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Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
You might have never heard of Angelbird - until now, that is. Angelbird Technologies GmbH is an SSD maker based out of Vorarlberg, Austria. Their product lines have historically focused around high end and Mac-based products, with a recent arch into portable SSDs (like their SSD2go line). Angelbird is known for their high build quality, and their products are assembled using a technique I can appreciate - vapor phase soldering - (seen here) a technique that puts the least possible thermal stress on the components, as well as ensuring all solder joints are oxygen free. While the vast majority of the their prior products have been build around SandForce controllers, today they have launched a new line, the SSD wrk:
The Angelbird SSD wrk is built around a new (to them) controller, the SM2246EN from Silicon Motion:
Silicon Motion prides themselves on making SSD controllers that deliver good performance at very low power consumption. For those wanting more detail on this particular controller technology, we have a detailed analysis from last August, available at this page.
Podcast #313 - New Kaveri APUs, ASUS ROG Swift G-Sync Monitor, Intel Core M Processors and more!
Subject: General Tech | August 14, 2014 - 03:30 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, ssd, ROG Swift, ROG, podcast, ocz, nvidia, Kaveri, Intel, g-sync, FMS 2014, crossblade ranger, core m, Broadwell, asus, ARC 100, amd, A6-7400K, A10-7800, 14nm
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The downwards Arc of flash prices; OCZ releases an SSD at $0.50/GB
Subject: Storage | August 13, 2014 - 02:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: toshiba, ssd, sata, ocz, barefoot 3, ARC
Before even looking at the performance the real selling point of the new OCZ ARC 100 is the MSRP, the 240GB and 480GB models are slated to be released at $0.50/GB and will likely follow the usual trend of SSD prices and drop from there. The drives use the Barefoot 3 controller, this one clocked slightly lower than the Vertex 460 but still capable of accelerating encryption. Once The Tech Report set the drive up in their test bed the performance was almost on par with the Vertex 460 and other mid to high end SSDs, especially in comparison to the Crucial MX100.
Make sure to read Al's review as well, not just for the performance numbers but also an explanation of OCZ's warranty on this drive.
"OCZ's latest value SSD is priced at just $0.50 per gig, but it hangs with mid-range and even high-end drives in real-world and demanding workloads. It's also backed by an upgraded warranty and some impressive internal reliability data provided by OCZ. We take a closer look:"
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ ARC 100 240GB SSD @ Kitguru
- OCZ ARC 100 240GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- OCZ ARC 100 240GB @ Legion Hardware
- OCZ ARC 100 SSD @ SSD Review
- OCZ ARC 100 240GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Samsung 845DC EVO 3-bit Toggle MLC and 845DC PRO 3D V-NAND SSDs @ The Register
- Synology DS412+ - Network Attached Storage @ Funky Kit
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
OCZ is on what I would consider to be an upswing now that it exists under the relative safety of its parent company, Toshiba. Shortly after they were acquired, OCZ cut a bunch of unnecessary and/or redundant SKUs from their inventory and simultaneously began the transition of all of their product lines to exclusively use Toshiba branded flash. It only makes sense, given that flash is now available in-house - a luxury OCZ had wanted to have for quite some time. The changeover so far has refreshed the Vector 150, Vertex 460, and most recently the RevoDrive 350. Today OCZ has made another change, but instead of refreshing an old product, they are introducing a new one:
Behold the ARC 100!
To those wondering why OCZ needs another model SSD, and where that model will fall in their lineup, here's everything you need to see:
...so we have a slightly de-rated SSD, with the same Indilinx Barefoot controller, and the same Toshiba 19nm flash, but with a *significantly* reduced price. I wouldn't sweat the 20GB/day rating, as the vast majority of users will average far less than that daily when that usage is spread over a multi-year period. Even heavy gamers that blow through 100+GB of writes on an initial system and game install will still average far less than that over the subsequent months and years. Here is a look at the complete OCZ product spectrum, including their business and PCIe offerings:
In our prior (and this) review, we've covered the whole bottom row. While we have reviewed the Z-Drive 4500 / XL's predecessor (the Z-Drive R4), The 4500 is not yet on finalized firmware.
OK, so they've got my attention with this price thing, so lets see how well the ARC performs given its lower cost:
AMD Branded SSDs good; Radeon R7 branded SSDs not so much
Subject: General Tech | August 8, 2014 - 12:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, radeon r7, confusing, amd, 19nm
In a branding move that has no possibility of causing confusion, AMD has announce the name of their new SSD line and it seems that the next Radeon R7 240 you buy might be a GPU or then again it might not be. Brand confusion aside, the drives will use 19nm Toshiba NAND fabbed at SanDisk and are predicted to perform similar to other drives with the same NAND, reads of 550MBps and 530MBps write. However as we well know the key to performance lies in the controller and the number of channels so it will be interesting to see the first benchmarks. As The Inquirer points out this could lead to the release of AMD branded machines, containing AMD made APU, RAM, SSD and discrete GPU.
also Radeon
"The Radeon R7 range consisting of 120GB, 240GB and 480GB flavours and is designed to appeal to the gaming market, putting it in direct competition with Micron's Crucial range which expanded to include the MX100, which premiered earlier this year claiming 89 percent performance improvement over a standard hard drive."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel's office of the future will be completely wireless @ The Inquirer
- Microsoft throws old versions of Internet Explorer under the bus @ The Register
- How to Image and Clone Hard Drives with Clonezilla @ Linux.com
- Supermicro adorns servers with bright and shiny ULLtraDIMMs @ The Register
- A Do-It-Yourself Air Conditioner with Evaporative Cooling 5 Gallon Bucket @ Hack a Day
FMS 2014: Silicon Motion announces new SM2256 controller driving 1xnm TLC NAND
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | August 7, 2014 - 05:37 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, SM2256, silicon motion, sata, FMS 2014, FMS
Silicon Motion has announced their SM2256 controller. We caught a glimpse of this new controller on the Flash Memory Summit show floor:
The big deal here is the fact that this controller is a complete drop-in solution that can drive multiple different types of flash, as seen below:
The SM2256 can drive all variants of TLC flash.
The controller itself looks to have decent specs, considering it is meant to drive 1xnm TLC flash. Just under 100k random 4k IOPS. Writes are understandably below the max saturation of SATA 6Gb/sec at 400MB/sec (writing to TLC is tricky!). There is also mention of Silicon Motion's NANDXtend Technology, which claims to add some extra ECC and DSP tech towards the end of increasing the ability to correct for bit errors in the flash (more likely as you venture into 8 bit per cell territory).
FMS 2014: Phison announces new quad-core PS3110 SATA 6Gb/s SSD controller
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | August 7, 2014 - 05:25 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, sata, PS5007, PS3110, phison, pcie, FMS 2014, FMS
At the Flash Memory Summit, Phison has updated their SSD controller lineup with a new quad-core SSD controller.
The PS3110 is capable of handling TLC as well as MLC flash, and the added horsepower lets it push as high as 100k IOPS.
Also seen was an upcoming PS5007 controller, capable of pushing PCIe 3.0 x4 SSDs at 300k IOPS and close to 3GB/sec sequential throughputs. While there were no actual devices on display of this new controller, we did spot the full specs:
Full press blast on the PS3110 appears after the break:
FMS 2014: HGST Claims 3 Million IOPS and 1.5us Access Time SSD - updated with pics
Subject: General Tech, Storage, Shows and Expos | August 7, 2014 - 02:17 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: ssd, phase change memory, PCM, hgst, FMS 2014, FMS
According to an HGST press release, the company will bring an SSD based on phase change memory to the 2014 Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California. They claim that it will actually be at their booth, on the show floor, for two days (August 6th and 7th).
The device, which is not branded, connects via PCIe 2.0 x4. It is designed for speed. It is allegedly capable of 3 million IOPS, with just 1.5 microseconds required for a single access. For comparison, the 800GB Intel SSD DC P3700, recently reviewed by Allyn, had a dominating lead over the competitors that he tested. It was just shy of 250 thousand IOPS. This is, supposedly, about twelve times faster.
While it is based on a different technology than NAND, and thus not directly comparable, the PCM chips are apparently manufactured at 45nm. Regardless, that is significantly larger lithography than competing products. Intel is manufacturing their flash at 20nm, while Samsung managed to use a 30nm process for their recent V-NAND launch.
What does concern me is the capacity per chip. According to the press release, it is 1Gb per chip. That is about two orders of magnitude smaller than what NAND is pushing. That is, also, the only reference to capacity in the entire press release. It makes me wonder how small the total drive capacity will be, especially compared to RAM drives.
Of course, because it does not seem to be a marketed product yet, nothing about pricing or availability. It will almost definitely be aimed at the enterprise market, though (especially given HGST's track record).
*** Update from Allyn ***
I'm hijacking Scott's news post with photos of the actual PCM SSD, from the FMS show floor:
In case you all are wondering, yes, it does in fact work:
One of the advantages of PCM is that it is addressed at smaller sections as compared to typical flash memory. This means you can see ~700k *single sector* random IOPS at QD=1. You can only pull off that sort of figure with extremely low IO latency. They only showed this output at their display, but ramping up QD > 1 should reasonably lead to the 3 million figure claimed in their release.
FMS 2014: Marvell announces new 88SS1093 PCIe SSD controller
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | August 6, 2014 - 03:03 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, pcie, NVMe, Marvell, FMS 2014, FMS, controller, 88SS1093
Marvell is notorious for being the first to bring a 6Gb/sec SATA controller to market, and they continue to do very well in that area. Their very capable 88SS9189 controller powers the Crucial MX100 and M550, as well as the ADATA SP920.
Today they have announced a newer controller, the 88SS1093. Despite the confusing numbering, the 88SS1093 has a PCIe 3.0 x4 host interface and will support the full NVMe protocol. The provided specs are on the light side, as performance of this controller will ultimately depend on the speed and parallelism of the attached flash, but its sure to be a decent performer. I suspect it would behave like their SATA part, only no longer bottlenecked by SATA 6Gb/sec speeds.
More to follow as I hope to see this controller in person on the exhibition hall (which opens to press in a few hours). Full press blast after the break.
*** Update ***
Apologies as there was no photo to be taken - Marvell had no booth at the exibition space at FMS.
FMS 2014: Samsung announces 3D TLC VNAND, Storage Intelligence initiative
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | August 5, 2014 - 04:19 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: FMS, vnand, tlc, ssd, Samsung, FMS 2014, Flash Memory Summit
Just minutes ago at the Flash Memory Summit, Samsung announced the production of 32-layer TLC VNAND:
This is the key to production of a soon-to-be-released 850 EVO, which should bring the excellent performance of the 850 Pro, with the reduced cost benefit we saw with the previous generation 840 EVO. Here's what the progression to 3D VNAND looks like:
3D TLC VNAND will look identical to the right most image in the above slide, but the difference will be that the charge stored has more variability. Given that Samsung's VNAND tech has more volume to store electrons when compared to competing 2D planar flash technology, it's a safe bet that this new TLC will come with higher endurance ratings than those other technologies. There is much more information on Samsung's VNAND technology on page 1 of our 850 Pro review. Be sure to check that out if you haven't already!
Another announcement made was more of an initiative, but a very interesting one at that. SSDs are generally dumb when it comes to coordinating with the host - in that there is virtually no coordination. An SSD has no idea which pieces of files were meant to be grouped together, etc (top half of this slide):
Stuff comes into the SSD and it puts it where it can based on its best guess as to how it should optimize those writes. What you'd want to have, ideally, is a more intelligent method of coordination between the host system and the SSD (more like the bottom half of the above slide). Samsung has been dabbling in the possibilities here and has seen some demonstrable gains to be made. In a system where they made the host software aware of the SSD flash space, and vice versa, they were able to significantly reduce write latency during high IOPS activity.
The key is that if the host / host software has more control over where and how data is stored on the SSD, the end result is a much more optimized write pattern, which ultimately boosts overall throughput and IOPS. We are still in the experimentation stage on Storage Intelligence, with more to follow as standards are developed and the industry pushes forward.
It might be a while before we see Storage Intelligence go mainstream, but I'm definitely eager to see 3D TLC VNAND hit the market, and now we know it's coming! More to follow in the coming days as we continue our live coverage of the Flash Memory Summit!
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The CCHA officiating crew of referee Michael Lacina, referee Brian Aaron, linesman Eric Froberg and linesman Ryan Gordon made a horrible call Saturday when it took away the game tying goal from the Northern Michigan University hockey team in a loss to Ferris State.
It was late, it was disorganized and in my opinion, an extremely poor interpretation of a rule that allowed the men in stripes to cover their butts and hide from a scolding by over-protective CCHA and NCAA officials.
It's better to be safe and throw a guy in the box rather than risk having to say, "I'm sorry," to the boss.
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That's not what this column is about, however. It's about you.
Yes, you - The Fan - because the only thing worse than a bad call, is listening to fans whine, cry and scream bloody murder for a week saying their team got screwed.
Whether you root for the Wildcats or Huskies, Packers or Lions, Hematites or Miners, that kind of mentality is ignorant, short-sighted and pointless.
It's downright annoying.
Coaches don't believe refs dictate games and neither do players, so why do you?
Don't believe me? Listen to what NMU senior Justin Florek said following the Wildcats' 3-1 loss on Saturday.
If anyone had a right to be bitter, it was Florek after he was sent to the penalty box for roughing. The call came after the Marquette native made what I, along with others, thought was a perfectly good hockey hit on a Bulldog hard along the boards. He then sent a pass to senior Andrew Cherniwchan, who juked FSU netminder CJ Motte to bury a shot in the back of the net.
The officials convened, determined Florek made an illegal hit prior to the goal, and disallowed it.
Go ahead Justin. Be bitter.
"It's one play in the game," Florek said. "We had so many different chances and a couple breakdowns. It could have went either way. That one play doesn't determine a game. It's the whole game."
Florek is right. The Wildcats had plenty of chances to take over the game, but they failed to show up in the first and second period.
Even in the third period, even after the referees "screwed" the Wildcats - your words, not mine - Northern had three quality scoring chances right on the doorstep of Motte, but on all three occasions, NMU failed to get a shot on the FSU keeper. The inability to pull the trigger had little to do with the Bulldog defense, either, or the refs.
It was all the Wildcats.
You know what else led to the Wildcats' loss, yet had nothing to do with the men with the whistle?
Defense, specifically, the penalty kill.
Both goals Ferris scored Saturday were due to the Wildcats inability to finish, with the Bulldogs scoring in the final five seconds of a power play and the final five seconds of a period.
Junior forward Matt Thurber got beat on the penalty kill and icing by NMU in the final second of the first gave Ferris a faceoff in the Wildcat zone.
"We iced a puck that we didn't need to ice and then we miss a face off clean to the side and they made it count," Kyle said.
Let us not forget to give credit to Bob Daniels' Ferris State Bulldogs, either. They are leading the CCHA and fourth in the PairWise for a reason.
So the next time you think the refs screwed your team out of a win, take a step back, save your middle fingers and F-bombs, and do what the coaches and players do - take a look in the mirror and look at the game as a whole.
Save your disappointment for your team for underperforming and allowing one play to dictate the outcome of a game.
Get mad at your team for making 20 mistakes, rather than the one or two the referees made.
It's what Kyle and the 'Cats are doing this week.
"I thought the penalty was on the other team, but anyway, that's what it is. That's not why we lost the game," Kyle said. "We lost the game because in the first period, we gave them a power play goal on a breakdown there. We took a couple of bad penalties and were real spotty with our energy."
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Thought I agree with much of what Umami CEO Scott Rosenberg said in a recent article in Paid Content on Twitter's effect on the rest of the Social TV movement. I think he missed the target on the Social TV landscape not currently going through a land grab phase:
"Despite all the hoopla around the second screen and social TV, this is not a land grab—consumers' multi-screen behavior is still rapidly evolving, and it'll take years, along with a lot of technology and handholding, for networks to start truly taking advantage of that behavior," said Scott Rosenberg, Umami's CEO, in a recent article in Paid Content.
As Umami was getting started, Rosenberg surveyed the social TV space and identified three categories:
1) Network-initiated: apps built by the TV networks themselves, generally for a single show, since most viewers tend to be fans of programs, not content companies. The HBO Go and Bravo Now apps are obvious exceptions.
2) Check-in plays: low on content, generally focused on conversation and game mechanics
3) Guidance plays: focused on recommending programming to consumers across multiple platforms, based on algorithms and social cues
I bet to differ on the idea that this is not a land grab.
That's absolutely what it is.
Whomever controls the second screen in the future will own the new value chain. Think about it.
Over 70 per cent of tablet users are now using them while watching TV, Millenials media stack in excess of 75 per cent... the fact of the matter is, people are using them. How they are using them is not important right now. It's figures from Twitter showing that activity hugely spikes and correlates with TV commercials during prime time that says it all.
If people are not watching the 30 second spots while watching TV because they are engaging on the second screen - which is clearly a powerful emerging trend, then the brands are not effectively reaching their viewers are they?
The old value chain where Brands hire Agencies who create commercials and buy media from broadcasters who interrupt programming with those 30 second spots which consumers don't like.
And those 30 second spots are one directional and provide virtually no data - except for what is trickled out Nielson's audience measurement.
New value chain?
Brands and Agencies find creative ways to engage and reward consumers on the second screen where their eyeballs really are - using transmedia storytelling techniques, game mechanics and loyalty schemes. The consumer data that can be collected in a two directional IP pipeline is phenomenal. Not to mention social media integration with things like Facebook Connect and Twitter OAuth.
New value chain?
Brands create their own content. See Red Bull at MIPCOM selling 1000 episodes of xtreme formats.
The winner of the second screen? There's a lot of companies making a play right now - and not surprisingly - since there's over 200 billion in TV ad spend up for grabs.
It could be anyone.
Broadcasters, third party developers, production companies, CE manufacturers, Telco, Big Cable, tech companies, etc.
But broadcasters and production companies are in the best positions to capitalise. The former due to long term brand relationships and the latter, because they can write the second screen into new formats if they want. And don't think Endemol, Freemantle and others are not doing that - as well as exploring brand relationships themselves.
I think we'd all like to see someone that's NOT an incumbent win the race - a third party developer out of a garage... but the fact is - Facebook, Twitter, Google, Apple and Microsoft have the deepest pockets - they can build second screen technologies way beyond what anyone in the old TV world can, can outbid any media company for live events if they wanted too. And don't forget companies like Samsung as well. Or any CE manufacturers.
TV is going to change. The print industry did. So did music. TV is next. And it's a huge land grab over the next five years.
I also look at how Social TV is defined a little differently. For me - it's primarily about two things. Discovery and dissemination. Or Finding and sharing.
Content, Context, Community is the essence.
That can be as simple as consolidated tweeting platforms... all the way to advanced Social Programme Guides (SPGs) that fully integrate APIs from social networks to show what your friends like and watch as well as what those who have similar tastes to you like and watch.
Companion TV is about automated and curated contextual content using temporal metadata and algorithms or human editing that's provided snackable content relevant to the format.
Play-along TV is about synchronous and asynchronous interaction and engagement with shows. Usually in realtime, but also with recorded shows - sports and games shows lend well to this genre. Game mechanics are a key element to this genre - with voting, predicting, quizzes, rating and community dynamics all playing a role.
Transmedia Storytelling is a fork of multimedia and crossmedia that tools up the writers to use different technologies, such as second screen, social network, etc. to carry the narrative in new ways - using movements such as co-creation, ARGs, and crowd sourcing to bring the audience closer to the story. Essentially it is the technique of telling stories across multiple platforms and formats using current and emerging digital technologies.
There is certainly crossover in all these different areas. And I think the winner, the one who wins the second screen - whether that be an imcumbent or a disrupter - will weave a tapestry from all of them.
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buyins. net reports that GLUU removed from the naked short: "There is a failure to deliver in shares of GLUU."
Sentiment: Strong Buy
And here comes the heavy buying! Should be a monster day today!
perfect day to reload thos naked shares with a new 13 threshold day period; watch the end of day collapse
Sentiment: Strong Sell
Monkey's TIMING with his FAKE trades almost rivals that of Ppismo's! LOL
Let the TRUTH BE KNOWN. Thankyou !!!!!!!


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We are ELATED that there's finally some sort of news floating around the interwebz about the forthcoming fourth season of American Horror Story.
American Horror Story's co-executive producer kind of slipped up today and confirmed that the fourth season of the show will be themed around the carvival. I expect Ryan Murphy to hand him his P45 in the morning…
Murphy has been very well trained in keeping his lips firmly shut about the new seasons of American Horror Story in the past, and he'll only announce things when the time is right. Whether the theme of the new season was supposed to be announced today or not is a different story.
Speaking with Nerdest Writers Panel, AHS' Co-Executive Producer Doglas Petrie kind of spilled the beans when pushed about the theme of the fourth season.
When asked, he immediately said: "I can say nothing". However, it was Moira Kirkland, a writer for Castle and Arrow that pushed him over the edge.
She added: "Well, I don't know if it's true, but I heard carnival".
That's when Petrie responded like a rabbit caught in the headlights of a car: "Yes – that was the, it – it does not have a title".
Not happy with making him sweat just a little, moderator of the podcast Ben Blacker pushed: "But that's the setting?"
Petrie went on to confirm: "That's the idea, that's very roughly the idea".
Earlier this year, fans of American Horror Story made a series of posters which depicted a circus theme, and despite Ryan Murphy saying that they were virtually wrong at the time, the fans weren't a million miles off.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly at the time, Murphy said: "No one has completely guessed what it is"… turns out he was trying to throw everyone off the scent.
The fourth season of the show is likely to be Jessica Lange's last season after she said she wouldn't be returning for a fifth run last year.
Thus far, we know that season 4 will be a period piece and will take place over two time periods, one of which being the 1950s.
We also know that Lange will play a Marlene Dietrich-type character, as it has always been one of her dreams, according to Murphy.
Back at the beginning of February, Murphy said: "Jessica [Lange] will be back. She says it's her last [season] but I'm going to do everything I can to convince her to continue with the series because I see AHS running for decades. She'll be playing a Marlene Dietrich-type, which has always been one of her dreams. Season 4 will take place in the 1950s… that's all I can say".


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FARGO (AP) - A North Dakota district judge accused of sexually harassing a court reporter told a disciplinary panel Monday that the alleged victim was accurate in her description of several conversations between the two of them but wrong on her interpretation of the relationship.
The North Dakota Judicial Conduct Commission is investigating a complaint against East Central District Judge Wickham Corwin, of Fargo, who's accused of making repeated sexual advances toward court reporter Lisa Plante and treating her poorly at work and elsewhere when he was rebuffed. Corwin has denied the allegations.
Corwin and Plante told the panel Monday that tensions between them began to escalate after a night that began with drinks during an employee gathering at a Fargo bar and ended with a bike ride and nightcap at Corwin's home. The topic turned to office romances, and Plante said she talked about an article she had read on the subject.
"I said, 'That's a bad idea,'" Plante testified.
Corwin, who was questioned after Plante, said the theme of the article was that getting involved with your boss is a mistake.
"I responded that, yes, that's certainly good advice, but I'm not your boss," Corwin said.
Plante said she believed that Corwin, who is married, was proposing an affair and said she "wasn't interested in him that way." At the end of the evening, Plante said, Corwin "hugged me and tried to kiss me." Corwin said the brief encounter "should not have happened" but said it was mutual.
Plante said Corwin continued to pursue an intimate relationship.
"He just wasn't going to take no for an answer," she said.
Corwin testified that he told Plante "at the earliest opportunity" that he never meant to suggest an affair but understood how she took it that way.
"I certainly on the 15th of July created that impression," he said.
The case presented by Brent Edison, a lawyer for the disciplinary board of the state Supreme Court, centered on three statements made by Corwin, which he did not deny. At one point Corwin told Plante that if he was part of a private law practice, he would have taken care of the problem. He later apologized.
"It was just one of those things I just said before I thought about it," Corwin testified Monday.
Corwin acknowledged making two other statements to Plante that included expletives. He told her to "stop being ... difficult" when she refused to go with him to look at accessories for a courthouse bathroom, which he said Monday was inappropriate but "absolutely meant in jest." He also confirmed an encounter in a Fargo grocery store at which time he wished the two of them would "stop treating each other" poorly.
Corwin denied Plante's assertion that he retaliated by making her perform repetitive tasks of typing, usually late in the work day.
"I am guilty of being very meticulous about what I write. That's always been a fault of mine," Corwin said. "I think anyone who's ever worked with me will tell you that I re-edit a lot. I write a lot."
Plante and Corwin have been reassigned within the district and no longer work together.
Ronald McLean, Corwin's lawyer, said in his opening statement that his client might have been too pushy in wanting a "civil, cordial relationship," but it does not qualify as sexual harassment. McLean said "no one else has come forward" to substantiate Plante's allegations and Corwin was never critical of her work.
The hearing is expected to wrap up Tuesday, but a ruling is not expected until later. Possible sanctions included censure by the Supreme Court, a recommendation to limit the judge's duties, suspension, removal or retirement.


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I love him, but he's got his particular area. He was great in Iron Man 2 and the Wrestler, and even as the attorney in Man on Fire. Actually, I guess I like everything I've seen with him.
August 2010: 207 lb, 37" waist, 25+% BF | Currently: 177 lb, 33" waist, ~15% BF
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I will take it back. I did like him in The Expendables. If it weren't for Rourke & Jet Li, that movie would have stank to high hell.
Uhhh... pardon the nonmovie person here...
Which guy was Mickey in Iron Man 2?
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, steak in one hand, chocolate in the other, yelling "Holy F***, What a Ride!"
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The Medals
U.S. military decorations
Medal of honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government. It is bestowed on a member of the U.S. Army, Navy or Air Force who distinguishes himself or herself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his (or her) life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States." Because of the nature of its criteria, the medal is often awarded posthumously.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second-highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the U.S. Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree to be above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but not meeting the criteria for the Medal of Honor.
Navy Cross
The Navy Cross is the highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy and the second-highest award given for valor. It is normally awarded only to members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard but could be awarded to all branches of U.S. military and members of foreign militaries.
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#include <canna/RK.h> int RkMapPhonogram(romaji, dst, maxdst, src, srclen, flags, ulen, dlen, tlen, rule) struct RkRxDic *romaji; unsigned char *dst; int maxdst; unsigned char *src; int srclen; int flags; int *ulen; int *dlen; int *tlen; int *rule;
flags is a combination of the following Romaji-kana conversion flags connected by or:
ulen, dlen, and tlen are used to manage the progress of Romaji-kana conversion.
For example, if the character string "tt" is given to RkMapPhonogram, the first "t" is submitted to Romaji-kana conversion, with dst being set to small kana character "tsu". The remaining "t" is put to reuse for Romaji-kana conversion. When "a" is entered subsequently, it is combined with the "t" left from the previous run of RkMapPhonogram to generate kana character "ta".
ulen is set to the byte length of the characters from src used for Romaji-kana conversion.
dlen is set to the byte length of the kana characters derived from Romaji-kana conversion.
tlen is set to the byte length of the character string to be used in the next run of Romaji-kana conversion. The character string led by tlen is placed after the character string resulting from Romaji-kana conversion in the dst buffers.
If null pointers are specified in ulen, dlen, and tlen, these parameters do not return any values and are simply ignored.
rule is used to exchange information about the rule of Romaji-kana conversion. When calling RkMapPhonogram for the first time, specify a pointer to a variable loaded with 0. Upon return from the first call to RkMapPhonogram, that variable is loaded with internal information about the rule of Romaji-kana conversion, in place of 0. To continue Romaji-kana conversion, specify the same pointer to the variable to RkMapPhonogram.


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There was desert drama at the climax of the HSBC Championship, an ideal start to the season for Jamie Donaldson and a wounding finish for Justin Rose. Donaldson's world ranking of 47th will take a boost by at least 17 places when the table is next published. More pertinently, the Welshman has proved that 2012, during which he won the Irish Open and finished inside the top 20 of the European Tour's money list, was a year he is capable of building upon.
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Rumor of violence sparks lockdown at St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis Hospital went into a temporary lockdown Wednesday afternoon in response to a threat of violence.
At 12:27 p.m., Federal Way police received notice of a suicidal and/or homicidal male who had called a crisis line. The caller stated that he planned to visit a hospital and kill people before committing suicide, according to police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock.
The caller did not indicate a particular hospital. A bulletin was received by law enforcement agencies through Valley Communications, and police assume the bulletin reached additional 911 centers and hospitals, Schrock said. The call originated in Tacoma, which was also the last known address of the caller.
The lockdown at St. Francis lasted about an hour, said spokesman Gale Robinette. A rumor was spreading among hospital staff that an unknown man was plotting "a violent act" at an undetermined hospital in the area, Robinette said.
According to police, an employee of St. Francis sent a text message to her husband stating "they are under attack and need to hide." Her husband called 911, and officers arrived at the hospital, located at 34515 9th Ave. S. No threats were ever received at St. Francis, police said. The employee, who was contacted by officers, told police she sent the text message to her husband based on the notice of the threat.
During the hospital-initiated lockdown, entrances and exits were restricted to a couple of locations, and security was heightened. Federal Way police later notified the hospital that the threat of violence was not credible, and the lockdown was lifted, Robinette said.
"This day and age, you have to always take this stuff seriously," Robinette said. "We did the right thing."
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Today, Tuesday and Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments for and against the unfolding health insurance reform law.
The major focus of efforts to repeal the law is the so-called mandate — a requirement that by 2014, all Americans must be covered by some form of health insurance. Those who do not meet that deadline would face fines.
Critics claim the mandate is an unconstitutional infringement on individual rights. They say a person cannot be forced to purchase something just because they are living here. Indeed, the mandate is not the same as laws mandating seat belt use, motorcycle helmets or car registrations and insurance, all of which are contingent on riding in or owning a vehicle.
The Affordable Care Act, signed by President Barack Obama in March 2010, is the centerpiece achievement of his first term and at least the partial fulfillment of an effort that has gone on for decades. Public opinion remains divided over it, partly because the law is a cause celebre for the Republican Party, which opposed it from the start. The GOP candidates for president all vow to press for repeal if elected in November.
The law unfolds in stages over four years. So far, major changes include a requirement that children cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions; insurance companies cannot rescind coverage; parents can continue insuring offspring on their health insurance plans through age 26. In coming years, the act would protect coverage for all with pre-existing conditions, and expand coverage through private insurers, Medicaid and new health exchanges until everyone is included.
There is some debate over whether health care reform can proceed if the individual mandate is erased. It's hard to see how. A key to making universal care affordable is having every adult take some responsibility for the cost of coverage. If millions of Americans choose not to buy health insurance, universal coverage obviously will not be achieved — in which case the estimated $50 billion in medical bills for the uninsured each year will continue to be made up in higher premiums and health care costs.
It will be fascinating to hear the arguments unfold this week. Ultimately the court could decide to uphold the law in its entirety or strike down the challenged portions. It even could defer a decision until the controversial mandate takes effect and is challenged.
If the mandate is struck down, the best chance for comprehensive health reform in generations probably will go down in flames, and with it prospects for any alternative in the foreseeable future.


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Japan is likely to default before Europe does, possibly by 2017, says Takeshi Fujimaki, a former adviser to George Soros. If Japan defaults, the yen could weaken to 400-500 to the dollar and the yields on benchmark 10-year bonds could surge above 80%. He recommends Japanese investors buy assets denominated in U.S. dollars and other strong, developed-nation currencies.
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The Corner Brook Royals claimed silver at the provincial midget B hockey championship Wednesday in Marystown. Team members include, from left (front) Matt Collins and Tyler Gardner; (middle) Matt Parsons, Chris Kelly, Brady Anderson, Tyler Hunt, Brandon Anstey, Marcus Tarbett and Daniel Whitten; (back) assistant coach Tim Anderson, coach Darren Colbourne, Robert Hicks, Andrew Taylor, Scott Delaney, Wilfred Bellows, Matt Colbourne, Ryan Hobbs, Nick Childs and coach Paul Hicks. — Submitted photo
D.J. Pollett-Nurse scored at 9:21 of overtime on Wednesday evening as Trinity Placentia edged the Gros Morne Mountaineers 4-3 to capture the gold medal in the midget D division of the Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador Steele Hotels Easter hockey tournaments at the Bruce II Sports Centre.
Pollett-Nurse also struck in regulation, with Lyndon Thorne providing the other pair of goals for Trinity Placentia.
Luke Parsons, Mateo Gill and Nathan Ellsworth lit the lamp in the losing effort.
Tied 0-0 after one, Trinity Placentia got on the board first, at 2:22 of the second, with Thorne scoring from Pollett-Nurse.
Gill evened it up at 6:28 of the second, from Ellsworth and Jamie Reid, but Thorne put his side up 2-1 at 12:04, again assisted by Pollett-Nurse.
Pollett-Nurse notched an unassisted marker just 1:41 later to send his side into the intermission with a 3-1 advantage.
Parsons cut that lead to 3-2 at 7:04 of the third, with Ellsworth and Gill assisting. Just 29 seconds after that, Ellsworth knotted the game at three, with Parsons drawing the lone assist.
Unfortunately for the Mountaineers, that merely set the stage for Pollett-Nurse's overtime game-winner, which was assisted by C.J. Reid.
The following is a look at how things unfolded at other provincial midget hockey tournaments held across the province during Easter:
Midget B
The Corner Brook Royals had to settle for silver in Marystown after being shaded 6-3 in the gold-medal game Wednesday.
Deer Lake came away with bronze medals dangling around their necks after being knocked out of gold contention with a 6-3 loss to Corner Brook in the final game of the round-robin.
Midget C
The Straits eked out a 5-3 win over host Northeast to claim top honours at the provincial midget C tournament.
St. Anthony, who lost to the Straits in its final round-robin matchup Wednesday morning, came away with the bronze.
Midget A
The Gander Flyers won the provincial midget A crown with a 4-1 victory over Mount Pearl, while CB Regional skated away the bronze.
Midget E
Southern Shore own bragging rights to the 2014 provincial Midget E crown after shading Avalon 3-1 in the gold-medal matchup.
Host Lewisporte captured the bronze medal.
Midget F
Harbour Breton upended Botwood 6-3 to claim gold as the provincial midget F hockey tournament wrapped up Wednesday in Botwood.
Fogo nabbed bronze.
Midget G
Mount Pearl won the provincial midget G crown with a 5-4 win over Bay Arena Wednesday in Twillingate.
The host Twillingate squad nabbed bronze.
Midget H
The Gander Flyers edged United Towns 4-3 for bragging rights at the provincial midget H tourney staged on Bell Island this week.
Springdale, with a 5-2 loss to Gander in its final round-robin contest Wednesday, claimed the bronze medal.
Midget I
Marystown registered a 5-2 decision over the CeeBees in the gold-medal showdown at the provincial midget I tournament, while the bronze was grabbed by host CB Regional.


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BAY CITY, MI — Diners in Bay County can now easily access restaurant inspection reports online, thanks to a recent move by the Bay County Health Department.
Joel Strasz, public health services manager, said the inspection reports for Bay County's more than 400 licensed food establishments went online within the last several days.
"It has been something that we had been talking about for quite some time," Strasz said. "We went from one software vendor to a new software vendor, and before we never had the ability to do that."
Strasz said users can search the database by establishment name, city or township. The database includes inspection reports for restaurants, school cafeterias, churches — any place that serves food to the public.
"We always get questions about different types of restaurants or establishments," he said, and this online database makes it easy for anyone to find the information they're seeking.
The Bay County inspection reports now available online date back to Jan. 1, 2012.
In January, the Saginaw County Health Department put its restaurant inspection reports online.
Strasz urged those who review the inspection reports to look at the larger picture.
"Inspection is just one point in time and, really, you need to take the whole view of maybe a year or so," he said, noting that the health department typically inspects food establishments every six months.
He said sometimes an inspector will have to go back to an establishment to follow up, or an establishment will have to cease operations or come in for an office conference to discuss the violations, but often violations are minor and can be corrected on the spot.
"Nine times out of 10 when we cite someone they'll correct that violation at the time."
Violations fall into one of three categories. Priority and priority foundation violations, previously called critical, are the more severe types of violations, compared to core violations, which were previously called non-critical. The terminology changed Oct. 1 when changes to the Michigan Food Law and Food Code went into effect.
Anyone with questions about the database or who needs to report a suspected violation can call the Bay County Health Department, 989-895-4006.
View the Bay County Health Department's database of restaurant inspection reports here.
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A crowd watches as the performer portraying Jesus is raised on his cross during The Last Days of Jesus pageant Friday in The Dalles. The four-day pageant continues Easter Sunday with the Resurrection scene at 8 a.m. at the First Christian Church parking lot.
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Significant advances continue in rapid prototyping equipment, with emphasis on new capabilities and cost reduction. For the first time, medical design firms can create complex prototypes with a digital-based technology from Sweden.
We looked for years for a technology provider that could help us create complex metal models in titanium, allowing us to meet a unique market niche, says Andy Christensen, president of Medical Modeling of Golden, CO. We believe that use of electron beam melting (EBM) technology will allow many manufacturers of medical devices the ability to reduce or eliminate non-digital technologies in the process of taking a design to a fully functional metal part. Benefits include streamlined production times and less waste.
There are two other brand-new modelers that offer cost-effective modeling.
New modeler builds titanium parts
A new process called EBM produces solid metal parts, allowing elimination of nondigital processes (machining, casting) for making complex prototypes. Parts are built in layers of metal powder, each of which is melted by an electron beam to the exact geometry defined by the CAD file. Because this process occurs in a high vacuum, parts are completely solid, without imperfections caused by oxidation. Medical Modeling has acquired the system to provide surgeons and medical device manufacturers with titanium models for improved surgical planning and implant development. The technology is sold in North America by Stratasys, Minneapolis, MN, for Arcam AB, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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3D Systems of Rock Hill, SC, plans to introduce a compact office modeler, the V-Flash, this summer. Based on a new (fourth) technology platform, it will be able to build ready-to-use, three-dimensional models within hours at home, school or office workstations. The new Film Transfer Imaging (FTI) technology will produce stereolithography-like accuracy, according to 3D CEO Abe Reichental. The company would provide no details on the technology. The 25 X 26 X 27-inch V-Flash desktop modeler will weigh about 100 lbs and have a maximum build volume of 7 X 9 inches and 8 inches tall with standard power requirements. It will be priced at $9,900.
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The new ZPrinter 450 is described as the first color 3D printer to break the $40,000 price point. Color can clarify design intent through the addition of part annotations like text, arrows and engineering labels. It enables the display of finite element analysis (FEA) results and can specify steps required in manufacturing, assembly or medical application. Z Corp. of Burlington, MA, says the printer has push-button automated operation and quick-change materials cartridges that reduce touch time by 40 percent. According to Z Corp., the new lower price tag puts high-definition 3D color printing within the range of small-to-medium engineering businesses and divisions currently spending money to outsource to service bureaus.


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NFL teams are always looking for the next star quarterback. Since 1998, 12 of the 15 number one overall picks in the NFL Draft have been quarterbacks. They often become the face of a franchise and are thought to be the most important position on the field by many.
However, picking a quarterback is an inexact science. For every Peyton Manning (Indianapolis' No. 1 pick in 1998), there is a JaMarcus Russell (Oakland's No. 1 pick in 2007, who no longer plays in the NFL). Perhaps the perfect example of this is the Houston Texans.
In their first season as an expansion franchise, Houston selected David Carr out of Fresno State with the No. 1 overall pick, hoping that he would lead Houston's new franchise to greatness while keeping the team stable under center.
However, the Carr pick never worked out. The Texans toiled in mediocrity for years before they discovered that they didn't need the No. 1 overall pick to land their franchise quarterback. Matt Schaub, a talented passer who received little attention out of college (he was drafted by the Falcons in the third round), was sitting on the bench behind superstar Michael Vick for the Falcons.
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PRICHARD, Alabama -- Prichard police are asking for help gathering information on an apparently random shooting which damaged at least one home on Sunday.
Around 8 p.m. Sunday, officers were called to a report of shots being fired near the intersection of Leeds Avenue and Bellemeade Drive, according to a release from the city of Prichard.
One bullet entered a house in the area while at least one person was home, but no one was injured. The bullet went into a Bible in the house, according to the Prichard Police Department.
A resident told people she heard "approximately 15 rounds of gunfire," police said.
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Alumni Dust Off the Pom-Pons
As ex-cheerleaders return for homecoming, schools hold their breath; 'we're not liable'
As Michigan faces off against Iowa this weekend in its annual homecoming game, Dick Kimball plans to have two friends pitch him into a backwards summersault on the sidelines.
For his next trick, the onetime Michigan cheerleader will grip one friend by the shoulders and hoist himself into an arm-to-arm handstand. There's only one move he has axed from his routine this year: the backwards hand-spring.
"I don't do that anymore because I would be sore for a few days," said Mr. Kimball, a former diving coach who is 75 years old.
Homecoming—that magical autumn weekend when nostalgic alumni return to their old campus stomping grounds—is turning into a much more compelling, if occasionally terrifying, spectacle of late.
No longer content to lollygag at tailgate picnics or stroll through campus ogling the foliage, a growing number of former cheerleaders, some well into their 80s, are dusting off the pom-pons and squeezing into old uniforms to show today's college "spirit squads" how it used to be done in the old days.
Many of the classic routines can be difficult to replicate because "most of the girls are a lot bigger now and we all can't walk the next day," said 66-year-old Dale Young, a former cheerleader at Texas Christian. But some of the country's spryer cheerleader alums are showing off tricks that many schools no longer allow their current students to do.
Michigan, which banned students from doing Mr. Kimball's "toe pitch" stunt years ago, said the school's not responsible for alumni safety. In 2003, representatives from the University of Georgia had to beg alumnus Curtis Beall not to attempt a back flip off of a trampoline. "I did it in my swimming pool," said Mr. Beall, who was 81 at the time.
During a commercial break in the second quarter of a 2006 homecoming game against Purdue, a group of two male and two female Iowa alumni cheerleaders attempted an impressive stunt called the "Diamond Head" in which one cheerleader stands on another's shoulders while gripping the arms of the other two to form a diamond shape.
When the network broadcasting the game, ESPNU, returned to the air, it showed a slow-motion replay of the maneuver. "Look at the smiles on these guys' faces, getting to relive their glory days," said Brian Kinchen, one of the game's announcers.
But when it came time to dismount, the formation lurched to one side before breaking apart, sending one cheerleader tumbling to the turf and prompting a volley of mockery from the broadcast booth. "You know why you don't do that?" asked ESPN's Mr. Kinchen. "You get hurt, exactly like that kid."
Graying alumni began turning up at schools with their megaphones about 30 years ago, when the country's first crop of coed cheerleaders began to retire from the work force. Now, with every passing year, more cheerleaders graduate into the ranks of alumni.
The sport itself is also graying: Last season college-football games attracted an average of 1.5 million viewers age 55 and older, up from 1.2 million the season prior, according to Nielsen Co. That group now accounts for nearly half of all college-football viewers.
As so many different generations of cheerleaders crowd the sidelines, differences have emerged on what it is, exactly, that cheerleaders are supposed to do. At UCLA's homecoming game against Arizona later this month, the Bruins' current cheerleaders will be vying for the crowd's attention with more than 100 passionate, pom-pon-wielding alums. Those include 62-year-old Geoffrey Strand, a financial adviser who has been yelling into his megaphone from the sidelines at nearly every game for the past 32 years. While it may not be "cute," he said his method is far more effective than today's "coordinated-swimming stuff."
Debra Tracy, a 44-year-old sales executive who was a member of the UCLA squad in the 1980s, said she thinks today's cheerleaders "dance like strippers" with their fake eyelashes, skimpy outfits and suggestive dance moves. Ms. Tracy said her team has more of a "girls-next-door" look with white sweaters and choreography inspired by Pee-wee Herman, and that they tend to get more attention than the younger crews.
"We have the ability to laugh at ourselves," she said.
UCLA's current spirit director, Mollie Vehling, said she instructs alumni cheerleaders to stay off the stadium microphones, abstain from alcoholic beverages and avoid hassling the visiting team. She also sends out a video demonstration of a suggested routine to prevent anyone from getting too creative.
"I love old people," Ms. Vehling said. "But I feel strongly that it should be very much student-led inside the Rose Bowl," which is where UCLA plays its home games.
As cheerleading continues to morph into a more athletic and competitive sport, many alums say the real goal—trying to fire up the crowd to influence the outcome of the game—has been unnecessarily obscured.
George Henderson, a 66-year-old alumnus of San Jose State who spent years as a professional cheerleader, said he's known for bringing the crowd to such a high volume that the opposing team's quarterback can't call audibles.
"I carry a drum, I roam through the stands, I threaten people lives, and I watch the game intensely, leading cheers that are appropriate at the right time," said Mr. Henderson, who is better known on campus as "Krazy George."
Across the country, "mature" cheerleaders are popping up in new places. NBA teams including the New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat have recently launched "senior dance teams" that routinely get standing ovations for routines set to hip-hop music. "Sometimes they go out and have a brain freeze—but they're probably more angry at themselves than we are at them for messing up," said Petra Pope, the Nets' vice president of entertainment and event marketing.
When one of these performers messes up, they're not subjected to the same punishments as younger performers. "We don't make them give us 20 push-ups," Ms. Pope said.
In some cases, older cheerleaders say their appearances at homecoming can produce some unexpected benefits. At a recent homecoming game at Georgia, the 88-year-old Mr. Beall said he was minding his own business, strolling around with his family in the now-snug-fitting cheerleading outfit he wore in 1942, when out of nowhere two young female tailgaters in "pretty short shorts" pushed his son and grandson aside and ambushed him with kisses all over his head and neck.
"I was completely flabbergasted," Mr. Beall recalled. "One of them said she'd always wanted to kiss a bald-headed cheerleader—I guess they'd been drinking."
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Corrections & Amplifications
UCLA's football team plays its homecoming game against Arizona on Oct. 30. This article incorrectly said UCLA plays its homecoming game against University of California at Berkeley, or Cal.


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5 ways to maintain a healthy looking glow in the winter
By Camilla A. Herrera
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In our latest issue, we enjoyed chatting with makeup artist Paula Ortega about her new makeup line Blast Makeup. Here she tells us how to use makeup in a few easy steps to maintain a healthy looking glow.
- "Great makeup starts with great skin. I highly recommend having a skincare routine. Always moisturize, especially in winter, when the skin tends to experience more dry patches and less oil production. Hydrating face serums are perfect for this."
- "Peachy blushes are a great option as they enhance your skin's golden undertones and brighten up your skin. With a blush brush start applying the product on the top of the hairline, as if you're contouring your face. This is a great spot to apply the product because here is where the sun would naturally hit you. Continue applying the product along the cheekbones finishing with circular movements to remove any hard lines. After you finish with the blush, grab a little bit of bronzer in your brush and go over where you already applied the blush, this will give you a nice sun-kissed look."
- "To achieve a natural look, avoid eyeliners, as these tend to give a harsh look. Instead apply your favorite dark brown eye shadow with a soft pencil brush as close to the lash line as possible. If you like to use eye shadow on a regular basis, stick with plums and silver colors for this winter."
- "To complete your look apply a lip-gloss in bronze or another a soft color. Remember that lipgloss is not meant to change the color of your lips but to give your lips a nice healthy shine."
- "Stay away from tanning beds as they will give you an orange and fake look."


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You are considered a graduate international student if you have successfully completed a bachelor's degree AND one of the following statements applies to you:
- You're a citizen of a country other than the U.S., and your passport is from that country
- You're a U.S. citizen and your home address or university is outside of the U.S.
- You're a permanent resident of the U.S. and your home address or university is outside of the U.S.
If English is not your first language:
You should submit one of the tests listed below. Only official test scores sent directly by the testing organization will be accepted. We recommend the following scores:
- TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based test), 213 (computer-based test) or 80 (internet-based test)
- IELTS score of at least 6.5
- PTE score of at least 55
Consideration may be given to students who fall slightly below our recommended TOEFL/IELTS scores. These cases will be reviewed on an individual basis by the Office of Admission.
If you are an international student from the Commonwealth Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand, you do not need to submit proof of English language proficiency.
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To receive admission to Lynn University, you must send all required documents listed below to the Office of Admission.
Application requirements:
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Between June 30 and Thursday's mandatory campaign finance filing deadline, the Issue 3 campaign raised $31.2 million, bringing their total cash available to about $32 million overall.
The campaign, called the Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee, spent $31.8 million of that money in that timeframe to produce television commercials, to buy time on television stations to run the commercials and to pay media consultants and polling firms.
Taking Sides
FOR: The Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee: $31,174,408
- Ohio Venture Jobs and Growth LLC, of Livonia, MI (Dan Gilbert): $14,974,408 through nine transactions.
- Penn Ventures LLC, of Wyomissing, PA (Penn National): $16,200,000 through nine transactions.
TruthPAC: $5,958,953
- MTR Gaming, Wexford, PA (Chaired by Jeff Jacobs): $5,058,953 through six transactions.
- Jacobs Entertainment, Golden, CO (Jacobs company): $600,000
- Northfield Park, Northfield Park (Horse racing track): $300,000.
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According to a committee spokesman, all of the money raised by the Issue 3 side came from the two entities bankrolling the project: Gilbert and Penn National Gaming, an out-of-state company based in Wyomissing, Pa.
Meanwhile, the primary opposition to Issue 3 has come from TruthPAC, which on Thursday reported raising just under $6 million and spending about $5.4 million, according finance records filed at the Secretary of State's office.
All but $300,000 of TruthPAC's money came from Cleveland developer Jeff Jacobs or MTR Gaming Company, which is chaired by Jacobs and operates a casino in West Virginia that caters to Ohio customers. Jacobs has also tried to derail Issue 3 by proposing his own downtown Cleveland casino.
The rest of TruthPAC's cash came from Northfield Park, a horse racing track in Summit County, owned by Brock Milstein.
It was believed that money would roll in to the campaign's coffers from each of Ohio's seven horse racing track owners. But when a deal backed by Gov. Ted Strickland and the legislature fell through last month for the tracks to get slot machine gambling, the track owners lost their resolve to ante up and fight the competing casino project.
Naturally, officials from both sides took shots at each others' money handling tactics.
"TruthPAC has for weeks refused to answer the question of where their money is coming from," said Issue 3 spokesman, Bob Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum said he now knows "it all has a direct tie to a West Virginia gaming company that is trying to protect their own interests."
TruthPAC supporters have accused Issue 3 of buying endorsements, in particular, from the powerful Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, a claim the FOP has denied. The opposing side said they are not surprised they were outspent.
"We knew all along that the yes side would do anything and spend anything to try and win," said TruthPAC spokeswoman Sandy Theis. "We also know that voters are seeing through this sweetheart deal that the casinos have written for themselves."
The two sides are now in the most crucial stretch of their campaigns, the final two-week period before the Nov. 3 election. Polls have generally shown the casino measure barely passing, but the margin shrinking.
If approved, Issue 3 would amend the state's constitution to authorize gambling at four future casinos to be built and controlled by Gilbert and Penn. The casinos would be located in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo.
Others endorsing the plan include Cleveland's mayor and city council, the United Auto Workers and Ohio AFL-CIO.
Among those opposing are bar and restaurant groups, bowling alleys, the Ohio Council of Churches and other religious groups, and Strickland.


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Ovation!'s Winter Show Choir Concert "Just Try Not to Dance (We Dare You)!" comes to the Bainbridge High School theater for three shows.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. The fully-choreographed concert features Ovation!'s show choirs, Glee; the advanced mixed choir; and Voce', Ovation!'s all-girl show choir.
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Oconomowoc community center packs plenty of 'wow' factor
A shiny new recreation facility awaits its public
"The common word when you bring someone upstairs is, 'Wow,' " said Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director John Kelliher of the reaction to the striking views of Lac La Belle from the second level of the new community center.
There's no doubt there's plenty of "wow" factor with the new 21,000-square-foot $4.5 million center. A grand opening for the new community centerpiece is slated for Feb. 7.
It's obvious the new rec center is a far cry from the rundown facility that once stood down the road, and that anything would be an improvement. But Kelliher pointed out on several occasions how the design of the new space was tweaked and retweaked to keep the entire community in mind. The community center isn't just a space for yoga, taekwondo or aerobics classes.
Simply put, the center is modeled after its name - a center for the community - and will be used for pretty much any use the community needs.
"Twenty-one-thousand square feet is a great size for a building, but we needed it to be multifunctional and not just for one use," said Kelliher.
The Focus toured the new center as Kelliher pointed out the bells and whistles, and details the make the space multifunctional.
1. Foyer
Kelliher said the goal was to make the main entrance to the center "inviting." The space was planned to accommodate traffic, those waiting for a class to start or maybe to be picked up and the reception area. A flat-screen TV is positioned above the reception area that will display classes, community information and possibly information about where a private event can be found in the center.
2. First-floor space
Staff offices are behind the reception area. Also on the first floor is a room outfitted for the community center's preschool programs. A tile floor offers easy cleanup, a projector for educational programs. These programs will be catered by carts on wheels that can easily move to storage so the room can be used by other groups.
There is also a public meeting room adjacent to the staff offices on the first level that is outfitted with a dry erase board, data port and projector. The room can be accessed after hours by organizations that might want to use it for regular meetings.
3. Dance studio
A visual treat to the left of the first floor entrance is the new dance studio. With full-length mirrors along one wall and windows along others, the studio is a bright, open space. Plie bars are adjustable for different heights of dancers, and the floor is constructed with layers underneath that offer give and cushion to minimize impact. Against the wall are cubbies to hold your things and a shelf for water bottles.
"This room will be one of the heaviest-booked rooms for activities. We don't have a locker room - this is not a fitness center, it's a community center - so we created these cubbies and a countertop to store things," explained Kelliher.
Eco lights
The studio is also outfitted with a complete sound system and an eco-lighting system that senses the amount of daylight coming into the room automatically dimming when more natural light comes in.
"It keeps consistent lighting and saves energy," said Kelliher of the eco-lighting system not only in the dance studio but throughout the center.
4. Decks
A deck wraps around the first level of the center, and the city received a $15,000 grant from the Oconomowoc Area Foundation to install permanent picnic tables. The tables will be installed on the west side of the building offering a view of the band shell and city beach.
A second deck is on the upper level of the center where one can walk out and enjoy wide open views of Lac La Belle.
5. Security
Access to the center can be controlled at all times, said Kelliher.
"We use secure cards, and the card can be limited to have access" to only the times those with access cards need to be at the center. For example, Kelliher said an aerobics instructor may teach a class at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday. They will have access to the building around that time, and the door may lock behind them and those using the class and not reopen for anyone trying to get in afterward.
Cameras can be found throughout the interior and exterior building. The entire system is operated by a server room near the staff offices.
6. Future restaurant
The city is preparing to seek proposals for a vendor to occupy a 1,400-square-foot restaurant on the ground level of the community center. The restaurant would be accessed the ground level to serve beach and lake traffic in warmer months. Kelliher said he already has interest from about a half-dozen potential vendors. He said the goal is to have a vendor approved by the first week of March. The area is now unfinished so a vendor would be able to architecturally design it to their needs.
Extra space
There is another larger space that is also undersigned on the center's ground level. Kelliher said the city could later modify it to serve rec programs. He said it can also be used as a warming area for ice skaters in the winter and a dry refuge during inclement weather in the summer.
Also downstairs is a cold storage area and an extra storage space only recently realized after the city had to install extra support for the upper level deck when soil issues were discovered. Kelliher said since the city had undergo the extra expense and work, officials decided to make use of the space, enclosing it and creating extra storage, which is a definite benefit since the goal is to have multiple use of areas at any given time.
7-8 Upper level
The top floor of the community center is the obvious centerpiece of the space. With expansive views of Lac La Belle from numerous windows in a wide open floor space, the top level will be ideal for large or small private gatherings and an ideal place to enjoy Oconomowoc's natural landscape for community center users.
The top level can be separated into three sections - west, center and east - with dividing walls and the level's sound system can also be divided to serve each section. Kelliher said you can have calming yoga music going on at one end and high-energy aerobic music at another for the two classes.
The level is outfitted with a bar and warming kitchen. There is also a storage area for tables and chairs that has an added detail of being able to serve as a coat room when empty for private functions.
"A year ago we spent two days at different recreation facilities (in the area) and took photos of things staff liked and tried to pull bits and pieces and work with the architect," to make them work at the city's community center, Kelliher explained. The storage-coat room is one of them found on the top floor, and secure storage lockers are another. The lockers can be used by instructors to store their things, or can be rented by private groups who may want to store a few things at the center before their event.
Grand opening
The public is invited to tour the center at a grand opening event from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. A ribbon-cutting is planned for 5:30 p.m. that day.
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Wrestlemania 27 will take place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 2011.
Well that to many Pro Wrestling Fans is a painfully long time to wait as we come off the heels of "The Grandest stage of Them All" Wrestlemania 26. So I have decided while I wait I will give my predictions on what eight matches I would like to take place at Wrestlemania 27. I will give the stipulations, match types and the storylines leading to these matches.
My Wrestlemania 27 Prediction Card
By K Alba ,
Wrestlemania 27 will take place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 2011.
Evan Bourne vs Shelton Bejamin vs Tyson Kidd vs Kofi Kingston vs Dolph Ziggler(intercontinental) vs The Miz(United States) vs Yoshi Tatsu
If there is no more Money In The Bank match this would be a great way to replace the excitement and reintroduce the Cruiserweight title.
The match more than likely would be full of holy s**t moments and highflying spots. The winner should be Evan Bourne just for the fact he is one the best cruiserweights in the WWE and he should have the belt around him.
The purpose of this match is to unify the womens belts because with the cruiserweight belt returning there would be to much titles to count.
This match would be a way to utilize all of the top women competitors sqauring off to be first unified Womens champion. The match would be Mickie James (c) vs Beth Phenox (c) vs Michelle McCool vs Maryse vs Gail Kim vs Melina
Phenox scores the first pinfall on McCool with the Glam Slam. James scores the second pinfall on Maryse with the Mick Kick. Melina scores the third with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb on Phenox. McCool scores the fourth with a small package on James
The final pinfall would oocur with Maryse and McCool fighting on the apron and both then being clotheslined by Phenox. Kim hurricarnas Phenox to the outside. James hits the jumping ddt on Melina. Kim climbes the top rope but is seen by James. James goes for a arm drag but kim reverses it to a Eat Defeat from the top rope and gets the three count.
Diva matches on wrestlemania are usually called bathroom breaks so i thought this match and Kim as champion would be a great way to reinjuvenate the womens division.
The match would be Chris Jericho and Jack Swagger(c) vs Edge and Christian.
The storyline would be after months of fueding between Swagger, Jericho, and Edge. Edge would end up on top of both Jericho and Swagger as World Heavyweight Champion. Jericho would then take Swagger under his wing making him his protege and form the tag team of Y2SWAGGER. They would win the WWE Unified tag team belts from The Hart Dynasty and eventually cost Edge his Title. Y2SWAGGER would week after week beatdown Edge. Christian would then come to Edge's rescue and reunite E&C.
The promos would reek of awesomeness with a lot of humor but also show the tense rivarly between Edge and Jericho along with Christian and Swagger. The mixture of skill and strength in Y2SWAGGER would give them the advantage heading to wrestlemania.
Christian and Edge would finally defeat the powerhouse tag team of Y2SWAGGER and capture the WWE Unified Tag Team Championship at wrestlemania with a spear killswitch combination.
Rey Mysterio vs Batista.
This match would be the end to the "You were suppose to be my friend" fued these two men had.
A month before mania Rey would announce to the WWE Universe that he has sustained to many injuries in his career and would be retiring right now. Batista would call out Rey and say he always knew he was a coward and he is retiring to never have to face him ever again. This would lead to Batista challenging Rey to one more match to retire him and beating him down to get it. Rey would agree but say Batista would also have to put his career on the line.
The match would have a lot of hype in it with the crowd being behind Rey but Batista would win with a powerbomb when Rey goes highflying. After the match Batista would break character and hug it out with Rey.
I dont see Rey staying long and he has always been a favorite of mine and i see this as a great way for him to go out.
This is a match that many people want to see with Orton as a face with a attitude now and i want to. Orton would be a great guy to rebell against CM Punk and The Straightedge Society.
This fued begins with a interaction between The Rock and Orton with The Rock saying a guy like Orton has no attitude and wouldnt last a minute in "The Attitue Era" , Orton would then slap The Rock. Orton would be suspended for two weeks and escorted by security. Orton enters the parking lot but becomes surrounded by security and smirks but is attacked from behind by The Straightedge Society(Luke Gallows, Kane, Big Show, Matt Hardy and Serena.) and placing Orton on Punk's shoulders for a GTS.
CM Punk says he did it as a favor for The Rock but it was really a favor to Randy Orton because he has a addiction to violence and if he joins the Straightedge Society he would be cured.
As Punk cuts his promo he notices a hooded fan having a beer in the front row. He tries to save the fan but it is revealed to be Orton who preceeds to take out The Straightedge Society. Orton lines up a punt on Punk but Gallows takes the hit for Punk. Punk gets out of ring and stares at Orton with SES laid out around the ring.
The match would be great with Punk having the advantage going for a GTS but Orton landing on his feet and hitting the RKO out of nowhere.
Triple H vs John Morrison
This fued would resemble the Triple H Hardy fued on smackdown in 2008 but with Triple H as a heel. It would be John Morrison constantly trying to win the World Heavyweight Championship and accomplish "the boyhood dream" but always being short. Triple H would will go back to his all powerfull heel gimmick and mock Morrisons effort at winning (like in the picture)
Triple H would say Morrison is a second rate Shawn Micheals that doesnt deserve to be in the same ring as him and if he wants to prove otherwise he would have to beat him in a match where he would have to put his body and mind on the line and cant come out the same, HELL IN A CELL.
Morrison would have the early advantage but Triple H would hit a big move and begin to use the cell to beat on morrison. Some highlights would be Triple H using a ring bell to bust Morrison and then pedigree him on it and Morrison superkicking Triple H off the cell to the announcing table below.
Morrison would win the match to have his reign as World Heavyweight championship.
With the WWE entering a new era pushing young guys this would be a great way to put a stamp on it as I see Morrison as really deserving to be a World Champ.
"The Phenom" vs "The Icon" This match would be the pride of WCW vs WWE.
After Sting is announced to be entering the WWE Hall of Fame at Atlanta Sting requests a match to be against Mr. Mcmahon at Wrestlemania 27. Mcmahon says he is retired from the ring. Sting responds by saying he doesnt believe him and he is just as retired as when he told Pipper he was retired but managed to wrestle Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 26.
McMahon would say if he wants to really go against him and avenge WCW going under he would face one of the biggest faces that was in the WWF that is still around The Undertaker.
Althought these two man are not in their prime there would be great buildup to their first encounter. The promos would be great and intriguing with Undertaker saying Sting may be the greatest talent to wrestle in WCW but he is nothing in WWE and especially going against him at Wrestlemania. Sting would say he is trying to bring justice for WCW but also the 18(or 16) victims of Undertaker's mindgames at Wrestlemania that robed them of their careers. Sting would instead play mindgames on taker.
The match would have good working and storytelling.The match would end when Sting locks the Scorpion Deathlock but Undertaker powers out and reverses it to a Hells Gate.
Undertaker isnt going to go 18-1 at the hands of Sting but the encounter between the two outlaws is enough of a shocker.
John Cena(c) vs The Rock
The Dream Match we all want to see.
The whole thing would begin with some guest host standing on stage faking excitement but then turning around and being Rocked Bottom by The Rock who says "Finally The Rock has come back to Monday Night Raw"
Later that night after Santino does his best impersonation of The Rock we are informed The Rock has become the perminate GM of Raw.
The WWE Champion John Cena comes to the Rock's office to say hello and he is gald to see him but The Rock says he knows he doesnt like him and he should stop his bad acting. The Rock then slaps Cena and Cena looks to retaliate but is told he cannot touch him as GM.
The Rock would be a heel saying he hates Cena because he claims to be the next Rock but there would never be another "Great One". The Rock would say Cena is nothing compared to the Rock and he doesnt want him as the face of his brand.
This would then see The Rock trying to find opponents to take away Cena's belt but Cena would find ways to retain his championship. As two of the best mic workers in the past decades these two man would have great promos with Cena finally challenging The Rock saying if he doesnt want Cena as champion he would have to take it from him.
The match would definitely have an epic feel with near falls, signature moves, breaking announce tables and highlights including Cena doing the People's Elbow and The Rock holding Cena up for The Rock Bottom while dong the "you cant see me." The Rock would come on top in the end and win the WWE Championship for the eighth time in eight years.
I know most people dont think this match should be for the WWE Championship but I thought it would be good if they have The Rock as this guy with all of this power and control (similar to Mr. Mcmahon) over everything holding the WWE Championship. I couldnt resist wanting The Rock to win and im not a Cena Hater but this would be a good swerve that can continue the Cena Rock fued with Cena winning the title back after Wrestlemania.


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In baseball, just as in any other sport, there is only a handful of true, legitimate "stars."
For every middle-of-the-lineup slugger like Alex Rodriguez (does he still qualify?) or Miguel Cabrera, there are five or six Eduardo Nunez's or Ryan Raburns, solid everyday regulars just hoping to stick with their current team. For every staff ace such as Roy Halladay or Tim Lincecum, there's three or four relievers on each squad whose professional lives rest on whether or not they preserve victories for said stars.
At the big-league level, it's easy to separate the "stars" from the "everybody else."
Albert Pujols. Yes.
Skip Schumaker. No.
Down in the minor leagues is where the real challenge lies. Trying to figure out who's a "can't miss" prospect is slightly less treacherous than a game of Russian roulette. There are so many ways to predict future success or failure: walk and strikeout rates, batting and earned run averages, stolen base and caught stealing percentages.
In the end, however, predicting "stardom," or the exact opposite, at the big-league level is all about guts. What do your instincts tell you about a guy, whether that be a pitcher or hitter?
My instinct tells me that these are the guys who have future stardom in them.