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A New York Times report on the Federal Housing Administration's subsidies for higher-priced real estate reveals the insanity of federal housing policies. The 2008 stimulus package signed by President Bush temporarily doubled the maximum loan the FHA insured to $729,750 on single-family homes. Coverage on multi-family units can exceed $1 million.
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The Taxpayers' Alliance has published a new study examining a sample of 240 government capital projects in Britain, including weapons systems, highway projects, computer upgrades, health care spending, and other items. The results mirror the serious cost overrun problems we have in the U.S. federal government.
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The Obama administration and its allies in Congress want the federal government to expand its role in subsidizing health care. We are told that this expansion will restrain rising health care costs. But an OMB report yesterday that the government made $98 billion in improper payments last year – $55 billion of which came from Medicare and Medicaid – ought to raise suspicions about that claim.
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The U.S. Postal Service reported that it lost $3.8 billion last fiscal year and that it expects to lose $7.8 billion this year. The loss occurred despite cost-cutting measures and legislation that allowed the USPS to forgo $4 billion in required payments to pre-fund retiree health benefits.
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From the standpoint of Americans who prefer less government, one of the worst developments of the 20th century was the federal subsidization of state and local spending. The result has been bigger government at all levels. Medicaid represents the largest portion of federal money to the states. The states administer their own Medicaid programs, but the federal government picks up 50 to 83 percent of the tab depending on a state's income. The estimated price tag of the federal share for fiscal year 2009 is $260 billion.
Government Housing Adventures
Public Housing for the Dead
The HUD Inspector General's Office released an audit earlier this week on the department's progress in making sure local public housing agencies aren't subsidizing the deceased. According to the report, local "agencies made an estimated $15.2 million in payments on behalf of deceased tenants that they should have identified and corrected."


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Stoic wrote:I read several weeks ago that someone here transcribed and translated all of Lingua Latina. Was this a useful exercise?
Since Lingua Latina contains no guide to how it might be used, I'm wondering how some of the rest of you have used it, and whether or not you've found the strategy effective.
e.The aim of LL is to make you read Latin without any intermediary language, and if you start translating, it defeats that purpos
Kyneto Valesio wrote:e.The aim of LL is to make you read Latin without any intermediary language, and if you start translating, it defeats that purpos
Absolutely wrong (with all due respect)!! You, I believe, have completely misconstrued the method of Lingua Latina. It is in effect a progressive "translation" program. Go back to chapter 1 ... pretend you can't translate anyhhing into your language...well in that case you don't know what anything means do you ? .. Italia est in Europa. How can you be said to understand this phrase if you can't render it in your own language? The entire method is based on the learner being able to understand (translate mentally) as progressively more difficult texts are provided. At each stage the learner is expected to be able to translate into his/her language. Were it not so, in what sense could the learner be said to understand what he/she is learning?
Furthermore I strongly doubt, despite the extravagant claims that we have seen here, that anyone has attained full access to the ancient texts on the basis of Lingua Latina alone. Show me a case of a single moderately intelligent home schooler, who aided by his/her Mom/Dad, and who using Lingua Latina alone can now easily dive into Cicero. Martial, Boethius, Augustine, Erasmus etc. There aren't any such students! Or if there are, produce one! So stop this fraud and kindly stop telling people, if you are one of the "all you need is lingua latina" folks", that just this resource is sufficient for all purposes. For the overwhelming majority of learners, Lingua Latina is not sufficient according to me. In fact for the majority of learners LL is not sufficient because we are not children and cannot consequently learn thoroughly as children learn without the benefit of abstract explanations.. I just can't imagine any learner getting to the end of volume 2 without any other help. And if one or two have achieved this it does mean that this is path accessible to the majority. Just my opinion.
Lingua Latina is a reading/translation program... So long as you can still understand (translate) you can keep moving forward. However, when you get to a point that you can no longer translate you need to go back to the beginning or at least to a point where you are no longer confused (i.e. to point where you understand and can still translate). Very best regards. With foreign languages, if you can't translate into your native language, then you can't understand them.
Kyneto Valesio wrote:I just can't imagine any learner getting to the end of volume 2 without any other help
You, I believe, have completely misconstrued the method of Lingua Latina. It is in effect a progressive "translation" program.
With foreign languages, if you can't translate into your native language, then you can't understand them.
one of my favourite posters on this site is Adrianus whose parallell English/Latin sentences are inspirational for pre-fluency t-kitters like myself.
Rufus Gulielmus wrote:Another question about transcribing (seeing as I'm in the process of it right now...)
Is it helpful to have read (without re-writing) what you're transcribing first? I've previously worked through the first several capitula and am cruising with the transcription. Once I get to the chapters I haven't encountered yet, would it be beneficial to keep on writing them out?
Gratias vobis ago,
ioel wrote:I mean, I can copy a text without really thinking about it (especially if I'm typing). And that doesn't seem very useful.
Lucus wrote:Yes, read a sentence, and memorize it sufficiently so you can type it without looking back at the book. It can be very challenging, and will ingrain that Latin quite well.
Kyneto Valesio wrote:...follow a three fold program:
1. Use LL or Oxford Latin Course as a progressive reader
2. Use Latin, An Intensive Course to cement grammar (study it every day)
3. Read a little bit of Cicero every day in a dual language edition.
Oh and read out loud.

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Lather it on Billick says most people don't apply enough sunscreen. The Canadian Dermatology Association recommends you use two to three
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(chrome_mist puts so much effort into her posts, so I think I should at least try)
EDIT: By the way, this wasn't aimed at anyone. I was just saying I never put much effort as she does.
Favourite Anime:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
1)First season's animation was not good
2)Female characters underdeveloped
3)Bad pronunciation of English in the last season's OP
Least Favourite Anime:
Elfen Lied
1)Brilliant OP and BGM
2)Nice Drama
3)A good idea
Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero
1) Slow moving first episode
2) Crappy art and animation in many of the distant shots (Thanks Studio Deen)
3) Slow wind up to the action
4) long chunks of exposition
5) CG Dragon
6) Circular Paths
7) Expensive
Least Favorite
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
1) Good background music
2) Good premise
3) Clamp cameos (Chi)
4) Nice slipcover
As an aside, Tsubasa was so awful the Clamp team disowned the anime, it's one of the worst things I've ever tried watching. I'm finished with two of the nine discs after two years with it on my shelf.
Let's see...
Favorite Anime = Clannad ~After Story~
Personally, I don't think that there is anything wrong with the show, hence why it is my favorite. However, I will point out two things:
1) If there is a low point in the series, it is the first 8 episodes. To me, it's not so much that they are bad (because they are not), but that the rest of the episodes afterward are so good and that these mini-arcs are not as good as the 5 arcs from the first season. Again, they're not bad by any means, but episodes 9-22 are just soooo good in comparison.
2) While the ending theme TORCH is very good, it's a little too upbeat for some of the sadder moments of the show. It can seem awkward at times to watch an episode that ends on a very sad note and have it followed up with an upbeat ending theme.
Least Favorite = Elfen Lied, Deadman Wonderland
Normally, I would say Elfen Lied since I dropped it after only about a minute due to the massive amount of nudity in it. However, I also realize that this is by no means the only anime filled with nudity; it just happens to be one I stumbled upon when I was first looking at anime. Plus, I only saw a very short part of it. Therefore, I decided to also list my least favorite show that I have seen most or all of. I have watched 9 of the 12 episodes of Deadman Wonderland on Toonami, and I can definitely say that if it does not end on a good note, it will go down as the worst anime that I have seen all of. In regards to good parts that these shows have...
Elfen Lied
I will say I did like the opening theme to the show. It is much different than any other theme I have heard in an anime.
Deadman Wonderland
1) While I might not morally agree with the lyrics to the song, I can't deny that the lyrics to the opening theme fit the show very well and it sounds very good. I'll even catch my self every once in a while singing "I will be your deadman // With nothing but this blood on my hands // Stuck in your 'wonderland'..."
2) Shiro is one of the very few reasons why I am still watching this show. I find her character amusing, plus she is voiced by Monica Rial, which is a plus. I'm still hoping the show explains what's special/unique about her.
TheRealEscargotpudding wrote:
Favorite: Detective Conan
Series is too long, never-ending
Least Favorite: Clannad
I like Kyoto Animation
I'm guessing you're saying that you like the art and animation? By saying that you like Kyoto Animation, you are really just praising the animation company (possibly for their other works?) and not the animation that they did in this show. It's my understanding that most people who do not like Clannad don't like moe, which is an attack against the animation and art. If this is the case, it would also seem weird to praise a company that is known mostly for their moe. I rarely read reviews where someone hated Clannad and it did not involve moe and the animation to a significant degree.
Most favorite: One Piece
Recently the animation has been quite bad on extra characthers(the ones that really isn't important). Just becaus they're extras, they shouldn't look as retarded as they do. It looks like something anyone that can hold a pencil can draw.
Some of the supportive characthers has worse animation now too.
Even Jimbei looks quite bad sometimes in the latest arc.
Hmm least favorite is that first Tekken movie, but I can't remember anything about it, just that it was horrible.
Hmm from recently watched: Hyouka
Good animations(show offs :P).
Favorite: Beck
Animation could use some work/ reuses a lot as well.
A lack-luster final ep.
Least favourite: School Days
Ok animation
The ending put a smile on my face.
(Fave) Baccano!: Not enough character development, pretty confusing and really boring in the beginning.
(Hated) Elfen Lied: Good OP. Not much else, it's really hard to praise that PoS.
Favorite: Kuroko's Basketball
- The shading is weird (like under their chins)
- Too many "special moves" when playing in a basketball game
- Kuroko needs to talk a bit more
Least Favorite: Naruto
- I like the different character designs
- Ninjas
chrome_mist wrote:
This coming from someone who says
Yakitate Japan is their favorite anime.
Wait, what? Yakitate Japan is mainstream? How?
A very interesting and praiseworthy concept to consider.
My favorite anime would be Kemono no Souja Erin
1. Very slow pace
2. Excessive use of flashbacks (even dedicated flashback episodes)
3. Childish art style and animation
4. Certain sound effects and songs are reused far too often
My least favorite anime would be Girl's High
1. Pretty good fan service (for those who enjoy that)
2. Quite humorous at times
3. Somewhat more relatable characters (or characters that seem somewhat more realistic, i guess?)
(=^w^=) Every cat has nine lives (=^w^=)
Favorite: Hunter x Hunter
1. Borderline homoerotic (not a bad thing though lol)
2. Good fucking characters die.
3. Main character is pretty cliche at the beginning
4. A bit slow at times (original anime)
5. Terrible animation for the GI OVA's
6. Explains things a little bit complicated (nen and some other things, but mainly in the manga...)
Least favorite: Fairy Tail
1. It always tries to have fun.
2. Some characters are likable and unique.
3. It's easy to watch
4. Fanservice
5. The Tower of Heaven arc was pretty good.
Its main genres are Shounen and Comedy.
How is that not mainstream?
Sure an anime about making breads was "unique" when it aired back then.
But you can obviously point out the cliches and predictable shit it used to appeal to the general public,
which UNFORTUNATELY for you, failed.
Just because the show flopped harder than Kim Kardashian's single and that few people know about it
don't make it any less mainstream.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
Aight, aight.
Can't really call this my all-time favorite but I'll talk about it nonetheless.
Favorite: Mushi-shi
Minimal attention to character design and animation as a whole is pretty meager.
Least Favorite: X (TV Series)
I liked the seiyuu involved.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
chrome_mist wrote:
Mushishi was flawless though,


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The Blues captain has been hampered with a knee problem since the start of November and has made just 14 appearances for Rafa Benitez's side this season.
Cahill believes squad depth will be key in the final stages of the club's campaign and maintains he is prepared to compete for a regular role at Stamford Bridge.
"There will always be competition in a big club, with people fighting for spots and a massive number of games to play," Cahill told reporters.
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Chelsea face Sparta Prague in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie on Thursday evening with Oscar's goal last week separating the two sides.
Cahill feels Benitez has a wealth of international-level defenders at his disposal and admits the Spaniard is right to rotate his squad.
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Weather has been defined as the short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and other atmospheric conditions. A turkey hunter caught in a cold rain without any rain gear does not need a definition of bad weather, and he probably doesn't care to have anyone tell him how important weather is to turkey hunting and turkey hunting success.
Consequences of bad weather to him may be a cold, an unsuccessful hunt, and maybe even a rusted gun if he forgets to clean it.  To wildlife biologists and managers, weather can have a far greater impact than the moment at hand.  Biologists commonly analyze current and past weather conditions.  Some of their findings may be useful to hunters and allow them to better understand weather influences on hunting success, harvests, reproduction, survival and ultimately even population numbers.
Hunters participating in West Virginia's spring gobbler survey have provided weather information to biologists for 18 years, and it is evident that the best spring gobbling occurs during clear days with little wind and no precipitation.  Conversely, periods of reduced gobbling activity coincide with cloudy skies, rain and windy conditions.  Research elsewhere on the relationship between gobbling and weather has shown that precipitation and high wind occurring as much as 12 hours prior to the time of gobbling will result in decreased gobbling.  One Alabama study showed that days with dew on the ground were good gobbling days, and that barometric pressure had little impact on gobbling although it is a part of the reason for changes in weather patterns.
The relationship between gobbling and temperatures is not as definitive.  One research study indicated increased gobbling occurred with higher temperatures, and another did not show any relationship between temperature and gobbling.
Biologists have learned that weather can have a major impact on harvests, especially when inclement weather occurs during the period when most hunters are afield such as the first few of days of the season and on weekends.  One doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to know that if hunters are not hunting or cannot hear gobblers because of high winds and rain, the harvest will likely be lower than when the weather is pleasant.
The most devastating impact of weather on wild turkeys occurs during the nesting and brood-rearing period in May and June.  Nearly four decades ago, West Virginia biologists learned of an unusual relationship between fall turkey harvests and temperature.  Results indicated that the more the May weather departed from normal in regard to temperature and precipitation, the lower the wild turkey harvests would be during the fall hunting season. Â
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Biologists have theorized that when rainfall is abundant during this month, scent conditions make it easier for predators to locate hens on nests.  This is referred to as the "wet hen theory" because it is hypothesized that scent from hens with wet feathers are more detectable than those that are dry.
Not only does weather affect nesting success, it can also have a devastating impact on chick survival.  Weather in combination with predation is largely the reason 50 percent or more of young chicks are lost during the first two weeks after hatching.  Researchers in West Virginia have learned that a combination of low temperatures (45-52 degrees) and rain for more than 12 hours can cause the death of young turkey poults.Â
Catastrophic weather conditions such as hurricanes and floods occurring during the early brood-rearing period have also been documented to have devastating effects on young turkeys. When Hurricane Agnes came through West Virginia in June 1972 with precipitation levels more than twice the norm, production of young turkeys dropped drastically.  Few poults that hatched after the first of June survived that year.Â
Poult counts in neighboring Pennsylvania where over 18 inches of rain fell resulted in field personnel observing only one-third as many broods as the previous year.
Hurricanes may also cause severe long-term alteration of wild turkey habitat.  For example, Hurricane Hugo had a devastating effect on millions of acres of habitat in South Carolina by uprooting or damaging trees.  This destruction in habitat ultimately caused a decline in the wild turkey population.
Winter weather conditions such as powdery snow at least 12 inches deep or more deep lying on the ground for several weeks and cold temperatures will increase mortality and predation during the winter months.  Fortunately this phenomenon is rare in West Virginia because the temperature commonly rises sufficiently after snowfall to cause the snow to crust so turkeys can walk to spring seeps or areas where they can scratch through the snow to food.  Winter losses, however, do occasionally occur in our Eastern Highlands.
Biologists documented in 1993 the combined effect of deep snow and a shortage of food on wild turkey hens by determining survival of hens equipped with radio transmitters.  A mast failure was observed during the fall of 1992, leaving little food for turkeys and other animals in our highlands during the winter of 1992-93.  In late March 1993, blizzard conditions occurred and caused lower survival of turkeys here compared to the rest of the state.  Birds were already in poor physical condition, and the blizzard created conditions intolerable for the weakened birds.
Weather has a significant impact on the availability of wild turkey foods.  If atmospheric conditions in the spring are not suitable during the flowering period of our mast-producing trees and shrubs, the entire fall mast crop may fail.  These mast failures have occurred at five- to eight-year intervals in West Virginia since 1970.
Freezing temperatures are not the only cause of poor mast crops.  Wind, prolonged rain, relative humidity, and temperatures have been shown to affect the opening and closing of the anthers and dissemination of pollen.  One study in Pennsylvania showed that abundant white oak acorn crops were produced only when a warm 10-day period in late April was followed by a cool period in May.
As we go from the fairly simple notion of weather affecting a hunter and his success, to the complicated relationship of weather impacts on wild turkey populations and habitat, it illustrates the many processes over which we have little control.  It is important that hunters and wildlife managers understand this. Â
While it means that there are limits to what we can do in management, it is still interesting and worthwhile knowledge which allows hunters to comprehend why their hunting success varies and why some wildlife populations change from one year to the next.
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(a) Computation. In computing any period of time, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run may not be included. The last day of the period so computed must be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday. When a period of time prescribed or allowed is less than
seven 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays must be excluded in the computation. Service by facsimile transmission must be completed by 5:00 p.m., receiver's time, on a weekday, which is not a legal holiday, or service is considered made on the following weekday which is not a legal holiday.
(b) Enlargement. When an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the court for cause shown may at any time in its discretion (1) with or without motion or notice, order the period enlarged if a request
therefor for enlargement is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order, or (2) upon motion made after the expiration of the specified period permit the act to be done if the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect; but the court may not extend the time for taking any action under Rules 29, 33, 34, 35, and 37, except to the extent and under the conditions stated in them.
(c) Unaffected by Expiration of Term. The period of time provided for the doing of any act or the taking of any proceeding is not affected or limited by the continued existence or expiration of a term of court. The continued existence or expiration of a term of court in no way affects the power of a court to do any act or take any proceeding in any criminal action which
has been is pending before it.
(d) For Motions; Affidavits. A written motion, other than one which may be heard ex parte, and notice of the motion must be served at least
14 18 days before the motion may be heard, unless a different period is fixed by rule or court order of the court. For cause shown such an order may be made on ex parte application. A party may apply ex parte for the court to hear a motion sooner than 18 days after service of the motion. When a motion is supported by affidavit, the affidavit must be served with the motion; and opposing affidavits may be served not less than 1 day before the hearing unless the court permits them to be served at a later time.
(e) Additional Time After Service by Mail or Commercial Carrier. Whenever a party has the right or is required to do an act within a prescribed period after service of a notice or other paper and the notice or
other paper is served by mail or third-party commercial carrier, 3 days must be added to the prescribed period. Service by facsimile transmission is not service by mail or third-party commercial carrier for purposes of this rule.
Rule 45 was amended, effective March 1, 1990; January 1, 1995; March 1, 1999; _____________________.
Rule 45 is an adaptation of FRCrimP 45 with certain modifications. The rule is similar, as well, to N.D.R.Civ.P. 6 which deals with time.
Subdivision (a) was amended, effective _____________________, to extend the period from 7 days to 11 days when intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are excluded from time computations.
Subdivision (c) is an adaptation of N.D.R.Civ.P. 6(c).
Subdivisions (d) and (e) are adaptations of N.D.R.Civ.P. 6(d) and (e). Subdivision (d) must be construed with Rule 47 relating to motions generally, Rule 49 relating to the service and filing of papers, and N.D.R.Ct. 3.2 relating to submission of motions.
Subdivision (d) was amended, effective January 1, 1995, to require service of a written motion, and notice, at least 14 days before the hearing
instead of five. The ______________ amendment extended the 14 days to 18 days.
Subdivision (e), which provides additional time for the exercise of a right or the doing of an act when service of notice is by mail, is similar to N.D.R.Civ.P. 6(e).
Subdivision (e) was amended, effective March 1, 1999, to make the three-day extension for service by mail applicable when service is via commercial carrier. The proof of service must contain the date of mailing or deposit with the commercial carrier. See Rule 49(e), N.D.R.Crim.P., and Rules 4(k) and 5(f), N.D.R.Civ.P.
Subdivisions (a) and (e) were amended, effective January 1, 1995, to clarify time computations when making service by facsimile transmission.
SOURCES: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of ___________________________; January 29-30, 1998, page 20; April 28-29, 1994, pages 15-16; January 27-28, 1994, pages 24-25; September 23-24, 1993, pages 14-16 and 20; April 29-30, 1993, pages 20-22; April 20, 1989, page 4; December 3, 1987, page 15; June 22, 1984, page 31; December 11-15, 1972, pages 48-50; September 17-19, 1970, page 10; March 12-14, 1970, pages 16-18; Rule 45, FRCrimP.
CROSS REFERENCES: Rule 6.--N.D.R.Civ.P., Time; Rule 26.--N.D.R.App.P., Computation and Extension of Time.


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In this episode Robots Podcast talks with Dario Floreano about his new role as director of the Swiss National Center of Competence for Research (NCCR) in Robotics which brings together leading experts in the field working at Swiss institutions, including EPFL, ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA). NCCR Robotics was launched in December 2010 and will run for up to twelve years. The center aims to develop human-oriented robots that assist people in their daily lives and improve their quality of life. Their research is currently organized into five projects that they hope will result in new design principles, approaches, and technologies required for the conception and design of human-oriented robots, the materials and components they are made of, and the control methods that enable them to interface and operate with humans. Floreano also shares the latest developments from his Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL, including flying robots that physically interact with their environment (see previous post) and soft "cells" that can assemble in air.
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Column: Tone-deafness is nothing new at the NCAA
Tone-deafness is nothing new at the NCAA.
The guys in charge haven't been listening to anyone except each other for years.
That's why they prattle on endlessly about "student-athletes." And why nothing approaching real reform ever gets done. It's also why so many of the few things they actually get off their duffs and do seem so arbitrary. And especially why they still come down hard on kids who get free meals and go easy on the athletic factories that make a fortune off all that free (student-athlete) labor.
Because that's the way the NCAA has always rolled.
Yet even with that checkered past, this latest bit of tomfoolery marks an embarrassing new low.
It began when a 24-year-old named Steven Rhodes finished a five-year stint in the Marines this summer, then decided to go back to school and find out if he could still play some football. So he wrote to the coaches at Middle Tennessee State and asked to walk onto the team.
On the plus side, Rhodes stood 6-foot-3, weighed 240 and was versatile enough to work out at both tight end and defensive end; and as a former sergeant, the MTSU coaches knew he was bound to set a good example in the locker room. The one drawback was that Rhodes hadn't played any football since his senior season at Antioch (Tenn.) High in 2006, unless you count the dozen or so games he played in a rec league on a Marine base last year.
Which, naturally, the NCAA did.
Some eagle-eyed investigator noticed that Rhodes was in violation of a rule stipulating that student-athletes (there's that word again) who don't enroll in college within a year of graduating high school lose one year of college eligibility for every academic year they participate in "organized competition."
According to the NCAA, those rec league games counted because both teams and the officials wore uniforms and somebody kept score. And because the dozen games were spread over two academic years, Rhodes was ordered to sit out this season and forfeit two years of eligibility total. Sounds fair to me.
"Man, it was like intramurals for us," Rhodes told The (Murfreesboro) Daily News Journal, which first reported the story. "There were guys out there anywhere from 18 to 40-something years old. The games were spread out. We once went six weeks between games."
As one writer at The Big Lead cracked wise: "Just like the BCS National Championship Game. You can see why the NCAA thinks this is similar to collegiate football."
In any case, the school appealed, an uproar ensued and on Monday the NCAA reversed course, deciding Rhodes was entitled to four years of eligibility and could play right away.
"We thank Steven for his service to our country and wish him the best as he begins college," NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs Kevin Lennon said – likely just moments after he finished picking crow's feathers out of his teeth,
Lennon also promised that, "As a part of the ongoing review of NCAA rules, our members will examine the organized competition rules, especially as it impacts those returning from military service."
In case you missed it, the NCAA announced its latest set of sweeping rule changes less than three weeks ago. Apparently there were so many other stupid rules to review and/or get rid of, that this one – dating to 1980 – slipped through the net. It's a small mistake, granted, except it's also part of a larger pattern. The NCAA has continued making money, but it hasn't gotten much else right since Mark Emmert took over as president.
The organization compromised its integrity by playing fast and loose with its own rules while investigating Miami's football program. It just bowed out of a licensing deal with Electronic Arts for a popular college football video game, hoping to limit its exposure in a lawsuit brought by former college athletes that could result in billions of dollars in damages, not to mention a first-ever payday for current Division I football and basketball players.
Member schools, meanwhile, are likely to extend their own separate licensing deals with EA. It's an arrangement that, just like the BCS, enables those same schools to go around the NCAA and divvy up what used to be its share among themselves. If those same power brokers ever figure out how to do the same with the basketball tournament, and a few are already working on a scheme to do just that, poof! – there goes the NCAA's operating budget.
There was a time when the NCAA used to make rulings in cases like Rhodes' – and others just as silly – and made them stick. But even that bit of petty authority no longer goes unchallenged. Small wonder the NCAA looks less scary and more irrelevant with each passing day.
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at twitter.com/JimLitke.


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Call it unity, call it tradition or simply call it a coincidence that marina members like to show up wearing the same shirt to the Expo each year. Whatever it is, we're looking for the marina that brought the most fellow dock mates to our National Houseboat Expo and sign up sheets will once again be at the Houseboat magazine booth. Stop by and make sure you're name is on the list.
On Saturday afternoon, March 19, we'll award the coveted Proud Crowd trophy at the booth as well as take group photos of all the marinas that entered. So even if your marina doesn't win out Proud Crowd trophy, we still want to take your marina group photo following the presentation.
If you're not in the running for the marina award, but you're looking for some recognition, stop by our booth as well. The 2011 Dan McKain Spirit Award will go to the individual, couple or group that reflects the true houseboating spirit while at our show so don't be afraid to show off that enthusiasm and houseboating spirit!
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Residents can build three-day emergency survival kits valued at more than $30 each for only $5 during "Ashland is Ready" workshops planned Saturday in Ashland.
They can also learn about Ashland's reverse 911 service that alerts residents to emergencies, and hear about local disaster risks such as fires, floods and earthquakes.
Two identical workshop sessions are planned Saturday at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St.
The first runs from 8 a.m. until noon, and the second lasts from 1 to 5 p.m.
Residents will build kits that they can take home. The kits will include supplies such as water, a first-aid kit, food bars, a flashlight, a distress banner, towelettes and tissues, a survival blanket, a whistle, a waterproof poncho, a dust mask and an emergency guide.
Ashland Fire & Rescue is encouraging residents to attend the workshops, which are sponsored by Asante Ashland Community Hospital, Shop'n Kart and the Ashland Community Emergency Response Team program.
Those sponsorships have allowed the cost of the emergency kits to be brought down to $5 each for residents, said Fire Chief John Karns.
Karns said he hopes the workshops will help the town build a "culture of preparedness."
Ashland has been hit with disasters in the past, including a 1997 flood that disabled the town's water system and the 2010 Oak Knoll fire that destroyed homes and forced an evacuation in southeast Ashland.
To register for a workshop, visit Ashland Fire Station No. 1 near the intersection of Main Street, Lithia Way and Siskiyou Boulevard across from the Ashland Public Library, or call 541-482-2770.
Workshop to focus on survival kits
Residents can build three-day emergency survival kits valued at more than $30 each for only $5 during "Ashland is Ready" workshops planned Saturday in Ashland.


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Since the SandForce SSD controller was introduced there has been a rush of drives on the market taking advantage of the increased speeds that the chip offers. The first round of drives released had a huge chunk of the storage area used for provisioning which hurt capacities, but manufacturers and SandForce have worked on the issue with new provisioning and tweaked firmware.
With the tweaks and additions of new firmware, comes new and improved drives. The SandForce controller boasts read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds of up to 275MB/s. The SandForce controller supports all of the latest technology including TRIM and has integrated DuraClass Technology. The Inferno drives have been out for some time with SandForce controllers, but with new firmware the provisioning was lessened to only 8GB instead of the original 28GB. This gives a higher capacity to the series and a better cost per gigabyte ratio.
The capacities of SSD drive are still at a premium though, so there is a trade off between capacity and speed which make these great for OS installs but not for mass storage. With the 120GB version you are looking at about a price of $2.42 per gigabyte which is high in storage terms, but when speed is a concern it is right on the money. Patriot has a long line of SSD products under its belt and the Inferno is aimed at the top. Without wasting much more time how about we go dig in and tear this baby apart?
Closer Look:
The Patriot Inferno 120GB comes packaged in a sleek black box with a window to show off the fiery red design of the drive. On their front there is also the SandForce logo quoting "Driven by SandForce". The front also states some of the specifications of the Inferno drive such as being a 2.5 inch Solid State Drive with a SATA I/II Interface for 1.5Gbps and 3Gbps respectively. On the rear of the packaging Patriot lists some of the features for the Inferno 120GB such as being a 1.5" form factor, low power consumption, and SATA I/II compatible. When you open the packaging there are two blister packs on the inside. The first blister pack contains the 120GB Patriot Inferno SSD drive, the second blister pack has the 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch converting bracket so that you can mount it easily in your case that does not have a 2.5 inch drive bay available.
As I mentioned above, Patriot has included the bay converter for convenience when installing the drive. The converter comes with all of the screws needed for installation. Just line up the drive and screw in the four mounting screws into the bottom of the bracket to the drive and it is ready to go. Then you just mount into the your empty 3.5 inch bay and connect the cables.
Now that we have the Inferno out of the package we can take a closer look at the drive itself.


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Lean LaunchPad Educators Seminar January 2014
The Lean LaunchPad Educators Seminar, held at UC Berkeley in January 2014, will challenge you to rethink your approach to teaching entrepreneurship.
Read more and apply at nciia.org/LLP.
Entrepreneurship education is evolving quickly. The curriculum that was up to date last year is already becoming obsolete; your students, wired into every startup blog, recognize the trends.
But there's a way for you to keep ahead of the pace of change: offering an updated "Lean" curriculum and courses.
The Lean LaunchPad Educators Seminar, hosted by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge you to rethink your approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution.
Led by Steve Blank and Jerry Engel with team of experienced entrepreneurs and educators, you will experience the Lean LaunchPad process and Customer Development approach to teaching entrepreneurship and new venture development. The program offers both a suggested Lean curriculum as well as the capstone Lean LaunchPad class.
This program is designed for experienced teaching faculty and the entrepreneurs that support them. This is a hands-on program where you will experience the process and be given the tools to create a curriculum and course plan you can put to immediate use. It just might change the way you and your institution teach entrepreneurship.
The Lean LaunchPad Educators Program is hosted by NCIIA and produced in collaboration with Epicenter.
Why Lean LaunchPad?
The Lean LaunchPad, taught at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia, Caltech and adopted by the National Science Foundation, emphasizes experiential learning, a flipped classroom and immediate feedback as a way to engage students with real world entrepreneurship.
Students learn by proposing and immediately testing hypotheses. They get out of the classroom and talk to customers, partners and competitors and encounter the chaos and uncertainty of commercializing innovations and creating new ventures.
Your students will do, rather than plan to do. Unlike many approaches to entrepreneurship education, Lean LaunchPad does not rely on static case studies or fixed models; it challenges students to create their own business models based on information derived from personal engagement rather than secondhand market research.
About the Facilitators
|Steve Blank is the creator of the Lean LaunchPad, author of The Start-Up Owners Manual and the Four Steps to the Epiphany. He is an entrepreneurship faculty member at U.C. Berkeley, Stanford University and Columbia University. Previously he was part of/or founder of 8 Silicon Valley startups.
|Jerome Engel is a veteran of Silicon Valley. After a successful career advising and founding entrepreneurial ventures, he joined the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 to found the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship. Mr. Engel is an adjunct professor at the Haas School of Business, and instructs in both the School's MBA and Executive Education programs, and is faculty director of the National Science Foundation's I-Corps Program.


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Are You Communicating with Teens?
They're numerous, cool and impressionable. They already spend millions. In a decade or so, theyll be your primary market. Are you talking teens' language?
Comprising a large part of the Millennial Generation born between 1980 and 2000, the teen demographic is becoming one of the most studied and analyzed generations in U.S. history. They are the fastest growing demographic segment, increasing to 32 million between 1990 and 2000 alone. By 2010 there will be 33.5 million of them, comprising 10 percent of the population.
Sometimes called the Internet Generation, Echo Boomers, the Boomlet, Nexters, Generation Y, the Nintendo Generation, the Digital Generation, the Sunshine Generation (in Canada), most recently Generation Text, and Generation Qué (Latinos), most prefer to be called Millennials, according to a survey by ABCNews.com.
"One of the biggest surprises for adults is today's teens are really mature; they are 15 going on 25," says Michael Wood, vice president of Teenage Research Unlimited (www.teenresearch.com), Northbrook, Ill. "They are exposed to an awful lot these days in terms of images – sex, drugs and violence – but despite this exposure they have great composure. They are basically good kids and are handling this exposure in a good way."
These teens are team-oriented and that makes sense, according to Wood. "This is the first age group that has grown up in organized sporting leagues and teams," he says. "Overprotected all their lives, they haven't really been on their own, but their parents didn't have much choice. The rules changed in terms of what play is for a teen, what they can and can't do. This is a generation that grew up wearing a car seat, a bicycle helmet, being told they can't just go out and play or trick or treat, and they've grown up experiencing some dramatic events – 9/11, the tsunami and Katrina. There's a real sense of parents wanting to protect them."
|Teen researcher Michael Wood notes today's teens are rather mature in terms of what they've been exposed to, yet also have been protected and pampered by their parents. Given the chance to customize products for themselves – as suggested by this example from Jones Soda Co. – teens reveal both self-determination and childlike qualities.
Mobility and increased responsibility because of two-income families means teens shop for themselves all the time, but also are responsible for more of the family shopping, influencing major purchases as well as foods and beverages, reports RetailWire.com. The most affluent generation of young people to date, more than one-third get an allowance from their parents, nearly three-quarters work around the house to earn cash and nearly one-third work while going to school, according to Mintel International (www.mintel.com).
They control $4,500 in annual discretionary dollars at age 16, and 70 percent spend up to $35 per week on food or beverages for themselves -- mostly on snacks or fast food. Boys under age 18 have an average of $525 to spend each month, while girls have $430, according to Jim Taylor, futurist and vice chairman of The Harrison Group (www.intellisponse.com/worlds), Waterbury, Conn. Total projected spending for teens in 2006 is $128.5 billion.
The first generation to grow up surrounded by digital media, teens (and children 8 to 12) gorge themselves on eight and a half hours of media a day, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (www.kff.org). They are proficient at multi-tasking, and one can get exhausted watching them play Internet games, download movies to their DVD players, do homework, download music to their iPods, talk on the cell phone to one person and text message another, all while eating. On the downside, this generation is also known for attention problems and inability to delay gratification.
Don't dis them
Raised by protective, indulgent, active, involved Boomer and Xer parents (and grandparents), teens have been pampered and coddled. They perceive grownups as "too stressed out," and, although they actually like and admire their parents, they don't want the same lifestyle. With pen pals in Singapore and Sydney, Millennials see things as global, connected and open for business 24/7.
Success to them means being really good at your job, having a good relationship with your kids and being in control of your life, according to a survey by TRU. They exhibit a strong need for individuality in their self-expression, have a strong sense of empowerment, like to work in teams, believe they can conquer any challenge, seek out causes to support and are hip to hype from the media.
When it comes to ethnicity and race, teens are the most diverse market segment, and are not overly concerned with ethnic designators. They blur the lines between ethnicity and race, according to market research firm Cheskin (www.cheskin.com), Redwood Shores, Calif., defining themselves as "intra-cultural." In fact, one out of every three teens belongs to a minority race or ethnic group, compared to one out of five in the Pre-Boomer generation. Some 15 percent are African American/Black, 15 percent are Hispanic/Latino, 4 percent are Asian American and the remaining two-thirds are Caucasian. But Asian American teens are expected to grow 31 percent in this decade alone, to 1,1888,000 in 2010, and by 2020 the Hispanic/Latino teen market – now at 4.6 million – will balloon 62 percent, growing six times faster than the rest of teens.
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Saint Louis University provides many online services for students, faculty and staff. To secure those services, passwords are required. Managing the passwords to all of these services is easier with an improved password.slu.edu. The new site now changes your Google Apps (e-mail, calendar, documents) password and SLU Net ID password at the same time. The new site also lists which applications' passwords will be impacted by changing your SLU Net ID. Take a look at the login page of the site:
Visit this site to change your password or reset a forgotten password. While doing so, follow these simple password tips to help keep your computer and information safe:
- Change your password frequently.
- All SLU faculty, staff and students are required to change their SLU Net password at least every 180 days. An e-mail will remind you to reset your password 21 days, 14 days, seven days and one day prior to your password's expiration.
- In addition, faculty and staff on University-owned machines will see password reset notifications upon login 21 days, 14 days and 7 days prior to the password's expiration. (Note: Macintosh, Linux and UNIX users will not receive the specific login notification.)
- Faculty and staff: If you log in to your computer locally but access University data, you will be temporarily unable to retrieve folders or files until your SLU Net password has been changed.
- Use passwords that cannot be easily guessed by others.
- Include both letters and numbers, and mix upper and lowercase letters.
- Do not use your SLU Net ID within your password.
- Never share your passwords with anyone and never send your SLU Net ID and password to anyone in an e-mail.
**The IT Service Desks will NEVER contact you for your SLU Net password or any confidential information. The Service Desks will only ask you to verify this information if you contact the desk for assistance.
If you are asked to provide confidential information through your SLU e-mail account or by telephone, it is most likely SPAM or a Phishing scam and you should contact the IT Service Desk.**
Saint Louis University appreciates your assistance in helping us provide a stable and secure computing environment. By using Saint Louis University computing resources, you are bound by the University's Information Security policies. If you have any questions, please contact the IT Service Desk at 314-977-4000 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R,-I-60, has announced passage of Senate bill S. 1710, which would provide green development home tax exemptions. Grisanti's bill would allow a tax exemption of 35 percent for real property for a period of no longer than 20 years if authorized by the local municipality.
According to Grisanti, the legislation will help to incentivize builders to invest in green homes, which are typically more expensive to build.
"Green homes are gaining in popularity and can make a home more desirable in a slow market," Grisanti said. "Homeowners want a home that will reduce their energy costs, be healthier for their family and be kinder to the environment. With this legislation I am eager to help builders decide that the investment in green building will be beneficial. Green builders are not only making homes that exceed building codes and are cost effective to own, but also minimize environmental impact. New York state wants to provide incentives for all new construction to head down this road. I urge my colleagues to act in the Assembly."
The creation of the green development home tax exemption is being done in order to facilitate growth in the green home market.
In order to qualify for this incentive, a new home will have to meet specific National Association of Home Builders or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design criteria. Specifics of these standards that these homes will have to meet include, but are not limited to, the protection of high-value vegetation, improved soil and the use of recycled content building materials, to name just a few.
"I applaud Sen. Mark Grisanti as chairman of the Environmental Conservation Committee for taking the initiative to not only create a green homes bill, but to pass (it) in the Senate," said Angelo Natale, president and CEO of Natale Builders. "My company believes that home buyers deserve a better built, healthier home that is environmentally friendly. It is our responsibility, as home builders, to deliver a product that people want and to create self-sufficient, energy-efficient homes that meet or exceed government standards for conservation. We should all be dedicated to 'green living.' It is my hope that the Assembly takes action on this important piece of legislation."
Grisanti's camp said green building increases building value while decreasing utility expenses and maximizing resources while minimizing environmental impact. Green buildings are crafted to exceed building codes while remaining cost-effective to own and operate without sacrificing quality construction.
The NAHB estimates that U.S. homebuyers are willing to pay between 11 and 25 percent more for green homes, and that the demand for green homes will rise 900 percent over the next five years. Additionally, more than 40 percent of current home remodels are constructed with green products.
This is the second consecutive year this bill has passed the Senate.


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Durango wants a tank, but a fighter jet or helicopter would be welcome, too.
City officials dont fear a North Korean invasion, as dramatized in the new movie Red Dawn, but have joked privately that a tank would be useful for suppressing the Occupy Movement or a zombie march on Halloween.
Rather, the city is applying to the U.S. Army Life Cycle Management Program in Warren, Mich., for a retired combat track vehicle on behalf of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, which would put it on display outdoors with flags and a historical marker.
The front row of City Council Chambers was filled with veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and regional recruiting offices Tuesday night as the councilors approved a motion for an application for the tank. Only the Navy lacked a representative.
Al Harper, a U.S. Air Force captain during Vietnam and chief executive of the railroad, said the museum tank was not intended to glorify war, but to remind the public of the sacrifices made by the armed services, especially because so few people have family or a personal connection to the military.
Our museum is free and gets over 100,000 visitors, Harper said. We thought it would be a great place for recognition.
Harper would pay for all the expenses associated with acquiring a tank but asked for the citys aid because he understood from military contacts that it would boost the application if the city made the formal request.
He recognized it was unusual.
I never had any idea how difficult it was to get a tank or a Huey helicopter or anything, Harper told the council. The application process is a long, drawn-out affair, which includes GPS readings of where it will be and so forth.
There was confusion about whether a retired military vehicle could be displayed on private property, but Harper said the city would have an easier time getting a waiver for its placement on railroad grounds.
While the request is nominally for a tank, the military would donate whatever equipment was available so the city conceivably could wind up with a Harrier jet, too, Harper said.
The donated equipment would be here on loan because it could always be called up for active duty, so to speak, Harper said.
Some might wonder why a railroad museum would want a tank, but Harper clarified that the museums purpose is to educate the public about the impact of the railroad on the community.
Many are unaware of the local railroads role during World War II, such as transporting troops and uranium for the atomic bombs, Harper said.
More than half of all the locomotives that served this railroad were sent to Alaska to support the war effort, he said. A lot of people are not aware of that.
A museum donation of miniature military figures from the Revolutionary War to the present era sparked the idea for getting a bigger, outdoor display of a combat vehicle for the wow factor, Harper said.
He recognized there is a long waiting list for a retired tank.
Frankly, it may never happen, but unless you try, it will never happen, he said.


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10. Hel Looks
Created by Liisa Jokinen and Sampo Karjalainen, Hel Looks is a street style blog from Helsinki, Finland. Started in 2005, each post features a photo of a single model alongside his or her name and age as well as a brief description of the outfit. More so an impartial chronicle of Helsinki street style than an opinionated blog on what to wear, Hel Looks' simple layout and format is reflected in the styles it reflects. Popular Posts Include:
11. Nerd Boyfriend
Roxana Altamirano loves nerds. And not just any nerds. She loves nerdy male celebrities. From Richard Dreyfuss, to Andy Griffith, to Michael Douglas and countless others, Ms. Altamirano posts a still of the actor in a movie scene or on the set of a movie and then features a list of the items one would need to recreate the look. If you've always wanted to dress up like Samuel L. Jackson in Do The Right Thing but could never quite find the right Hawaiian shirt, then this is the blog for you. Popular Posts Include:
12. Advanced Style
Let there be no confusion. The "Advanced" in "Advanced Style" does not reference one's position on the style totem pole. "Advanced Style's" euphemistic title is actually meant to refer to the style of people of advanced age (i.e. the elderly). Rather lovingly photographed and described by Ari Seth Cohen, Advanced Style captures both the styles and perspectives of our elders, providing further proof that there's always something we could learn from our elders. Popular Posts Include:
- The Top Ten Ways to Stay Stylish and Look Great at 98
- Stylish Sapeur: A Return to Elegance
- Advanced Style Videos
13. She Finds
Is work getting in the way of your shopping habit? Think of SheFinds as the personal shopping concierge for the busy professional woman. SheFinds researches new trends and presents them in shopping guides so the time-starved can focus on what's important, but look good doing it. Not only does SheFinds tell you what to wear, they tell you where to get it. Just don't forget to put it on one leg at a time. A blog can't help you with that. Popular Posts Include:
- Online Sample Sales
- Meet the Wine Rack: Bust Enhancer, Secret Booze Container
- Top 5 Fashion iPhone Apps–And Get SheFinds On Your Kindle
14. Ann Street Studio
Although now going by a much less emotive name, Ann Street Studio began in 2009 as "From Me To You." The blog of Jamie Beck and husband and partner Kevin Burg, From Me To You combines it's authors' childhood interests of photography and playing dress up. What separates this blog from others, besides the amazing still photography, are the photos that are not so still. Named "Cinemagraphs" by its originators, it was best described by supermodel Coco Rocha as "More than a photo but not quite a video." Popular Posts Include:
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By Clive Bernath: It seems that I'm not the only one that believes Tim Bradley can shock the world and defeat Manny Pacquiao when the pair clash for 'Pacman's WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on June 9. As soon as it was announced that the undefeated Bradley was next up for arguably the world's No.1 boxer I envisaged a possible upset.
And the more I view the respective boxers recent fights the more I feel team Pacquiao may have made a severe error in judgment in choosing the 28 year-old from Palm Springs as opponent number 59 for Manny.
As I said I'm not the only person that has seen the alarm bells ringing for Pacquiao regarding this match up. Even his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is concerned about the jewel in his crown facing Bradley on June 9
Speaking to HBO Arum said: "Bradley is a terrific fighter. "He's undefeated. He poses a tremendous challenge for Manny Pacquiao. And my problem is: what Pacquiao are we going to see?
"You have to understand, since the last fight in November, he has become a totally different person. He's super religious. He does bible study every night.
"I get the impression that I'm promoting Rick Santorum [the one-time Republican Presidential candidate], not Manny Pacquiao. But be that as it may, who knows what effect it will have on his ring ability on June 9?"
Maybe Arum and myself have a difference of opinion when it comes to concerns for Pacquiao for this fight but the concerns are there all the same. Whilst Arum worries that Manny has saddled himself with far too many outside interests and may lack focus I just feel that Bradley's elusive awkward style could pose a lot of problems for the WBO welterweight champion.
'Pac Man' will start favorite at the bookies and rightly so but timing is everything in this sport and not just inside the ring. At 28 years-old Bradley is in his prime and with an unbeaten record of 28-0-(12), he knows how to win fights. And the move up to 147lbs I believe will make him a stronger more dangerous foe to compete against. Arum is right to be concerned because if Manny is anything less than fully prepared and focused he could become an ex champ on June 10.
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- Samsung Continuum (SCH-i400) - This is the dual-screen Galaxy S phone that first popped up this week. Engadget's tipster claims it features a 1 GHz processor known as "Garnett" which might be a refresh of Samsung's Hummingbird processor. I know this device is floating around, but I don't think most of Verizon's testers have it yet, so a November release sounds more likely.
- Motorola Venus – Last week I was calling Motorola's Tegra 2 phone the Venus, but someone corrected me and told me it's actually the BlackBerry style Droid phone that leaked back in July. Engadget's tipster also confirms the Venus has the "Blackberry look and feel". The Venus will feature a portrait QWERTY keyboard, 1 GHz TI OMAP3 CPU, and both CDMA and GSM radios. Once again, I have not heard about testers receiving this phone, so it could slip to November.
- Motorola Droid Pro – The Droid Pro is the phone we have been referring to as the Motorola Droid 2 World Edition. It will feature similar specs as the Droid 2, but Motorola has cranked up the TI OMAP3 processor to 1.2-1.3 GHz. This device is already in testing and I think a late October release is likely.
- HTC Merge – Verizon gets their own version of the Desire Z, which they are calling the HTC Merge. This phone has the same specs as the Desire Z and T-Mobile G2, but it does not have the unique Z-hinge found on those two devices. Instead it just features a plain old slider like other HTC phones with QWERTY keyboards. Engadget says it has a 1 GHz Snapdragon, but we are told it has the same 800 MHz second-gen Snapdragon found in the G2. This phone is in testing and I expect an October launch.
- Motorola Citrus (WX445) – This entry-level Android phone was not in Engadget's list, but we hear that it is already in the hands of testers. The Citrus is a Motorblur phone running Android 2.1 with a QVGA display and it not something to get excited about. I wouldn't be surprised if this phone gets cancelled like the Samsung Gem.
- LG enV Pro – The enV Pro is likely the same device we were calling the LG enV Touch 2. This device will feature a unique clamshell design with dual screens, a global radio, and 1 GHz processor. LG has chosen the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor for their high-end phones, so there is always the chance we could see the dual-core CPU in the enV Pro.
- Motorola Droid T2 – Absent from the latest leak is Motorola's Tegra 2 powered phone. Like I said above we thought this device was called the Venus, but that name is for the BlackBerry-style Droid. We have no codename for this device so I gave it the nickname of Droid T2 (Tegra 2). We already know that NVIDIA's Tegra 2 processor for tablets (T20) is shipping and I've played with several prototypes at various trade shows this year. However, we still don't know the exact status of the Tegra 2 processor for smartphones (AP20). I have not seen any Tegra 2 smartphone prototypes, but I'm told they are still on track for late 2010.
- Motorola Stingray – The Stingray is the Motorola tablet we all know is coming. It has been leaked one too many times, but the latest rumors have some juicy details. Engadget claims it features a 10-inch display, Tegra 2 processor, 16 GB of internal storage, and runs Android 3.0. The table will initially launch with only 3G support, but Motorola will provide a LTE modem later in the year.
If you are into high-end Android phones, then Verizon has you covered this holiday season. I'm real curious about the "Garnett" processor inside the Samsung Continuum, but the phone that has me the most excited is whatever ships with NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2.
I see that Engadget is still referring to Gingerbread as Android 3.0, but I'm not entirely sold on that. From everything I have been hearing, Android 3.0 will be saved for the tablet-version of Android which most think will be Honeycomb. Whatever version number it gets stuck with, I still believe that Motorola and Verizon will be the first to ship a product with Gingerbread pre-installed.
If you already own an Android phone on Verizon and are tempted to upgrade, I suggest you wait for something with a dual-core processor. NVIDIA will be the first to ship one in their Tegra 2 platform and I expect it to be out just before Christmas.
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By: Dr Anne Hoggett, Category: Science, Date: 04 Nov 2010
Lizard Island is now a node for the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System (GBROOS). Solar and wind-powered sensors in the lagoon relay water and weather data continuously.
The system was installed by the Australian Institute of Marine Science in August 2010. It comprises:
The data is currently available through AIMS and soon it will be publicly available in near real-time on the internet.
The beauty of the system is that it can easily record other types of data - researchers just need to clamp appropriate sensors anywhere along the sensor strings. As well, additional moveable buoys can be incorporated into the network, allowing researchers to record environmental data or images at specific sites.
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Tips to Help Coating Adhere
1. After you flour the meat, if you have time, put them in a single layer on a rack on a baking sheet and refrigerate them for about an hour to help the coating set. Otherwise, let them sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes before putting them into the hot oil.
2. The oil needs to be hot enough, but not too hot, and not too cold. When you drop the coated meat in, sort of slide them in slowly so that the oil stays up underneath the patty and immediately move them around just a tad to prevent sticking.
3. Let them brown good on the underside before attempting to move them again - but remember don't have the heat up too high, somewhere just over medium. If you try to peek at the underside too soon, or try to turn them too soon, they might stick.
4. Use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet, or a high quality non-stick skillet, the newer kind that is made to take high heat. A stainless skillet will work, but know that sticking is a bigger problem with stainless.
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I have stumbled on a fantastic breading. House of audtry makes a chicken breading that is just fantastic on chops as well. Hope u enjoy.ReplyDeleteReplies
House Autry has some wonderful products and I had the opportunity to try and review a few of them with a group of other bloggers. The review is here on the site! The only problem is that with most packaged products, you pay for the convenience so of course it's more expensive than mixing up a homemade breading. I treat myself on occasion but mostly I make my own. Thanks for stopping by and sharing Miki! Hope that you'll come back to visit again.Delete
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I read both of the comments and thought, wow, a new breading recipe, but, alas, there was NO recipe. I am not a southerner, but, was brought up with front porches, every dinner shared with the whole family and special Sunday dinners that smelled up the whole house. I can still remember those smells some 40 yrs later. Even though I now live alone, I still cook fresh and try and make some of those same Sunday dinners, just in much smaller quantities, lol. I am always looking for a new breading idea and was disappointed I did not find one. Otherwise I love recipes and use them a lot.ReplyDeleteReplies
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If anyone didn't get the hint: we're not shifting focus away from anything. If you had been paying attention to your RSS feed even before 4.1, you would've already known - may I introduce, as part of the OSNews overhaul, the OSNews comic (first mentioned here):
Named after Be, Inc.'s infamous shift away from the BeOS operating system, Focus Shift is supposed to lighten the tone on OSNews, to introduce lightheartedness among the often heated and way-too-serious debates - to shift the focus away from the serious stuff, so to speak. Apart from that deep justification, it's also quite the catchy name. And it's a BeOS reference. And let's face it, that makes it perfect for OSNews.
So, what will it be? The target is three comics a week: Monday-Tuesday, Wednesday-Thursday, Friday-Sunday, with the option of publishing more if we want to, of course. The comics will focus on the news we run, but sometimes, they may be about other things too. Occasionally, we will even make fun of ourselves (easy), and maybe even our (regular) users. You have been warned.
The comics reside at /comics, and look exactly the same as any other newsitem, including comments, recommendations, moderation, and so on. They will not (I repeat, they will not) appear on the frontpage between normal newsitems - we may offer that as an option for our users later on. As you can see, there is a link to Focus Shift in your sidebar, including a nice cropped section of the current comic.
I hope you will enjoy reading Focus Shift as much as I enjoy making them. A final note: be gentle with me when judging Focus Shift. I can break, and David lost my receipt from the Annoying Editors Shop.
For now, the comics fall under the default copyright of OSNews. In the future, a Creative Commons license will be chosen. Hotlinking is allowed, but please be nice and include a link back to the Focus Shift page.


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black bart wrote:We could do wiv some new emoticons...I noticed DTH had a new one the other day but he must have etched it himself.
DTH is helping me to design some - I doodle them and he does all the important colour-fixing when my animation programme messes it up!
The thread for suggestions is here, and the thread for submissions is here.