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And for that, the whole of Aggie Nation can breathe a sigh of relief.
It had been nearly two months, since the SEC media days in mid-July and since the cash-for-autographs "scandal" in early August, that Johnny Manziel had spoken to the media, with Texas A&M slapping a zipper on the quarterback's lips in the hopes of expediting the passing of the firestorm. Following the win over Sam Houston State in which he accounted for nearly 440 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, the reigning Heisman winner addressed the media… and did nothing to add any fuel whatsoever to the Johnny Football fire.
Needless to say, Manziel was asked about the last month or so that saw him come under NCAA investigation and ultimately hit with a half-game suspension he served opening weekend. Speaking in generalities, Manziel stated that he leaned on his Aggie football family during that time, letting them know during his NCAA-mandated mea culpa that he's focused on the field even as if it seems the rest of the country is focused on the stuff off of it.
"The biggest thing that's helped probably is just being around these guys, being in this building and having my teammates and still being able to be around them, It was easy to block all the stuff out, get off everything, not read anything and just grow with my teammates and continue to get a better bond with them and just spend time with them. …
"To let them know I'm here and I'm focused on this season and I love each and every one of these guys … that's the message I was trying to get across. These guys mean the world to me. There's so much other stuff that gets played on and is out in the public. But we know what is in this building."
With one of the biggest games of the regular coming up against Alabama Saturday, one that will have as much hype as any in the past several years, Manziel looked to downplay the significance of a game being played the third weekend of the season.
"It feels like another game," he said. "It feels like Week 3 of the season. We've got to continue to get better as a team continue to get better on every aspect, offense, defense, special teams. (To) have a full lineup back and a full roster back of guys who have been out will be nice."


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Independent ISP Tries to Raise $325M on Indiegogo to Launch a Satellite (Kinda)
Heard all the feel-good stories about crowdfunded hardware at CES this year? Well, how's this for a really ambitious crowdfunded hardware project: MonkeyBrains, the San Francisco-based indie ISP, is trying to raise $325,000,000 on Indiegogo in order to put a satellite in space. It's certainly the largest online crowdfunding campaign I've ever seen.
MonkeyBrains has so far raised a little more than $10,000 from 17 backers, and it's committed to give all that funding back if it doesn't reach its goal by Feb. 19.
But the thing is, MonkeyBrains doesn't actually want a satellite — as the campaign pitch puts it, "Our initial research seems to indicate having a satellite in orbit may not speed up your internet at all." The company's pitch video talks up the potential of UFOs.
Instead, MonkeyBrains founder Rudy Rucker said that the crowdfunding campaign is a roundabout stunt attempting to call attention to "the failure of the City of San Francisco's Department of Technology to lease us city fiber."
Rucker wrote in an email, "Right now, there is a need for faster Internet in San Francisco. We are filling that gap with wireless, but a fiber to the home network would set the bar 100 times higher. Our current plan (without funding) is to get our CLEC status, stay self-funded, and slowly roll it out, but if we get the funding, we'll dive in faster."
As for the Indiegogo campaign? "The goal is high, but the satellite campaign is set to 'fixed funding' as I don't want anyone to be shy about donating $1,000 or $10,000," Rucker said. "Wouldn't it feel great to risk $1,000 for something awesome with little risk of losing that money? It would feel 100 times better to put $100,000 on the line — and maybe you can use it as a tax shelter — so go for it!"


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You probably know (since we say it ALL the time) that starting a meal with broth-based soup is a good way to avoid consuming more calories than you should. SOUP ROCKS! Egg Drop Soup - About 65 calories and 2.5g fat per cup Hot & Sour Soup - About 75 calories and 3g fat per cup Wonton Soup - About 140 calories and 5g fat per cup
Meaning that these are rules for mealtime... though mealtime DOES rule. Steam a Little Steam When you order one of those protein 'n veggie dishes, ask if it can be steamed and served with the sauce on the side. (Most places are cool about this if you ask nicely.) Stick to lean meats and vegetables -- nix the breaded, fried, crispy stuff. And when the food comes, DIP your fork into the sauce; you'll use WAY less than if you pour, but you'll still get the flavor. All This Can Be Yours If the Rice Is Right... If you're a rice lover but still want to eat smart, here are a few tips. First, skip the fried rice. (Doy.) Second, if the restaurant has it, go for brown instead of white -- the extra fiber makes the rice more worthy of its calories. Third, watch your portion size. The server might bring out a big bowl. You do not have to eat every grain in that bowl. Spoon a bit onto your plate and eat plenty of your veggies and protein with it. Tricky Sticks If using chopsticks isn't exactly second nature to you, give it a go anyway. Think about it this way -- working with these sticks will likely cause you to eat slower. And eating slowly allows your stomach to process the food you've already eaten, so your brain gets the message that your stomach is full before you've had time to overdo it. Cool! A Few Good Menu Orders Steamed Veggie Dumplings Steamed Shrimp & Broccoli Moo Goo Gai Pan (a.k.a. chicken with mushrooms) Buddha's Feast (a.k.a. mixed veggies, sometimes with tofu)
Looking for a little sweetness filled with some vague advice, prediction, or observation about your character? Grab a fortune cookie. Fortune cookies are fat-free and contain about 30 calories each. And enjoy those orange slices many places serve at the end of the meal!
The average serving of egg rolls (2 small rolls or 1 large one) has about 350 calories and 15 grams of fat. And it's generally consumed before the meal even arrives. Ouch.
Eggs + oil = DANGER! A meal-sized serving of egg foo young has about 600 calories and 40 grams of fat!
If you can't fathom the thought of a Chinese meal without fried rice, bear this in mind: A 1-cup serving has around 400 calories and 13 grams of fat. And since it's often just a side dish, it's REALLY easy to get into trouble with that stuff.
Kung pao chicken? No thanks -- 500 calories and 26 grams of fat for an average dinner portion (without sides or rice!) is not how we roll.
Enjoy all your favorites without all the excess fat and calories! Wowowow! Wonton Soup - Wontons ROCK... and so does this soup! Shrimpylicious Egg Rolls - Big, beautiful, and baked (not fried). These shrimp-tasticly crunchy rolls will win your heart. Sweet 'n Sticky Sesame Chicken - Your days of longingly gazing at disastrously fattening sesame chicken are over -- our swap will set you free! Egg-cellent Foo Young - Eggy goodness with awesome sauce... GUILT-FREE. Good deal, eh? So Low Mein w/ Chicken - Invite noodles back into your life with this low-calorie recipe! Mmmm-azing Moo Shu - Our moo shu is nothing like the oily business you find at restaurants. Eat it up! Veggie-rific Fried Rice - Made with brown rice, lots of veggies, and very little oil, this fried rice is totally allowed on your plate. The Crab Rangoonies - Because... why WOULDN'T you want crispy wontons filled with crab and creamy cheese? WOW Kung Pao - "WOW" is right -- you'll go nuts for this Chinese-restaurant-staple swapper!
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The Alibaba Group posted quarterly revenue and earnings that topped analyst estimates as personalised recommendations drive consumer spending across its shopping sites.
Revenue at China's biggest e-commerce company rose 51% to 93.5bn yuan ($13.6bn) in the three months ended in March, the company said. That compares with the 91.7bn-yuan average of analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Adjusted earnings-per-share was 8.57 yuan, topping projections for 6.5 yuan.
The Hangzhou-based company predicted revenue in the current financial year of more than 500bn yuan. Recommendations to users based on their preferences are now driving more sales than traditional search, boosting Alibaba's ability to provide targeted advertising for merchants on its main Taobao platform.
That's helping the e-commerce operator generate more revenue at a time escalating U.S.-Chinese tensions threaten to dampen the world's number two economy.
The "testing of new recommendation-based advertising indicates monetization will kick in soon, supporting faster earnings recovery," Binnie Wong, a Hong Kong-based analyst with HSBC, said in a report ahead of the results.
The new features could help improve the conversion rate for merchants, Wong wrote.
Shares of Alibaba rose 2.8% to $174.84 in New York on Tuesday, before the earnings were announced. The stock has gained 28% compared with an 11% gain for the NYSE Composite Index.
Earlier on Wednesday, rival Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted earnings that topped estimates even as revenue growth slowed to the lowest since its 2004 initial public offering.
Alibaba's full-year revenue rose 51% to 376.8bn yuan, toward the bottom of its forecast range of 375-383bn yuan.
The core commerce business posted revenue of 78.9bn yuan, a jump of 54%.
Revenue from the cloud unit surged 76% to 7.7bn yuan, the company said. The business is becoming a key pillar of growth, with more than half the market in China.
The cloud business could post growth of 46% per year through 2022, according to Bernstein estimates.
In Asia, Gartner forecast that Alibaba last year accounted for 19.6% of the Asian market for infrastructure as a service and infrastructure utility services, two of the most popular forms of cloud business.
That means its regional market share rose by nearly a third from 2017, while Amazon's fell slightly to 11%.
Sales from the digital media entertainment unit rose 8% to 5.7bn yuan.


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Van Halen Rock Out 'Girl Gone Bad' For First Time In 28 Years
The revitalized Van Halen are ready to light up the sky with their current tour. Even though the trek is just kicking into gear, they are already changing things up a bit. At last night's show at The Palace Of Auburn Hills in Michigan, they dug deep into the old kit bag and pulled out 'Girl Gone Bad.'
This obscure gem from the '1984' album planted itself right in the middle of a, shall we say, diggin-the-chicks section of the show with 'Women In Love' preceding and 'Beautiful Girls' following. The crowd was obviously wowed.
From what we can gather, the band hasn't played this particular song in concert since the '1984' tour. It appears that the boys have been making a conscious effort to swap a song or two from night to night to keep things interesting and keep the fans guessing as to what buried treasure they might unearth on any given night -- bravo to them for that. Check out the complete setlist from the second night's stop here.


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UnNews:Population of men who identify as gay up nearly 200% in month following leak of Snooki nudes
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MARLBORO, New York -- Pregnant Jersey Shore star, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, has once again grabbed headlines in the last month, becoming the most recent pop culture star to have intimate photographs leaked from their cellphone. In the month since their release, the LGBT community has announced a massive increase in new membership among recently out of the closet males, many of whom had never exhibited homosexual tendencies prior to viewing the photos.
The photos depict Snooki in a see-through nightgown, which leaves nothing to the imagination, exposing her breasts and vagina. One of the more intimate photographs shows a large gaping vagina staring right at the camera; exactly what most people assumed Snooki's vagina would look like. Vinny Guadagnino, one of Snooki's co-stars on Jersey Shore, and a frequent inhabiter of her vagina, came out in mid-June to confirm that the photos are of Snooki, and they have not been doctored in any way. This was a disturbing revelation that confirmed that the vagina actually does exist, and is not just a sick joke perpetuated by the Internet.
Recently out-of-the-closet sixteen year old, Erik Allen, described the up-close picture of Snooki's vagina as "What is that? Do all of them look like that? That's disgusting!" Allen sought immediate consultation, and two weeks later announced to his family that he was gay. Erik Allen was not just an isolated case: all across America (and in some parts of Europe and China, but for reasons unknown, not Portugal), local LGBT communities have been reporting hundreds, if not thousands of new members. Nearly 96% of these new members admit to having seen the Snooki nude photographs, at least in passing.
The overwhelming opinion of the photos is very negative. Comments similar to Allen's can be found all over the Internet, most commonly questioning how a loving God could have allowed a vagina that looks like that to exist. Many men immediately came out of the closet after viewing the pictures, including gay celebrity news blogger, Perez Hilton, who announced he was "re-coming out of the closet" on June 12th after discussing it with his partner. Hilton has continued to blog throughout this ordeal, updating his followers on his transition to a re-out-of-the-closet lifestyle.
Despite the consensus that the photos should be taken down immediately if the human race is to survive, every few days a comment appears on the photos claiming that the poster "will be fapping to this later!" These disgusting claims have been embarrassing to the internet as a whole. These posts are most likely from Jersey Shore cast member Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, who is either trolling internet forums out of jealousy of not being the first Jersey Shore member whose nude photographs have been leaked, or genuinely is going to fap to them later. Internet users are hoping for the former but expecting the latter.
- Linda Massarella "Embarrassment for Jersey Shore's Snooki as 'nude photos' surface online". Mail Online, June 8, 2012
- Louis Peitzman "Obvious Snooki Nude Pics Are Obviously Snooki, Snooki's Rep Confirms". Gawker, June 11, 2012


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Rod Dreher is a columnist for The American Conservative, author of several books, and blogger about topics like religion, politics, film, and culture. He was brought to his knees by the death of his little sister Ruthie. When she was diagnosed at the age of forty with a hugely aggressive cancer, Rod returned to the small town where he grew up but had left behind in his youth. When he returned, he was surprised and humbled by the great love he witnessed in the community. His relationship with this town was fraught and his ties to family sometimes misunderstood and thin. Through a hard won lesson, Dreher learned that living in a small town did not mean living a small life. Rod wrote this memoir as a tribute to his sister, being brutally honest about loss and love, faith and family, struggle and sacrifice. He tells this true story well and honestly, discovering even things about himself along the way that he did not know. What he did know in the end, was that his sister's death taught him how to live.
I once heard American writer Rhoda Janzen speak about memoir at a writer's conference. She said memoir should be more than the story of a life, it should point to something beyond, some further resolve or purpose. She did this beautifully in Mennonite in a Little Black Dress as does Dreher in this book. The books are very different stories but come to very similar conclusions. Both authors, in an unsentimental and thought provoking manner, rediscover their roots and humbly realize the warmth and joy of coming home.
NPR Interview with the author:
A Grieving Brother Finds Solace in his Sister's 'Small Town'