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Intel, Qualcomm may invest $378 mn in Sharp: Report2 min read . Updated: 14 Nov 2012, 06:26 PM IST
Sharp may reach an agreement with Qualcomm by Nov end, talks with Intel less concrete
Sharp may reach an agreement with Qualcomm by Nov end, talks with Intel less concrete
Tokyo: US-based Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc are in talks to jointly i nvest about ¥30 billion ($378 million) in debt-stricken Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp Corp, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Details of the talks were not known, but Sharp, whose displays are used in Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones, is looking to small displays to spark a revival in its fortunes and sees the new generation of high-end laptops as a fresh market.
Intel, which has been promoting a new category of thin "Ultrabook" laptops with touch screens, has long been interested in Sharp's power-saving IGZO displays, as it responds to a shift from PCs to smartphones and tablets.
Sharp may reach an agreement as early as the end of this month with Qualcomm, said one of the sources, who asked not to be identified as they were not authorized to speak to the media, adding talks with Intel are less concrete amid the chipmaker's unclear financial picture.
Shares in Sharp jumped 11% on the news, but brokers said the rally was likely to be brief as the potential investment would do little to address the firm's fundamental problems as it struggles with a TV business in retreat, aggressive competition and a $13.8 billion debt load, according to Thomson Reuters data.
"Sharp has talked about cutting debt and inventory, but they haven't made it clear how they plan to generate cash flow and strengthen their capital base," said Toshiyuki Kanayama, senior market analyst at Monex Inc.
Latest talks
Japan's top LCD maker has been in talks for months with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, which is considering becoming the century-old Japanese firm's biggest shareholder, but has said it is looking at other alliances as well.
A Sharp spokeswoman said no decisions have been made about accepting investments from other companies, while an Intel official declined to comment. Qualcomm officials were unable to immediately comment.
The Osaka-based firm, which has lost three-quarters of its value so far in 2012, nearly doubled its forecast full-year net loss to ¥450 billion ($5.7 billion) earlier this month after booking a $1.1 billion restructuring charge in July-September.
Effectively shunned by the debt capital markets because of its massive losses and falling market share, Sharp received a guarantee for ¥360 billion in loans from its two main lenders, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Corporate Bank, in September.
The loans are enough to sustain the company through its next financial year to March 2014, which includes the redemption of ¥200 billion in convertible bonds next September, Sharp chief financial officer Tetsuo Onishi told a briefing.
Intel is promoting ultrabooks to counter tablet computers from Apple and earlier this year signed deals with several panel makers to ensure adequate supplies for a wave of ultrabooks with touch screens that use Microsoft Corp's Windows 8.
In late morning trade, Sharp shares stood at ¥162 up 6.6%, while the benchmark Nikkei 225 was little changed.
"Those who shorted the stock are covering their positions, so the rallies will likely be short-term," said Makoto Kikuchi, chief executive of Myojo Asset Management. Reuters
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DENVER, CO -- Ed Williams, co-founder and CEO of Wellbridge Co., and Jay Kell, COO of Denver-based Wellbridge, purchased the company in late December, according to a release from the company. Williams and Kell are principals in Fitness Ventures LLC, which also includes as a principal Central Sports Company of Japan, which operates 157 full service clubs primarily in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Williams co-founded the company in 1983. Today, the company owns and manages 20 athletic clubs and spas across the United States. Williams and Kell will continue in their day-to-day operations of the company.


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18 months later, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates show that over 40 percent of Africa's rural population has access to mobile phones, that at global level there are 4.6 billion mobile subscribers and ITU forecasts that by end of 2010 there will be 5 billion mobile subscribers.
These numbers make mobile phone the most rapidly adopted technology in history and the only sector that has not suffered from the recent economic downturn.
I've been reflecting why despite the well documented socio-economic benefits of mobile telephony, high penetration rates and the above encouraging figures, there are not equally compelling mobile applications for agriculture and for rural development in general?
I keep asking myself, with 500 million small farms around the world, why are not there applications such as M-PESA, Usahidi or Facebook for agriculture? Why have not applications such as Esoko, Farmer's friend, Google Trader picked up like wild fire and become viral and mainstream like Facebook or Twitter?
More importantly, why has not m-development picked up like wild fire? Why is not the development world using mobile phone and turning it into a service delivery platform since it has the potential of facilitating the delivery of agricultural, financial, health and education services and also has the potential of overcoming isolation, poverty and creating more freedom?
Considering that mobility has become the preferred way of disseminating information because it is affordable and easy to use, I continuously ask myself why are not donor agencies embedding ICT components and m-applications across the board when designing and implementing rural development projects?
I was shocked to see that SIDA report on Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa did not include AGRICULTURE alongside financial services, governance, employment, education and transportation coordination as having a potential for m-application.
Pilot, pilot and more pilot
Over the last decade or so, governments, donor agencies, NGOs, private sector have designed and piloted ICT for development (ICT4D) projects. We can no longer effort just to pilot. It is high time to roll up our sleeves and start to design and implement sustainable ICT4D project and programmes.
According to the recent literature, the reason why pilot mobile applications fail to graduate to full-fledged comprehensive and sustainable service delivery applications is due to:
- lack of adequate infrastructure (towers, electricity)
- interventions not being scaled
- mobile applications poorly marketed
- low literacy rate among the target audience of these applications – mainly farmers, fishers, pastoralists, indigenous peoples living in rural areas
- lack of project sustainability and funding
- lack of coordination and collaboration among stakeholders across the different sectors
- general lack of investment in ICT applications by governments and donors
- lack of charismatic and evangelist leaders who push the agenda forward and attract investors after the pilot is over
Wanted: M-application and m-development
There is evidence that subsistence and smallholder farmers are increasingly using text, voice messaging and unstructured supplementary service data to access information, such as weather forecast and market prices.
At the same time, studies show that poor rural people are willing to spend more or less 50% of their disposable incomes on mobile communications.
Thanks to all the pilots, we've learnt that for m-applications to be successful they need to serve multiple purposes and at the same time have a functioning, dynamic and productive mobile ecosystem where different stakeholders are responsible for the following aspects:
- setting up
- operating
- sustaining
- expanding
- policy makers and regulators
- mobile network operators and service providers
- handset manufacturers
- content providers and application developments
- government and specific sector players
- private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises
- researchers, innovators and consultants
- civil society and users
While it may be true that donors and development agencies may not be engaged in first person in developing m-applications, however, considering that m-applications are part of the bigger m-development picture, they definitely have an important and strategic role to play, if for nothing else but to scale up the m-application implementation/adoption.
Definitely all the stakeholders and indeed donor and development agencies can:
- play a role in ensuring the m-applications are usable – there is no use of developing an application with lots of bells and whistles which does not do what it supposed to do, or worse, does not meet the immediate needs of the farmer
- use the learning from past failures and successes – which means that we all need to get better in documenting and sharing our learning
- use participatory approach and involve users in the design of the application and content creation process
We've seen how users have pushed the phone to its limit which has resulted in innovative uses such as integrating M-PESA application with mobile insurance schemes2/ , or Lifelink which allows users to buy water credit with their M-PESA account3/ , or a taxi driver in Zambia using his phone's internet browser to diagnose diseases4/ .
We've also seen how money transfer applications such as M-PESA have created a new banking paradigm and how the "unbankables" today can save, ask for credit and have suddenly become "bankable".
A 2009 World Bank report, building on the 2005 London Business School study that found that for every additional 10 mobile phones per 1000 people, a country's gross domestic product (GDP) rises 0.5 percent, states that an increase of 10 percentage points in mobile phone adoption in a developing country increased growth in GDP per person by 0.8 percentage point.
To prove the above points, a recent study by Center for Global Development5/ , states that for example, in Uganda mobile phone coverage is associated with 10% increase in farmers' probability of market participation for bananas, although not maize, suggesting that mobile phones are more useful for perishable crops. It also states that in Niger the cost of cheapest mobile phone is equivalent to 12.5 kilos of millet – enough to feed a household of 5 for five days - and yet the farmers are willing to pay this amount to get a mobile phone as this communication tool allows them to access and use information, find jobs and enhance their productivity.
The writing is on the wall, developing countries SEE and WANT mobile phones as their preferred information delivery systems. They see the mobile phone with a laptop lens which allows them to use it for transactions and at the same time provides access to data and information.
Partnerships – private and public sector
Everyone talks about partnering with the private sector. At the same time, increasingly private sector service providers have corporate social responsibility programmes. However, we know that a private sector company will not embark in an adventure if the initiative has little or no prospect for making profit. At the same time, we also know that the priority for private sector company is to come up with innovative products and services to maintain their market niche or to dominate the market.
Another important factor is that the private sector lives on the fast lane and fast track. Government, donor agencies and in general the public sector works within the confines of bureaucracy and this often does not resonate with private sector way of working.
So, quite frankly speaking, I see private and public sector as two separate circles, who are continuously struggling tofind an intersection point. However, the reality is that public and private sector live in different time zones and do not seem to have found their preferred collaboration tool which allows them to seamlessly work together and indeed create a win-win situation!
I also ask myself, if both parties were to find this intersection point, will it be a true partnership among equals, or a tug of war where one dominates and the other has to succumb.
Perhaps we all have to come terms with the fact that this partnership will not be on equal footing. Rather, if we want to achieve the bigger good, we need to abide by the rules of the "stronger" species. This begs another question, can we as development practitioners who depend on public money do so?
How to make m-development a reality
There are no 'ifs' and 'buts' vis-à-vis the need to put m-development on the agenda of decision and policy makers. To do so, as development practitioners we should promote the idea of doing development using digital platforms.
This means we need to engage with, work with and invest in local talents – people who know what their peers want and need. At the same time we need to work on blending old and new ICTs so that we can reach out to the entire "user base". If we get serious and do this we'll end up converging what smallholder farmers, fishers, pastoralists and indigenous peoples NEED with what they WANT.
To create a virtuous circle and help poor rural people to come out poverty, while understanding the constraints of rural information economy, development projects need to ensure that smallholder producers are integrated and participating in local, regional and global markets and have access to:
- price information in such a way that they can make planting decision and not just focus on post-harvest
- good cultivation practice – pre and post harvest
- inputs, seeds, fertilizer and pesticides
- information on improved crop varieties, pest and disease management
- financial and insurance services
- weather information
For m-applications to be successful they need to use common and popular features and if local capacity is used, they would be able to cater for local needs, contribute to the economy and build local talents.
I am just wondering how long will it take farmers, fishers, pastoralists and indigenous peoples to become content producers and consumers? How long will it take them to develop their dream m-application allowing them to cover the entire value chain?
Can we possibly conceive of connecting farmers, fishers, pastoralists, indigenous peoples from across the globe by giving them mobile phones and 35 hours per week free airtime?
I bet you anything, once they get to know each other and start interacting with each other, they will start both sharing solutions and coming up with surprising and innovative solutions.. I bet you we'll get some extraordinary and priceless input which will allow the bigger agriculture community to develop and implement a user-driven m-application.
What is stopping us from embarking on this journey? Who will be the brave person, donor agency, government or for that matter socially responsible private sector who will take it seriously upon themselves to get the ball rolling?
It does not take very much, just some will power….. And when there is a will there is a way!!!
1/ The Economist: The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa, http://www.economist.com/node/15663856


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Two women were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a minor decoy operation conducted in Watsonville Tuesday.
Members of the Watsonville Police Department, the Santa Cruz Police Department and the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control conducted the operation by having a minor try to purchase alcohol at various places.
Andrea Wilson, 34, was cited at Rite Aid Pharmacy, 1988 Freedom Blvd., Freedom. Stephanie Lynn Jones, 19, was cited at a business at Super Max Discount Foods, 906 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville.
The citations for selling or furnishing alcohol to a minor will be forwarded along with the police reports to the Santa Cruz County District Attorney"s Office. Prosecutors there will review the reports and decide whether to file charges.
Tuesday"s efforts were part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control"s Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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Kansas State coach Bruce Weber was asked whether he thinks his No. 25 Wildcats are ready for the start of Big 12 play, and his answer didn't exactly fill anybody with confidence.
``I don't think you know until you get there,'' he said.
Weber has already gone through an up-and-down nonconference slate, getting blown out by Michigan and Gonzaga before upsetting then-No. 8 Florida. So perhaps it's no surprise Weber doesn't know exactly what to expect from Saturday's game against No. 22 Oklahoma State.
``I thought we had made some progress up to the Florida game, and then you have some setbacks with traveling and the injuries,'' said Weber, whose team scattered for a holiday break and then had trouble returning to Manhattan because of lousy weather.
When players did return, some of them were nursing injuries.
Starting point guard Angel Rodriguez has been dealing with tendinitis, and backup guard Martavious Irving had his knee lock up in practice. Weber is hopeful both will be ready when the Wildcats (11-2) play the Cowboys (10-2), but he won't know until game time.
``We need them,'' Weber said. ``We can grind and fight without them, but if we are going to be really good, we need those guys. It would be nice to have both of them healthy.''
Especially considering the way Kansas State played without them.
The Wildcats plodded and muddled and shuffled through an uninspired win over Missouri-Kansas City in their first game after the holidays, and then needed a big second-half charge to put away South Dakota in their final tuneup for Big 12 play.
Neither time did they look anything like they did in beating the Gators.
``We learned a lot,'' said senior Rodney McGruder, who has had to shoulder an even greater scoring role without his two backcourt makes. ``It's just about how to get shots without guys creating for you and things like that. It's been a switch up in the offense.''
The offense has been the biggest hurdle for the Wildcats to overcome this season.
Under former coach Frank Martin, Kansas State ran half-court sets in which every player on the floor had a prescribed role. But when Weber was hired, the Wildcats began to implement his motion offense, a more free-flowing system that involves constant cutting and moving.
Predictably, the results early on were disastrous.
Passes were sent sailing out of bounds, three guys would bump into each other on the same spot on the floor, nobody was crashing the boards on offense - and Weber was left to stand on the sideline, raise his arms in frustration and ask, ``What was that?''
Slowly, the Wildcats started to get things figured out, and they looked like a fluid machine against Florida. But then injuries set in and the past couple weeks have been ugly at best, and now the Cowboys are visiting for an important Big 12 game.
``I'm ready. Our team is ready,'' said junior guard Shane Southwell. ``They're a really good team. I don't know if they are still in the Top 25 after their loss, but they played well and they honestly should have won that game. It is a big game and I am ready to play.''
Indeed, the Cowboys are still ranked after their 69-68 loss to No. 10 Gonzaga on Monday night. Their only other loss came against Virginia Tech early in the year, and North Carolina State and Tennessee are among their victims this season.
The game could play a big part in how the Big 12 shakes out.
While sixth-ranked Kansas remains the heavy favorite to win its ninth straight conference championship, the league is wide open after that. Kansas State and Oklahoma State are among a handful of teams vying for second place, with an eye on at least challenging the Jayhawks.
``They're a great team. We just have to come out and bring it,'' McGruder said. ``They're coming into our home and we have to protect our home court. I look forward to it.''


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It wasn't the earth-shattering, landscape-shifting tumult that it could've been, but it was enough to, once again, shake the playoff picture up all over — especially at the latter half of the Top 10.
Stanford, No. 7 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings, suffered its second loss of the season while No. 10 Utah did the same, effectively putting the Pac-12 on a precarious playoff precipice if not outright pushing the Power Five league over the ledge. No. 9 LSU, coming off the loss to Alabama, saw its playoff hopes go up in smoke with an embarrassing loss to Arkansas.
Even more impactful, No. 6 Baylor fell from the ranks of the unbeatens to a No. 12 Oklahoma squad that will now be very much in the thick of the playoff chase.
That said, the remaining teams in the most recent Top 10 held serve, including the first five. To varying degrees, No. 1 Clemson, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Iowa and No. 8 Oklahoma State struggled in closer-than-expected wins. The key word there, of course, is "wins."
Conversely, No. 2 'Bama put together the most impressive performance of Week 11, a 31-7 shellacking of No. 17 Mississippi State in Starkville. Along with the Sooners, the Tide may have gained the most tonight in the eyes of the committee.
Will it be enough, though, to leapfrog an unbeaten Clemson into the No. 1 hole? I think it will, but it wouldn't shock me either way. That said, and armed with the knowledge that (pats self on back) I nailed the committee's top four last week (pulls muscle patting self on back), here are the four teams I believe will occupy the first four slots when the newest rankings, the third of the year, are released this Tuesday.
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Notre Dame
For some perspective, here is how the top four looked after the third release of last year's CFP Top 25:
- Mississippi State
- Oregon
- Florida State
Neither Mississippi State nor TCU would end up qualifying for one of the four playoff spots. The two that did, Alabama and Ohio State, were No. 5 and No,. 8, respectively, with four releases remaining. With three releases remaining last year, which is what's left this year, Alabama, Oregon and Florida State were Nos. 1-3, while Ohio State was No. 6 (Mississippi State was No. 4).
Looking ahead to next weekend, the sport could be in for yet another significant shakeup as Ohio State will host No. 13 Michigan State; Oklahoma State will see Baylor invade Stillwater; Oklahoma will square off with a wounded and 15th-ranked TCU in Norman; and No. 14 Michigan will take a dangerous road trip to Penn State.
With Clemson (ACC Atlantic) and Florida (SEC East) clinching in Week 10, we entered Week 11 with seven Power Five divisions/conference up for grabs. Exiting Week 11, no divisions were decided, but more than a couple came closer to being claimed.
Below are the remaining scenarios for each P5 conference.
Thanks to 6-0 North Carolina's win over 5-1 Pittsburgh earlier this year, the Tar Heels have total control of the division. In order to claim its first-ever spot in the ACC championship game, all UNC needs to do is either beat Virginia Tech next weekend or North Carolina State in the regular-season finale the following weekend. For Pitt, they need UNC to lose both of those games and beat Louisville in Week 12 and Miami in Week 13.
Ohio State (6-0), Michigan State (5-1) and Michigan (5-1) all held serve with conference wins in Week 11. If OSU wins both, they're back in the Big Ten championship game. An MSU win over OSU this Saturday and over Penn State in the final game of the regular season gives the division to the Spartans. UM, because of its loss to MSU earlier in the season, needs their in-state rivals to lose to OSU and then beat the Buckeyes themselves the week after.
At 6-0, and with a win already over 5-1 Wisconsin, Iowa needs to simply win one of its two remaining games — vs. Purdue, at Nebraska — to claim its first-ever West title. UW can still win the West, provided it wins out (at Maryland, vs. Northwestern) while the undefeated Hawkeyes lose out. A three-way tie between Iowa, Wisconsin and Northwestern (4-2) is possible, but the tiebreaker would go to the Hawkeyes based on their 2-0 record against the other two.
You'd be lying if you said you thought before the season began that the road to the Big 12 title would run through Stillwater, yet that's exactly where we stand with three weeks left in the regular season. All that stands between Oklahoma State and a conference championship — and a likely punched playoff ticket — are two rather sizable obstacles: Baylor in Week 12, Oklahoma in Week 13. An OSU loss in either of those, however, would send the conference plummeting into chaos. Or, it'd clear things up if it's the Sooners, more respected by the committee, who win out. As has been the case throughout the first 11 weeks of the season, this conference won't be decided until the end of November — unless OU loses to TCU and OSU drops BU in Week 12, of course, which would hand the Big 12 to the Cowboys.
Stanford claims the North if it beats Cal in the Big Game. Oregon can claim the division with a Stanford loss and wins over USC and Oregon State — in Eugene — the next two weeks.
With 4-3 UCLA's stunning last-second loss to Washington State and 5-2 Utah's double-overtime loss to Arizona, it's 5-2 USC that suddenly controls its own destiny in the South thanks to the Trojans' Oct. 24 win over the Utes. Wins over Oregon and UCLA the next two Saturdays would give USC its first berth in the Pac-12 title game. Utah will need to win out against UCLA and Colorado and have USC lose at least once to win the division. UCLA would need to win out against Utah and USC and have both of those teams lose out in order to claim the South outright. A three-way tie is also a possibility as USC, Utah and UCLA could all finish 6-3. In that scenario, UCLA would win the North based on a 2-0 record vs. the other two.
For 6-1 Alabama, it's simple: Beat Auburn, and 'Bama is headed back to the SEC title game as West champs. A loss in the Iron Bowl, though? Ole Miss could claim the West with wins over LSU in Week 12 and Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl in Week 13. Arkansas can still claim a share of the division, but can't earn a spot in the conference title game as they would lose out on a three-way tiebreaker with Ole Miss and Alabama and a two-way tiebreaker with 'Bama.
Below is a list of links for all of the Week 11 gamers/pertinent pieces posted by the CFT crew, placed in one handy and convenient space for you, our beloved and dear readers.
- Utah's double-overtime loss to Arizona cripples Pac-12's playoff hopes.
- No. 12 Oklahoma jumps into thick of Big 12, College Football Playoff race with win at No. 6 Baylor.
- Oregon puts Stanford's North celebration on hold, Pac-12's playoff chances on thin ice.
- Postma Delivers: Backup QB rallies No. 24 Houston from 20 down to stun No. 21 Memphis.
- Loss to Arkansas eliminates LSU in SEC West race, leaves just Alabama, Ole Miss.
- Derrick Henry rushes for 200 yards, 2 TDs as No. 2 Alabama sacks No. 17 Mississippi State.
- No. 23 North Carolina crushes Miami, moves one win closer to first ACC title game.
- No. 8 Oklahoma State staves off Iowa State's upset bid, remains unbeaten.
- Following Ohio State's win over Illinois, J.T. Barrett apologizes for "selfish act."
- Early word is Michigan State QB Connor Cook is OK, should be a go vs. Ohio State.
- Navy's Keenan Reynolds surpasses Wisconsin's Montee Ball in career rushing touchdowns.
- Georgia scores 17 straight for second consecutive win vs. Auburn in Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.
- Pittsburgh keeps pressure on North Carolina for ACC Coastal after 31-13 win at Duke.
- Trevone Boykin injured as TCU holds off winless Kansas.
A snapshot look at how my ballot would look Sunday if I, ya know, had a real vote.
1. Clemson — After the big win over Florida State, Clemson might've been due for a letdown against Syracuse. They were, but they still managed to take care of business and chugged along its unbeaten way. (Last week: No. 1)
Next up: vs. Wake Forest, Nov. 21
2. Alabama — The ass-whoopin' 'Bama put on Mississippi State, coupled with the struggles of the team that was right above them in my eyes, was enough for me to get in lock-step with the College Football Playoff committee. As was the case with the Buckeyes around this time last season, I don't know if there's any team in the country that wants to face the Tide right now. (Last week: No. 3)
Next up: vs. Charleston Southern, Nov. 21
3. Ohio State — With games coming up against Michigan State and Michigan that will go a long way in determining their postseason fate, you can't really blame OSU if they were peeking ahead. Based on how they played, for the most part, against Illinois, that peek was actually a full-blown stare. (Last week: No. 2)
Next up: vs. No. 13 Michigan State, Nov. 21
4. Notre Dame — Much like with Clemson the week before, I'm relenting on the Golden Domers and tossing them into my top-five mix. The Irish doesn't do anything that really stands out, yet they do almost everything very well. They're a fascinating team, and one that you should root for to succeed if you want to see the playoff field expand sooner rather than later. (Last week: NR)
Next up: vs. Boston College, Nov. 28
5. Oklahoma State — The Big 12 OSU didn't look good against a very below-average Iowa State squad, although, in fairness, there's something about Ames that makes the Cowboys go off the rails. They won in the dictionary trap game on the road, though, and that's all that really matters. Given all of the tumult above them, OSU should rise in the CFP rankings this Tuesday. Here, not so much. (Last week: No. 5)
Next up: vs. No. 6 Baylor, Nov. 21
(Dropped out: No. 4 Baylor)
(Others considered: Iowa, Oklahoma)
A statistical look at how the top contenders for this year's stiff-armed trophy fared this past week.
Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State (8-2, No. 16)
Saturday: 22 carries for 138 yards, two touchdowns; two receptions for 17 yards
Season: 170 carries for 1,369 yards (8.1 ypc), 14 touchdowns; 18 receptions for 202 yards, one touchdown
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State (10-0, No. 3)
Saturday: 27 carries for 181 yards, two touchdowns
Season: 220 carries for 1,425 yards (6.5 ypc), 16 touchdowns; 24 receptions for 169 yards
Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU (7-2, No. 9)
Saturday: 19 carries for 91 yards (4.8 ypc), one touchdown; three receptions for 36 yards
Season: 214 carries for 1,474 yards (6.9 ypc), 17 touchdowns; 10 receptions for 94 yards
Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama (9-1, No. 2)
Saturday: 22 carries for 204 yards (9.3 ypc), two touchdowns; one reception for zero yards
Season: 240 carries for 1,458 yards (6.1 ypc), 19 touchdowns; nine receptions for 69 yards
Matt Johnson, QB, Bowling Green (8-2, NR)
Wednesday: 23-41 (56.1), 269 yards, three touchdowns, one interception; 10 carries for zero yards
Season: 291-421 (69.1%), 3,955 yards, 36 touchdowns, four interceptions; 87 carries for 147 yards, three touchdowns
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma (9-1, No. 12)
Saturday: 24-34 (70.6%), three touchdowns, one interception; 15 carries for 76 yards, one touchdown
Season: 217-309 (70.2%), 31, five interceptions; 110 carries for 301 yards, six touchdowns
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford (8-2, No. 7)
Saturday: 33 carries for 147 yards (4.5 ypc), one touchdown; five receptions for 42 yards; two kick returns for 60 yards; one punt return for minus-five yards; 0-1 passing (0%)
Season: 231 carries for 1,354 yards (6.1 ypc), seven touchdowns; 33 receptions for 367 yards, two touchdowns; 23 kick returns for 665 yards; 11 punt returns for 32 yards; 1-2 passing (50%), 28 yards, one touchdown
Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson (10-0, No. 1)
Saturday: 34-47 (72.3%), 360 yards, two touchdowns, one interception; 14 carries for 105 yards, one touchdown
Season: 216-308 (70.1%), 2,593 yards, 23 touchdowns, eight interceptions; 108 carries for 598 yards (5.5 ypc), five touchdowns
(Dropped out: TCU QB Trevone Boykin, Baylor WR Corey Coleman)
(Added: Mayfield, Watson)
JT's Personal Top Fivesman
1. Henry — Going from darkhorse to two straight dominant performances against ranked teams puts the talented running back in the stiff-arm driver's seat. (Last week: No. 3)
2. Cook — If Cook reads this, he'll think I have him rated way too low. Don't believe me? Scroll down to this week's "he said its." (Last week: No. 2)
3. Watson — When you're the quarterback of the No. 1 team in the country, and you put up a career-high of 461 yards of total offense, you have earned yourself a spot. (Last week: NR)
4. Elliott — Were it not for Elliott, the Buckeyes could very well be a two-loss team. That said, it's hard justifying placing him over anyone else currently above him. Games against Michigan State and Michigan, though, could change that. (Last week: NR)
5. Fournette — The exact opposite of Henry as Fournette was the hands-down Heisman front-runner before back-to-back games that saw him run for a total of 121 yards puts him on the verge of missing out on an invitation to New York City altogether. I still say he's the best player in the country, but the stat line doesn't lie. (Last week: No. 1)
Normally, the ESPN College GameDay Twitter feed is all about the on-location signs that litter the crowd, tweeting out the best and the funniest and wittiest throughout Saturday morning. After the horror in Paris Friday night, signage seemed a little too trivial, save for one.
If the Army football players running out onto the field prior to its game against Tulane with both the American and French flags flying doesn't give you chills and/or goosebumps, you have no soul.
These are almost too bad-ass for words, with "these" being UCLA's "Frog Men" helmets worn this weekend to honor the Navy SEALs around Veteran's Day.
LSU pulled out your standard no-look-touch-pass-for-a-score play against Arkansas. In fact, the only thing missing was a stick. And a net. And a goalie. And some ice. Never mind the hockey analogy; just watch the clip.
You ever have that feeling where there's a pair of hands between your legs when in reality there isn't? Welcome to Texas center Taylor Doyle's world.
I'm a fan of big-boned touchdowns, thus I'm a huge fan, so to speak, of Baylor's LaQuan McGowan. This is sheer poetry — and size — in motion as the, ahem, tight end notched his third career touchdown.
Kansas has lost an FBS-worst 13 straight games. They've also lost 38 straight games played away from Lawrence and 31 consecutive conference road games. As if that's not bad enough, and just to add visual insult to on-field misery, KU's equipment personnel can't even get their Big 12 helmet stickers correct. Either that or it was a bassackwards tribute to the old Big 8.
Following Texas' win over West Virginia last season, Charlie Strong, and with the aid of his players, did some crowd surfing in the postgame locker room. A year later, following the Mountaineers' win over the Longhorns, his counterpart, Dana Holgorsen, responded in kind.
On most fall weekend afternoons with the Iowa football team not in action, Kinnick Stadium sits empty. As this is Iowa, and they're really into their grappling, they decided to hold a wrestling match on the football field and in one of the stadium's red zones. And it actually looks pretty damn cool.
It was a quick turnaround for the stadium crew as the unbeaten Hawkeyes took the field a few hours later for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff against Minnesota.
North Texas was paid $1 million for its trip to Knoxville to Tennessee. Suffice to say, the Mean Green wasn't fond of the playing conditions inside Neyland Stadium, and perhaps thought UT should've put some of that guarantee toward field repairs.
"It felt amazing. It felt better than it does in here right now. It's too hot in here right now. I was sweating out there. It was a beautiful day out. Thank God for that. I've never had a November in Iowa, from what I can remember, that has been this nice." — Iowa wrestler Thomas Gilman, on what it was like to wrestle outside at Kinnick Stadium.
"Once again, I'm sure television loves us." — Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, following a comeback win over Iowa State that was fueled by a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.
"I know that if I had any choice at tailback in the country, I got mine. I think I speak on behalf of the team. He's a tough guy." — Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer, after watching Ezekiel Elliott rush for 100-plus yards for the 15th straight game.
"I just feel like I run the ball how I run the ball. If I keep doing me, because I'm Dalvin. I am one of them great running backs that are in college football." — Florida State running back Dalvin Cook, humbly stating his Heisman case.
"Just want to comment about the environment. The fans were fantastic. Sold out, black-out crowd, and the energy was present from the time we came up pregame. Just an electric atmosphere. To be involved in this program 26 years now, these are the things our players will remember their entire lives. So just want to compliment our fans and thank them." — Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, following a five-point win over Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium.
With 10 wins to start the 2015 season, Ohio State has pushed its nation's best winning streak to 23 straight. Clemson (13), Oklahoma State (12), Houston (10) and Iowa (10) are the only other FBS teams with double-digit win streaks, while North Carolina has won nine straight.
On the other side of the won-loss ledger, the "proud" owner of the nation's longest losing streak is Kansas at 13 straight, followed by UCF (11), Eastern Michigan (nine), Louisiana-Monroe (eight), SMU (eight), Charlotte (eight), Hawaii (eight), Maryland (seven), Boston College (six) and Oregon State (seven).
Entering Week 11, there were 51 teams that had secured bowl eligibility. Exiting the weekend, there are now 62 teams eligible for the postseason with three weeks left in the regular season. The newest additions this week total 11: Arizona, Arkansas, Cal, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas Tech and USF.
There are 40 bowl games this season — counting the two College Football Playoff semifinals — meaning 80 teams will need to reach the six-win threshold in order for teams with sub-.500 records to remain where they belong: at home during the postseason.
UMass football will be leaving the MAC following the conclusion of the 2015 season. The Minutemen will play as football independents in 2016 and 2017 and then reassess their situation, deciding whether to remain independent, move to another conference (AAC, Conference USA, Sun Belt are possibilities) or drop back down to the FCS level.
Alabama has played more games against Mississippi State than any other opponent. The two border rivals met for the 100th time on the gridiron Saturday. Tennessee (98) and Vanderbilt (82) are the only other opponents 'Bama has played at least 80 times.
Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer has 278 career wins, the most of any active FBS head coach and sixth on the NCAA's FBS all-time list. Beamer trails only the icons of the game in career wins in Joe Paterno (409), Bobby Bowden (377), Paul "Bear" Bryant (323), Glenn "Pop" Warner (319) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (314). To give some perspective, Florida State's Jimbo Fisher has averaged 11.6 wins a year in his first five years as a head coach, the best mark in league history. Fisher would have to average 11.6 wins a year for the next 19 years, or until 2034, to pass Beamer on the all-time wins list.
Of the 128 FBS teams, just eight players with junior eligibility have received their undergraduate degree and are now pursuing their Master's:
Baylor (8-1), Oklahoma (9-1), Oklahoma State (10-0) and TCU (9-1) of the Big 12 are a combined 36-3. No other Power Five conference has four teams with one-or-fewer losses.
Since 2012, Trevone Boykin tops all players nationally in percentage (56.8) of his team's total offense (12,613/22,199). No one else is above 50 percent.
Ohio State has won 17 consecutive true road games (games on an opponent's home field), the longest such streak in the nation and extending the school record. The Buckeyes are undefeated, a perfect 17-0, in road games under head coach Urban Meyer, or since the start of the 2012 season.
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Baylor can join BYU (1983-85) and Houston (1966-68) as the only FBS teams in history to lead the country in total offense in three consecutive years. The Bears led in that category in 2013 and 2014, and came into Week 11 leading with 665.6 yards per game (TCU was No. 2 at 621.4 ypg). BU put up 416 yards in the loss to Oklahoma Saturday, although that shouldn't jeopardize their standing entering Week 12 as TCU was held over 200 yards under their average.
During Frank Beamer's 28 previous years at Virginia Tech, 20 different power conference schools have had six or more head coaches, including five schools in the ACC: Pittsburgh (8), Boston College (7), Louisville (7), North Carolina (7) and Miami (6). Three schools — Pitt, Stanford and Vanderbilt — have had eight different coaches during the time Beamer has been the head coach at Tech.
Utah's Devontae Booker has handled the football on 305 plays this season, the most of any FBS player. Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and San Jose State's Tyler Ervin are next with 300 and 292, respectively.
… with 204 yards against Mississippi State and 210 against LSU last week, Derrick Henry became the first player in Alabama history to rush for 200-plus yards in back-to-back games? He also became just the second Tide back to rush for 200 or more yards three times in a single season, joining Bobby Humphrey in 1986.
… Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, in addition to breaking the all-time FBS record for rushing touchdowns, now has 81 total touchdowns in his career to tie him with Louisiana Tech's Kenneth Dixon for second all-time? The twosome trail the 83 of Wisconsin's Montee Ball.
… Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott became just the 12th player in FBS history to pass for 8,000 yards and run for another 2,000 in his career? The others are Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour, TCU's Trevone Boykin, Baylor's Robert Griffith III, Nevada's Colin Kaepernick, Florida's Tim Tebow, Northern Illinois' Chandler Harnish, Missouri's Brad Smith, USF's Matt Grothe, Illinois' Nathan Scheelhaase, USF's B.J. Daniels and Illinois' Juice Williams.
… six Power Five quarterbacks lead their team in both passing and rushing? That sextet includes Prescott, Oregon State's Seth Collins, Texas' Jerrod Heard, Kansas State's Joe Hubener, Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Duke's Thomas Sirk.
… Matt Johnson was held under 300 yards passing (269) for the first time since December of 2013 in Bowling Green's 41-27 win over Western Michigan Thursday night? Johnson had thrown for 300-plus in all nine games this season plus one last season — the opener, in which he sustained a season-ending injury — after being held to 272 in the 2013 Little Caesars Bowl loss to Pittsburgh the day after Christmas.
… Florida State's Dalvin Cook is averaging 189.4 rushing yards per game (947 in five games) against FBS teams with a winning record, the most in the nation? Second is Alabama's Derrick Henry at 163.7 (1,310 in eight games).
… Christian McCaffrey has now rushed for 100-plus yards in eight straight games, breaking Toby Gerhart's Stanford record of seven straight?
… Ralph Webb has set school rushing records for freshmen and now sophomores in the first two seasons he's seen the playing field at Vanderbilt? Webb is already ninth on the school's all-time rushing list.
… Iowa State's Mike Warren is the first freshman in Cyclones history to rush for over 1,000 yards? He's also only the seventh Big 12 freshman ever to top 1,000 yards.
… Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich is the only FBS player to lead his team in tackles every game this season? Matakevich currently leads all FBS players in career tackles.
… Tulane linebacker Nico Marley is the son of former Miami Hurricane linebacker Rohan Marley and the grandson of music legend Bob Marley? The junior is the Green Wave's leading tackler and is third in tackles for loss.
… the Laufasa brothers at UTEP, tailback Jeremiah and fullback Darrin, are the only brothers on an FBS program starting in the backfield?
… Florida's Jim McElwain is the third first-year head coach in conference history to reach the SEC Championship Game, joining LSU's Les Miles (2005, lost to Georgia, 34-14) and Gus Malzhan (2013, beat Missouri, 59-42)?
… Wake Forest's Dave Clawson replaced Al Golden as a voter in the coaches' poll following Golden's firing as Miami's head coach?
… since 2010, the winner of the Oregon-Stanford game has also claimed the Pac-10/12 conference title? The Ducks beat the Cardinal Saturday night, so we'll see if this streak continues in 2015.
… Nebraska is only the second FBS team since 2006 to lose four games in which the opponent scored the winning points in the final 10 seconds or overtime? The other was SMU in 2007.
… Memphis is just the third FBS team since 1996 to overcome double-digit deficits in five or more games in a single season? UofM's five such comebacks this season are tied with 2005 UCLA, and one behind 2000 North Carolina State's six.
… Clemson's 13-game winning streak ties the school record set from 1980-81?
… North Carolina's nine consecutive wins is the longest one-season winning streak at UNC since 1914 when the Tar Heels won 10 straight?
… Iowa is 10-0 for the first time in school history? C.J. Beathard is the first Hawkeye quarterback to ever win his first 11 starts (10 this season, one in 2014).
… Washington State has eight players with at least 20 receptions this season, the most of any FBS team? Texas Tech is next with seven.
… Arkansas State has put together five consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1949-53?
… BYU, Fresno State, Georgia State, Louisiana-Monroe, San Diego State, San Jose State and UNLV are the only FBS teams to play road games in four different time zones this season?
… with two each, Nevada, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest have the fewest senior offensive players on their respective two-deep depth charts?
… Minnesota, Navy and Northwestern are the only three schools in the country that have had the same offensive staff (all coaches) for the last five seasons?


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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Prizes for What Blood Won't Tell
We've previously noted that Ariela Gross, USC Law, received the James Willard Hurst Prize of the Law and Society Association for What Blood Won't Tell (Harvard University Press, 2008), which "recounts stories of racial identity trials in American courts, from the early republic well into the 20th century." (LHB's original post on the book is here; a review, here.) Now a USC press release announced that the book has also won the Lillian Smith Book Award and a prize from the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Congratulations to Professor Gross!
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Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass spent a lot of time earlier this year shaking their heads vigorously at questions about a fourth Bourne movie, but fans of the super-agent bad-ass can take heart that screenwriter Tony Gilroy remains in the fold.
"Fantastic news today! Tony Gilroy, the keeper of the Bourne flame, is back with us to write the treatment for #4, THE BOURNE LEGACY...," tweeted Frank Marshall, producer on all three Bourne films.
When Damon, star of the series, and Greengrass, director of the last two films, where out promoting "Green Zone" ahead of its March release, they were inundated with questions about the possibility of reuniting for a fourth film. Damon said he would only do it if Greengrass would, and Greengrass kept insisting he was done with Bourne.
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In the wake of the "Green Zone" disaster, their feelings about "The Bourne Legacy" may have changed. And if that's the case, they'd better speak up quickly, because with Gilroy back in the fold, he immediately becomes the obvious choice to direct "Legacy" on the strength of his debut behind the camera, the George Clooney thriller "Michael Clayton," which was somehow both overrated and under-appreciated. Update: Gilroy was approached about writing and directing "Legacy" as early as January, according to The Playlist.
The other possibility is Doug Liman, who helmed the original, but his process -- messy, chaotic, lots of re-shoots -- gave Universal (our corporate cousins) fits and exec there banned him from further directing duties. It's hard to imagine the studio digging in its heels if it was the easiest/best way to get "The Bourne Legacy" made.
Stay tuned...


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Siddha Medicine for Jaundice
The best Siddha medicine for jaundice is Keelanelli herb. It grows abundantly in almost all areas of Tamil nadu. In ancient days people are not aware of jaundice vaccine and they know the power of this plant to in jaundice treatment. Keelanelli medicine is still used in nattu vaitiyam to get fast and complete cure against this disease.
Keelanelli botanical name: Phyllanthus amrus
Keelanelli Benefits: This is the best Siddha medicine for jaundice. Here I have listed some Keelanelli uses in Tamil siddha vaidyam.
It is used to treat urine problems, intestinal problems, throat infection, stomach infections, eye problems, heat, menstrual problems, anemia, and wound healing and not feeling hungry.
Keelanelli plants are a small herb. It is having tiny leaves with small bud like below the stem area. The whole part of the plant is used to treat jaundice disease.
Keelanelli therapy for jaundice: Take 2 Keelanelli herb, cardamom rice 4, turmeric powder (with one coin weight – oru kaasu weight). Add one onion then grind nicely by adding milk. Mix this with a glass of milk or butter milk and drink two time morning and night. Having Empty stomach is best to have Keelanelli Tamil medicine.
Grind the leaves of Keelanelli with goat milk (white goat) and drink this with goat milk in empty stomach. This is good for eyes. Eat Keelanelli weekly once to save your liver.
Keelanelli uses to remove body heat: Keelanelli root, gingelly oil 2tsp, Jeera black and white, and add milk for grinding. Apply this pate for head bath.
Keelanelli plant for skin burning: Keelanelli plant 30gram, pepper 4. Boil this with 3 glasses water and drink when it reduces to 1 glass. Eat Keelanelli leaves by adding salt to get rid of all skin infections and problems.


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The model who was photographed partying with Justin Bieber shortly before his DUI arrest in Miami last month has opened up about her relationship with the singer, insisting they are just friends.
Chantel Jeffries, 21, made headlines when she was photographed sitting next to the "Baby" hit maker in the same Lamborghini he was pulled over in by police on January 23.
She then fueled rumors of a romance with the 19-year-old when she jetted off to Panama to join him for a beachside vacation after he was released on bail.
Jeffries has now spoken out about her connection to the star in a candid interview with
"E! News" on Tuesday.
When asked whether she had ever kissed Bieber, Jeffries responded, "We're friends. Do you kiss your friends? … Do you sleep in the same bed as your friends?"
Jeffries insisted could not give details about the night of Bieber's arrest due to "legal reasons," but insisted he is a "good person" and is the victim of "misconceptions."
She adds of the post-arrest Panama trip, "He was just happy to be out (of jail). … I think he just wanted to get away and have some fun, probably thinking Panama would be a place there wouldn't be so much attention."


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David Gimelfarb is STILL missing in Costa Rica. It appears he disappeared while hiking in the region of Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Read the full story HERE. The helicopters with their infrared capabilities have gone home, but volunteers and other organizations have continued the SEARCH.
Here's what I know for sure: The family of David Gimelfarb needs you NOW more than EVER. So, go HERE and get updates and see what you can do to HELP.
And if you happen to be in Costa Rica... then by all means, help in the SEARCH, your vacation will Thank-You for it.


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Going to GoogleSeptember 13th, 2006
A few months ago I accepted a job offer from Google. Starting next week I'll be working for them.
For the last couple of months I've been busy finalizing my work at Basset, completing the projects I've been involved in and handing over my responsibilities. While Basset has been treating me well during the five or so years I've been working there I felt it was time to move on.
Google has some of the best DHTML people and brightest programmers, a chance to work with some of them is very exciting.
Without Erik's encouragement I doubt it would have happened, thank you!
I can't wait to get started!


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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I had the hardest time choosing which book to highlight as my favorite book, because in all honesty, I have three books that hold "favorite book of all time" in my heart. While I love The Hunger Games, and Jane Eyre equally, I decided upon The Great Gatsby. I remember choosing to read this book back in my junior year of high school for my AP English class. I didn't know anything about it, other than the title sounding familiar. Once I began reading, I was immediately transformed to a completely different time. The roaring 20's seemed so glamorous and beautiful, and I was captivated by it. I was enchanted by Fitzgerald's prose and imagery he created. I knew at the age of 16 that The Great Gatsby had easily filled the "perfect book" spot in my brain. Yes, I have a spot like that. So whenever I feel the need to escape to a different time and place, The Great Gatsby is my go-to read.


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Confirm DNA enrichment of methylation array - (Mar/06/2009 )
Hi all,
I am doing the methylation array(agilent platform).here we pull down the methylated DNA by IP.but before moving on to adding the dna to the slides which are very expensive as we all know,i wish to confirm if the methylated DNA are enriched,so how do i confirm it.IS MSP possible,if i know any one of genes to be methylated through other publication,can i look for the methylation status of that gene using MSP to confirm that all is going well before adding the IP dna to the array slides.
Or should i do a real time PCR for a specific gene promorter region
What do you use to pull down the DNA, 5mC antibody or else? I guess what you pulled down is methylated DNA, right? Then you just need to amplify some known methylated promoters. I don't know what method you used to pull down the DNA and whether the DNA has been modified or not. If the DNA has not been bisulfite modified, you can use regular ChIP primers to amplify potentially methyated DNA sequences. If the DNA has been bisulfite modified, then you will need to use BSP primers to do the PCR.
pcrman on Mar 15 2009, 11:00 AM said:
I am using the 5-methylcytosine antibody to pull down.With regard to the primers,i should design from the promorter region of a known methylated gene.As for the control,can GAPDH be used as an internal loading control and the PCR results should be in such a way that the known methylated gene expression is more in the IP sample than the Input sample but will GAP appear APPEAR EQUAL IN BOTH THE IP DNA SAMPLE AND THE INPUT DNA SAMPLE.


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BW022: A Venipede Stampede!
|"A Venipede Stampede!"
|Episode Code
|Pokémon: Black & White
Air Date
|United States
Air Date
|Badge 1
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Ash and friends finally arrive at Castelia City, They find a Venipede only to have a whole swarm invade the city. Meanwhile Giovanni is headed to the Unova region to see the progress Team Rocket has made there. After the swarm passed Professor Juniper arrives and requests the assistance of Ash and co. Ash decides to put his Gym battle with Burgh on hold to help the Professor.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Professor Oak's Live Caster: Yamask
- Who's That Pokemon?: Venipede (US)
Dub Edits[edit | edit source]
- Although, in Japan, it was shown that Ash, Iris and Cilan went with Professor Juniper to the Desert Resort, in the English dub she went alone while Ash and the gang stayed for the next gym badge against Burgh. Basically they skipped the scene in which Ash and co. go in the helicopter due to the next two postponed episodes.


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By JENNA FRYER | Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There are two certainties heading into the Daytona 500: Kevin Harvick is the favorite, and no one is sure what the action will look like in the "Great American Race."
Harvick remained perfect through Speedweeks on Thursday by winning the first of two 150-mile Budweiser Duel qualifying races, and the victory has positioned him as the top pick to win NASCAR's version of the Super Bowl.
Being labeled the favorite is the last thing the 2007 Daytona 500 winner wanted headed into Sunday's season-opener.
"We like to be the lame-duck underdog. That's what we're shooting for," Harvick said.
Harvick is a perfect 2 for 2 at Daytona International Speedway. He also won an exhibition race last weekend. This strong start comes at a time when Harvick has found a balance in his life with the addition of son, Keelan, who was born last July, and as he heads into his final season with Richard Childress Racing. Harvick has already decided to move to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014.
"We've been fortunate to win the first two races of Speedweeks. We've just got to keep a level head on our shoulders, not get too high over what we've done, just do the same things that we've done," he said. "If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. I think we definitely have the car and team to be in contention to do that."
But nobody is quite sure what the 500 will look like with NASCAR's new Gen-6 race car. Sunday's race will go off with a full 43-car field, double the amount of cars that ran in Thursday's qualifying races. There were 19 cars in last Saturday's exhibition.
Kyle Busch, winner of the second duel, believes more cars on the track will create a much different race than what fans have seen so far. All three races at Speedweeks to date have lacked much action as drivers continue to learn the new cars and how it reacts in traffic and different aerodynamic situations.
"With more cars out there, we might see it be a little bit different come Sunday," Busch said. "There were half the field in each race, obviously. There's going to be twice as many good cars, twice as many middle of the pack cars, twice as many back of the pack cars. If you can get your car handling, driving, feeling good, you'll be able to be one of the guys that's up front."
Is Busch, who was wrecked out of last week's exhibition just 15 laps into the race, one of those guys?
"I feel that's where we're at," Busch said. "That's an added bonus for us right now."
Busch gave Toyota its first victory of Speedweeks and snapped Chevrolet's dominance. Harvick took the new Chevrolet SS to Victory Lane twice, and Danica Patrick put it on the Daytona 500 pole in time trials.
Busch held off Kasey Kahne, in a Chevrolet, and learned the driver out front is in the strongest position.
"It's hard to pass the leader," said Busch. "Stay out front. When you get out front, you can hold everyone off."
But Kahne, who settled for second, said timing will be critical and nobody is sure just yet what move will be needed to win the Daytona 500.
"I think it's tough because you don't know when you get that push. You don't know when it plays into your time," said Kahne, who never got close enough to Busch to take a solid shot at the win. "I think you need to be ready at any time to get to the front, to second, to third, try to move up. I don't think waiting till the last lap is a ticket the way things are right now."
And Kahne wasn't ready to give Harvick the win in the big race, either.
"I think Kevin looks really good," he said. "He's got this place figured out. I think he can be beat, yeah. There's a few of us in the second race who had really good cars, and I could move around really well, similar to what Harvick did in the first race."
In the first race, Harvick held off Greg Biffle over a four-lap sprint to win. Harvick and Biffle also went 1-2 in last Saturday night's exhibition race.
The starting field for the Daytona 500 is set by the results from the pair of 60-lap qualifiers, but Patrick held onto the pole by running a safe race in the first qualifier. The first woman to win a pole at NASCAR's top level, Patrick earned the top starting spot in time trials last weekend.
She started first in the first qualifier, raced a bit early, then faded back to run a conservative race and ensure she'll start first in the 500.
"I hate coming to the end like that and just lagging back," she said. "That's not fun. But it's also really ignorant to go drive up into the pack and be part of an accident for absolutely no reason. You're really not going to learn much there."
Patrick wound up 17th out of 23 cars.
"What I really feel like I need to do is go down to the Harvick bus and see what he's doing," she said. "He's got it going on down here."
The first race was dull until Denny Hamlin brought out the only caution with seven laps remaining. Hamlin lost control of his car, spun into Carl Edwards and triggered a four-car accident that also collected Regan Smith and Trevor Bayne, who had a dominant car early in the qualifier.
"I know what the wrecks look like now, I am really familiar with them," said Edwards, who was wrecked at testing in January and in practice for the exhibition race last week. He was also black-flagged in the exhibition race when his window net fell off.
Hamlin said the accident was a product of drivers trying to learn the nuances of NASCAR's new Gen-6 car.
"It just shows you that any kind of bad aero position you put yourself in, your car can be vulnerable," said Hamlin, who was running in the high line when he inched into Edwards' space down low.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who infamously crashed into a jet dryer during last year's Daytona 500 to trigger a massive fuel fire, stopped for minor repairs during the caution. Montoya restarted the race in 13th with four laps remaining, but rocketed through the field to finish third.
"It was time to go," he said. "It's hard, you don't want to tear up the car, and at the same time you want to go. The bumpers are a little fragile. You have to be careful with that. You want to have a good car at the end."
The bulk of both races seemed to be one long parade of the Gen-6 race car. Unsure of how the cars handle in packs, and when the drivers choose to side-draft, most of the field in the first race played it conservatively.
"The choice was obviously made by a bunch of us to run around in circles and just make laps," said two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip, who needed a clean race to guarantee a spot in Sunday's field. "There were a lot of people that just wanted to get through some laps and understand what was going on. There were some of us that would have run like that until they threw the checkered just to make the race. And then there were some that decided it was time to go, and they made it work."
Waltrip is racing in a special Sandy Hook Special Support Fund paint scheme, and his car number has been changed to No. 26 as a tribute to the 26 students and teachers killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.
"There's a lot of people up in Connecticut with a smile on their face right now. I'm real proud to get in the race for them," Waltrip said.


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Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek joined world leaders in Jerusalem on Friday to pay their last respects to former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres. President Zeman, who did not attend the funeral, sent a message of condolences. People in the Czech Republic who wish to pay their last respects to the Israeli statesman and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize winner can do so at the Israeli Embassy in Prague on Wednesday October 5. Among the first to sign the condolence book at the embassy were the Speaker of the lower house Jan Hamáček, Culture Minister Daniel Herman and Deputy Foreign Minister Václav Kolaja.
The potential collapse of Deutsche Bank would not seriously threaten the Czech banking sector, the ctk news agency said on Friday, citing a number of financial experts. The health of the German lender came under scrutiny after the U.S. Justice Department suggested it pay 14 billion dollars to settle a number of investigations related to mortgage securities. It's fall, should the German government refuse a bailout, would hit a number of European financial institutions, but according to analyst Lukas Kovanda of Roklen Group, Czech banks are stable enough to withstand the inevitable repercussions.
Addressing an international conference in Rhodes, President Miloš Zeman warned of the danger of Islamic radicalism, saying Islamic State was like a social cancer spreading from Iraq and Syria with the aim of destroying other civilizations. He compared it to Nazism which first set out to destroy the Jews, then the Slavs and then more and more nations. Mr. Zeman has come under fire for attending the Rhodes event annually held by Russian businessman and close friend of President Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Yakunin. The former Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, is also due to address the gathering.
Over 80 MEPs have signed an appeal for the European Commission to secure the removal of a pig farm at Lety, south Bohemia, built on the site of a former Romany concentration camp. In a letter to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, its signatories point out that the Czech Republic failed to resolve the shameful problem in three decades and action is long overdue. Several Czech governments pledged to remove the pig farm from Lety, but failed to find money for a buyout. The Sobotka government recently indicated it was close to finding a solution, but no details have been released on the progress made. Some 1,300 Czech Romanies passed through the Lety camp during WWII; over 300 of them died there, while another 500 were deported to Auschwitz.
The Czech-based computer anti-virus and security company Avast Software has acquired a majority stake in the Dutch rival firm AVG Technologies. According to Avast, the acquisition was completed on Friday and as of Monday, October 3, the two will operate as a single company. Avast bought AVG shares for nearly 32 billion crowns (some 1.3 billion dollars) with the aim of expanding its presence in emerging markets. The combined company now has over 400 million users.
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a complaint by fugitive businessman Frantisek Savov with regard to information that the Prague State Attorneys' Office made available to the British judiciary in support of an extradition request. The request was granted earlier this year and the businessman claims that the office overstepped its powers in releasing certain papers to the British authorities. The judge ruled on Friday that his complaint was unsubstantiated. The 44-year-old businessman is wanted on suspicion of large-scale tax evasion and money laundering. Savov, who owns the Mladá Fronta publishing house and a series of publications including the business paper E15 and Euro magazine, has denied any wrongdoing.
If attacks against foreign nationals in Britain were to persist, and the Czech community and tourists from this country felt endangered, the Czech Republic would negotiate the possibility of having Czech police officers deployed in selected parts of the country, Police President Tomas Tuhy told Czech Radio on Friday. Police chief Tuhy, who said he had consulted the matter with the British police, said such an arrangement had been put into practice in Croatia and Bulgaria, at the height of the tourist season. Although Czech officers have no powers in a foreign country they can help resolve problems in cooperation with the local police and their presence is seen as reassuring. At present there are a number of Polish officers in Harlow, where a Polish national was killed.
A team of explorers has just confirmed that Hranice Abyss, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is deepest underwater cave on the planet. A Czech-Polish expedition, led by the legendary Polish diver Krzysztof Starnawski, descended deep into the flooded limestone abyss Hranicka Propast this week and found it to be far deeper than previously thought. The underwater cave is 404 meters deep, making it the deepest underwater cave in the world, 12 meters deeper than the previous record holder, 392-meter-deep Pozzo del Merro in Italy. News of the discovery appeared in the National Geographic which co-funded the expedition.
A court has sent former deputy labour minister Vladimír Šiška to six years in prison for abuse of office. Mr. Šiška was found guilty of signing a disadvantageous contract with the firm Fujitsu Technology on a system for the distribution of social welfare benefits. He failed to announce an open contest for the contract, incurring losses to the state of 282 million crowns. Former labour Minister Jaromír Drábek resigned over the scandal back in 2012.
A central register of misdemeanors is to be put into operation on October 1. According to Justice Minister Robert Pelikan, who made the announcement at a press briefing on Friday, the register should enable the authorities to take a tougher line with repeat-offenders, who could be given higher fines for misdemeanors like petty theft and disturbing the peace. The data is to be retained for a period of five years.


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The question papers prepared by the CBSE board are known for their quality, as they comprise of the required topics in a comprehensive manner. The board prepares question papers where a students' expertise can be measured in an appropriate way. The total marks of the questions are divided into different topics which requires students to complete the entire syllabus for the preparation.
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The mines of Rothburg
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Here's my LCC Local challenge entry. ( LC2 Industrious Garhims)
It's a mine near the town of Rothburg. My character Sir Angus the Bold is visiting.
Courage, Honor, Loyalty for Garheim!
Eklund wrote:Good job on this, but the one thing that could have really been improved is making the ground thicker, it doesn't really make sense that such a thin layer of rock over the cavern would hold up. Other than that, good job, you sure do build fast! I might have to go away from my purist ways and get some of those brickforge icicles, they looked really good.
Whoops!! I almost forgot! I'll get right to it.AK_Brickster wrote:Don't forget to post a thumbnail linking to this thread in the Garheim thread as well. Just noticed it doesn't seem to be there yet.
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If there is something coming up that is not listed, we would love to hear about it. News, reviews, info, etc., to share for our next Random Beer Roundup can be submitted to email@example.com. Don't see your favorite craft beer establishment? Let them know you'd like to see them here! Work for an establishment that serves craft beer? We want to hear from you too!
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October 29 and 30 we will host an event for Main Street Aurora - "6th Annual Horror, History and Hauntings" starting at 6 pm in the Great Crescent Brewery. Food will be served as a catered dinner with beer available by the glass for $3/pint. Soft drinks will also be served. This is an "Over-21" event.
From Charles at Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomington:
We're celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the Upland Tasting Room on 49th and College Tuesday November 9th with live music from Gustav and food from Tiger & Taco. Come in wearing an Upland shirt and get a free pint glass. If you show us a current, valid alcohol server's permit, you'll get a free (empty) growler.But we're not waiting until the 9th to start celebrating. Every day from the 5th through the 9th we'll have a growler fill special, and you'll even be able to get pints! And on Mon., Nov. 8th, we'll have live music from Doubting Thomas.
Other Upland events:Tasting at the Mass. Ave Wine Shoppe. Tues., Nov. 2nd, 5:30-6:30pmTasting at the Artisan's Fair in Zionsville on Weds., Nov. 3 from 6-8pm. Pints will also be on sale so you can get more of your favorites.Triple Dragonfly Tapping at Brugge on Weds., Nov 3. Dragonfly IPA, Double Dragonfly, and Komodo Dragonfly all on tap!Tasting for WINOS (Women in Need of Spirits) at the Speedway Union Jacks. Thurs., Nov 4.Tasting at the Crown Liquors in Carmel. Fri., Nov. 5th, 4:30-6:30pm
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From Jordan at the Beer Sellar in Indianapolis:
Now on Tap:
Bells Best Brown-hints of caramel and cocoa, the malt body has the depth to stand up to cool weather, but does not come across as heavy
Bells Third Coast Old Ale-offers a crisp, dry bitterness with a mixture of floral & herbal aromas. PERFECT for a FALL Day. Only $ 4 a pint.
Boulevard Single Wide IPA-A golden colored beer with a prominent flowery, grapefruit hop aroma, a moderate caramel malt flavor and a dominant hop bitterness and flavor.
Sun King Wee Mac- easy drinking brown ale that has a nice hazelnut character with rich toffee undertones.
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout-luscious deep dark chocolate flavor through a blend of specialty roasted malts
Rogue Dead Guy Ale- Deep honey in color with a malty aroma and a rich hearty flavor.
Sam Adams Winter Lager- The cinnamon, ginger, and hint of citrus from the orange peel blend with the roasty sweetness of the malts to deliver a warming, spicy flavor.
Enjoy this Saturday for our Halloween Bash $3 Pints of Dogfish Head Punkin Ale and New Holland Ichabod.
From Patrick at Patrick's Kitchen and Drinks in Zionsville:
Patrick's Kitchen currently has Broo-doo on tap, to be followed by Left Hand Warrior, also on tap are.....Old Rasputin Imperial Nitro Stout, Hop Wallop, Hoptimus from New Alabnian and we are also proud to represent Sun King with their Brown IBU...Notorious don't cha' know?
From Lauren at Scotty's Brewhouse (various locations):
Scotty's Brewhouse Bloomington is now serving Bell's Winter White!
Scottys Brewhouse Downtown Indy is now serving Bloomington Brewing Company Ruby Bloom Amber!
Scotty's Brewhouse Northside Indy is now serving Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout!
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From Jeremy at Big Red Liquors (E. 3rd St.) in Bloomington:
New Beer in this Week:
* Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA
* Shipyard Pumpkin - Just in time for Halloween!
*Another great find in our cellar*
*Stone Imperial Russian Stout
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From Greg at Big Red Liquors (Downtown) in Bloomington:
NEW this week-and more to come...
On the session side--New Belgium's Dubbel, Tripel, and 2 Below; Boulevard Amber, Anchor Steam's Humming Ale (doesn't know the words I guess), Victory Whilwind Witbier and Two Brother's Cane and Ebel.
On the winter front-- Harpoon Winter Warmer, Clipper City Winter Storm, and Bell's Winter White
In the Heavy, Dude race we received-- Upland's Teddy Bear Kisses (aw...) an Imperial Stout brewed with fair trade coca nibs, and Brooklyn's Black Chocolate Stout
For the piney heads, the harvest/fresh hop newbies are-3 Floyd's Broodoo, Founder's Harvest (going fast!!), and Two brother's Heavy Handed.
Coming Soon-the return of Sierra Nevada Celebration! And Guinness Foreign Extra Stout!
From Greg at Big Red Liquors (Downtown) in Bloomington:
New this week:
*Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
*Founder's Harvest -A Wet-Hopped Ale
*Upland Teddy Bear Kisses Don't let the name fool you, this is a SERIOUS beer!
*Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA
*Bells Winter White
*Winter Bourbon Cask Ale
*Wittekirke Framboise
*Anchor Steam Christmas Ale
*You liked them at Big Red Beer Fest? Now you can buy them at Big Red!
Victory Moonglow Weizen Bock
Napa Smith Wheat, Red and Organic IPA
New Crispin Ciders: Pear, Honey Crisp and Lansdowne Stout
*We have added another Gluten Free beer, St Peters Sorgham Beer
*Need the perfect glass to enjoy you favorite beer? We have a wide selection of glassware styles!
Don't forget our weekly beer tasting, Thursdays 6-8pm! For Thursday, November 4th, Upland Brewing will be tasting their Teddy Bear Kisses Imperial Stout!
From Joe at Crown Liquors on US31 (Near Borders) in Greenwood:
On Friday the 29th we will tasting:
Bell's - Winter White Ale
Brouwerij Van Steenberge - Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale
Boulevard - Smokestack Series SeeYouLator Doppelbock
Two Bros. - Hop Juice Double IPA(15% off these sampled beers on Friday too!)
New brews include:
Bell's - Best Brown 5 Liter MiniKegs
Three Floyds - BrooDoo Harvest Ale
Upland - Teddy Bear Kisses Imperial Stout (2 Bottle Allocation)
New Belgium - Lips of Faith Series: Sahti Traditional Ale
New Belgium - Lips of Faith Series: La Folie Sour Brown Ale (1 Bottle Allocation)
From Todd at Keg Liquors in Clarksville:
Here is the latest from Keg Liquors in Clarksville:Shipyard - Pumpkinhead (Maine) Last shipment of the year!Brooklyn Brewery - Black Chocolate Stout (New York)Hitachino - Celebration Ale 2010 (Japan)New Belgium - 2° Below (Colorado)Clipper City - Winter Storm (Maryland)He'Brew - Vertical Jubilation (California)He'Brew - Jewbelation 14 (California)Mendocino - Oatmeal Stout (California)JK Scrumpy - Solstice Cider (Michigan)Bells - Best Brown 5 Liter Mini Keg (Michigan)
From Josh at United Package Liquors (Countyline & Meridian):
New beer in stock-New Belgium 2° BelowSierra Nevada Celebration aleTwo Brothers Heavy Handed IPAHe'Brew Jewbelation 14Ommegang Three Philosophers, Hennepin & Chocolate Indulgencegift set with fluted glass.Brooklyn Black Chocolate stoutUpland Teddy Bear Kisses


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1:15 PM, Feb 7, 2011 • By ANN MARLOWE
Here's an idea: Let's try reducing the supply of insurgency in Afghanistan rather than reducing the demand for it. This notion—potentially as important an insight as the Laffer curve—comes from a 41-year-old book by a retired RAND Corporation scholar now entering his ninth decade, Charles Wolf Jr.
Supply-side economics focuses on increasing the supply of goods and services, famously by lowering tax rates, rather than the often-impossible task of moving the demand curve. But looking at supply rather than demand management may be worth applying in our counterinsurgency in Afghanistan as well. The current policy debate is stuck among a few old ideas—negotiating with the Taliban, more "counterinsurgency," more drone strikes—so a fresh approach is worth considering.
The supply-side approach to COIN, as in economics, dates to the 1970s. A distinguished economist and public policy theorist, Wolf articulated it in a slim 1970 volume, Rebellion and Authority: An Analytic Essay on Insurgent Conflict, co-authored with Nathan Leites, sponsored by RAND and published by Markham. (Wolf is still serving on hedge fund boards and playing tennis in Santa Monica; Leites, a Soviet expert, died in 1987.) The authors are opposed to the so-called hearts-and-minds school of counterinsurgency, which looks at the demand for insurgency in the population: "Attitudes, in the sense of preferences, affect behavior but are not identical with it; nor, in most cases are they the primary influence on it." And supply for rebellion is probably more elastic than demand. Instead, they argue that counterinsurgents ought to focus on reducing the supply of insurgency: Cut the inputs that allow rebels to act, rather than focusing on the much harder task of changing the preferences of the population.
Wolf/Leites point out that rebellions can spread even if the rebel cause is unpopular. This seems to be what is happening in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have never scored above 10 percent approval in polling but are gaining ground in many areas of the country. The population—which the authors take to be rational economic actors—makes a calculation of the costs and benefits of supporting one side or another, and decides accordingly. Wolf/Leites emphasize something I have seen in Afghanistan: that the population will often make its decision on an extremely short-term basis, essentially sacrificing a good long-term future in favor of short-term threat relief. Making a government lovable—a hard task in Afghanistan, among other places—will not necessarily affect that calculus. But reducing the supply of insurgents may do so because the less effective the insurgents are at enforcing their threats, the less the population will obey them.
Some of Wolf/Leites's ideas for reducing the supply of rebellion are raising the costs of necessary inputs like food and weapons, degrading the efficiency of the insurgents' production process, destroying the insurgency's outputs, and increasing the population's capacity to absorb the insurgents' onslaughts. So what would a Wolfian approach mean for our Afghan strategy?
· It would have elements of Joe Biden's counter-terrorism plan, reducing the supply of insurgents by killing them. Since insurgents generally don't control territory, the way to hit them is by destroying their organization. This is something General Petraeus is already doing.
· It would get very, very tough with Pakistan, which has done little to reduce the supply of terrorists emanating from its lawless border areas or using them for rest and re-supply. Our $2 billion a year in aid to Pakistan has to offer more leverage than this: "Successful counter-rebellion has always required either the absence of significant external support (for example, the Philippines and Malaya) or the shutting off of such support (Greece and Algeria)."
· It would shut off the American aid spigot and spend money on population control instead. Rather than spending money on public works projects to bribe the Afghans to support their government and our forces—an approach which seems to stop working the moment the money stops flowing—a new method would focus on making it much more difficult for the insurgents to resupply, to purchase food and fuel, to communicate with each other, and to communicate with the population.
Yes, it's hard for big-hearted Americans to see poverty in Afghanistan. But poverty doesn't cause rebellion, and Wolf/Leites argue that increasing the disposable income of the population may just enable them to buy protection from the insurgents. (Some American aid in Vietnam "almost certainly helped the Viet Cong.") There will be plenty of time to improve the living situation of the Afghans once they are living in peace.


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