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By Sam Dykstra / Special to MLB.com | April 5, 2013 6:27 PM ET
When Double-A Jackson announced the first two starting pitchers who would open the season, most of those who follow the Seattle Mariners probably could guess whose outing would be the most dominant.
Taijuan Walker, MLB.com's No. 5 overall prospect who was repeating the Southern League, would get the ball on Opening Day and Roenis Elias, a 24-year-old left-hander who had never pitched above Class A Advanced, would pitch the second game.
One might assume the former would outshine the latter. Then again, you know what they say about the word "assume."
After Walker allowed four runs on five hits and four walks over five innings in a season-opening loss, Elias stole the spotlight Friday, tossing six hitless innings with seven strikeouts and two walks. The Generals' bullpen, however, could not preserve the no-hitter or the lead as the Jacksonville Suns rallied for a 5-3 victory.
The dominant performance even caught some in the Jackson dugout by surprise.
"No, I wasn't expecting that," pitching coach Terry Clark said. "I know the [Jacksonville] manager Andy Barkett pretty well and knew they could hurt us like they did yesterday. Now I expected [Elias] to be good, for sure, but not to that extent. But those lefties that hurt us in the first game, he was able to be really effective against and hold them down."
Utilizing a sweeping curveball along with an effective fastball and changeup, the 24-year-old southpaw struck out two in the first inning before running into trouble in the second. He walked Kyle Jensen on four pitches to begin the frame and issued another free pass to Mark Canha two batters later. But Elias recovered and retired Jake Smolinski and Audy Ciriaco on infield popups.
That started a string of 14 consecutive batters retired by Elias, who concluded his outing by getting Danny Black looking at a third strike in the sixth. Despite the no-hitter, the Generals ended the outing after 76 pitches, 45 for strikes.
"I heard it from the whole team, definitely all the pitchers, when we told him he was coming out," said Clark, who added that Elias was quiet throughout, despite the looming feat. "Even some guys in the stands were giving me funny looks. But I told him the arm's more important than one start right now. Maybe if that happens again in three starts, but not right now."
Jensen broke up the no-no with a one-out double in the seventh off reliever Jonathan Arias. Arias, Nick Hill and Carson Smith surrendered five earned runs in the eighth en route to the heartbreaking loss.
Elias, a native of Guantanamo, Cuba, signed with the Mariners as an international free agent in 2011 by way of Mexico. In his full-season debut with Class A Advanced High Desert, he went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA, 128 strikeouts and 41 walks in 26 starts and earned California League postseason All-Star honors.
Although the jump from Class A Advanced to Double-A is often considered the most daunting in the Minors, Elias' difficulty in the transition wasn't immediately apparent. And it's Clark's hope that the impressive outing will instill confidence in the rest of his staff, most of whom are also facing Southern League bats for the first time.
"It showed us we really do have a good pitching staff here," said Clark, a former big league right-hander. "A lot of these guys just need to get their feet wet. It's going to be a process, but when they see someone like Elias -- who is like them in this case -- step up, they realize they can do it, too."
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By George Koroneos, Contributing Editor | February 11, 2010
Twenty years ago, technology wasn't something that controlled our lives. Sure, cars got us from point A to point B and portable tape decks were great for listening to tunes while jogging, but people did not rely on cutting-edge technology.
Today, people want to be
connected; they drag around smart phones, laptops, e-readers, and expect similar amenities while they are travelling for business or vacation.
The trickle-down impact on hotels is the need for "wow" factor; the surprise guests receive when they walk into a room tricked out with the latest gear and gadgets. Modern-day business travelers also demand the latest technologies in the guest room.
For the past decade, hotels have been struggling to meet the demands of tech savvy guests. Where once hotels offered a great escape for business travelers looking for a relaxing and high tech experience, recent years have shown otherwise. Hotels have been slow to adopt new technology out of fear that by the time it was implemented, it would already be outdated.
Luckily, the tech world has hit a plateau. The cost of Internet and televisions has dropped significantly, and a ton of gadgets that were once the sole property of only high-end or boutique hotels are now being added to the shopping lists of almost every IT department. "Hotels, now, understand the importance of technology, not just as a cost factor, but as a strategic enabler," says Cihan Cobanoglu, PhD., associate professor of hospitality information technology at the University of Delaware.
"We found that there are several technologies that exist in a hotel's guest room that might have an influential impact on customer satisfaction," Cobanoglu says. For example, guests get annoyed when they can't easily access a power outlet, a problem that plagues many travelers. Some hotels are now investing in solutions like the Powermat (
) that allows devices such as smart phones to be wirelessly charged on a digital plank that resembles a skateboard sans wheels. If the guest doesn't have a Powermat-enabled device, they can borrow a wireless adapter from the front desk.
"As prices come down, and adoption by consumers increases, people will want to see these technologies in their guest rooms," Cobanoglu says. "I foresee that in the next five years, hotels will start to catch up. It's not a question of if they are going to implement these new technologies; it's just a matter of time."
Here are some of the hottest technologies being implemented in guest rooms today, and a few that are hovering over the horizon.
1. Television Wars Continue
Three years ago, plasma televisions were coveted by just about every gear geek, but greenification took hold, and plasmas gave way to far more energy-friendly LCD screens. In turn, plasma televisions have plummeted in price and LCD monitors have begun reaching the size of plasmas. What does the future hold for TVs? 3D LED televisions were the buzzword at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010. With an influx of three-dimensional movies pouring into the movie theaters, it's only a matter of time before 3D begins spilling into living room and hotels. Samsung (
) unveiled its LED7000 Series television that features a 3D chip that converts two-dimensional pictures into 3D. The jury is still out as to whether 3D is a gimmick or here to stay.
2. High Definition
Blue Ray might have been all the rage last year, but word has it sales haven't been as stellar as they were for DVDs when they exploded on the market in the late '90s. The reason is that many analysts think people are holding out for high definition signals delivered on-demand through cable or video providers. With companies like RoomLinx (
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) viewing, onboard music storage, Twitter and Facebook access, and, in the case of the Sony, a top-of-the-line Blue Ray Player. Both systems have dropped to $299 in the past year ($199 for the low-end XBOX and the Wii) and XBOX and Playstation 3 can play traditional DVDs as well. The best part is that guests are apt to fork over more money for room service if they are on a ten-hour online binge of Modern Warfare 2 or Left4Dead 2.
4. In-Room Concierge
Imagine entering your guest room and being greeted by a digital image of the hotel's CEO or the bride and groom whose wedding you are attending. They give a small message and then the monitor switches to a touch screen display of all the things you can do on the property. This is the future of in-room concierge, a technology that puts all the amenities of the hotel into a compact touch screen monitor (or in the television).
Using a system such as Intelity's ICE (
), guests can order food, place reservations for events, or look up the address of a local shop, all from the comfort of their desk.
"It doesn't matter whether you are in St. Augustine or Tallahassee. There is a move towards greater technology in the guest rooms," says Marc Bauer, general manager of the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee, Florida. "I was able to give us a point of distinction in the market place and it gave us the ability to appeal to a broad range of guests be they business or leisure travelers.
"People are immediately drawn to a 22-inch, flat-screen monitor that sits on their work desk," Bauer adds. "Almost instantaneously, they log on, and we have measured the length of time between logging on, and their first transaction and it's about two minutes."
5. In-Room Control
Finally, imagine pressing a button labeled "good night" that turns off the television, all lights, and closes the drapes. This technology exists today, and gives guests control over nearly every facet of the room, from the drapery to the heating. It's even beginning to trickle down into affordable guest rooms.
A controller behind the television feeds commands to every item in the room that can be remotely adjusted. The guest can use the TV to control the alarm clocks, access the bar, the safe; basically everything except the fire alarms. Another option is to use a small touch panel that can be mounted onto the wall. The next phase is to enable applications, similar to those in an iPhone that will allow hotels to access sites outside of its four walls via the Web.
"I would like to start interacting with the world," explains John Bollen, MGM MIRAGE vice president of technology, which installed the Control4 (
) hotel room device at the new ARIA at CityCenter. "I want to give guests the capability to check the weather, access news feeds from their local market, even read the local paper. That's the type of interaction that we want to bring into the guest room."
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DEERFIELD, IL -- Mondelez International Inc. has chosen nine startups to participate in a new mobile technology program aimed at driving more impulse purchases and better in-store marketing.
The candy and snack giant -- which was formed last year when Kraft Foods split in two -- launched the initiative, called Mobile Futures, in October. The final nine startups were narrowed down from a pool of more than 150 applicants who pitched their ideas during a two-day event.
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AMES, Iowa – By 2016, Iowa aims to be the healthiest state in the nation, a goal set forth by Governor Branstad. At the 2013 Iowa Governor's Conference on Public Health in April, Peggy Martin and Ashley Christensen were recognized for promoting excellence in physical activity and nutrition, key components in reaching Iowa's healthiest state goal.
Martin, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach state nutrition specialist, manages the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, known as EFNEP, for Iowa State, as well as the Family Nutrition Program, part of the SNAP-ED program. Both programs have been at work in Iowa communities, helping low-income families plan healthy, cost-effective meals.
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"The Northeast Iowa Safe Routes to School program is right in line with the governor's Healthiest State Initiative," said Christensen. "In order to achieve a healthier population, physical activity must be part of the equation. By focusing on increasing physical activity levels among youth through active transportation to school, we are assisting students by helping them form lifelong health-promoting habits, which will benefit them today and in the future."
ISU Extension and Outreach is supporting the Healthiest State Initiative through many programs such as EFNEP and FNP, and by aiding programs such as the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative.
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For those who didn't read a "history of mindfulness" by bhiikhu sujato, here are some topics which I found particularly interesting.
1°) The satipatthana sutta was originally in the samyutta nikaya, but moved later to the majjhima and the digha nikayas, because those books had no mentioning of the 4 Establishments of Mindfulness.
2°) Some parts were added in this process, to make the text longer:
- the sati of the body concerned only the parts of the body (not the breath etc.)
- there was non mentioning of the contemplation of impermanence
- the part on the dhammas mentioned only the 5 hindrances and the 7 factors of enlightenment
3°) Clear comprehension (sampajana) was distinct of mindfulness (sati), and was either in the beginning of the text (i.e before the 4 establishments of mindfulness) or even not in the text.
4°) The 4 establishments of mindfulness were more a preparation to jhana than to vipassana.
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Without Dixon around, Todman was poised for a huge year in 2010 and he did not disappoint. In just 11 games, Todman rushed for a conference high 1,516 yards and 14 touchdowns. Despite his 5-9 frame, Todman carried the ball 302 times. As a result of his success, Todman won the Big East Offensive Player of the Year award and made a variety of All-American teams.
Todman is an interesting NFL prospect. He is a superb athlete who can run a sub 4.4 40. There will be concerns that he cannot carry the ball 20 to 25 times per game at the next level, but he can play other positions. Todman is more than capable of lining up wide as a receiver and getting his touches on kickoff returns. With a good showing at the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma, Todman could get a ton of national attention and then it may be tough for him to turn down the NFL.
2/10 Update: Todman did not garner much attention as UConn struggled to hang in there with Oklahoma during the Fiesta Bowl. The Huskies' two touchdowns came on an interception and a kick-off return. Thus, the offense was pretty much shut out. Todman still wanted to parlay his success in 2010 into a higher draft pick and opted to enter the draft early. He is still largely considered a third round prospect, but he has room to move up once he shows off his versatility and speed at the NFL Combine.
4/8 Update: Todman had a fine showing at the NFL combine. He ran a 4.40 40-yard-dash and showed plenty of athleticism and strength. However, Todman is a tough fit for most NFL teams and that is becoming more and more apparent. As a result, Todman's stock is dropping and he could even fall into the fourth round.
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Icovered Todman his senior year in high school a few times. led his team to #1 overall. He is a great athlete, fast and good vision. He will impress come combine time. Should sky rocket up boards. Not a big back, but big enough.
lockhart985 01/04/11 09:24 AM
I have seen this kid play in high school an at UCONN.The moment i layed eyes on him i knew he had nfl potential. Great vision, speed and instincts. He is truly talented. He has gone under the radar his whole football career but anyone who takes a chance on him this draft will be pleasantly surprised.He is a differance maker.
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JORDAN is the real deal I have seen him play high school and UCONN. In his high school super bowl game he had near 300 all purpose yards 2 60 yard runs and 80 yard touchdown on a catch across the middle and took it the distance and played defence the entire game. The team that drafts Jordam Todman will be very rewarded with his all around athletic ability good luck Jordan
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Can you hear the wedding bells? We do at Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson! As more brides and grooms list stunning scenery as a must for their wedding venue, the highly-regarded Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson in Tarrytown, New York has become the picturesque destination for nuptials. In fact, the estate has been a picture perfect location for weddings for more than 100 years, when weddings graced the pages of The New York Times.
May 27, 1902, "Football Hero" Arthur Poe married Miss. Anne Emerson at what was then called Irvington-on-the-Hudson (today's Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson), a reporter wrote as a special in The New York Times. Poe was a football star and graduate of Princeton University.
June 17, 1915, The New York Times notes in the headline "$500,000 in Gifts at Biddle Wedding," describing the marriage between the son of A. J. Drexel Biddle and Miss. Mary L. Duke. Their wedding was decorated with "great marquees of green, embellished with patterns of the fleur-de-lys, being hung from the trees over the section of the lawn set apart for the dancing. The orchestra played under a cherry tree, laden with red, ripe fruit." The article continues, "The table was decorated with masses of mauve orchids and lilies-of-the-valley, and the bride's cake towered several feet in height, showering a bridal pair standing before a horseshoe, upon which was emblazoned in gold 'Good Luck' with wedding bells and tiny cupids galore."
June 25, 1931, Miss. Katte wed Henry M. Shrady at the Estate on the garden of the former home of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. King. Just as done today with current publications, The New York Times described the wedding with much detail, saying that Miss Katte's "veil was arranged with a snug fitting cap of the lace, and held in place with a narrow bandeau of orange blossoms. The bridal bouquet was of white orchids and lilies-of-the-valley."
In the heart of "Sleepy Hollow Country," the Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson has long been a cornerstone of the historic Hudson Valley region of New York. First as country estate homes for the wealthy families of tobacco and railroad industries, from the mid 1800's through after the turn of the century the estate is where the wealthy played host to countless galas.
When it comes to weddings, even when the two mansions were private homes, Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson has always been the perfect setting for a romantic and memorable day. Brides, grooms and their families and friends enjoy the beautiful landscapes that the charming property has provided for more than a century.
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I bought a new 550 X-Drive M-Sport a couple of weeks ago. I got rid of a CLS-550 to gain AWD. Not sure whether I like the car better or not -- it's a close call with puts and takes.
One thing I've been very unhappy with is the BMW Assist. While it's better than what my Mercedes had, getting it set up and getting it to function as I would expect has been an absolute pain. There's a complete lack of good information at either the dealer or via the concierge service.
I have an iPhone 5 and I purchased the $200/yr Assist concierge package (or whatever they call it). Several advertised features do not work. And, the way BMW handles this issue is really pretty pathetic. Their web site is laced with broken links. So far, this is what I've been able to get to work:
- Direct dial the concierge and have messages sent to me
- Text messages can be received as messages
- Address book loads
- Bluetooth works for taking calls
Here's what either doesn't work or I (BMW) cannot figure out:
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- Receiving email
- BMW Apps in general (Google Search, Bloomberg, etc.)
- Google Maps from desktop sent to car
To deal with the latter, I'm just going to call BMW. Their call center probably pays ~$5 per call handled, if I had to guess. They would be smart to fix these issues to minimize the calls for directions and such.
I have to say -- really nice car but the tech integration is pretty weak. Had I spent more time with this prior to getting the car I would have bucked up for a new CLS. If the answer is that this will all be fixed when the kit for the iPhone 5 comes out in a few months, no worries. I can wait. You would think that given the prevalence of the iPhone 5 among BMW drivers there would be broader communication of this fact...
I've read some posts on general issues with the i-Phone 5. Could someone post a link to something more comprehensive?
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That said, I have to agree with you - the car is complex enough without knowledgeable support available. Based on the iPhone issues with BMW APPS I'm not inclined to rush out and pay Verizon any more $$$ for something that will reduce, not enhance, my driving pleasure.
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I have an iphone 5 (Verizon) and have had success with most of these issues:
Playing internet radio / pandora / etc.
First phone needs to be connected to vehicle directly via usb for BMW Apps to work. With Iphone 5 that means using a new lightning cable since in car cradle is not compatible.
From phone can start Pandora, then Pandora should appear in Apps and can be controlled via idrive. Bmw internet radio, Facebook, Twitter and news etc, are all controlled via drive.
Download BMW Connected from Apple app store to set up accounts. Need to launch BMW Connected App first from phone to be able to then control all apps from idrive.
- Receiving email
This seems to be hit or miss. First make sure you have the latest Bluetooth software update on your BMW.
then go into iphone notifications>email>notifications on >banners>view in locked screen On
Also Blutooth>BMW>show notifications>on
Get in vehicle, sync via bluetooth and test from different phone. Works only when iphone is locked/sleep, thus hard to send email to self to test.
If it does not work, then turn car off to disconnect bluetooth, go to notifications turn off then back on for email, and bluetooth notifications.
Retry, txt should work email from this forum appears hit or miss.
A message icon should show up on the screen.
Hit voice command and say messages and should take directly to messages
- BMW Apps in general (Google Search, Bloomberg, etc.)
Again only work if connected to USB
Must start BMW Connected app on iphone first.
- Google Maps from desktop sent to car
Works great, search for place, go to more>send>car>BMW>enter bmwassist account name
Can also download MyBMW Remote app that has a Google local search feature and can also send to car from iPhone.
Apple Maps and Google Maps app on iOS devices do not have the send to car feature even if use Safari to go to google maps.
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Blows me away how many cars don't have an Android hook up which blows away apple ios sales by almost 3 to 1. Do the car makers not follow smartphone sales or something? Very stupid IMHO
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Fragmentation - since there so many add ons to the Android OS, no two phones work exactly the same which would mean a lot of extensive testing for BMW. Case in point in my Hyundai (yes Hyundai) I could hit the call button and do voice commands on my Galxy Nexus running IceCream. Now my Jelly Bean Maxx HD will have nothing to do with it. Who knows why?
Form Factor - with the iPhone BMW can make 1 adapter that works with the most popular handset in the world. Up until the new connector on the 5, this was development that paid off for 5 years since Apple had not changed their adapter. 5 Years, across multiple countries on the most popular handset.
As an Android guy, very frustrating. As a business guy, makes total sense.
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Interstingly, had to exchange my iphone 5, thus had to reset up bluetooth etc. At first messages did not work, all settings the same. AFter I connected the phone via usb, and checked Office to verify messages etc, the email and txt worked again via bluetooth. It is a fickle system.
Does anyone know how to reply to a txt or send a txt by activating Siri via the in car speaker/command?
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First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) is taking a beating today, its stock off almost 20% thanks to a lowered outlook for 2012, delays in its projects and expensive reorganization plans. That makes First Solar off an ugly 74% so far in 2011 and almost 90% from its 2008 peak.
First Solar isn't alone, either. Many solar companies are getting hit hard this year — and are running the risk of going dark permanently.
Solar-panel manufacturers face growing questions of viability for a host of reasons, including:
Weak solar demand: Oil prices have once again ticked up to $100 per barrel, but it remains a very expensive task to install solar panels. Energy prices just aren't high enough to make the switch worthwhile in the short term — besides, many consumers don't have the extra money, and many businesses are more concerned with preserving capital and staying defensive than winning points for reducing carbon emissions. European nations were some of the biggest buyers of solar panels thanks to rich subsidies and government projects, but obviously debt concerns have squashed that spending.
Rock-bottom solar prices: The irony is that solar panels are more affordable than ever before thanks to low-cost producers in China who have not just moved prices lower, but have saturated the market with too much supply. The result is fire-sale prices on solar panels just to deal with the abundance of inventories.
The Solyndra debacle: The bankrupt company that received more than $500 million in funding from the federal government might be a political football in an election year, but it also is a warning bell for the entire solar industry. More oversight and the elimination of subsidies could squeeze the struggling industry even more.
All this has added up to an ugly outlook from First Solar, the largest U.S. solar cell company and one of the top manufacturers in the world. Earlier in 2011, FSLR reduced its revenue guidance to $3.6 billion to $3.7 billion for this fiscal year. In October, it cut its outlook again to $3 billion to $3.3 billion in total sales on the year. And today, sales projections were lowered yet again to $2.8 billion to $2.9 billion for the fiscal year.
That's not a good sign.
The challenges at First Solar are shared industry-wide as sales dry up and profits evaporate. Just look at the flop of other solar stocks in both the U.S. and China, and you'll see that FSLR is not alone in its troubles. The Guggenheim Solar (NYSE:TAN) exchange-traded fund is off 63% so far in 2011 thanks to the ugly performance of its components, which include:
- China's LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK), off 5% today and 56% since January.
- America's SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), down 9% today and off 55% year-to-date in 2011.
- China's Suntech Power (NYSE:STP), off 5% today and down 71% in 2011.
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Of course, investors have to make sure they pick the winners and not the losers. First Solar could be on Easy Street if it can only stay afloat long enough to outlive its failing competitors … but there's always the risk that First Solar could be a company that fails, too.
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You have to respect and admire the way GSP dominates and performs in ALL areas, he is an amzing machine in the cage.... I think people just get frustrated with him as he has the ability to finish fights as well but prefers to play it safe.
The Diaz fight - over 2 rounds of the fight were on the feet, Diaz can't really complain about that, I was more shocked at how he shrugged GSP off in the later rounds than anything, rest of the fight went just as I thought it would, standard GSP.
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Back on topic, the UFC needs to start dishing out proper bans for people caught juicing and get rid of the TRT loophole as it is to the detriment of the sport. It seems that a large percentage of US and Brazilians fighters have low testosterone?!? or pissing hot. This sport will never be mainstream if the general consensus is that none of the fighters are clean and that seems to be where we are at?
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I dont hate/dislike GSP its just as a champion I feel he sets a bad example to younger guys with his win at all cost attitude. Lets be real for a minute if every kid copied his style the sport would be dead in 5 to 10 years as who would want to fork out between £30 and £300 to watch every fighter play it safe even when in a top dominant position and end up with the judges. My only gripe with his is he has tons of ability yet refuses to take even the smallest of risks why not try rain down a few punches and elbows even if just to set up a choke or armbar I dunno man just how I view it. Also im not one of these guys who dont understand the sport I love the ground probs more then stand up wars its just I love to see aggressive ground players whether it be subs or gnp.
I think you miss the one obvious point though Baby, GSP is still an elite athlete, he can do what he does because of this, not many fighters can nullify anyone they come across like he does, if they could, everyone would do it.. Fitch was maybe a boring version of GSP, but...GSP still mixes it up, has brilliant guard passing etc, he dominates, just because he doesnt KO every fool doesnt mean he is boring, dont get me wrong, I like probably most people prefer a KO 30 seconds into a fight over a 25 mind ground fest but at the same time thats because of the explosive wow factor, its a bit like watching a porn movie with dwarves and cattle over an Oscar winning movie.... the Oscar movie is more cerebral and should be admired for it but you cant help but watch cows fucking midgets.... Doesnt mean either is truly better to be honest.
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Stupid thesis imo (pointed at baby)... If he can win, then he's going to do it by any means necessary, he doesn't have to entertain people. He's an athlete and business man, and he's the best in the world, it's something that you will just need to get used to.
Flip side is like saying its unfair that Tyson used to use his excessive power to KO fools, that just wasn't fair on boxers who preferred to jab and move...
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Both points taken but the man should still be looking for a end game whether it be a sub gnp or a strike some call it brilliant others call it manipulation of the ref judges and time wasting. In my view if a guy is on bottom but working for subs trying to hip out/sweep escape anything really and the top guy is doing very little but keeping busy enough to keep the ref away then the bottom guy should be getting points for that even if he was taken down. I may have wrote this wrong but im sure you get the message im trying to spread. I just think they need some sort of rule to push fighters to not be content to do very little from top. Maybe Diaz is right maybe elbows from top are the problem idk.
I know what you are saying but to play devils advocate to that, why should he finish fights (I do think he should from a fans point of view) there are 3 ways to win, sub, ko or decision, he is only taking one of the three options that are given to him before the fight, same as the other fighter. Plus, the other fighter, is it not his fault for not training to defend those takedowns better - its not a trade secret what GSP will do.
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Once there were 19. Now there are four. And as Utah native Anthony Geary (Luke on "General Hospital") admitted, "We'd been living on death row" before a recent reprieve for his show.
Which doesn't mean that American viewers are done with soaps. Prime-time TV is starting to look a bit like the mid-1980s, when "Dallas," "Dynasty," "Knots Landing" and "Falcon Crest" ruled the ratings.
"I feel like 'Revenge' has really made soaps cool again," said ABC Entertainment president Paul Lee.
That show marks a return to glitz and glamour along with backstabbing, adultery and maybe even evil twins.
"I can assure you Victoria [Madeleine Stowe] does not have an evil twin," "Revenge" creator/executive producer Mike Kelley said with a laugh. "Well, not this season."
Daytime decline • The list of daytime soaps has shrunk to two on CBS ("Young and the Restless," "Bold and the Beautiful") and one each on ABC ("General Hospital") and NBC ("Days of Our Lives").
"From the world of Luke and Laura's wedding back in 1981, which was watched by 30 million people, the last 30 years have been the decline of the soap operas," said Mark Rubinfeld, chairman of the sociology department at Westminster College.
That's mostly thanks to changing demographics, as the housewives who once watched the shows while they did their ironing are mostly a thing of the past.
"Women went to work," Rubinfeld said. "The stay-at-home moms demographic, which used to be two-thirds of all women, is today somewhere between 25 and 30 percent."
That's why even the four remaining soaps aren't exactly safe. Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis on "GH") compared soaps to "the walking dead" and she wasn't referring to the TV show by that title.
"We feel more secure," says "Y&R" star Peter Bergman, because the shows that have replaced soaps haven't drawn big audiences, but that doesn't change the math. Daytime soaps are much more expensive to produce than talk/lifestyle shows.
Change or die? • "GH" producer Frank Valenti believes daytime soaps are "an original American art form" that has to adapt. His show has gone to shorter scenes and a faster storytelling pace.
But there's a certain head-in-the-sand attitude that hasn't disappeared. Jane Elliott (Tracy on "GH") termed their unchanging nature "one of the blessings" of soaps.
"For 50 years, we have been telling stories five days a week, 52 weeks a year," she said. "We are part of people's milestones when they are in a hospital with a sick parent, when the women are pregnant and they have their new babies and they come home. It's not just people ironing."
But, again, that's ignoring numbers. "General Hospital" peaked at 11.4 million viewers in 1980-81; that number dropped to 2 million in 2011-12.
Move to prime time • Kelley said he was a "big fan" of nighttime soaps like "Knots Landing" and daytime soaps like "One Life to Live."
"I hated to see ['OLTL'] go," he said. "But serialized shows stopped being just a daytime thing a long time ago."
You can certainly argue that "Dallas" and "Dynasty" changed TV. Pre-J.R. Ewing and Alexis Carrington Colby, most network dramas and sitcoms were a collection of self-contained episodes.
In the two decades since those shows faded off the air, the vast majority of prime-time dramas and sitcoms have been serialized to one degree or another. Even crime dramas like the "CSIs" and the "NCISes" include ongoing personal storylines.
Not just dramas, but most TV comedies end their seasons with cliffhangers.
And the reality genre also helps fill the gap. With fewer daytime soaps, TV screens are filled instead with "Real Housewives." And viewers don't need to invest five hours a week for months and years at a time to follow a reality show's plot.
"It's all about instant gratification, which you can get from reality TV," Rubinfeld said. "And there are so many more choices. When Luke and Laura got married, there were only three, four, five TV channels you could watch. Now you have 500.
"On top of that, you have the Internet and all the social networking sites, so young women can get as much drama as they need from Facebook."
Soaps in prime time • This season, ABC added "Nashville" to "Revenge."And you can certainly argue that "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" are just soaps of a different kind. The network will add "Mistresses" in 2013.
In January, NBC is debuting "Deception," a soap/murder mystery. That's when the revived "Dallas" launches Season 2 or is that Season 16?
"There was a space open for this kind of show that was sort of missing," said Gabriel Mann (Nolan on "Revenge"). "It had a retro feel to it."
Part of that retro feel is rich folks getting themselves in too deep in a variety of ways. "That was always part of the glamour of TV and movies," Rubinfeld said. "And there's something to that idea of schadenfreude taking pleasure in others' misery. That my life may be full of problems, but it's not as bad as theirs."
The ultimate prime-time example of that was "Dallas," a worldwide hit that drew 83 million viewers in this country when it was revealed who shot J.R. (Larry Hagman) in 1980. That's 4 million more than the combined vote totals of Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter in that year's election.
"It was a great story," Hagman said shortly before his death of cancer in November. "People had a lot of fun with it. I had a lot of fun with it. That's what this is supposed to be all about."
Soaps just ought to be fun • Escapism is the word. You can argue that "Downton Abbey," the biggest pop-culture sensation to hit PBS in decades, is just a prime-time soap set on an English manor.
Creator/writer Julian Fellowes said he patterned the show after American series, filling it with "big plots, little plots, funny plots, sad plots" because that "seems to be right for the energy of now."
Oscar- and Emmy-winner Fellowes takes no offense when "Downton" is described as a soap. In contrast, Oscar-winner Callie Khouri ("Thelma and Louise") makes it clear she doesn't want her series, "Nashville," placed in that category. "I'd rather call it a drama," she said.
Which may explain why "Nashville" hasn't caught the pop-culture comet the way "Revenge" has. It takes itself extremely seriously, whereas "Revenge" has fun.
"Tongues are planted in cheeks, but not firmly," Mann said. "We take it very seriously, but there's a lot of fun in the process."
And his boss said his No. 1 goal is "just to tell some good stories."
"I don't want anyone to forget they're watching a TV show," Kelley said. "I'm saying, 'Sit down and enjoy yourself.' "
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"Young and the Restless" • 10 a.m., CBS/Channel 2
"General Hospital" • 1 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4
"Bold and the Beautiful" • 1:30, CBS/Channel 2
"Days of Our Lives" • 2 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5
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"Downton Abbey" • Returns Sunday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. on PBS/Channel 7
"Revenge" • Returns Sunday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. on ABC/Channel 4
"Deception" • Premieres Monday, Jan. 7, at 9 p.m. on NBC/Ch. 5
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On the 23rd Feb 2013 at Leisure@Cheltenham Lee Caers will be looking to defend his welterweight title against hard hitting KO artist Ashley Beaumont.
Also in our 2nd title fight Mario Saeed will be taking on Leon Rosser... this one is gunna be interesting as both men boast some impressive and nasty arm bar victories.
Other noticable fights include Sam Mensah making the drop to middleweight to face Harry McLeman, also Ben Constantine will be taking on Aaron Thomas. Current PainPit Heavyweight Champion will be looking to continue is winning streak with a won over Stu Furay. The MMA debut of Kickboxing champion Carl Swaby.
Of course let not forget the most talked about MMA fighter in the UK right now FRANK FELLOW #teamfrank will be taking on arch rival Will Stephenson #teamwill!!! NOT TO BE MISSED
All VIP & Silver tables have sold out, but still plenty of standard seating and balcony seating available. get them online or from any fighter/gym on the card


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Did you know?
The establishment of Lubombo will facilitate the ancient natural migration of elephants along the Futi System and Rio Maputo floodplains.
Swaziland is tiny – 193km by 145km, one million souls – and is tucked in between the mega-nodes of South Africa's Mpumalanga Province, KwaZulu Natal and Mozambique. But it's a stand-out state, packed full of stunning mountain scenery, winding rivers, friendly smiles, fascinating culture and great wildlife.
A Swaziland-South Africa trans-border trip involves everything from forest lodges to mountain cabins to plush casino resorts to quiet time spent at a reserve waterhole.
'The Swaziland trans-border route from Maputo through to Mpumalanga is the traveller's road', says a lodge owner near Piggs Peak. 'It's the adventurous, slightly longer alternative to the N4.'
Head south to Malolotja Nature Reserve, a majestic and misty mountain park with very old rock formations. One day, Malolotja will join with Songimvelo Reserve in a trans-border project with Swaziland and South Africa.
The Royal Swazi Sun gleams in the Ezulweni Valley sunlight, surrounded by forests, a vast rolling golf course and purple blossoms in all its British Colonial splendour.
Near the back of Bob Forrester's guide on Swaziland you'll find a section called 'Handcraft Route'. Follow it. Mantenga Cultural Market is a forest-shrouded complex of low buildings selling pottery, sculptures, fabrics and adventure tours.
On the Manzini road, turn off to House On Fire, a community craft and entertainment centre of huge interest. It's the most imaginative, eclectic, bohemian setup in Swaziland. They sell great local crafts – doubly-appealing because they're so unusual – and promote local music in their amphitheatre out back.
Spend a while at the Hlane Reserve waterhole near the eastern Swazi border to digest all of this. Your last stop on the South African-Swaziland trans-border route is the Bulembu border post, as you begin the winding journey down the mountain slopes into South Africa.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Tel: +268 2416 2180
Web: http://www.swazi.travel/contactus
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How to get here
From Johannesburg or Pretoria take the N4 east and follow the signs to Oshoek border post. If you're coming from KwaZulu-Natal, there are a number of border posts you can choose.
Best time to visit
Being sub-tropical, it can be very hot in summer. The shoulder seasons and winter are very pleasant.
Get around
Self-drive is the most convenient.
Length of stay
You should stay at least two nights in Swaziland, more if possible.
What to pack
Bring along an extra bag for crafts. Don't forget binoculars and camera for wildlife.
Where to stay
Big Game Parks have a number of options to suit all budgets. There are also excellent hotels in the Ezulwini Valley outside Mbabane.
Best buys
Swaziland specialises in woven and carved craft, but look out for the animals made of recycled glass, and Swazi candles.


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Batman, Captain America Save Cat From A Burning House
(Milton, WV) -- Two men dressed as comic book heroes Batman and Captain America saved a cat from a burning house in West Virginia over the weekend. John "Batman" Buckland and Troy "Captain America" Marcum saw the smoke from an American Legion hall and decided to help. Buckland is a former firefighter and rushed into the burning house to see if anyone was inside. "Batman" rooted around the house and pulled the cat out of the house and performed mouth-to-mouth to revive it. Buckland told WSAZ he didn't mind when the cat woke-up and hissed at him because the moment had a quote; "whole Batman, Catwoman thing playing, you know?" The cat was the only one in the house at the time. Fire officials say the fire started in a bedroom closet.


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Scientific Research
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Shinkai, H., Nunome, H., Ikegami, Y. and Isokawa, M. (2008) Ball-Foot Interaction in Impact Phase of Instep Soccer Kick. In: Reilly, T. and Korkusuz, F., Eds., Science and Football VI, The Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Science and Football, Routledge, Abingdon, 41-46.
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Flexible Impact Force Sensor
Chen Liu, Yukio Fujimoto, Yoshikazu Tanaka
Flexible Sensor, Impact Force, Boxing, Sandbag, Distribution Type Sensor, Human Body
Journal of Sensor Technology,
Vol.4 No.2,
When human body is punched by boxing glove, both body surface and boxing glove deform in a complex shape. The purpose of this study is to develop a flexible sensor that can be used in such interface. Firstly, several mechanical phenomena, which are the cause of the error signal of the sensor, are discussed. These are the influences of out-of-plane bending deformation, shear force caused by rubbing, shear force caused by the Poisson's effect of contact material, and the lateral compressive force caused by the overhanging deformation of flexible material. Then, a prototype sensor that can eliminate the error factors of these is developed. The sensor is a distribution type impact sensor in which sixteen sensor elements are arranged in a 4 × 4 matrix. Punching experiments using a boxing glove are carried out by installing the sensor on the load cell, on the concrete wall and on the sandbag. From the experiment, it is found that the impact force can be measured with good accuracy by using the sensor. Despite the fact that the sensor has inadequate distribution number of sensor elements, the sensor structure meets mechanical requirements for the flexible impact sensor.
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If you spend long enough on this forum, you'll come away with all sorts of weird, untrue ideas of Orthodox Christianity.
I would suggest most persons in general avoid any question beginning with why.
You shouldn't "hate" anyone...especially your parents. It's one of the Ten Commandments.
The term planet earth is an innovation which has arisen in recent centuries with the error of heliocentrism.If one wants to confess a pure doctrine of Orthodoxy, they should be careful not to refer to the earth as a planet, unlike the current Pope as well as Patriarch Kirill and Patriarch Bartholomew, who regularly speak in error when they refer to our planet earth.
Quote from: LizaSymonenko on February 07, 2013, 01:04:32 AMYou shouldn't "hate" anyone...especially your parents. It's one of the Ten Commandments. Oh? I think Jesus disagreed.
If you refer to Luke 12....being divided from....is different than hating.
Quote from: LizaSymonenko on February 07, 2013, 12:06:47 PMIf you refer to Luke 12....being divided from....is different than hating.Luke 14, which has the word 'hate' in most English Bibles. But of course that has a specific context, and not in any way applicable to what James is talking about.
Oh wow. I genuinely feel sorry for you two.
Quote from: Cyrillic on February 16, 2013, 02:11:28 PMOh wow. I genuinely feel sorry for you two.For who?
Quote from: trevor72694 on February 16, 2013, 02:19:27 PMQuote from: Cyrillic on February 16, 2013, 02:11:28 PMOh wow. I genuinely feel sorry for you two.For who?James and you. Compared to you guys even I have normal parents.
Do any of the adolescent posters on this board have normal relationships with their folks? Cyrillic?
I've tried as hard as I could, but I honestly cannot say that I love my parents or find anything admirable about them. They've never been behind me on ANYTHING in life! They still don't even support my conversion to Orthodoxy and remain hostile toward me about it, even after I constantly pray for them and show nothing but kindness to them. I've been as patient as I could; always sticking up for them, always trying to find something good about them to say. But what for? They don't support me, and they stab me in the back by belittling my faith at any opportunity they get. But more so, combine this with the childhood they gave me and I feel even worse.
Can't you desire good and salvation for people without liking them in a chummy friendly way?
Or, to phrase it differently, what does the commandment to love others really entail? What does the commandment to honor our parents entail?
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Wow, what a week. Between the British Fashion Awards, Valentino's Master of Couture opening, Vogue's December issue launch in Madrid, the Hangover Ball, the Pirelli Calendar unveiling, and the Target-Neiman Marcus holiday collaboration shopping event, the fashion action was nonstop. See who turned up to which events — and which looks had heads turning — here, in our best-of roundup.
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text: Well, if you were worried you wouldn't get a chance to see Britney Spears in Vegas before her contract runs out, don't worry because she is signing up for two more years and $12M. I think it is the perfect solution for her. She gets to keep making money which makes those close to her happy. She doesn't have to work that many days a year but makes as much as she would from touring every couple of years. I wouldn't be shocked if the people around her start getting greedy though and sign Britney up for the same type of thing in London. Have her go over there and do the same type of show in one place where they can make a lot of money without too much hassle. Just load Britney up on a plane and park her in a hotel with 20 guys to watch over her and trot her out once a night for a few weeks. I wonder if she would rather perform or just go home to Louisiana and hang out there.