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Thanks for visiting my photo pages.
I am a birder and photographer living in Columbus, Ohio. I have been a
professional musician since the age of 20 and have been employed as the
English horn (cor anglais) soloist and oboist of the Columbus
Symphony Orchestra since 1986. I was born near Buffalo, NY, but grew
up in Rocky River, Ohio, a western Cleveland suburb. I was fortunate to
attend 3 years of high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in the northern
lower Michigan peninsula after attending the summer camp there for 6 seasons.
I then studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of John
Mack, the Cleveland Orchestra's legendary principal oboist. My first professional
experience was during those student days playing the English horn in the
Akron and Canton Symphony Orchestras. My first full-time gig was serving
as the English hornist with the San Francisco Symphony for a one-year appointment.
The next year was spent in the soon to be defunct Kansas City Philharmonic.
My interest in wildlife photography originally began when I lived in South
Africa from 1983-1986, where I served as principal oboist for the Cape
Performing Arts Board Orchestra in Cape Town. Enchanted by the scenery
and wildlife, I purchased a Yashica FX-D and a few inexpensive lenses and
traveled extensively throughout southern Africa.
In the '90's I renewed my interest
in photography with the natural world of my native Ohio. I replaced my
FX-D's and low-quality lenses with wonderful Contax cameras and Zeiss lenses.
As I became a serious birder, I also added a Nikon F4s and the 500/f4P
to begin photographing birds. In 1998, I switched to one system, Canon,
to take advantage of their autofocus telephotos, namely the EF600/f4L.
In 2000 I replaced that 600mm with the Image-Stabilization version. This
lens helped my bird photography in leaps and bounds.
Most of the older film photos here were
taken with a Canon EOS3 body filled mostly with Fuji ProviaF film.
In October, 2003 I purchased my first digital camera and haven't used a
single roll of film since. My current cameras of choice are the Canon
1D MarkIV and the Canon 1D-X and am currently using the Canon 800mm f5.6L
IS lens as my main bird lens. My 600mm or 800mm lenses are always used
on a Gitzo carbon fiber tripod with a Wimberly head. I'm first and foremost
a musician and not a photographer, but photography has become an increasingly
important source of my income over the years. My photos are regularly used
in a wide variety of national and regional magazine and book publications,
calendars, and other diverse places. Credits include Audubon,
National Wildlife, ABA's Birding, Birder's World, Backpacker,
and Jill, Discover, The Boston Gobe, NewYork Times, and many
more. Book credits include numerous field guides, National Geographic books,
and countless state and provincial publications throughout North America.
I get a lot of "what should I buy?" requests about camera equipment. I don't pay too much attention to what the major camera makers are doing these days, and I can't answer those questions. There is a lot of information available elsewhere on the Internet. I have bought and sold a lot of cameras and lenses over the years, and photos on this website were taken with a variety of them. Here is a list of what I currently own, like, and use :
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Canon EOS 1DX
Canon 14mm f2.8L II
Canon 16-35mm f4 L IS
Canon 28mm f2.8 IS
Canon 100mm f2.8 L IS macro
Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS II
Canon 400mm f4 DO IS II
Canon 800mm f5.6 L IS
Canon 1.4xIII
Canon 2xIII
Canon angle finder C
Canon 550EX flash units and cords
Quantum Turbo 3 battery
Gitzo tripods
Wimberly tripod head II
Zeiss 10x42 FL Victory binoculars and
several others
Zeiss 85mm Diascope with 20-60 eyepiece
Please check back at this site often, since I will regularly add more photographs from here in Ohio and future travels when time and money allow. All wildlife presented at this site is shown in the wild in natural habitats. You will see no birds at feeders and prearranged set-ups, captives, or feral exotics here. Since I'm a birder as well as a photographer, my goal is to represent the best of what I see through my binoculars when I release the camera's shutter, depicting birds in their environments both as realistically and as aesthetically as possible.
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From Latin iocularis, from ioculus ("a little jest"), diminutive of iocus ("a jest").
jocular (comparative more jocular, superlative most jocular)
- (formal) Humorous, amusing or joking.
- He was in a jocular mood all day.
- All we had was a short and jocular conversation.
- 1865, Horatio Alger, Paul Prescott's Charge, chapter IV:
- From the tone of the speaker, the last words might be understood to be jocular.
- 1896, H. G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau, chapter 15:
- Sometimes he would notice it, pat it, call it half-mocking, half-jocular names, and so make it caper with extraordinary delight.
- 1910, Stephen Leacock, The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones:
- Then papa began to get very tired of Jones, and fidgeted and finally said, with jocular irony, that Jones had better stay all night, they could give him a shake-down.
- (humorous): jokey, silly, joculous; see also Wikisaurus:witty
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humorous, amusing, joking
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- jocular in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- jocular in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Weiner's Right-Wing Stance on the Middle East
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The Netanyahu government is now just where it wants to be. It feels no need to take any action to accommodate the Palestinians or entertain President Obama's suggestions for restarting negotiations.
When Meir Dagan, a right-winger who just retired as head of the Mossad, warned that he was losing sleep over the dangers posed to Israel by the policies of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak, Bibi's backers criticized him for disloyalty. The government's mantra: We have it all under control. In other words, we intend to do nothing and hope for the best.
Unfortunately, the United States government is largely responsible for the current state of affairs. That is because we are the Israeli government's enablers.
If the United States indicated, with one voice, that we believe that Israel's policies are dangerous, pressure on Netanyahu to change course would become irresistible. More than anything, Israelis fear angering the United States.
Not only do we provide Israel with a $3.5 billion aid package that keeps its economy afloat and its military the mightiest in the region, we are also its only consistent backer at the United Nations and with the European Union. Any prime minister who seriously antagonizes the United States will not remain prime minister long, as Yitzhak Shamir discovered in 1992 when he dissed America one time too many and found himself replaced by Yitzhak Rabin.
Right now the Israeli government is terrified by the prospect that the United Nations will recognize a Palestinian state within the 1967 lines in September. U.N. recognition would not just mean that the state of Palestine's flag would wave between those of Pakistan and Panama in New York, it would also mean that Israel would be forced to deal with Palestine state-to-state rather than state-to-subject people. That is the very last thing the Netanyahu government wants.
And it would happen, too, but for the United States government, which has promised that it will use its veto to stop it from happening. All the United States has to do is to abstain on the vote on establishing Palestine and the state will be created. (That is, of course, what we should do: abstain.)
That is only one example of the power the United States has when it comes to Israel. Israel is not quite the independent Jewish state envisioned by Theodor Herzl and the other early Zionists. It is independent, yes, but also dependent on the United States. And both countries know it.
The "pro-Israel" lobby would argue that the relationship is about friendship more than dependency. And, to an extent, it is. But only to an extent.
After all, if the U.S.-Israel relationship were all about friendship (or were, to use AIPAC's term, an "alliance"), the Israeli government would not consistently ignore American requests to slightly modify its policies to accommodate U.S. security needs. For instance, when successive presidents ask Israel to freeze settlements to both advance negotiations and help reduce the view in the Muslim world that the United States is Israel's puppet, the Israelis refuse. Even though a settlement freeze would in no way endanger Israel but would help us, the Israeli government won't do it. So we back down.
Nor is it a sign of friendship when the United States Congress wildly salutes Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, whose sole accomplishment during his time in office has been to strengthen the occupation and kill negotiations. If Congress felt actual friendship for Israel it would not strengthen Netanyahu with Simon says-like demonstrations of obedience that weaken those forces inside Israel that support U.S. efforts to advance peace. (Simon says: Stand up! Simon says: Sit down!)
After all, how can opposition leader Tzipi Livni argue that Netanyahu's recalcitrance is costing Israel American support when Congress, eager to please AIPAC, treats Netanyahu as if he were Winston Churchill?
No, this isn't friendship. This is domestic campaigning.
Does Congress know better? That is hard to say. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), just to pull a random name out of the air, is one of Netanyahu's most strident backers in Congress. As far as he is concerned, Israel can do no wrong. And anyone who disagrees with Israel is the enemy. (Weiner has called for Turkey's expulsion from NATO, despite its central role in U.S. defense, for allowing the Gaza relief flotilla to sail last year.)
Earlier this year Weiner stated, unequivocally and unambiguously, that the West Bank is not under occupation. Watch the video. He is not lying; he simply knows nothing about the Israeli-Palestinian issue except how to please the lobby. Sadly, he doesn't even know that the lobby itself would never say anything this ridiculous.
Weiner may be an extreme case, both in his devotion to the Israeli right and his ignorance about the Middle East. Most members of Congress know more (not necessarily much more) and enthuse about right-wing Israeli policies less (not necessarily much less).
All the same, it is clear that Congress cares about Israel's security only a little more than the Netanyahu government cares about the interests of the United States (or, for that matter, Israel's). Each is using the other, and neither will accept responsibility when disaster ensues.
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I'm so excited about Christmas. My boyfriend and I put my tree up yesterday and it is beautiful. I've always had an artificial tree but this year we got a real one. I've never been able to handle a real one on my own. I think I'm going to bring my old one into my class and set up. I saw this idea on pinterest about wrapping up books for everyday in December. I loved it and decided to adapt to meet my class needs. I took all my Christmas books home yesterday and plan to wrap one for each child. We have 16 days in December that we're in school but I have 18 kids. So a couple of days, we'll do two books. I might have to cheat a bit and pick out the one I wan them to unwrap on certain days. So to join in the Linky party on TBA (only a day late), here are some of my favorite Christmas books.
My favorites since childhood are The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Sweet Smell of Christmas. I can remember my aunt reading these stories to me as a kid. When teaching Christmas Around the world, I love the Tomie DePaola books. We usually read the legend of the Poinsetta and then make our own to go with it. Olive the Other Reindeer is a new classic. I stumbled on in a Scholastic book order one year. Olive looks a lot like my parent's dog, Ellie Mae. So it has become a new family favorite.
I'm linking up with TBA. Check others favorite Christmas books.
The sight word part of this post is going to have to wait until tomorrow. I created a rainbow writing sight word sheet with a little Christmas clipart. Check back tomorrow to get your freebie.


text: Assassin's Creed III Changes Weather, Changes Sides, Loses TowersLuke Plunkett3/06/12 10:30pmFiled to: assassins creedassassins creed iiiUbisoftNewsKotakucoreFbtweet238EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink There's a big Assassin's Creed III feature in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine, and having just thumbed through it, there's some interesting stuff not already revealed in there that's worth pointing out. About trees. And Generals. And snow. And the great American frontier.NICE NIGHT FOR A WALKPrevious games had a day/night cycle, but ACIII goes one step further and has a seasonal cycle. So during your travels the cities and countryside of the North American colonies will bleed from summer to winter, the latter bringing with it deep snow and complete changes to the animation and capabilities of the game's hero, Connor.BIG COUNTRYThe game features both Boston and New York, both pivotal locations in the War of Independence, but in between them it has something a lot bigger: the "frontier". This stretch of wilderness is 1.5x the size of the entire game world in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, meaning there should be plenty of places to climb trees, shimmy up mountains and hunt wild animals (for furs and money, of course, and the better the kill, the bigger the reward).THE THIRTY YEARS WARLike Ezio's tale, Connor's will run its course over decades. The game kicks off in 1753, with the colonies still happily a possession of the mother country, and will finish in 1783, the same year the Treaty of Paris brought an end to the War of Independence.SUPPORTING CASTSome of the real historical figures already confirmed to be making an appearance in ACIII are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and, most interestingly, the equally heroic and tragic British-then-American General Charles Lee. The Game Informer story says "a large majority" of characters you meet in the game are actual historical figures, a first for the series.TOWER DEFENCEThat awful "tower defence" mode from Revelations is gone. Phew.BLACK, WHITE, GREYUbisoft says the game will be trying to avoid making the war, and its combatants, a simplistic good vs evil struggle. There'll be bad Americans and good Brits, and the motives of both the Assassin's and Templars will be shown to similarly murky. Advertisement Advertisement You can read a whole lot more on the game in the latest issue of Game Informer, digital copy linked below.Assassin's Creed III Cover Story [Game Informer Digital]Reply238 repliesLeave a reply


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The most common side effect (less so fo woman than man) It interferes with libido. It may interfere with sleep so it is taken in the AM. It can cause jitteryness and weight loss. .. It usually takes between 3-5 weeks to work. 20 mgs is a low dose. You might want to consider therapy. I would recommend the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In CBT, one is taught new ways of thinking and behaving and as a result, one's mood improves, . anxiety and panic attacks decrease. In addition CBT is evidenced based as the most effective form of treating anxiety. See:
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Fundraising reports can communicate progress toward agreed-upon goals. They can also take a lot of time to produce. They can be confusing. They can have too much detail, or too little. They can engage and energize. They can also obfuscate.
Through our work we have been exposed to the diversity of fundraising reports. We have seen staff members focus all their attention on producing reports per board requests, only to have board members request different information in the meeting. We have watched board members' heads nod trying to stay awake during fundraising presentations that include slide after slide of comparisons against prior years, goals and other benchmarks.
We have flipped through binders that include copies of proposals submitted, detailed gift reports that list each gift from $1 to $1 million, and lists of potential donors. We've heard board members complain, "with all that paper I still don't know how much we need to raise." And we've heard the exasperations of staff, "They want to know why we didn't meet goal, but when we explain they aren't interested."
Producing fundraising reports can consume valuable time for a small, emerging or under-resourced nonprofit. Yet these reports are vital to the fundraising and oversight responsibilities of a board. The challenges and frustrations that arise when producing or reviewing reports can reflect an organization's fundraising capacity and infrastructure. Examples include software or a database that can't produce reports the board requests, or gifts that are entered incorrectly or categorized inconsistently.
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text: The Only Pep Talk You Will Ever NeedCassie Murdoch12/18/11 2:50pmFiled to: MotivationChad goldwasserfightampedAustinTexasMotivational speechInspirationGotta get ampedtweet481EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkHave you ever wondered what would happen if Michael Scott and Tony Robbins had a love child? Here is your answer. This dude's name is Chad Goldwasser, and he is the Chief Excitement Officer at something called the Goldwasser Institute, which offers products which will "inspire you to break through to the next level and realize there are no limits!" (He also looks like he's probably written a few of these...)AdvertisementAnyway, Chad has clearly snorted up a big ol' line of all the good that life has to offer, and he is ready to AMP YOU UP. You might not think you even need to be amped up, but trust me, you do. So let Chad's tepid clichés wash over you, and then—once the music and off-key singing start—you will know in your racing heart that he is right. We gotta fight! Fight! Fight! Ad infinitum.And, listen, if, for some some strange reason, you aren't buying it—if you don't feel like being a leader—go ahead and make fun of him because he has already said that he does not care what you think of him!Advertisement[Via Robert Popper ]Reply48 repliesLeave a reply


text: Two goals each from Mohammad Biplob and Nigerian Nkowcha Kingsley powered Muktijoddha Sangsad to an emphatic 5-0 win over Uttar Baridhara Club after Team BJMC and Brothers Union played out a goalless draw in the two matches of the Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The fourth win in nine matches lifted Muktijoddha Sangsad to the second position from with 15 points, three less than leaders Abahani, who played a match less than the All Reds. Team BJMC and Brothers Union are stuck at the sixth and seventh positions with 11 and 10 points respectively. BJMC could have left the field with a victory had the woodwork not denied them twice. Guinean striker Ismael Bangoura failed to beat the opposition goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation to deny his side from posting their fourth win. Though Brothers chased shadows for most part of the match, they too came close to sealing the victory but were denied by the woodwork once. Under the floodlight, Muktijoddha Sangsad came into the match on the back of two successive draws against Feni Soccer and Brothers Union but they shrugged off their poor performance to notch up their season's biggest win over promoted Uttar Baridhara, who were also humiliated 0-7 at the hands of Team BJMC earlier. The freedom fighters' side took the lead in the 21st minute when Biplob fired home from close range after availing a back-pass from Eleta Kingsley, who was also the provider in the second goal for Nkowcha, who tapped in from close range minutes later. Then Nkowcha raced past two defenders to find the back of the net with an angular shot from inside the box to join the top scorer's chart with six goals, along with Sheikh Jamal's Emeka Darlington. Eleta Kingsley then widened the margin with a nice header off a Maruf Ahmed corner in the 66th minute before Biplob bagged his second in the 78th minute by placing the ball past the goalie.


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Naz will have a solid season and if he gets at least 32-35 minutes should be close to a double-double every night. I am predicting a 12-12. I think he will rise to the challenge of being the main man near the basket and he will get more offensive rebounds which will be a nice change for the pistons. Flip comes from a different direction. He will not start initially, which I hope will change as the season wears on. He might get 20-25 minutes max.and this is substituting between Rip and Tay…which should easily get him at least 10-12 points and more rebounds than Sheed. This is of course assuming no injuries, which is unlikely. I hope, after the first of the year, the coach initiates a higher gear offense style and lets Rip-Flip open up the middle and everyone gets more fouls. The key to avoid last years melt-down is getting more fouls…and this will be my key indicator on how the offense will be clicking come playoff time. By Feb. this should be all evident. If not, then I expect JD will make some moves…if not before then.
They replayed games 6 and 7 of the Finals between the Spurs and Pistons on NBAtv last night. I watch Nazr a lot, and it was difficult to find a play that he was involved in. He set some nice screens and seemed to hustle... but he was usually on the weak side and didn't get many passes. He looked quicker than I remembered and it seemed like he had a good attitude. But it was not enough to give me confidence. I really hope he sheds his hands of brick reputation this year.
I have never underestimated my players and I pride myself on being a realist. CB will set it all up and I expect that he will be the best PG in the league next year. This is why JD will sign him. You still have to have one big man and a point to build the core around and there is no immediate help at the #15 pick…dream-on all you want. A whole lot of lamenting about the rookies dropping off radar screen. Do me a favor…go through all the team lineups and start calling out the slots occupied by national players. Hard-nosed, full throttle defense and can shoot. Sorry, I am not impressed with double wheeled dunks…like Larry Bird said, "…in our league its hard to find a guy who can hit a midrange jumper. It's embarrassing, frankly." It will be up to the new guys and perhaps a bench player to revitalize mental conditioning. If they win games by each team playing in the '70s' or even '80s' you can expect some serious moves in February, because it won't take you beyond.
That's Rip. Rip can hit a mid-range jumper. He is the most undervalued starter. Yet when it looked like he might be out in the first round of the playoffs, before we knew whether Arnie would be able to work his magic, there was a general consensus that without Rip our playoffs were over. The man is a warrior with great heart. He went cold at the same time as everyone else on our team.Playing tight or tired legs or flawed mindset, take your pick. But Rip can hit a mid-range jumper night in and night out. Nazr will have the better year. He will be ready to show what he can do. Flip probably won't utilize him as well as he could, but I think he'll do okay. I'm not a Flip Murray fan because I don't think we needed another guy who never saw a look he didn't like. Especially the trey attempts with the long rebounds.


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Australian and New Zealand Gardening: BROMELIADS FOR NOVICES & ADDICTS JULY & AUGUST 2012, 2 by works4me
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works4me wrote: Hello everyone, Wendy, good to hear from you, was beginning to wonder if something was amiss. Johnny needs to be really careful and take it easy after having the flu. We know two people with the �flu� bug, both have been hospitalised and are still really sick. You will have to hogtie him and make him rest especially with a dodgy immune system. You should slow down a bit too or you may end up crook as well. And thanks for the info on my new NOIDs. I reckon the one I thought was a mini neo is vr Guttata as you said. It does have nice soft leaves and no bitey bits. Nev, nice pics again. Sue, that�s a good looking Vr Ospinae. I have had one for quite a while but it has never done very well and doesn�t appear to be growing at all. Karen, nice crypts, I like the stripey one in the second pic (Fosteranus) and the pink NOID too. Bree, do you know the names of the neos in the fourth and fifth pics you posted? I'm just about running out of photos again � time to buy some new broms !!! Anyway, tonight�s pics are Neo Hearts Misic x Grace Darling and yet another NOID neo. Bye, Shirley |
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Kim Kardashian Was Almost Too Booty-licious!
February 14, 2011
Did you catch everything from the Grammy's? Singer turned designer becoming a billionaire? And Jamie Foxx in a Grammy Party brawl? Find this and more in today's Hizziewood Hizzle!
Here are a few of the things that you didn't see at the Grammy's last night. Justin Bieber was shocked when he didn't win Best New Artist. That didn't stop him from approaching Ezmerelda Spalding backstage and shaking her hand to congratulate her. Snookie served as MTV's correspondent and was blown off by Lil' Wayne who was smoking a cigar throughout his red carpet walk. She wasn't blown off by Nicki Minaj, who groped Snookie's upper half during their interview. Christina Aguilera can't seem to catch a break. If you didn't catch her trip and fall at the end of her performance you can watch the video again.
Which singer turned designer is about to his the $1 billion mark this year? Jessica Simpson's fashion line is expected to increase over 25 percent in 2011 putting her in the same financial company as Michael Kors. She recently said that she never expected to be some kind of fashion mogul. She also reveals that she is happy being engaged and has no date set nor has she even started trying on dresses!
Jamie Foxx got beat up!! Last night during Usher's Grammy Weekend party at around 11:30 pm, Jamie Foxx got into an altercation with his former manager. The two started shoving and that's when the ex-manager's boys came to help out. Jamie got punched in the head a few times before it was broken up. Sources say that though it was a Grammy party, it was very ghetto. No one was arrested or even thrown out of the event! There is still no word on what the beef is between the 2.
Kim Kardashian had a normal person fashion emergency before the Grammy's. When she went to put on her bronze gown, her butt didn't fit. She had to have the designer come to her and re-seam the entire backside of the dress. She was so freaked out about the incident, that she would not have gone had the dress not been reconstructed. Can somebody say high maintenance?!


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We discuss Occupy London art that may be from Banksy… or Keiser Report? They also look at the skyrocketing cost of new oil supply as Tony Blair sets up office in Kazakhstan. In the second half of the show, Max Keiser interviews Gail Tverberg of Our Finite World about the 65 year debt bubble now bursting as resources and credit hit their limit.
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Some days we skip from 'risk on' to 'risk off'.
Other days we lurch from inflation to deflation, tripping on stagflation as we go.
Australia's GDP rose sharply today, Melbourne Cup Day, on alcohol sales and betting frenzy on a horse race.
IMF Puzzled why central bank interest rates were cut when an alcohol and gambling frenzy caused such a spike in GDP.
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Verizon Expands EV-DO Coverage, Lights Up Pacific Northwest
Jun 23, 2005, 1:16 PM by (staff)
Verizon today launched EV-DO high speed wireless data for metro areas in Washington's Puget Sound metro area including Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia as well as the Northern Willamette Valley in Oregon including Portland, Vancouver and Salem. The carrier also recently expanded EV-DO coverage around Atlanta, Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth, and added coverage in Richmond, Virginia, and San Antonio, Texas. Verizon claims its high speed network now covers 100 million people, and expects to cover 150 million by year's end.
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Mimosa Cake
How to make the best meal of the week even better.
About the author: Sydney Oland lives in Somerville, Mass. Find more information at sydneyoland.com (or read eatingnosetotail.com)
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- Yield:Serves 6
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:1 hour 25 minutes
- For the Cake:
- 11 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup (about 4 ounces) cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (about 7 ounces) granulated sugar
- For the Orange Cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon zest and 1/4 cup juice from 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons powdered augar
- 3 oranges, cut into supremes
For the Cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350°F. Place the egg whites in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. In a separate bowl sift together confectioner's sugar, cake flour, and salt. Whisk the egg whites on medium-high until they form soft peaks, about 1 1/2 minutes. With the mixer running, add the granulated sugar in a steady stream and continue to beat until stiff peaks form, about 1 minute longer
Add remaining dry ingredients in four additions until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated. Gently pour into an ungreased tube pan and bake until cake is deep golden brown, about 40 minutes. Allow to cool on a rack.
For the Orange Cream: Wash out mixer bowl and add cream, orange zest, orange juice, and powdered sugar. Whisk at medium high speed until peaks form, about 1 minute. Serve the cake topped with orange cream and orange supremes.


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Crack the code for a message from Mars, redux
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla
Topics: Planetary Society Projects, Opportunity, fun, Spirit, Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars, past projects
Waaaay back when Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in January 2004, the Planetary Society helped the public participate in the missions with a number of projects, including one where we printed "secret codes" around the edges of the two names-bearing DVDs that were bolted to the Mars Exploration Rover landers. The secret codes weren't revealed until the rovers themselves took photos of the DVDs and returned them to Earth, and then people got to decipher the messages for prizes. Not quite two years later, we redesigned our website, and one of the pages that didn't get ported over to the new design was the page that gave people clues for deciphering the codes.
Nobody missed it until this year, but suddenly I've had a slew of inquiries about clues to deciphering Spirit's DVD. So I dug into our old website backup, and have now reposted the clues to decoding Spirit's DVD. Even if you've solved it before, if your memory is as bad as mine is, you may enjoy solving it again!
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Vision-based Detection for Learning Articulation Models of Cabinet Doors and Drawers in Household Environments
ICRA, Anchorage, Alaska, (2010)
3D Pose Estimation, Tracking and Model Learning of Articulated Objects from Dense Depth Video using Projected Texture Stereo
Proc. of the Workshop RGB-D: Advanced Reasoning with Depth Cameras at Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 06/2010, Zaragoza, Spain, (2010)
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IEEE Transactions on Robotics, (2011)
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Top 25 romantic movies
We've compiled our list of the top 25 movies to cuddle up to when you're in a romantic mood. Of course, this is just our opinion, so take a look and see where your favorites placed.
--Boston.com staff Next
25. 'Ever After'
"Just breathe"
This 1998 Cinderella re-telling imagines the title role (played by Drew Barrymore) as an egalitarian-minded peasant — living with her brutal step-mother (Anjelica Huston) of course — who reads "Utopia" and pals around with Leonardo DaVinci. It's all the more ironic then that while mimicking a courtier, the Prince (Dougray Scott) falls for her. As you can imagine, he's a bit put off when he discovers the truth. But don't worry, the glass slipper fits in the end. It always does. Next
24. 'The Bridges of Madison County'
"This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime"
The four days Francesca (Meryl Streep) spends with photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) while her husband and children are away at the Iowa State Fair are the most significant in her life. But she's torn between her familial obligations and the special connection with this man she's met. Ultimately, she decides to stay in Iowa. It's only years later after her death that her children discover her diaries and learn about this time in their mother's life. Next
"Eeeee... va?"
Though we wouldn't classify "WALL-E" as a "romantic" film per se, the story line between WALL-E, a Waste Allocation Lift Loader, and EVE, an Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator, is particularly heartwarming. WALL-E is in awe of EVE — sleek, shining, New Age — a counterpoint to his version 1.0 technology. It all comes together for the pair when, mimicking a scene from "Hello, Dolly!" he's watched (presumably) hundreds of times, WALL-E reaches out to hold EVE's "hand." Next
22. 'Slumdog Millionaire'
"This is our destiny"
From the time they were children living in the slums of India, Jamal (Dev Patel) has always felt compelled to protect Latika (Freida Pinto.) After they get separated, Jamal spends the rest of his life searching for her and finally appears on a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" type game show as a way to bring her to him. It is their destiny, after all. Next
21. 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
"Did I tell you how divinely and utterly happy I am?"
For all her fancy clothes and parties, beneath the facade of her Upper East Side lifestyle, effervescent socialite Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) is lonely. When the writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard) moves in to her building, they find in each other what they've been looking for. Perhaps the most romantic scene is at the film's closing, when Paul arrives in a cab to pick up Holly from prison, her nameless cat in tow. Next
20. 'Shakespeare in Love'
"Like a sickness and its cure together"
Like a storyline out of one of the Bard's plays, Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) disguises herself as a man so she can act in a William Shakespeare production (back then, women weren't allowed to act in plays.) In the meantime, the real Viola falls for "Will" (Joseph Fiennes), as he's referred to throughout, and their story bleeds into his scripts. The film won seven Academy Award nominations, garnering Paltrow her first Oscar nomination and subsequent win. Next
19. 'Brokeback Mountain'
"I wish I knew how to quit you"
Set in the 1960s, Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) are sheep herders who spend months of the year living in isolation atop the rugged Brokeback Mountain. When they develop feelings for each other, it's something neither of them can ignore and each will spend decades torn between what society expects from them and their passion for each other. Based on the short story by Annie Proulx, the film won three Academy Awards. Next
18. 'Legends of the Fall'
"I'll wait for you. However long it takes. I'll wait for you forever"
This sprawling epic set in Montana tells the story of the Ludlow family's heartbreak and sacrifice in the early 1900s. Tristan (Brad Pitt) is tortured and distraught after his brother Samuel is killed in WWI. Soon after Tristan's return, he begins a relationship with Samuel's fiancee, Susannah (Julia Ormond). But Tristan is restless and leaves, ending their relationship in a letter. When back again, he discovers that Susannah has married his other brother, Alfred, so Tristan marries Isabel, and with her builds the life that Susannah always wanted. Next
17. 'Love Actually'
"To me, you are perfect"
This 2003 holiday film is laced with all different stories of love: puppy love, lost love, unrequited love, and great big declarations of feelings. The most romantic scene (for us) is perhaps also the most heartbreaking. Mark (Andrew Lincoln), long smitten with his best friend's girl (Keira Knightley), appears at her door with a series of hand written posters expressing what he's always wanted to say: "To me, you are perfect." He gets us every time. Next
16. 'Jerry Maguire'
"You had me at 'Hello"
Is there anything as heartbreaking and frustrating and yet at the same time completely fulfilling and joyous as the relationship we have with sports? At least that's the case for football agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise), who's trying to rebuild his career after getting fired for pointing out the moral corruption in his company. Along the way he falls for Dorothy (Renee Zellweger) and is forced to admit — to himself and to her — that there's more than just one love in his life. "You complete me," he tells her, and boy, do we believe him. Next
15. 'Say Anything'
"I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen"
Admit it: if the person you were crushing on stood outside your window blasting Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" like Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) does in "Say Anything," you'd be smitten too. Not only is this one of the best expressions of love on film, but it's also become an icon in its own right, spoofed by countless TV shows and movies. It's a brazen, unabashedly romantic display of affection and it's the perfect way to kick off our countdown. Next
14. 'Gone With the Wind'
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Margaret Mitchel, "Gone With the Wind" tells the story of the selfish Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and the hardships she must endure — the Civil War, loss, dead husbands. She's rather opportunistic, but so is Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), her third husband and the first man who won't play her games. It's a sprawling, epic story about love and loss, disappointment and heartache. Next
13. 'Titanic'
"I'll never let go, Jack"
She was upperclass, well-bred, and educated, while he rode in steerage with the rest of the poor. James Cameron's 1997 epic about Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) was a tearjerker for sure: these two were doomed from the start. Any obstacles their polarizing life stations may have incurred were null and void as soon as the ship hit that iceberg. Next
12. 'An Affair to Remember'
"There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean"
Leaving it all up to fate is a dangerous gamble, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. Though they're both involved with other people, Nicky (Cary Grant) and Terry (Deborah Kerr) can't help but fall for each other aboard a cruise bound for New York City. Is it their destiny to be together? They plan to meet six months later at the top of the Empire State Building — if it's meant to be, then both will be single by then. But fate has other plans. Next
11. 'Bull Durham'
"You're playing with my mind"
A pitcher, a catcher, and one adoring fan ... a little too adoring. The game of baseball turns into a love triangle when Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) goes after two players on the same minor league team, the Durham Bulls: Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) and Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins). Romance, and comedy, ensue. Next
10. 'Romeo + Juliet'
"You kiss by the book"
There's a moment during Baz Luhrmann's 1996 adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about star-crossed lovers where we hope (in vain) that it just might work out. In the film's final moments, Juliet lays comatose, having swallowed a potion to fake her own death. But Romeo missed the message and presumes her dead, ending his own life just as his love wakes. The two lock eyes knowing the huge mistake that's been made, leaving Juliet with only one option: to follow suit. Next
9. 'Romancing the Stone'
"You're the best time I've ever had"
What's more romantic than getting lost in your own love story? Romance novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) embarks on a journey to Colombia to save her kidnapped sister. She winds up in her own action-adventure tale packed with danger. But when she gets lost in a jungle, she meets Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), the alluring adventurer who says he'll get her out of harms way — a passionate reality for one fiction writer and her daring companion. Next
8. 'Before Sunrise'
"I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away"
What if you only had one day to spend with a stranger you just met who you can't stop thinking about? Carpe diem! American tourist Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets French student Celine (Julie Delpy) on a train to Vienna. Sparks fly, so they decide to spend the day in the city before Jesse leaves the next morning. A kiss, intimate glances, shared laughs — and an intensity caused by the shortage of time. Can they tear themselves away? That's the hook that draws us in and doesn't let go (oh to be on such a trip ourselves). Next
7. 'Pretty Woman'
"You and I are such similar creatures Vivian. We both screw people for money"
Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) is handsome, charming, rich — and alone. Vivian Ward, a pretty prostitute with a loud mouth, walks the streets in tatters, wears a wig, is broke, and never kisses on the lips. Edward picks her up one lonely night, and to Vivian's surprise and delight, he asks her to spend the week with him in his luxury hotel for money. She eventually transforms into a beauty, both outside and in. And Edward, the ruthless businessman, finds his softer side. While this appears a Cinderella story, they really save each other. Next
6. 'Ghost'
"I love you, Molly. I've always loved you"
Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) loves Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) so much that he just can't seem to leave her side — even after death. When a mugging goes wrong, Sam is killed, and Molly is devastated. An unsuspecting stranger, Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), can communicate with Sam's ghost, leading her to find Molly at Sam's beckoning. Molly's in danger, and Sam will do anything to save the woman he loves. When Molly is safe and Sam goes toward the light, they finally say good-bye. The duo may let each other go, but their passion (remember the pottery scene?) can never be forgotten. Next
5. 'Dirty Dancing'
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner"
Is there anything more romantic than a guy who will go to bat for the girl he adores? Despite a class division laden with socioeconomic tension, Johnny (Patrick Swayze) sums up what we've all been thinking with his famous line. He escorts Baby (Jennifer Grey) away from her mother and father and onto the stage for one last dance as a celebration of their summer together and as an acknowledgment that what they had was real. Cue that Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes song. Next
4. 'The Princess Bride'
"As you wish"
After Westley's one true love — Buttercup — is nabbed by Prince Humperdink, he sets out to rescue her. It's your typical fairytale framework: sword fights, royals, dungeons, and wizards all factor into this 1987 flick. But it's Westley's tenacity in the face of endless difficulty and his sheer will to rescue the woman he loves that bumps "The Princess Bride" toward the top of our list. As you wish, indeed.
Pictured: Robin Wright Penn as Buttercup and Cary Elwes as Westley. Next
3. 'The Notebook'
"It wasn't over – it still isn't over"
Just try not to cry while watching this 2004 flick based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. It's a tearjerker for sure, but there's an underlying sentimentality that rings true. What really does us in is the juxtaposition of Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie's (Rachel McAdams) story of young love set against the modern reality of Allie's deteriorating health. Next
2. 'When Harry Met Sally'
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible"
The thing that puts this 1989 film (written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner) so high on our list is that its story is true to life. The romance here is in the waiting. It takes Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) years — filled with broken hearts, false starts, and other people's weddings — before they realize what they've needed all along is each other. Next
1. 'Casablanca'
"Here's looking at you, kid"
Recipe for a perfect romance film: take one part war-torn Europe, add in a torrid romance in Paris, sprinkle in some Humphrey Bogart and a dash of Ingrid Bergman and whisk it all together to the sounds of a Moroccan nightclub. Let it simmer until an awkward love triangle develops and someone must ultimately sacrifice their own happiness for love. Top it off with one of the most iconic movie lines of all time and voila: "Casablanca." In our first annual romantic movie competition, readers chose "Casablanca" as their favorite. Who are we to ignore your wishes? Not to mention — we happen to love it, too. Back to the beginning
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Date of birth: | August 11, 1978|||||||||||||
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Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American professional boxer and former Undisputed Middleweight Champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy. On July 16, 2005, Taylor defeated Bernard Hopkins to win the Undisputed Middleweight Championship, claiming The Ring Middleweight Championship and all the middleweight titles from the four major boxing organizations.
Taylor, who began boxing officially at age 13, earned numerous accolades throughout his amateur career, starting with his achievement of the 1996 Under-19 Championship. He went on to win a pair of Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships and National Golden Gloves titles and he finished second and third at the 1997 and 1998 United States Championships, respectively. In 1998, Taylor won a bronze medal at the Goodwill Games. Then, in 2000, he earned a spot on the Olympic Boxing Team, becoming the first boxer from Arkansas ever to compete in the Olympic Games. Competing at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Taylor ended up winning the bronze medal.
During his reign as champion, Taylor won a rematch against Hopkins and defeated Kassim Ouma and Cory Spinks, as well as fighting Winky Wright to a draw.
Professional career Edit
In December 2000, Taylor signed with boxing promoter Lou DiBella.[3] Pat Burns became Taylor's trainer as a professional and Ozell Nelson became an assistant.[4] He made his professional boxing debut on January 27, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City against Chris Walsh. Taylor managed to knock Walsh down twice with his right hand and won his debut after forcing a stoppage with 16 seconds left in the fourth and final round.[5] He went on to fight six more times in 2001, resulting in six more victories.[6] Taylor continued his winning streak through 2002 and 2003, before defeating Alex Bunema on March 27, 2004.[7] Taylor's next bout occurred on June 19, 2004 against former IBF Light Middleweight Champion Raúl Márquez. Taylor controlled the fight by using his jab and right hand throughout the one-sided contest. Near the end of the ninth round, Taylor landed a right uppercut that staggered Márquez. A follow-up right hand put Márquez down just before the bell rung to end the round. Soon after Márquez arrived to his corner, his trainer told the referee to stop the fight, resulting in a technical knockout victory for Taylor.[8] On December 4, 2004, Taylor fought former WBA Middleweight Champion William Joppy in his hometown of Little Rock. For the majority of the fight, Joppy made the more aggressive Taylor chase him, while landing few punches and seeming more content to frustrate Taylor. Taylor landed several punches early in the fight and knocked Joppy down in the fifth round en route to a unanimous decision victory with scores of 120–107 from all three judges.[9] In his next bout, Taylor fought Daniel Edouard on February 19, 2005. In the third round, Taylor landed a 10-punch combination that hurt Edouard to the point that the referee decided to stop the fight.[10]
Fights with Hopkins Edit
Taylor fought Bernard Hopkins for the Undisputed Middleweight Championship on July 16, 2005 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. At age 40, Hopkins entered the bout with a record 20 consecutive successful title defenses and had not lost a fight in 12 years.[11] Hopkins entered the boxing match as a 3–2 favorite to win.[12] Taylor was able to successfully use his jab to control the first two rounds of the fight, though neither fighter was taking any major risks. He tended to move forward, while Hopkins was patient and waited for openings in Taylor's defense. In round five, a clash of heads opened a cut on the top of Taylor's head. In the tenth round, Hopkins hurt Taylor with two right hands that made his legs wobble and forced him to clinch. Taylor won the bout by split decision with two judges scoring the fight 115–113 for Taylor and the other judge scoring it 116–112 for Hopkins. With the victory, Taylor became the new Undisputed Middleweight Champion,[13] winning the WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA (Super) Middleweight titles and The Ring Middleweight Championship.[14][15] Hopkins appealed the decision, but was denied by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[16]
On December 3, 2005, Taylor defeated Hopkins by unanimous decision in a rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. In order for the rematch to occur, Taylor vacated his IBF Middleweight title on October 12, 2005.[17] Days before the fight, tensions rose after Hopkins mocked Taylor's speech impediment and called him a "phony champion." Taylor responded by bringing a doll with Hopkins' name on it to the final prefight press conference to suggest that he was a "crybaby." In a similar situation to the first fight, Hopkins started slowly and began pressuring Taylor in the later rounds.[18] Hopkins ended the fight with a 101–60 advantage in power punches, while Taylor had success with his jab, outlanding Hopkins 64–29. All three judges scored the bout 115–113 for Taylor. After the fight, Taylor said that he would welcome a challenge against the winner of a fight between former Undisputed Light Middleweight Champion Winky Wright and Sam Soliman.[19] On December 10, 2005, Wright defeated Soliman by unanimous decision to retain his number one position in the WBC and WBA Middleweight rankings and take over the number one spot in the IBF Middleweight rankings.[20]
Middleweight Champion Edit
On June 17, 2006, Taylor fought Winky Wright at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. The WBC had ordered Taylor and Wright to begin negotiating on the fight on December 12, 2005 and if the two sides could not agree, a purse bid would be ordered.[21] An agreement was made 10 minutes before a purse bid was to take place.[22] Ozell Nelson, unsatisfied with Taylor's progression between the first and second Hopkins fights, helped convince Taylor to replace Pat Burns with hall of fame trainer Emanuel Steward.[23] Taylor received $3.75 million for the fight and Wright made $3.5 million. Wright only paid sanctioning fees for the WBC belt, while Taylor paid fees to the WBC and WBO. Taylor did not pay the fees to the WBA amid controversy of the organization removing him from their rankings after questions of whether Taylor followed all procedures for the WBA before his rematch with Hopkins. He was reinstated at the top the organizations' middleweight rankings, but his title remained under review.[24] The bout was evenly competitive through the first 10 rounds, with Wright winning most of the early rounds before Taylor became more active in the latter part of the fight. By the ninth round, Wright had swelling above both his eyes. Wright was winning the bout going into the final round on two of the judges' scorecards, but he was generally passive in the round. Two of the three judges gave the round to Taylor, which resulted in a draw.[25] The scores for the fight were 115–113 for Taylor, 115–113 for Wright and 114–114.[26]
On December 9, 2006, Taylor fought Kassim Ouma at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Taylor hurt Ouma early in the first round and continued to control the fight through the middle part of the fight with jabs and hooks. During the second half of the fight, Taylor gradually began to tire and suffered a cut over the left eye. He allowed Ouma to back him into the ropes often as the fight came to an end. However, Ouma was unable to be effective with his punches. Taylor won the bout by unanimous decision with scores of 117–111, 115–113 and 118–110.[27] Afterwards, the WBA announced that Taylor was no longer the holder of its Middleweight Super Championship.[28] On May 19, 2007, Taylor went up against former Undisputed Welterweight Champion Cory Spinks at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Taylor dictated the fight by staying away from Spinks and landing one punch at a time. He hurt Spinks with a right hand in the seventh round. Spinks, with a much shorter reach, had difficulty getting within a closer range against his opponent. Taylor landed 101 of 319 punches, while Spinks landed just 85 of 542. Taylor won the fight by split decision, with two judges scoring 117–111 and 115–113 in favor of him and the other scoring 117–111 for Spinks.[29]
Fights with Pavlik Edit
In his next bout, Taylor fought Kelly Pavlik on September 29, 2007 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pavlik began rising in popularity after an upset victory over Edison Miranda in a Middleweight Title Eliminator to determine the number one contender to fight Taylor.[30] During their amateur careers, Taylor had defeated Pavlik on February 9, 2000 in the opening round of the United States Olympic trials.[31] In the second round of the bout, Taylor landed a right hand and followed-up with several more punches which resulted in the first knockdown of the fight. Pavlik got up and managed to make it to the end of the round. Entering the seventh round, Taylor had a commanding lead on all three judges' scorecards. With less than a minute remaining in the round, Pavlik landed a right cross that sent Taylor into a corner. Pavlik closed in and threw a left uppercut followed by a left and right hook and right uppercut. Two more left hooks dropped Taylor to the canvas as the referee stepped in to halt the fight. It was the first time Taylor had lost in his professional career and the first time he had ever been knocked down.[32] One month later, Taylor exercised a rematch clause in his contract with Pavlik. The rematch took place at a weight of 166 pounds (Script error kg), six pounds higher than the middleweight limit.[33] Due to disappointing performances, Emanuel Steward was fired as Taylor's trainer and replaced with Ozell Nelson.[4] Fighting at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on February 16, 2008, Taylor lost the rematch to Pavlik by unanimous decision.[34]
Super Middleweight Edit
After the two losses to Pavlik, Taylor moved up to the super middleweight division. On November 15, 2008, Taylor defeated Jeff Lacy by a dominant unanimous decision to earn a mandatory fight against the winner of a bout between Carl Froch and Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title,[35] a fight that was won by Froch.[36] On April 25, 2009, at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, Taylor fought Carl Froch for the WBC Super Middleweight title. Taylor was able to control the first two rounds of the fight. In the third round, Taylor knocked Froch down for the first time in his career with a right hand. Entering the final round, Taylor was ahead 106–102 on two of the judges' scorecards, while Froch was ahead 106–102 on the other. During the round, Froch landed two right hands that sent Taylor to the canvas. He got up, but Froch quickly went after him, trapping him against the ropes and landing a barrage of hard and fast punches. Taylor could not recoup or defend himself, desperately curling up against the ropes. Around 10 clean hard shots from Froch landed before the referee stepped in to stop the bout with only a matter of seconds left in the final round, earning Froch the technical knockout victory.[37]
Super Six Edit
Taylor competed in the preliminary round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, a tournament by Showtime, to find out who is the best boxer in the super middleweight division.
On October 17, 2009, in his first fight in the Super Six tournament at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany, undefeated Armenian-German former champion, Arthur Abraham, defeated Jermain Taylor by KO in the 12th round with less than 10 seconds left in the fight. Taylor was hospitalized with a severe concussion, suffering short term memory loss, unable to remember details of this bout. After being released from the hospital, Taylor released a statement saying that he's doing just fine and wanted to congratulate Abraham on his victory and wish him well in the tournament.[38] At the time of the stoppage, the judges scorecards read: 104-102, 107-102 and 106-102, all in favour of Abraham.
In January 2010, Taylor, one of the original members of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, officially withdrew from the tournament. The former Undisputed Middleweight Champion issued a statement in early 2010 saying, "I'm going to take some time off from the sport of boxing and take myself out of the SHOWTIME Sports World Boxing Classic tournament. It's important that I give my body and mind some much needed rest, because I have been boxing for nearly 20 years," said Taylor. "I plan on keeping myself in shape and making a return to the sport sometime in the future. This was not an easy decision for me, having discussed it with my family, trainer, friends and my adviser Al Haymon, because I'm a very competitive person-but I know this is the smart road for me to take." Taylor was later replaced by Allan Green.
Return Edit
On December 30, 2011, after 11 months away from the ring, Taylor finally returned and faced Jessie Nicklow. In a fight scheduled for ten rounds, Taylor won via technical knockout in the eighth round. He then took on then-undefeated Caleb Truax (18-0-1) on April 25, 2012 in another fight scheduled for ten rounds. Taylor controlled most of the action and survived a knock-down in round nine in order to win a unanimous decision victory.
Taylor then faced boxing veteran Raul Munoz on October 12, 2012. He made short work of Muñoz, winning via second-round KO.
Personal life Edit
Taylor is married to former Louisiana Tech University basketball player Erica Taylor,[39] who was selected in the second round of the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.[40] Jermain and Erica Taylor have three daughters.[39] Taylor gained popularity in the state for frequently mentioning how proud he was to be from Arkansas.[41] He is known to be an enthusiastic fan of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks and has visited the Arkansas campus to talk to the football team.[42] Taylor oftens sports a large Razorback on the back of his boxing robe and trunks for his fights.[43] He was named "Arkansan of the Year" for 2005 by the Arkansas Times.[41] In 2007, Taylor was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame along with former NFL players Rod Smith and Willie Roaf.[44] Taylor has modeled for Everlast, GQ and Vogue.[39]
Lou Dibella resigned as Taylor's promoter because he was concerned with Taylor's health following the knockout from Arthur Abraham in the Super Six tournament. Taylor had been knocked out two times prior to the Abraham bout.
Professional boxing record Edit
31 Wins (19 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decisions), 1 Draw[45] | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 31-4-1 | Raul Munoz | KO | 2 (10) | 12/10/2012 | Ameristar Casino, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 30-4-1 | Caleb Truax | UD | 10 | 25/04/2012 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
Win | 29-4-1 | Jessie Nicklow | TKO | 8 (10) | 30/12/2011 | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, United States | |
Loss | 28-4-1 | 22x20px Arthur Abraham | KO | 12 (12) | 17/10/2009 | O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany | |
Loss | 28-3-1 | Carl Froch | TKO | 12 (12) | 25/04/2009 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | For WBC Super Middleweight title. |
Win | 28-2-1 | Jeff Lacy | UD | 12 | 15/11/2008 | Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States | WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator. |
Loss | 27-2-1 | Kelly Pavlik | UD | 12 | 16/02/2008 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | A non-title fight at 166lbs Catch weight. |
Loss | 27-1-1 | Kelly Pavlik | TKO | 7 (12) | 29/09/2007 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Lost The Ring, WBC & WBO Middleweight titles. |
Win | 27-0-1 | Cory Spinks | SD | 12 | 19/05/2007 | FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBO Middleweight titles. |
Win | 26-0-1 | 22x20px Kassim Ouma | UD | 12 | 09/12/2006 | Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBO Middleweight titles. |
Draw | 25-0-1 | Winky Wright | PTS | 12 | 17/06/2006 | FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBO Middleweight titles. |
Win | 25–0 | Bernard Hopkins | UD | 12 | 03/12/2005 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Retained The Ring, WBC, WBA (Super) & WBO Middleweight titles. |
Win | 24–0 | Bernard Hopkins | SD | 12 | 16/07/2005 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won The Ring, WBC, WBA (Super), WBO, & IBF Middleweight titles. |
Win | 23–0 | 22x20px Daniel Edouard | TKO | 3 (10) | 19/02/2005 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 22–0 | William Joppy | UD | 12 | 04/12/2004 | Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Arkansas, United States | Retained WBC Continental Americas Middleweight title. |
Win | 21–0 | Raul Marquez | TKO | 9 (12) | 19/06/2004 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States | Retained WBC Continental Americas Middleweight title. |
Win | 20–0 | 22x20px Alex Bunema | TKO | 7 (12) | 27/03/2004 | Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Retained WBC Continental Americas Middleweight title. |
Win | 19–0 | Alex Rios | TKO | 1 (10) | 09/01/2004 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasvill, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 18–0 | 22x20px Rogelio Martinez | TKO | 7 (10) | 08/11/2003 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 17–0 | Alfredo Cuevas | UD | 12 | 08/08/2003 | Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas Middleweight title. |
Win | 16–0 | 22x20px Nicolas Cervera | TKO | 4 (10) | 17/05/2003 | Petersen Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Win | 15–0 | 22x20px Marcos Primera | TKO | 5 (10) | 31/03/2003 | Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | |
Win | 14–0 | 22x20px Lionel Ortiz | TKO | 2 (10) | 30/01/2003 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States | |
Win | 13–0 | Keith Sims | TKO | 1 (10) | 20/12/2002 | Creek Nation Gaming Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 12–0 | 22x20px Johnny Rivera | TKO | 4 (10) | 09/11/2002 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States | |
Win | 11–0 | Sam Hill | UD | 10 | 17/08/2002 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 10–0 | Grady Brewer | UD | 8 | 15/06/2002 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, United States | |
Win | 9–0 | Joe Garcia | TKO | 6 (8) | 27/04/2002 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
Win | 8–0 | Ron Carnell | TKO | 3 (6) | 15/03/2002 | Creek Nation Tulsa Bingo, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 7–0 | Undra White | TKO | 4 (6) | 23/11/2001 | Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Dave Hamilton | TKO | 2 (?) | 02/11/2001 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Efrain Garcia | TKO | 5 (6) | 11/08/2001 | Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | 22x20px Marvin Smith | UD | 4 | 23/06/2001 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Antonio Baker | UD | 4 | 23/06/2001 | I.C. Light Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | 22x20px Kenny Stubbs | TKO | 2 (4) | 07/04/2001 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Chris Walsh | TKO | 4 (4) | 27/01/2001 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Professional debut. |
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- ↑ Jermain Taylor's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com
External links Edit
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- Professional boxing record for Jermain Taylor from BoxRec
Achievements | ||
Preceded by Bernard Hopkins | IBF Middleweight Champion July 16, 2005 – October 12, 2005 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Arthur Abraham
Undisputed Middleweight Champion July 16, 2005 – October 12, 2005 Titles fractured | Vacant | |
WBA Middleweight Super Champion July 16, 2005 – December 14, 2006 Stripped | Vacant Title next held by Felix Sturm
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WBC Middleweight Champion July 16, 2005 – September 29, 2007 | Succeeded by Kelly Pavlik | |
WBO Middleweight Champion July 16, 2005 – September 29, 2007 | ||
The Ring Middleweight Champion July 16, 2005 – September 29, 2007 |


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"Pebble is definitely ripe for advertising, but it may not be in the form that you see advertising traditionally -- say on mobile devices or other mediums," Iqbal said.
Ad companies are also preparing to market on wearables. Kiip, which already sells tools to display ads via smartphones, has a team that's looking at how the gadgets could carry promotions, according to Brian Wong, chief executive officer of the San Francisco-based company.
Millennial Media has a small team investigating the potential for smartwatches, according to Bob Hammond, chief technology officer. The company sees it as a natural extension of the growing number of places where ads can show up, be that on smartphones, cars or connected televisions, he said.
"We recognized it as a really interesting, possible next step for advertising," Hammond said.
Users are growing more comfortable with ads on smartphones -- even in the face of privacy concerns. Wearables promise consumers a more personal and mobile future -- whether they're attached to the wrist or through a small screen on computerized eyewear. Since these gadgets don't need to be carried or stuffed in a pocket, they enable quick and casual interactions to fetch and share information, such as text messages, photos or news updates.
"For all intents and purposes, we're still at the embryonic, nascent stage," said Ramon Llamas, an analyst at IDC. "A lot of dominoes need to fall into place."
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Officials have released the name of a man whose body was found on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says a climber was on the Keyhole Route of the 14,259-foot peak when he and his group saw the body 18-year-old Nicholas L. Hellbusch, of Lenexa, Kansas, below The Ledges area Friday morning.
Park rangers reached the body about three hours later and flew it by helicopter to a nearby meadow. Investigators have not said how Hellbusch died.