diplomat from the era of Shah Reza Pahlavi who has assisted the Islamic Republic leadership with crisis management.
Even as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad largely ignored areas close to home such as Central Asia, Iran's intervention in Syria on the side of President Bashar Assad has plunged the country into a proxy conflict with Saudi Arabia. And because of the absence of pragmatic alternatives, when Iran hit a crisis – and it's in one now in Syria, with the U.S. and Persian Gulf states stepping up arms deliveries to anti-government forces – "people find themselves in a very difficult situation," Bavand told McClatchy in an interview.
Now Rowhani, elected Friday by an absolute majority from a field of six candidates, has indicated that his most important foreign policy goals are to focus closer to home, in the Persian Gulf region, and to improve relations with Saudi Arabia.
The Persian Gulf has "strategic significance" for Iran, as well as political and economic importance, Rowhani said Monday at his first news conference as president-elect.
"We are not only neighbors, we are brothers," Rowhani said of Saudi Arabia. "We have had very close relations, culturally, historically and regionally."
And unlike Ahmadinejad, who didn't tolerate criticism or consider alternative courses of action, Rowhani will arrive in office with his own think tank in tow. Since 1992, he has headed the Center for Strategic Research, an institute affiliated with the Expediency Council, one of the top bodies in Iran's complex power structure.
"It is the most important think tank in Iran," said Trita Parsi, a foreign affairs scholar who heads the National Iranian American Council and has written two books on negotiations with Tehran's nuclear enrichment program. "They have some of Iran's best analysts there."
Mohsen Milani, a professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, said the think tank "would be the equivalent in Iran" of the Brookings Institution in Washington, traditionally closer to the Democratic Party and a sanctuary for Democrats out of government.
He said the main theme of the Center for Strategic Research's publications was that after eight years of growing isolation under Ahmadinejad, there was an urgent need to reintegrate Iran into the world economy and into international affairs.
"The narrative is of reintegration into the world economy and a rejection of the revolutionary agenda that seeks to change everything in the world," Milani said, in favor of "a narrative that this is the way the world is, and Iran should find the right place for Iran to play a constructive role."
Parsi judged Rowhani's emphasis on Saudi Arabia to be a major shift.
Rarely have relations been as bad between the two countries as in the past eight years, he said.
"Rowhani and his allies are in position to significantly reduce tensions with Saudi Arabia," he said. "And a functioning relationship with Saudi Arabia is essential for an end to the crisis in Syria."
Tensions are high, with the Saudis refusing to speak to the Iranians in international forums on Syria. If this continues, there is the risk of conflict between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran, possibly opening the way to an even wider war along the main sectarian divide in the Muslim world. Specialists say reconciliation between the two countries is essential to ending the Syrian civil war.
Rowhani did not say how Iran might draw back from its current role in Syria, which includes sending military experts to help Assad's regime direct the war, dispatching trainers to set up a new militia, and providing arms and funds for the regime. "The resolution of the issues of Syria is up to the people of Syria," Rowhani said Monday, adding that Iran wants to see peace and tranquility restored in Syria.
Milani, who's had a paper published by Rowhani's think tank, said he did not recall seeing papers on relations with Saudi Arabia in the institute's publications for the past several years – a possible indication of the political environment. But that doesn't mean it was not the subject of vigorous discussion.
A Hawaii-based independent scholar who's closely followed the think tank's development sees it not only as the fountainhead of the policies Rowhani is likely to adopt, but also as the training ground for future members of his Cabinet.
"When Ahmadinejad became president, the people he fired went to the center," said Farideh Farhi, adjunct graduate faculty member at the University of Hawaii. "They are people with views. They have an alternative way of thinking about policies, and an alternative to what's been happening the past eight years."
There is "real thinking debate, discussion, thinking about how to conduct foreign policy," she said. "It has been made possible by Rowhani, who wants to think things through."
Many of the staff say that Iran's "immediate environment is much more important than the broader Middle East," she said. "They are not so keen on the pursuit of policies of confrontation vis a vis Israel. . . . They are not so keen about Iran's aggressive policy in Syria."
Among the institute's scholars who may be on the rise are Mohamad Vaezi, a former deputy foreign minister who could be in line for the foreign minister's post, and Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, who could be in line for the post of economics minister, she said.
Farhi predicted that Rowhani will go slowly with his policies with an eye on conservatives who will recoil at sudden major shifts. "Asking for too much change too fast may lead to the other side being too scared and lashing back," she said.
But the experts agreed that this is a historical moment for Iran. Milani said he interviewed Rowhani for several hours about 15 years ago. "I left the meeting believing he is the most articulate, intelligent leader of Iran I had the opportunity to talk to," he said.
As for the Ahmadinejad years, he said: "The nightmare is over."
CORRECTION: A story on the possible direction to be taken by Iran's new president incorrectly described the publication of a paper by Mohsen Milani for the Center for Strategic Research and also the time he spent interviewing President-elect Hasan Rowhani. The center published Milani's paper without permission, but he subsequently agreed to the publication. His interview with Rowhani lasted several hours, not more than eight hours.


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Nilsson, Claes1 wrote: > So Rich, are you proposing two sets of sensor APIs? I'm proposing one set of sensor APIs (on the DOM) and there is another abstract pipe over which you can send whatever you want (Web Intents) which may, coincidentally, contain barometer data. I'm suggesting that either approach is not mutually exclusive to the other. > > 1. The current DAP sensor APIs that work for specific sensors built into the user's current device. > > 2. Web Intents based sensor APIs to support discovery, selection and access to sensors hosted "anywhere". > > Do we want to provide this duplication? The reason for going for a Web Intents based solution is that the need for Web Applications to use data from external sensors will likely increase. One is a direct API interface with a specific, well-defined purpose that is provided directly to web pages in every browser under the sun. The other is an interface to a 3rd-party application that may or may not be available on the host device, that may or may not provide local barometer data and may or may not provide that information in the same format as all other Web Intent based barometer implementations. It's true that given a pipe you can send any information you want over it. You could extend the Web Intents argument to any DOM-based API you like, existing or new. That doesn't mean we can't define something that does one thing and one thing well and, in doing so, has the least moving parts possible i.e. a DOM API. - Rich >> Josh Soref wrote: >>> This entire approach is also why I'd much rather we do these APIs as >>> Intents. >>> Doing it as an Intent allows the host to provide a host-OS/Device >>> based Intent provider if it's available, but allows the user to connect >>> a web service or Bluetooth device or whatever if they want to interact >>> with the application but their hardware/OS doesn't have the necessary >>> support. > Rich Tibbett wrote: >> >> There are a few scenarios for this: >> >> 1. The browser implements the low-level Barometer interface and then >> provides the mapping from barometer data to a web intents barometer >> format. >> >> 2. A 3rd party yet-to-be-defined application exposes all Device APIs as >> Web Intents. These web intents are automagically registered and >> available in each user's web browser before they attempt to use any >> Device API based Web Intents. >> >> In the first case, if the browser is implementing the logic to make a >> Barometer 'speak' Web Intents then it makes little sense why we'd add >> that extra level instead of exposing it directly as a feature-detectable >> DOM API. >> >> In the second case, it seems like a move back to a web of plug-ins. Each >> device is expected to have this Web Intent-erizer app or the Device APIs >> don't work - even if the current device does have a Barometer. >> >> I'm not saying there aren't good cases when Intents make sense (e.g. a >> Contacts app with Picker UI) but why not just build the logic to handle >> Device APIs in to browsers if they're expected to talk to the low-level >> Device APIs anyway? That's much easier (no Web Intents layer) and much >> more reliable. If it's supported by the device it's supported by the >> browser implicitly. >> >> There is nothing stopping a 3rd party app providing these APIs over >> Intents if that's what they really want to do though. That really >> shouldn't be the only way though.Received on Monday, 10 September 2012 16:10:07 UTC
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OAKLAND — The Lakers have won once and lost once, but there's a thread connecting both games this season.
Opposing coaches keep lining up to praise Kobe Bryant.
They're probably thankful he's not playing, but they still kiss his five championship rings while talking with reporters beforehand.
Golden State Coach Mark Jackson called Bryant "legendary" and then admitted something unusual before the Warriors' victory Wednesday over the Lakers.
Bryant, coincidentally, sustained a torn Achilles' tendon against the Warriors last April.
"I never said this, but I have one regret being a head coach in this league," Jackson said. "If I would have known that Kobe Bryant was hurt, I would've called a timeout. They would not have had to commit a foul.
"That's how much respect I have for him. I appreciate him as a competitor even in the midst of going against him. I was in the huddle saying, 'Don't fall for it. He's all right. Don't allow him to take over this game.' Not knowing he was really hurt."
Bryant was injured with 3:08 to play in that game, falling to the court after his left foot buckled while he drove toward the basket. He was actually fouled on the play by Harrison Barnes and called time out but briefly stayed in the game to make two free throws. The Lakers then committed an intentional foul and Bryant walked slowly off the court with Robert Sacre.
There is still no timetable for his return.
Jackson said he apologized to Bryant two weeks ago in China, where the Warriors and Lakers played two exhibitions against each other.
"I thought it was important to let him know that," Jackson said. "And typical Kobe, he said, 'Thank you, and I'm coming after you guys next time I see you.' "
Clippers Coach Doc Rivers, like Jackson, was complimentary. He said he wasn't sure he wanted to see Bryant play in the season opener between the teams.
"The competitive side of me says yes. The rational side of me might think other things," Rivers said. "He's a rare one. He's a one-percenter."
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It's only a small sample size, but Bryant is taking a more low-key approach during games.
When sidelined in the past, he took part in team huddles during timeouts and remained a constant presence. Or he jumped on Twitter with his views of a Lakers game, although that happened only once after the concept was panned by critics.
He hasn't wandered into the huddle this season, choosing instead to sit behind the team bench and talk to players one on one.
There's no right or wrong here. It's just different.
Against the Clippers on Tuesday, he sat next to the Lakers' team doctor, chatted briefly with Elgin Baylor and occasionally talked with players as they approached the end of the bench.
He called Pau Gasol over to tell him something strategic in the fourth quarter and smiled broadly when Jodie Meeks hit a late three-pointer in the Lakers' 116-103 victory.
"He talked to me, he talked to different guys while he was on the bench," Gasol said. "He did the same with Jordan [Farmar] and other guys. He's still active."
Bryant went with the team for its one-game trip to Golden State and came out to the bench in the third quarter, again assuming a relatively low profile as he sat next to Lakers physical therapist Judy Seto.
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The sheriff's race in Lincoln County's Sept. 10 primary election is proving to be one of the most contentious in years. There's debate over budget issues, squad car use, office/jail space – even the merits of a K9 search/rescue unit. It's no secret that there's divisiveness in the department itself.
But, in interviews, we find that incumbent Tom Koth and challenger Paul Proulx solidly agree on at least one point – the new four-year term for Wisconsin sheriffs. Whoever the winner in November's general election, he will start a four-year term. Historically, the term has been two years in Wisconsin, and our state was one of the few to hold on to a two-year term so long.
Two-year terms for sheriffs smack of the good old boy tradition. To a degree, they worked for many years. The county had a sheriff and an undersheriff and, traditionally, they took turns running for office. In some counties, the sheriff's wife was the undersheriff. She'd run for the sheriff's post, get elected and serve in title only. In some cases, she was the jail cook. Meanwhile, her husband, in effect, had a four-year term – or more.
But things changed. The undersheriff post was abolished, with civil service chief deputies taking over. Duties for the sheriff expanded. There were more bad people, and jails grew. The public demanded, and received, more attention. In Lincoln County, for instance, around the clock road patrols started, at the north and south ends of the county. Sheriffs became involved in civic, school and other public relations programs that pushed their duties past law enforcement.
Meanwhile, re-election, or the hope for it, loomed. Hardly was a good sheriff in office, trying to make changes, deal with building needs, contend with state and federal mandates and meet other challenges, than he had to think politics. Both Lincoln County candidates this year have said that two years is not enough time in which to initiate or strengthen programs.
There's effort in the state legislature to expand other county office terms to four years. That certainly deserves consideration.
Tom Koth and Paul Proulx both have some good approaches to law enforcement and department administration. They should be able to meet their goals, and the new four-year term will be a big boost to that end.
4-year terms should benefit everyone
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A friend writes to say that in a forthcoming article in Biology & Philosophy, materialist philosopher Daniel Dennett recounts:
"I was disconcerted to overhear some medical students talking in a bar recently. One exclaimed: 'How could anybody believe in evolution after learning about the intricacies of the DNA replication machinery?' To the extent that well-meaning evolutionists had inadvertently convinced them that Darwinians are eager to gloss over or deny these facts, this is evidence that the political tactic of denying teleology root and branch is apt to be self-defeating.Okay, so what now? It looks like design but current philosophy can't accept that, so Dennett's solution, outlined in his essay review of Peter Godfrey Smith's 2009 book, Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection
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But I think Godfrey Smith has the stronger naturalistic intuition: never let a hint of design waft through the window. Once it does, any curious person (such as the medical student in the bar) is going to follow the hints where they lead."Where they lead? For now, but not forever, ask the Expelled.
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It seems that the model with a thousand poses has snag not one but four September covers and each one of Coco Rocha is utterly different and memorising at the same time. I have gushed before about how much I love Coco, granted she isn't a bombshell model like Gisele or Karolina Kurkova, or as cool as say Kate Moss, and she doesn't seem to grace as many campaigns as say Karlie Kloss, but there is something so special and different about her that always makes me takes notice and I am loving her September covers.
I feel like I am on the panel of America's Next Top Model or something but seriously the first thing you see from all the covers has to be her eyes closely following by her stunning bone structure. Her beautiful features come across beautifully on her cover for VS Magazine shot by Ellen Von Unwerth as well as her upwards gaze on the debut issue of Flair Germany snapped by Arnaud Pyvka. But my two favourite have to be her ELLE covers, both working the red autumn trend.
I going to have to give it to ELLE Korea, Coco looks stunning in her Louis Vuitton dress and sharp bob. But I can't wait to pick up Elle Espana as apparently Coco has shot the entire magazine, not just the cover, all four editorials inside – now that is model power!!!
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I searched through thousands of fabrics at all the major mills around the world. I thought this was really unique. It took a year of work with dozens of prototypes before we got here. I really like this denim because I found it's more durable and comfortable. You can get 20 oz. denim jeans, but it'd feel like you're wearing sandpaper. This bi-directional stretch means the fabric stretches vertically and horizontally. They're more comfortable if you're wearing slim-fitting jeans. 100% cotton doesn't have any give, so it's a lot easier to tear.
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If you have roses growing in your yard, you are eligible to enter the 2012 Cleveland/Lincoln County Rose Society Rose Show.
If you have roses growing in your yard, you are eligible to enter the 2012 Cleveland/Lincoln County Rose Society Rose Show.
Entry is free; the only catch is you have to know the name of the rose, said Jan Dumas, who serves as Rose Show co-chair with Fred Wright.
�Our rose show is our gift to the community and we hope the public will visit and enjoy the show,� Dumas said. �You have to know the name of the rose to be able to put it in its proper class.�
Members of the society raise money and ask for donations each year to provide prizes for the winning roses. Judges from North and South Carolina and Virginia volunteer their time to select the best roses in each category.
The public will be asked to vote at the �Fragrance Table� for the best fragrant rose.
�About noon when judging is over, the votes are counted and a name is drawn from the most fragrant,� Dumas said. �This person is contacted by phone and wins a rose bush.�
After the show, people will have an opportunity to buy arrangements of roses, bud vases or single roses for a nominal amount.
�Some people ask us to make arrangements for them to take to church the next day,� Dumas said.
Entries this year should be interesting, because some roses bloomed early. Dumas said she won�t have as many flowers to enter because of the earlier blooming cycle. Roses typically bloom from late April until the first frost � six to seven cycles, she said. Consulting Rosarians will be at the show to answer questions about how to grow roses and to give out literature. People who think growing roses requires too much work, should try the new �Knock Out� roses.
�They are carefree,� Dumas said. �Anyone can grow them and you see them everywhere. They are pretty in borders.�
Want to go?
The Cleveland/Lincoln County Rose Society hosts its 39th annual rose show on Saturday at Cleveland Mall. Entries will be accepted from 7 to 10 a.m. and judging will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone may enter their �named� home grown roses; society membership is not required. The rose show opens for public viewing from 1 to 4 p.m.
About the Cleveland/Lincoln Rose Society
The Cleveland County Rose Society started in the early 1970s with a few members meeting at Alston Bridges Barbecue. Charter members were Mable Bridges, Dennis and Suzy Bridges, Geraldine Melton, Glenn and Christine Smith, George and Mildred Costner and John and Laura Shuford. The first rose show was held at Cleveland County Memorial Library in 1973. The name changed to Cleveland/Lincoln Rose Society when members from Lincoln County joined the group. The society is affialiated with the Carolina District and American Rose Society in Shreveport, La.
�As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.� � Ben Hogan
�One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.� � Dale Carnegie
�Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.� � Alphonse Karr
�Truths and roses have thorns about them.� � Henry David Thoreau
�An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.� �H.L. Mencken
�Marriage is like life; it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.� � Robert Louis Stevenson
�I�d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.� � Emma Goldman
�It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.� � George Eliot
�The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.� � Ovid
�God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.� � James M. Barrie
�A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.� � Jean Cocteau
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Thin, crispy cookies have their place, but when I'm looking for an afternoon snack, it's a big, thick, chewy cookie that I need. The selection at Batter Bakery all fits the bill, so it was just a matter of choosing a flavor. The Cherry Ginger Cookie immediately caught my attention because I've seen cherry (usually with chocolate) and I've seen ginger, but never together.
The flavor was a bit more of a molasses-tinged gingerbread than the sharp, spicy ginger I had hoped for, but it still went well with the big hunks of plump cherries. You can really sink your teeth into the soft yet chewy cookie, pulling off big, aromatic chunks. In short: a bit of spice, a bit of fruit, and notes of brown sugar—definitely a satisfying snack at $2.75
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German orders, exports take a hit
BERLIN German industrial orders were down a little more than expected in November because of weaker foreign demand, while exports slid by a sharp 3.4 percent compared with the previous month, official data showed Tuesday.
Industrial orders dropped 1.8 percent compared with October, the Economy Ministry said. That partly reversed a 3.8 percent gain the previous month and was a bit worse than the 1.4 percent decline economists had forecast.
Foreign orders fell 4.1 percent. While demand from other countries in the 17-nation eurozone edged up 0.2 percent, there was a 6.5 percent fall in orders from other nations. Orders from inside Germany were up 1.3 percent.
Growth in Germany slowed in 2012 after two strong years, but the economy is expected to pick up after a weak fourth quarter and continue growing in 2013. Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said on Monday that the economy grew by 0.75 percent last year, a performance that he termed "robust" in the face of weakness elsewhere in Europe.
"Thanks to its solid economic fundamentals and stable domestic demand, the German economy should not join the race to the bottom many other eurozone countries are currently in," ING economist Carsten Brzeski said in a research note on the orders figures.
Also Tuesday, the Federal Statistical Office said exports -- a traditional strength of the German economy -- dropped 3.4 percent in November. Adjusted for seasonal and calendar factors, they totaled 89.6 billion euro ($117 billion). Imports were down 3.7 percent at 75.1 billion euro ($98 billion).
Compared with a year earlier, exports were unchanged. A 5.7 percent decline in exports to other countries in the 17-nation eurozone contrasted with a 5.6 percent increase to nations outside the European Union.
Germany's exporters predicted last month that foreign trade will reach record levels in 2013. The Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services said exports will rise by up to 5 percent in the coming year and hit 1.158 trillion euro.
German exports have benefited from the low value of the euro compared with other currencies, and strong demand for their goods in the United States and emerging economies like China.


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Morning Movers: Motorola Downgrade, Cognizant, Semiconductors
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Among companies categorized as technology in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the biggest decliners this morning were recovering some ground:
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), down nearly 2% to $51.39. There is plenty of opposing opinion on just where outsourcing is headed. Cognizant was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Berenberg today with a $51 price target, according to theflyonthewall.com. Cognizant was the Credit Suisse top stock pick for information-tech services in 2014, with revenue growth above industry competitors.
- Allegion (ALLE), down 1.4% to $53.75 after the provider of security solutions' analyst day this morning. Webcast and presentation here. It replaced J.C. Penney (JCP) in the S&P 500 in November.
- Motorola Solutions (MSI), down 1.5% to $64.78. Motorola was downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs, but raised its price target to $67 from $65, according to flyonthewall.com. [Update: At the spun off Motorola Mobility], smartphone subscriber market share stands at 6.4%, in fourth place behind Apple (AAPL) at 41.6%, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) at 26.7% and LG at 6.9%. In fifth place: HTC at 5.4%, according to comScore data released Friday.
- Frontier Communications (FTR), down 2.5% to $4.78. It is among companies that BofA Merrill Lynch says could benefit from increased capital spending.
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By Molly Johnson, sports information student assistant
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Georgia College volleyball team (4-17, 1-10 PBC) took Columbus State University (14-7, 6-4 PBC) to the limit Friday night, but was unable to close out the match, falling in five sets.
The Bobcats kicked off the match, taking the first set 25-21 and then rallying with momentum to take the third set 25-13. Unfortunately, it was not enough to stop Columbus State as they took the second and fourth set 25-20 and the fifth set 15-11.
Rachel Reynolds (Marietta, Ga.) was the only Bobcat that had double-digit kills with 12. She had help from Caroline Long (Roswell, Ga.) with eight and Rachel Rice (Johns Creek, Ga.) with seven.
Caroline Ham (Marietta, Ga.) once again led to the Bobcats with 28 digs. Rice contributed 11 digs, narrowly missing her second career double-double. Ella Anastasiadas (Atlanta) added 10 digs. Setter Micayla Patterson (Tyrone, Ga.) finished with 35 assists.
The Bobcats were outmatched tonight in kill percentage as they were out-hit .124 to Columbus State's .204. The Bobcats' best hitting effort came in the third set at .370. The Cougars had two with double-digit kills, led by Katie Poole with 18 and Erika Gelzinyte with 15.
The loss puts the Bobcats at 1-10 in Peach Belt Conference (PBC) play, tied for ninth in the conference standings. The top eight advance to play in November's PBC Tournament.
The Bobcats will be back in action tomorrow, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. on the road against the University of Montevallo (14-6, 7-3 PBC). The Bobcats got a five-set win over the Falcons at home Sept. 13.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Pass rushers are always coveted at a premium on draft day. General managers and scouts spend countless hours poring over game tape looking for disruptive edge players with the speed, power and burst to pummel quarterbacks in the backfield.
While South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is considered the crown jewel of the 2014 NFL Draft class, scouts are still undecided on which pass rusher is next in line to come off the board. Missouri's Kony Ealy and Auburn's Dee Ford are viewed as the next candidates on most boards, but differences in their physical statures and playing styles could impact how they're ranked in the minds of evaluators around the league.
Given a little time to study both prospects on tape, here's my take on the debate scouts are waging in several NFL war rooms:
The case for Ealy:
It's hard to find long, rangy pass rushers with explosive first-step quickness and closing burst. Measuring 6-foot-4, 273 pounds with 34 1/2-inch arms, Ealy is a natural playmaker with the physical attributes to develop into a great pass rusher as a pro. Although he displays raw, unrefined technique and fundamentals, Ealy has a knack for getting to the quarterback off the edge. He amassed 9.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss as a junior despite being a bit one-dimensional in his approach. Ealy relies on his speed and quickness to defeat opponents off the edge instead of using a wide array of moves to win at the line of scrimmage. Sure, he has been successful against SEC competition, but he must develop a backup pitch to win consistently as a pro.
The case for Ford:
Ford was the most impressive defensive prospect at the Senior Bowl. He dominated a number of elite offensive tackles with his remarkable first-step quickness and snap-count anticipation. More important, Ford displayed the ability to bend and burst around the corner to create havoc (and turnovers) off the edge. Ford's impressive exhibition matched the production (10.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss in 2013) I witnessed on game tape when the Auburn standout imposed his will on opponents down the stretch. He stood out in games against Texas A&M, Georgia, Ole Miss and Florida State, while showcasing the potential to wreak havoc on opponents as an edge rusher. Thus, teams employing hybrid schemes built around quick edge defenders could have a big grade on Ford despite his less-than-ideal dimensions (Ford measured 6-2, 252 pounds with 32 7/8-inch arms) and inconsistencies defending the run.
Bucky's pick:
The debate between Ford and Ealy comes down to whether teams place a greater emphasis on production or potential. While Ford is a more productive player at this stage of his career, the immense talent and potential of Ealy will tempt coaches searching for an intriguing developmental prospect. In addition, Ealy's length and athleticism will make him a better fit for teams running a 4-3. However, I believe Ford is a better prospect and should be a terrific player in a scheme that allows him to hunt the quarterback extensively. Although he lacks the ideal physical dimensions some teams prefer, I'm confident he will develop into a double-digit sack artist as a pro.
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