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The advent of NFL training camps is upon us as teams approach their first preseason games. With the return of football comes the return of our favorite form of legal sports betting, fantasy football. As you scour the internet for the latest news and rankings getting ready for your league's draft, we'll be providing you lists of the top fantasy prospects by position for this season. (Note: All fantasy stats are based on CBSSports.com scoring/rankings from last season and projections are based on this year's CBS Sports' projections.)
When it comes to fantasy football, having a top running back is often a catalyst in leading your team to victory. However, today's running backs have to be more versatile than ever in order to be valuable as team's don't run the ball with one guy as frequently as they used to. There are still certain backs that separate themselves from the pack due to running ability, but more often, the most valuable guys are factors in the passing game as well.
David Johnson, Arizona Cardinals
Johnson broke out in a big way last year taking over the majority of snaps for the Cardinals due to his versatility. He racked up 1,239 yards rushing with 16 touchdowns while also adding 80 receptions for 879 yards and four touchdowns in the passing game. This year, he projects to be the top guy once again as he proved himself to be the pivot point of the Cardinals offense last season. CBS Sports projects him for slight drops in both rushing and receiving with 1,052 yards rushing (10 TDs) and 764 yards receiving (3 TDs) for a total of 250 fantasy points. He's got to be a serious consideration with your first round pick.
Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Bell missed the first four games of last season due to suspension yet he was still top five in fantasy numbers among running backs last year. Bell is the new mold of back, equally as dangerous catching the ball as he is running with it. His projections for 2017 have him right behind Johnson with 247 total fantasy points due to his combined rushing and receiving stats. Both Bell and Johnson have even more value in PPR leagues as both are projected for 70+ catches. They'll be the first two backs off the board in pretty much every league.
Ezekiel Elliott**, Dallas Cowboys
Elliott comes with asterisks here due to the uncertainty over whether he will be suspended and for how long by the league due to multiple off-field incidents since entering the league. Depending on the length of a suspension (if there is one) Elliott is more of a risk in your draft. He showed as a rookie that he's valuable when on the field, rushing for 1,631 yards and 15 TDs while also adding 32 catches for 363 yards and a touchdown there as well. If he is allowed to play starting Week 1, the folks at CBS Sports project him as the number three back with 219 fantasy points for the season.
LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills
McCoy was the focal point of the Bills offense last season, pairing with Tyrod Taylor for a potent backfield tandem that could gash defenses on the ground. That looks to be the case once more as McCoy enters his third year with the team. While Sammy Watkins will hopefully be healthy enough to help Taylor in the passing game, McCoy is projected to be the same reliably Top 10 back that he's been over the last three years in fantasy. He's projected for 1,288 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground with 52 receptions for 374 yards and a touchdown in the passing game. That totals up to 216 points putting him just behind Elliott in the projections.
Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons
Freeman has taken over the featured back role in the Falcons offense with Tevin Coleman as his compliment over the past two seasons. He's coming off back-to-back 1,000+ yard rushing seasons and enters his fourth year looking to make it three in a row. He, like McCoy, Bell and Johnson, has proven an effective receiver as well with 54 catches last year and 73 in 2015. He checks in right behind McCoy in terms of projections for the upcoming season with 1,049 yards on the ground, 564 yards receiving and a combined 11 touchdowns totaling 213 fantasy points for the year.
Jordan Howard, Chicago Bears
Howard was a rookie in 2016 and he burst into the Top 10 of fantasy running backs with a 1,313 yards and six rushing touchdowns in 15 games for the Bears. The Bears offense, such as it was last season, revolved around consistently getting Howard touches and, with Mike Glennon/Mitch Trubisky at QB and unproven options at receiver, that looks to be the case again this year. CBS Sports is projecting Howard as the sixth-best back this season with 203 fantasy points courtesy of 1,394 yards rushing and six touchdowns with 33 catches for 331 yards.
Melvin Gordon, Los Angeles Chargers
After a disappointing rookie season, Gordon took a step forward in his second year placing eighth among running backs in CBS Sports' final fantasy rankings producing 198 points (12.3 average). He's dealt with injuries, having yet to play a full 16 games through two seasons. The Chargers offense has already been dealt significant blows in the preseason with the loss of their top two draft picks (WR Mike Williams and G Forrest Lamp) likely for the season. Every year, the Chargers offensive line is seemingly bitten by the injury bug, so I'm a little more skeptical of Gordon's potential but, the CBS Sports' projections have him falling just short of 1,000 yards once again with 990 yards and a total of 194 fantasy points.
DeMarco Murray, Tennessee Titans
Murray was a big hit in Nashville after having a down year in Philadelphia in 2015. As part of coach Mike Mularkey's "exotic smashmouth" scheme, Murray looked more like his old self recording 1,287 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground for 229 fantasy points on the year. This season, Murray returns to an offense that added more weapons for young QB Marcus Mariota, but the running game is expected to still be the focal point. The projections have him taking a step back in terms of rushing yards and TDs with 1,075 and six respectively, but he still ranks as a Top 10 back with 178 projected fantasy points for the year.
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Gurley's stats dropped off dramatically from his rookie year to last season. After averaging 4.8 yards per carry and 85.3 yards per game in 2015, he put up just 55.3 yards per game on 3.2 per carry last season. He finished fifth among running backs in 2015 and, as you might expect, dropped off to 19th last season. This year, the projections have Gurley coming back strong with a 966-yard, seven touchdown season. Granted, if the Rams don't find some semblance of a passing game, defenses will once again key on Gurley and his numbers could suffer.
Lamar Miller, Houston Texans
Miller was very productive in his first year in Houston, posting 1,073 rushing yards and five touchdowns last year. This season, he's looking at a slight decline in rushing yards at 1,026, but one more touchdown according to projections along with with 38 catches for 235 yards receiving and a total of 158 fantasy points. Miller could surpass those numbers with an unsettled QB situation in Houston.


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A little over a year after his surprise departure from Walt Disney Co. as head of consumer products, Andy Mooney has been named chief executive of sports apparel company Quiksilver.
During his 11 years at Disney, Mooney was known for building the successful Disney Princesses and Fairies brands, as well as helping establish Pixar brands such as "Cars" and "Toy Story" as merchandising giants.
However ,he had tense relationships with some other senior executives at the company and chafed under a policy set by Chief Executive Robert Iger preventing him from joining other corporate boards. His announcement in September of 2011 that he would resign came as a surprise to many outside of Disney.


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"Mudbugs, Bulls and Barrels" will began with barrel racing at 11 a.m., followed by mini and junior bull riding and calf riding. The top three in both the mini and junior division will return at 8 p.m. to ride again and determine the winner in each category.
A senior bull riding contest will begin at 8 p.m. and only the first 30 paid entries will be taken. The entry fee is $60 and must be paid the day of the show; there will be no pre-entries. One thousand dollars has been added to the pot for the ride. The entry fee for the mini, junior and calf riding is $30 and for barrels is $25. Eight hundred dollars has been added to the pot for barrels.
Also, several vendors will be on hand including Divas and Horses and concessions will be available. Admission is $10 for anyone over the age of three.


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1.Location- Philadelphia, PA
2.Favorite Rays player? Longoria
3.Favorite former Rays player? Crawford
4.What other sport teams do you root for? Being from Philadelphia, I do cheer on the Philly teams, however living in Tampa for over 15 years, I must come clean and say that I'm just as avid a fan of the franchises there as well.
5.Anything else you care to share? I'm a USF graduate so I wish the best for the entire university- both academically and athletically. Thanks for having me...


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CAMBRIDGE, UK – Nov. 22, 2005 – ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)] today announced that Shanghai Jiaoda HISYS Technology Corp. Ltd. (HISYS Technology), a spin-off from the IC & System Research Center Laboratory of Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU), has licensed the ARM922TTM processor. Through the ARM® Foundry Program, this licensing agreement will enable HISYS Technology to develop ARM Powered® system-on-chip (SoC) solutions to address the growing low power, high-performance demands of the mobile and consumer entertainment markets in China.
SJTU had previously licensed the ARM922T processor through the ARM University Program in 2003. The agreement provides postgraduates and IC engineers at the IC & System Research Center Laboratory access to advanced ARM technology for SoC research. This new licensing agreement further extends HISYS Technology's existing partnership with ARM and enables HISYS Technology to bring its research successes to the commercial market.
"ARM is the most popular architecture in embedded design and the ARM922T processor is an ideal choice for low-cost mobile and consumer applications that demand low power and high performance," said Professor Jin Chen, CEO of HISYS Technology. "In the past two years, we have derived substantial benefits from the research projects undertaken in SJTU with support from ARM. By licensing the ARM922T processor we will be able to commercialize our successful research developments to meet the requirements of the consumer entertainment market."
"ARM is committed to helping Chinese Partners enhance not only research, but also commercial momentum in SoC designs," said Dr. Jun Tan, president of ARM China. "The success story of HISYS Technology proves that Chinese universities are capable of commercializing their ARM Powered research achievements. This licensing agreement with HISYS Technology is an endorsement of ARM's dedication to advancing the Chinese industry."
The ARM922T processor features the Thumb® instruction set which provides maximum code-density for minimal system memory size and cost as well as industry-leading power for maximum battery life and performance. In addition, the ARM922T processor also features the Memory Management Unit (MMU), which supports all major operating systems and middleware.
The first ARM922T technology-based product from HISYS Technology will be available in the first quarter of 2006.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
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Montreal 2019
For the 2018 CANN AGM and Scientific Sessions, the Nova Scotia Chapter of CANN is proud to invite all CANN members and professionals to experience the fresh sea air, vibrant culture, and upbeat night life of Halifax, Nova Scotia! Walk the waterfront boardwalk and explore an urban center with rural charm.
Scientific Sessions Abstracts: Click HERE
Conference Program: Click HERE
There is a Run for Research on Tuesday morning, June 26th in Halifax Nova Scotia!
Fundraising results: West won for the second year in a row raising $
Thank you to the Saskatchewan Chapter of CANN for hosting the 48th Annual AGM and Scientific Sessions. Their commitment to CANN, passion for Neuroscience Nursing and hospitality was appreciated by all! Well done Saskatoon!
Running Back to Saskatoon!
Conference Sponsors:
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Big12Sports.com Correspondent
2012: 7-6, 4-5 in Big 12, lost Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
Returning starters: Offense: 6; defense: 9; kicker/punter: 2
Top players returners: DE Devonte Fields, CB Jason Verrett, WR Brandon Carter, S Sam Carter, S Elisha Olabode, RB Waymon James, K Jaden Oberkrom, RB B.J. Catalon, QB Casey Pachall, QB Travone Boykin.
Need replacing: WR Josh Boyce, LB Kenny Cain, DE Stansly Maponga, C James Fry, OG Blaize Foltz, RB Matthew Tucker, WR Skye Dawson.
In Review
TCU spent most of spring practice trying to develop depth. Coach Gary Patterson's mantra is that quality second-team players are just as important as the starters.
In Year One in the Big 12, the Horned Frogs battled injuries and inexperience on defense. Despite having just one senior starter on defense, TCU led the Big 12 in total defense. Defensive end Stansly Maponga bypassed his senior season for the NFL Draft so the Frogs have nine starters returning on defense.
Sophomore defensive end Devonte Fields (18.5 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks) was the Big 12 defensive player of the year. Defensive back Jason Verrett is one of the top secondary performers in the Conference; he had six interceptions last season.
Also returning is senior quarterback Casey Pachall. He was leading the Big 12 in passing efficiency through four games last season before he left the team to enter an alcohol and drug treatment center. He has returned to school and will compete with sophomore Trevone Boykin for the starting spot.
Boykin was thrust into the starting role and displayed the ability to throw it and run it. He passed for 2,054 yards and 15 touchdowns. The offense should also get a boost from the return of running back Waymon James (TCU's leading rusher in 2011) and tight end Stephen Bryant. Both missed last season with injuries.
Quick Slants
Both kicker Jaden Oberkrom and punter Ethan Perry performed well as true freshmen in 2012. Oberkrom made 22-of-30 field goals. Perry's 44.5-yard punting average is the second-best all-time at TCU and the best average since 1981.
TCU must replace two starters (center James Fry and guard Blaize Foltz) on the offensive line. After spring practice, senior Eric Tausch had taken over as the starter at center with sophomore Jamelle Naff the heir apparent at guard as Foltz's replacement. Tausch moved to center from guard and sophomore Joey Hunt will take over at that spot.
Linebackers coach DeMontie Cross and wide receivers coach Curtis Luper are new additions to the staff. Cross was the linebackers coach at Kansas last season, while Luper served the past four years as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Auburn. He was on staff for the Tigers' 2010 national championship.
Coach Gary Patterson on ...
Quarterback Casey Pachall's return to the team:
"The biggest thing is he understands there are a lot of people paying attention, so he's got to make sure he walks a straight line. He's been doing the right things and you just take it one day at a time. I don't think he's any different than any other person who's dealt with this."
The quarterback battle between Pachall and sophomore Trevone Boykin:
"When we left spring last year we felt like we could only play with one quarterback and after four games we couldn't play with him. Trevone grew up a lot during the season and I think he has far surpassed that enough where that race at quarterback is very close. One beats you with his arm, one beats you with his legs and then how do both of them get better at the other part? Trevone really improved the throwing part of it."
The program's position in its second year in the Big 12:
"The key is can you grow and become a top-20 or top-15 team and top-10 team and in the Big 12 and keep it, not do it once every seven to eight years? You've got teams in this conference who have been able to do it every other year. We've got to make decisions that put us in a position to do that. That's our whole mindset."
2013 Schedule
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Ross Brawn has announced that he will now take a six month break from Formula 1 having left Mercedes GP yesterday.
This decision comes after Brawn chose to leave Mercedes following the team's desire to change its managerial structure. Brawn and Mercedes were both keen for him to stay on but Brawn only wanted to stay if he remained in sole command of the team.
The Briton, who masterminded all seven of Michael Schumacher's World Championship wins as well as Jenson Button's 2009 win, refused to talk about future roles;
"I am refusing to discuss any possible future positions until at least next summer. I want to clear my mind, take a rest and then decide if I want to return to F1, subject of course to any opportunities existing."
It seems that once he returns to action he will have a large number of suitors, having been linked with potential roles at the likes of McLaren and maybe even a move into the FIA, the governing body of Formula 1.
McLaren chairman and fellow Formula 1 engineering legend Ron Dennis admitted talking to Brawn about a future at McLaren, but was unsure as to whether the talks were particularly ground breaking;
"I did have a conversation with him but we were shooting together. We were having a chat and we're mature motor racing people so of course you're going to talk about life," said Dennis.
"But going beyond that, as you would expect, it's normal stuff. People probe around, the possible, the impossible. My understanding is he intends to take a year off. That's my understanding of his intention."
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(AP) — An Illinois House committee is endorsing a plan by Speaker Michael Madigan to tackle a Goliath-sized public-employee pension deficit.
The Personnel and Pensions Committee OK'd the Chicago Democrat's plan 9-1 Wednesday. It moves to the floor for a vote but needs Senate approval too.
(Greg Hinz explains the two more difficult obstacles that lie ahead for the measure. Click here for more.)
The plan calls for higher pension contributions by employees and limits on how much in pension benefits retirees may collect.
Employee union officials complained the proposal violates a constitutional prohibition on reducing benefits.
Senate President John Cullerton thinks employees should get a choice of increased cost-of-living increases or subsidized retirement health care.
Decades of underfunding by state officials have left the five pension systems $97 billion short of what they need to cover all current and retired employees.
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CHICAGO (AP) - Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can be legally wed as the state becomes the latest in the nation to allow same-sex marriage.
June 1 marks the first day all of Illinois' 102 counties can issue the licenses to same-sex couples. It's also the first day couples statewide who have civil unions can ask to convert those to a marriage.
Sunday's celebration is anticlimactic for some, because 16 counties began issuing marriage licenses following a February federal court ruling.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed the law in November. Equality Illinois, a gay-rights advocacy group, estimates about 1,300 same-sex licenses have been issued since then.
Bernard Cherkasov is the group's CEO. He calls Sunday "a history-making day in Illinois."
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Series Preview: Cubs v. Mets, June 14, 2013 – June 16, 2013
The Cubs head out to New York and Citi Field. Last time they faced the Mets, it was all about young ace Matt Harvey. This time, no worries: he just pitched yesterday.
By way of reminder, the Series Preview hooks you up with what you need to know about every series this year – streaks, broadcast information, pitchers, expected lineups, etc. That way, if you want to check only one place to get a sense about an upcoming series, or to plan ahead, you've got it. There's also some fun stuff, because fun stuff is fun.
We're Going Streaking
The Cubs won in 14 innings yesterday against the Reds, but it was their only win in the four-game series. The downward trajectory continues apace.
The Mets aren't much better – they're 13 games under .500, spared from last place in the East by the Marlins. They just lost two of three to the Cardinals after dropping two in a row to those Marlins.
Game Times and Broadcasts
- Friday, June 14 at 6:10 CT on CSN.
- Saturday, June 15 at 12:10 CT on CSN.
- Sunday, June 16 at 12:10 CT on WGN.
Expected Starters and Lineups
These lineups are likely to be pretty close to what actually gets fielded, but you'll want to check each day's Pre-Gamin' post for the actual lineup.
Starters: Edwin Jackson (2-8, 5.76), Scott Feldman (5-5, 3.22), Matt Garza (1-1, 6.26)
- David DeJesus, CF
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Alfonso Soriano, LF
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Welington Castillo/Dioner Navarro, C
- Luis Valbuena, 3B
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Pitcher
Starters: Shaun Marcum (0-7, 4.96), Jon Niese (3-5, 4.24), Jeremy Hefner (1-6, 4.11)
- Jordany Valdespin, 2B
- Omar Quintanilla, SS
- David Wright, 3B
- Daniel Murphy, 1B
- Lucas Duda, LF
- Marlon Byrd, RF
- John Buck, C
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
- Pitcher
Hot or Not and Whom to Watch
He somehow escapes commentary when folks talk about slumping Cubs, but David DeJesus has quietly been very bad since May 2, despite facing almost exclusively righties. His line over those 33 games: .237/.287/.351. Yikes.
Another ice cold Cub: Anthony Rizzo has one extra base hit in June. He's slugging .162 this month.
David Wright is pretty much always good, but that's been especially true over the last six games: .393/.433/.679. Then again, he's just .239/.302/.386, so who knows. Hooray arbitrary end points!
After starting the season with six homers in his first ten games, and getting everyone all excited about a late-blooming catcher, John Buck has five homers over his last 44 games, and his line in those 44 games is just .194/.265/.315.
Series She-View
The Series She-View is one beautiful woman representing the Cubs taking on another (usually) beautiful woman representing the opponent. The Cubs' representative will change as the team's needs change – in other words, if the Cubs are winning, the rep will stay the same. But if the Cubs' performance calls for a change, someone new will step in. The opponent's representative will change from series to series, at my whim. But at least she'll probably be wearing the opponent's colors or have some connection to the team or something like that. It is immature, and the connection to baseball is tenuous at best. These things, I know.
This year, the Series She-View will live over at the Message Board. Here's your She-View for the Mets series.
Caption the Enemy
A new feature for the Series Preview this year – since folks on the Internet can't get enough of cracking wise about pictures, I thought it might be a fun addition to the Series Preview. I'll drop in a picture (hopefully one ripe for captioning), and you'll drop in your clever captions into the comments. Then, if there are good ones, we can meme-ify them for use down the road.
A familiar face shows up in this one – it's Marlon Byrd, who's having some fun with the Mets this year (picture via Metro.us):


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Truro (England)
Truro is a small cathedral city (population 22,000) in the Duchy of Cornwall, of which it is the administrative capital.
The Cornish will insist this is a city. Anyone from outside of Cornwall will have visions of a built-up centre with a large conurbation and a good public transport system: don't. Truro is a practical city once you're in, and residents of other Cornish Towns will often visit to shop with more variety. But, unless you're staying within walking distance of the centre, expect to either drive in or have to plan a journey. There is a very small 'inner-city' area surrounding the centre. Even the most immediate 'suburbs' are small villages that have nothing but a few miles of field and a winding road separating them from the centre.
Get in
Trains from London Paddington - Plymouth - Truro, & Bristol - Plymouth - Truro
Truro is at the junction of the A39 and A390 arterial roads, some 14 miles north of Falmouth.
There is a good Park & Ride car park to the west of Truro, at Threemilestone, with frequent shuttle buses into the city centre which also call at the rail station. Parking in the city centre is expensive and limited, especially during the summer, although the largish Tesco's on the ring road allows 2 hours free parking for customers (Nb: as of 2013 this is auto-camera controlled and you have to enter a code from your till receipt to avoid being fined).
Get around
Good number of shops including a rather large Marks and Spencers.
There are two covered markets: one leads off the Piazza (outside M&S) -several small traditional stalls. The other leads off Lemon St (near the cinema) - the little shops here would appeal more to the eco/organic minded, and there's a pleasant coffee shop cum art gallery upstairs where you can usually find a seat.
On Saturday mornings there's a great Farmers' Market on the Piazza - good local produce, including delicious Cornish ducks, cheeses, bread, rose veal, plants to take home… Wednesday's market in the same place is smaller.
the old ale house, just on the corner by the bus station is a great place to go for tradidtional ales and a quick game of pool
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HAVANA (AP) — A senior Cuban official sharply criticized U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday for suggesting Cuba was stuck in the past, saying the only anachronistic element of the relationship is Washington's half-century-old economic embargo.
Josefina Vidal, the head of the Foreign Ministry's North American affairs division, said Obama was poorly informed if he thought Cuba had not changed in recent years. She said her country has always been willing to negotiate improved relations with the U.S.
"It's unfortunate that President Obama continues to be poorly advised and ill-informed about the Cuban reality, as well as the sentiments of his own people who desire normalization of our relationship," Vidal said in a statement sent to foreign media on the island.
She said Cuba was "changing and advancing," a reference to economic and social reforms enacted in recent years under President Raul Castro.
In an interview with the Spanish news channel Telemundo broadcast Wednesday, Obama said his administration is open to better ties but that "it's got to be a two-way street."
He said Cuban jails are still filled with political prisoners and that the island's leaders are clinging to a failed model.
"It's time to join the 21st century," he said. "It's one thing to have cars from the 1950s. It's another thing when your whole political ideology .. is 50 years or 60 years old and it's been proven not to work."
In recent years, Cuba has allowed for limited capitalism and legalized the real estate market, among other reforms, while insisting the changes did not constitute a break from its socialist model.
Among the measures getting the most attention was last month's lifting of a longstanding requirement that islanders ask the government's permission to travel abroad.
Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez's request for a new passport was granted on Thursday. Last year she was denied a "white card," or exit permit, when she tried to travel to Brazil for a film festival, something she says has happened to her about 20 times in recent years.
"Visas for (hashtag)Brazil and for the (hashtag)Schengen agreement nations arranged, they will be delivered to me next week," Sanchez said on Twitter on Friday. The "Schengen area" is a region in Europe within which there are little or no border or visa controls between Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and France.
But Sanchez and others bemoaned the denial of passports to two other government opponents. Dissidents Angel Moya and Jose Daniel Ferrer were turned down under a clause that lets the government withhold travel papers to people facing legal cases, or for reasons of national security or public interest.
The men were among the 75 activists jailed in the 2003 "black spring" crackdown on dissent. While they were later freed, their release was conditional and technically are still serving long sentences.
Mixed in with the mutual recriminations between Obama and Vidal were the usual conditional affirmations of openness to dialogue.
In her rebuttal of Obama, Vidal says America "can always count on the willingness of the people and government of Cuba to work to advance bilateral relations."
Obama, in his Telemundo interview, said that he could foresee improved ties during his second term if Cuba meets him half way.
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text: "Why Could Not We Cast Him Out?" is a chapter in Dr. King's book "Strength to Love." In this chapter, Dr. King discusses the methods in which man attempts to deal with evil in the world. Two methodologies are distinguished. The first concerns man's independent attempt to remove evil and the second stems from man's ideology of making God solely responsible for eliminating evil. Dr. King concludes that neither method is successful and that man has to find a medium between the two.


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Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
Legends of Charlemagne
The Invasion of France (Continued)
Mandricardo, having completed his story, now turned to Rogero, and proposed that arms should decide which of the two was most worthy to bear the symbol of the Trojan knight.
Rogero felt no other objection to this proposal than the scruple which arose on observing that his antagonist was without a sword. Mandricardo insisted that this need be no impediment, since his oath prevented him from using a sword until he should have achieved the conquest of Durindana.
This was no sooner said than a new antagonist started up in Gradasso, who now accompanied Mandricardo. Gradasso vindicated his prior right to Durindana, to obtain which he had embarked (as was related in the beginning) in that bold inroad upon France. A quarrel was thus kindled between the kings of Tartary and Sericane. While the dispute was raging a knight arrived upon the ground, accompanied by a damsel, to whom Rogero related the cause of the strife. The knight was Florismart, and his companion Flordelis. Florismart succeeded in bringing the two champions to accord, by informing them that he could bring them to the presence of Orlando, the master of Durindana.
Gradasso and Mandricardo readily made truce, in order to accompany Florismart, nor would Rogero be left behind.
As they proceeded on their quest they were met by a dwarf, who entreated their assistance in behalf of his lady, who had been carried off by an enchanter, mounted on a winged horse. However unwilling to leave the question of the sword undecided, it was not possible for the knights to resist this appeal. Two of their number, Gradasso and Rogero, therefore accompanied the dwarf. Mandricardo persisted in his search for Orlando, and Florismart, with Flordelis, pursued their way to the camp of Charlemagne.
Atlantes, the enchanter, who had brought up Rogero, and cherished for him the warmest affection, knew by his art that his pupil was destined to be severed from him, and converted to the Christian faith through the influence of Bradamante, that royal maiden with whom chance had brought him acquainted. Thinking to thwart the will of Heaven in this respect, he now put forth all his arts to entrap Rogero into his power. By the aid of his subservient demons he reared a castle on an inaccessible height, in the Pyrenean mountains, and to make it a pleasant abode to his pupil, contrived to entrap and convey thither knights and damsels many a one, whom chance had brought into the vicinity of his castle. Here, in a sort of sensual paradise, they were but too willing to forget glory and duty, and to pass their time in indolent enjoyment
It was by the enchanter that the dwarf had now been sent to tempt the knights into his power.
But we must now return to Rinaldo, whom we left interrupted in his combat with Rodomont. In search of his late antagonist and intent on bringing their combat to a decision he entered the forest of Arden, whither he suspected Rodomont had gone. While engaged on this quest he was surprised by the vision of a beautiful child dancing naked, with three damsels as beautiful as himself. While he was lost in admiration at the sight the child approached him, and, throwing at him handfuls of roses and lilies, struck him from his horse. He was no sooner down than he was seized by the dancers, by whom he was dragged about and scourged with flowers till he fell into a swoon. When he began to revive one of the group approached him, and told him that his punishment was the consequence of his rebellion against that power before whom all things bend; that there was but one remedy to heal the wounds that had been inflicted, and that was to drink of the waters of Love. Then they left him.
Rinaldo, sore and faint, dragged himself toward a fountain which flowed near by, and, being parched with thirst, drank greedily and almost unconsciously of the water, which was sweet to the taste, but bitter to the heart. After repeated draughts he recovered his strength and recollection, and found himself in the same place where Angelica had formerly awakened him with a rain of flowers, and whence he had fled in contempt of her courtesy.
This remembrance of the scene was followed by the recognition of his crime; and, repenting bitterly his ingratitude, he leaped upon Bayard, with the intention of hastening to Angelica's country, and soliciting his pardon at her feet.
Let us now retrace our steps, and revert to the time when the paladins having learned from Dudon the summons of Charlemagne to return to France to repel the invaders, had all obeyed the command with the exception of Orlando, whose passion for Angelica still held him in attendance on her. Orlando, arriving before Albracca, found it closely beleaguered. He, however, made his way into the citadel, and related his adventures to Angelica, from the time of his departure up to his separation from Rinaldo and the rest, when they departed to the assistance of Charlemagne. Angelica, in return, described the distresses of the garrison, and the force of the besiegers; and in conclusion prayed Orlando to favor her escape from the pressing danger, and escort her into France. Orlando, who did not suspect that love for Rinaldo was her secret motive, joyfully agreed to the proposal, and the sally was resolved upon.
Leaving lights burning in the fortress, they departed at nightfall, and passed in safety through the enemy's camp. After encountering numerous adventures they reached the sea-side, and embarked on board a pinnace for France. The vessel arrived safely, and the travellers, disembarking in Provence, pursued their way by land. One day, heated and weary, they sought shelter from the sun in the forest of Arden, and chance directed Angelica to the fountain of Disdain, of whose waters she eagerly drank.
Issuing thence, the Count and damsel encountered a stranger- knight. It was no other than Rinaldo, who was just on the point of setting off on a pilgrimage in search of Angelica, to implore her pardon for his insensibility, and urge his new found passion. Surprise and delight at first deprived him of utterance, but soon recovering himself, he joyfully saluted her, claiming her as his, and exhorting her to put herself under his protection. His presumption was repelled by Angelica with disdain, and Orlando, enraged at the invasion of his rights, challenged him to decide their claims by arms.
Terrified at the combat which ensued, Angelica fled amain through the forest, and came out upon a plain covered with tents. This was the camp of Charlemagne, who led the army of reserve destined to support the troops which had advanced to oppose Marsilius. Charles having heard the damsel's tale, with difficulty separated the two cousins, and then consigned Angelica, as the cause of quarrel, to the care of Namo, Duke of Bavaria, promising that she should be his who should best deserve her in the impending battle.
But these plans and hopes were frustrated. The Christian army, beaten at all points, fled from the Saracens; and Angelica, indifferent to both her lovers, mounted a swift palfrey and plunged into the forest, rejoicing, in spite of her terror, at having regained her liberty. She stopped at last in a tufted grove, where a gentle zephyr blew, and whose young trees were watered by two clear runnels, which came and mingled their waters, making a pleasing murmur. Believing herself far from Rinaldo, and overcome by fatigue and the summer heat, she saw with delight a bank covered with flowers so thick that they almost hid the green turf, inviting her to alight and rest. She dismounted from her palfrey, and turned him loose to recruit his strength with the tender grass which bordered the streamlets. Then, in a sheltered nook tapestried with moss and fenced in with roses and hawthorn- flowers, she yielded herself to grateful repose.
She had not slept long when she was awakened by the noise made by the approach of a horse. Starting up, she saw an armed knight who had arrived at the bank of the stream. Not knowing whether he was to be feared or not, her heart beat with anxiety. She pressed aside the leaves to allow her to see who it was, but scarce dared to breathe for fear of betraying herself. Soon the knight threw himself on the flowery bank, and leaning his head on his hand fell into a profound reverie. Then arousing himself from his silence he began to pour forth complaints, mingled with deep sighs. Rivers of tears flowed down his cheeks, and his breast seemed to labor with a hidden flame. "Ah, vain regrets!" he exclaimed; "cruel fortune! others triumph, while I endure hopeless misery! Better a thousand times to lose life, than wear a chain so disgraceful and so oppressive!"
Angelica by this time had recognized the stranger, and perceived that it was Sacripant, king of Circassia, one of the worthiest of her suitors. This prince had followed Angelica from his country, at the very gates of the day, to France, where he heard with dismay that she was under the guardianship of the Paladin Orlando, and that the Emperor had announced his decree to award her as the prize of valor to that one of his nephews who should best deserve her.
As Sacripant continued to lament, Angelica, who had always opposed the hardness of marble to his sighs, thought with herself that nothing forbade her employing his good offices in this unhappy crisis. Though firmly resolved never to accept him as a spouse, she yet felt the necessity of giving him a gleam of hope in reward for the service she required of him. All at once, like Diana, she stepped forth from the arbor. "May the gods preserve thee," she said, "and put far from thee all hard thoughts of me!" Then she told him all that had befallen her since she parted with him at her father's court, and how she had availed herself of Orlando's protection to escape from the beleaguered city. At that moment the noise of horse and armor was heard as of one approaching; and Sacripant, furious at the interruption, resumed his helmet, mounted his horse, and placed his lance in rest. He saw a knight advancing, with scarf and plume of snowy whiteness. Sacripant regarded him with angry eyes, and, while he was yet some distance off, defied him to the combat. The other, not moved by his angry tone to make reply, put himself on his defence. Their horses, struck at the same moment with the spur, rushed upon one another with the impetuosity of a tempest. Their shields were pierced each with the other's lance, and only the temper of their breastplates saved their lives. Both the horses recoiled with the violence of the shock; but the unknown knight's recovered itself at the touch of the spur; the Saracen king's fell dead, and bore down his master with him. The white knight, seeing his enemy in this condition, cared not to renew the combat, but, thinking he had done enough for glory, pursued his way through the forest, and was a mile off before Sacripant had got free from his horse.
As a ploughman, stunned by a thunder-clap which has stricken dead the oxen at his plough, stands motionless, sadly contemplating his loss, so Sacripant stood confounded and overwhelmed with mortification at having Angelica a witness of his defeat. He groaned, he sighed, less from the pain of his bruises than for the shame of being reduced to such a state before her. The princess took pity on him, and consoled him as well as she could. "Banish your regrets, my lord," she said, "this accident has happened solely in consequence of the feebleness of your horse, which had more need of rest and food than of such an encounter as this. Nor can your adversary gain any credit by it, since he has hurried away, not venturing a second trial." While she thus consoled Sacripant they perceived a person approach, who seemed a courier, with bag and horn. As soon as he came up, he accosted Sacripant, and inquired if he had seen a knight pass that way, bearing a white shield and with a white plume to his helmet. "I have, indeed, seen too much of him," said Sacripant, "it is he who has brought me to the ground; but at least I hope to learn from you who that knight is." "That I can easily inform you," said the man; "know then that, if you have been overthrown, you owe your fate to the high prowess of a lady as beautiful as she is brave. It is the fair and illustrious Bradamante who has won from you the honors of victory."
At these words the courier rode on his way, leaving Sacripant more confounded and mortified than ever. In silence he mounted the horse of Angelica, taking the lady behind him on the croup, and rode away in search of a more secure asylum. Hardly had they ridden two miles when a new sound was heard in the forest, and they perceived a gallant and powerful horse, which, leaping the ravines and dashing aside the branches that opposed his passage, appeared before them, accoutred with a rich harness adorned with gold.
"If I may believe my eyes, which penetrate with difficulty the underwood," said Angelica, "that horse that dashes so stoutly through the bushes is Bayard, and I marvel how he seems to know the need we have of him, mounted as we are both on one feeble animal." Sacripant, dismounting from the palfrey, approached the fiery courser, and attempted to seize his bridle, but the disdainful animal, turning from him, launched at him a volley of kicks enough to have shattered a wall of marble. Bayard then approached Angelica with an air as gentle and loving as a faithful dog could his master after a long separation. For he remembered how she had caressed him, and even fed him, in Albracca. She took his bridle in her left hand, while with her right she patted his neck. The beautiful animal, gifted with wonderful intelligence, seemed to submit entirely. Sacripant, seizing the moment to vault upon him, controlled his curvetings, and Angelica, quitting the croup of the palfrey, regained her seat.
But, turning his eyes toward a place where was heard a noise of arms, Sacripant beheld Rinaldo. That hero now loves Angelica more than his life, and she flies him as the timid crane the falcon.
The fountain of which Angelica had drunk produced such an effect on the beautiful queen that, with distressed countenance and trembling voice, she conjured Sacripant not to wait the approach of Rinaldo, but to join her in flight.
"Am I, then," said Sacripant, "of so little esteem with you that you doubt my power to defend you? Do you forget the battle of Albracca, and how, in your defence, I fought single-handed against Agrican and all his knights?"
Angelica made no reply, uncertain what to do; but already Rinaldo was too near to be escaped. He advanced menacingly to the Circassian king, for he recognized his horse.
"Vile thief," he cried, "dismount from that horse, and prevent the punishment that is your due for daring to rob me of my property. Leave, also, the princess in my hands; for it would indeed be a sin to suffer so charming a lady and so gallant a charger to remain in such keeping."
The king of Circassia, furious at being thus insulted, cried out, "Thou liest, villain, in giving me the name of thief, which better belongs to thyself than to me. It is true, the beauty of this lady and the perfection of this horse are unequalled; come on, then, and let us try which of us is most worthy to possess them."
At these words the king of Circassia and Rinaldo attacked one another with all their force, one fighting on foot, the other on horseback. You need not, however, suppose that the Saracen king found any advantage in this; for a young page, unused to horsemanship, could not have failed more completely to manage Bayard than did this accomplished knight. The faithful animal loved his master too well to injure him, and refused his aid as well as his obedience to the hand of Sacripant, who could strike but ineffectual blows, the horse backing when he wished him to go forward, and dropping his head and arching his back, throwing out with his legs, so as almost to shake the knight out of the saddle. Sacripant, seeing that he could not manage him, watched his opportunity, rose on his saddle, and leapt lightly to the earth; then, relieved from the embarrassment of the horse, renewed the combat on more equal terms. Their skill to thrust and parry were equal; one rises, the other stoops; with one foot set firm they turn and wind, to lay on strokes or to dodge them. At last Rinaldo, throwing himself on the Circassian, dealt him a blow so terrible that Fusberta, his good sword, cut in two the buckler of Sacripant, although it was made of bone, and covered with a thick plate of steel well tempered. The arm of the Saracen was deprived of its defence, and almost palsied with the stroke. Angelica, perceiving how victory was likely to incline, and shuddering at the thought of becoming the prize of Rinaldo, hesitated no longer. Turning her horse's head, she fled with the utmost speed; and, in spite of the round pebbles which covered a steep descent, she plunged into a deep valley, trembling with the fear that Rinaldo was in pursuit. At the bottom of this valley she encountered an aged hermit, whose white beard flowed to his middle, and whose venerable appearance seemed to assure his piety.
This hermit, who appeared shrunk by age and fasting, travelled slowly, mounted upon a wretched ass. The princess, overcome with fear, conjured him to save her life; and to conduct her to some port of the sea, whence she might embark and quit France, never more to hear the odious name of Rinaldo.
The old hermit was something of a wizard. He comforted Angelica, and promised to protect her from all peril. Then he opened his scrip, and took from thence a book, and had read but a single page when a goblin, obedient to his incantations, appeared, under the form of a laboring man, and demanded his orders. He received them, transported himself to the place where the knights still maintained their conflict, and boldly stepped between the two.
"Tell me, I pray you," he said, "what benefit will accrue to him who shall get the better in this contest? The object you are contending for is already disposed of; for the Paladin Orlando, without effort and without opposition, is now carrying away the princess Angelica to Paris. You had better pursue them promptly; for if they reach Paris you will never see her again."
At these words you might have seen those rival warriors confounded, stupefied, silently agreeing that they were affording their rival a fair opportunity to triumph over them. Rinaldo, approaching Bayard, breathes a sigh of shame and rage, and swears a terrible oath that, if he overtakes Orlando, he will tear his heart out. Then mounting Bayard and pressing his flanks with his spurs, he leaves the king of Circassia on foot in the forest.
Let it not appear strange that Rinaldo found Bayard obedient at last, after having so long prevented any one from even touching his bridle; for that fine animal had an intelligence almost human; he had fled from his master only to draw him on the track of Angelica, and enable him to recover her. He saw when the princess fled from the battle, and Rinaldo being then engaged in a fight on foot, Bayard found himself free to follow the traces of Angelica. Thus he had drawn his master after him, not permitting him to approach, and had brought him to the sight of the princess. But Bayard now, deceived like his master with the false intelligence of the goblin, submits to be mounted and to serve his master as usual, and Rinaldo, animated with rage, makes him fly toward Paris, more slowly than his wishes, though the speed of Bayard outstripped the winds. Full of impatience to encounter Orlando, he gave but a few hours that night to sleep. Early the next day he saw before him the great city, under the walls of which the Emperor Charles had collected the scattered remains of his army. Foreseeing that he would soon be attacked on all sides, the Emperor had caused the ancient fortifications to be repaired, and new ones to be built, surrounded by wide and deep ditches. The desire to hold the field against the enemy made him seize every means of procuring new allies. He hoped to receive from England aid sufficient to enable him to form a new camp, and as soon as Rinaldo rejoined him he selected him to go as his ambassador into England, to plead for auxiliaries. Rinaldo was far from pleased with his commission, but he obeyed the Emperor's commands, without giving himself time to devote a single day to the object nearest his heart. He hastened to Calais, and lost not a moment in embarking for England, ardently desiring a hasty despatch of his commission, and a speedy return to France.


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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Madame de la Lafayette
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Ohh !ReplyDelete
Magnifique !
Merry Thanksgiving to you!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful time in Philly, Carol--my nephew is arriving from Philly here in GA today. That painting is so fabulous! You are on a roll, cutie. I love it! So whimsical and lovely, and just the right loose and delicate touch! You go it so right.ReplyDelete
Another lovely painting. Interesting Tea party.ReplyDelete
Give's new meaning to 'hanging' around. :))
have a GRAND Thanksgiving!!!!!ReplyDelete
Madame de la Layfayette is a Grande Dame! Very nice! Have fun in Philly!ReplyDelete
Hang onto your wig when you pour upside down! I have heard of pineapple upside down cake, but tea? Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!ReplyDelete
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Ever considered doing a foodie/ fun art tour for seasoned travelers?ReplyDelete
For those of us who have been to Paris several times, it is always wonderful to gain a new perspective. Getting to the chocolate fair would have been great - there is always next year! I like many of your articles: recent ones include the cups, mugs.
If not a tour, perhaps a list of fun events/ shopping places.
Please continue with your wonderful blog. It perks up many people's day.
I also enjoy your lovely watercolors esp. the food ones.
kind regards,
Oh, the scroll work!ReplyDelete
I'ts great!
As is the Madame herself!
Love love love the painting.ReplyDelete
Happy belated thanksgiving.
I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Thank you for sharing...ReplyDelete
I think, no I KNOW that is the best ever Vitrine I have seen.ReplyDelete


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I purchased a Vizio back on 11-15-2008 from Walmart. Within two months I started having problems. I customer service and after 45 minutes on the telephone we were able to troubleshoot it. Another month went by and there was another problem, but this time I was on the telephone for over an hour. Two weeks went by and there was another problem. I called and we were able to trouble shoot it again. Then the channels started locking up and the screen would go blue. I called Vizio and they said that it was my cable company. I called the cable company and I ended up calling Vizio back.
After over an hour on the telephone they agreed to have a repair man come to my home. The repair man came and replaced the main board in the television. After a while the television was doing the same thing, but there were black or blue lines once in a while. I called again and the tech sent me to a higher up tech. This was after I was on the telephone forever. This tech said that there had been so many problems with the television that I could have a new one (which would take up to eight weeks) or they could send the tech out again. I agreed to have the tech sent back out.
I asked the tech what if the problem continued and he said since the problem happened under warranty that they would continue to assist me. The tech said that since the problem happened under warranty I would not have to worry. He also stated that if I had more problems after this that I should call and I would receive a new 42'. By now I was in 10-2008. The repair man came and replaced the board again. One day I woke up and the black and red lines were back and the remote would not work. I called Vizio and I was told they could not help me. They said that I was calling to late with the complaint.
I explained that this had been an ongoing problem and finally the employee put me through to a manager (**). I was outside when he called back and so I tried to call him back. I got an employee ** on the telephone. He was refusing to put me through to a supervisor and said that any supervisor in his department was not a level three. Only a level three manager could overturn the decision, but after almost five minutes of insisting a manager (**) got on the telephone.
I asked if I could be put through to the manager's voicemail that had left me the message and I was told no. He said "I reviewed your case and there is nothing that I can do for you." I said that "I knew that because the employee (**) had said that you were not a level three and you could not over ride anything." The manager said that was not true and I said that is what your employee told me. He said that he was sitting next to ** and he never said that. I said he did and ** called me a liar. I tried to have him pull up my previous problems and he swore that day was first time I had ever called.
He stated that I should have bought my computer someplace else and I had to correct him that I was calling about a television. He started yelling at me and saying "oh well I guess you don't have a T.V." He ended up hanging up on me. I immediately called back and I was put through to someone in a different customer service area that could put me through to **'s voicemail. That employee said that she had the clearance to pull up my old records, but she did not see the point. She made it clear that no one in their company would have said what I was saying. I asked if they recorded their calls and she said no.
I was also told that the company had changed their computer system and that was why only a level three employee could pull up the records before the switch. I was put through to ** and I left another message, but he never called back. I have been scammed by the company and they did not follow through with their promise to fix the television since it started happening during the warranty period. I was screamed at and hung up on. Worst of all I was called a liar.
The manager ** refused to give me his employee ID number. It was probably another employee sitting next to **. I was also told to just go and buy another television, but why I'm already out over 1000.00.
Before doing business with any company I attempt some form of contact to find out what kind of customer service may be expected from them. The following email was sent to Vizio in a attempt to gauge what kind of support I might expect if I were to purchase one of their products. No response was ever received. When you cannot get sales to respond you can pretty much assume service will be far worse.
2nd request - no response from 12/2. If no response is received to this inquiry within 48 hours I will assume this is representative of the kind of support that I would have experienced. This will be posted on internet consumer sites so others may be aware of your lack of support.
I am considering the purchase of a Vizio LCD 42" or larger television. Before doing so I need some information. Who is your parent company? Where are your products manufactured? Your warranty indicates damage as a result of your shipping is not covered. "VIZIO's one-year limited warranty does not cover the following: cosmetic defects; damage, malfunctions or failures resulting from shipping or transit..." Who files the claim with the shipper? Do you insure it for full value?
Who is the repair facility (name, address, and phone number) that will be performing any service when you are contacted for warranty service? My location is Sparta, TN 38583. What is the maximum time I could expect to be without my unit in the event of warranty repairs? Will you commit to unit replacement when that maximum time is imminent? Please respond to EACH of these 5 questions succinctly. Reference to other sources is not acceptable. Thank you.
We bought a Vizio from Walmart in Nov of 09. We call after it failed six months later and were told to call Vizio's customer service our Vizio 42" started going out last Nov 09. It blinked off and on and we had the cable company out over 12 times and after we had six months the TV died. The cable company said it is your TV. It had gone blank then black and no sound, this was May 23, 2010. This TV was 6 months old and had 6 months left on the factory warranty. We called customer service 3 or 4 times and had a long wait when we got through they gave us a number to fax our receipt so they could prove we owned the bad TV.
We did and contacted them again 24 hours later and they had not gotten the fax so we called the same number the next day still the fax was not there. I asked if I could copy and email the receipt I and did so. I checked to see if they had received the email and was told yes and also the fax went to a different state. I said we sent it to the fax number we were given. I had a very nice customer service person to call after a number complaints and was told the part would be shipped over night, that was on May 27, 2010. We bought the extended warranty from her as we have no faith in the TV or the company. I thought about trouble from day one.
I said I want the TV replaced in my last email to her but got no reply. The repair man called on May, called and said he would call us as soon as the part arrived. He called today and was nice but the part had not arrived but when it did he could repair our TV. Not happy.
I purchased a Vizio 47 inch HDTV Model number GV47LF HDTV in January 2008. Yesterday while watching TV I had the infamous "Pop of Death", heard a pop and the TV screen went black. I turned the set off and when I turned it back on the Vizio name lights up, but no picture or sound and the TV can only be turned back off by unplugging the unit. I called Vizio today after finding out on the internet how common this problem is. I explained my problem and told them that they seem to have a lot of complaints about this on the internet, that it is obviously a problem with the power supply boards. I think this is a manufacturer defect and they should repair or replace my TV.
I was told I am out of warranty and they wished me good luck getting it fixed (thanks a lot). I paid over a 1,000 dollars for a TV that lasted 24 months. I will NEVER buy another Vizio.
I brought a 32INCH VIZIO HDTV LCD. One that my mother call me and informed of all the complaints that flat screen TVs have been getting on the news. I informed my mother my TV is doing great. Once I got off the phone with my mother my TV stop working!!!!!!!!!! My husband called Vizio and explain what happen they said they would replace it with no problem. Well that is not all really true. I have had my TV for a year and 4 month. They don't cover that I called the higher up and I have gotten nowhere at all. Now I'm stuck with a TV that only show the light up word Vizio. Oh it did come back on the next day only for 6hrs!
Who buy a TV and think it is going to break down in a year. TVs last for years.
CLEVELAND, TEXAS -- I have purchased a Vizio TV for Christmas last year. The TV is not even a year old and already dead. I have called Vizio and they said because it is ten days (ten days) after warranty they are not going to fix it. So please everyone reading this pass this on to your friends and family NOT to buy Vizio. The company does not care that the TV was for Christmas and was not opened and used till the 25th. They go by the sale date... SO PLEASE IF YOU NEED A NEW TV, PLEASE DO NOT BUY VIZIO. Thanks all... I am even calling my local news and have them air this also.
Vizio sold me an LCD TV that they knowingly had defects, and when the warranty lapsed (by less than 2 months), they had the nerve to refer me to their service people who would charge me over $250 to repair the set. This was without analyzing the problem. Oh, and by the way I had to buy and return this model twice before I found one that worked. Shame on me for thinking that this company is honorable and stands up for their product. All they want is your money, and to hell with everything else. I don't ask for a new TV, just to have mine repaired. And for the record, it has hardly been used, no more than 20 hours since I've had it!!!
My 32" Vizio was purchased at Sam's Club on 05/30/10. The price was $588. On 06/26/11, a piercingly loud noise started, followed by vertical lines through the picture. The TV shut down before I could unplug it and is now dead. It will not power back on and since it was 27 days past the warranty cut-off. I have no recourse except to have it fixed at my expense. Given the number of owners who relate that after repair their Vizio stopped working again. I am not sure I want to throw more money at this situation. I have owned many TV sets in my life, but this was by far the shortest-lived.
This is both frustrating and quite ridiculous... Any company whose products have such inherent problems should address them and Vizio is obviously not concerned about their customers or reputation. While checking consumer reviews online for their products, it would seem that Vizio may even be employing people to hype their products and keep the money rolling in... I will never be a Vizio customer again, and while shopping for a new TV, I made sure to inform the store and the other customers present about my terrible experience with Vizio. I will continue to spread the word and hopefully prevent others from wasting their money with this company as well.
Our Vizio VP322 is 19 months old, turn it on via remote, you get off/on/off/on/onnnnn, no off/on coming on, one more time "ON" we got a winner! Called Vizio, the representative was an absolute genius, stated it was our "power supply board". Tell me this folks, how often can you call tech support, describe as I just did and WHAM they know the problem??? Guess the high tech folks at VIZIO have a clue? Don't decide based on my review, try searching internet, "type VIZIO VP322 Problems"... Standby and you will be amazed how popular they are. Then be fair, try another search engine "type Vizio VP322 power supply board"... Boom you got a winner?
Ohhhh by the way the folks at Vizio suggested that we go to several internet sites to buy a replacement part, stated they were inexpensive, right? Wrong! Wonder if the average joe could get the living ** shocked out of them by touching the wrong area with a screw driver??? My guess is YES! Has electric will make you shine! Would not think it is a good idea for the average joe to attempt this one.... So, off ya go. No more Vizio for me-"O"!
We bought a Vizio VP322 last year. After having the TV less than a year, it died. (We woke up one morning, tried to turn on the TV and it was dead. There had been no storms, so we knew it wasn't a power surge problem.) We tried to take it back to Walmart for an exchange, but management refused, stating that they did not accept returns or exchanges after 90 days. Frustrated, we turned to Vizio, only to find out that they will cover the labor cost of a repair (if the unit is less than a year old) but not the parts. What??! I have researched and discovered that many Vizio owners have had the same problem.
I would think that Vizio would cover the parts as well since they have to be aware that many of the components of these units are defective. Signed... an unhappy customer!


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Our famous burger served with a slice of cheese. Served on a soft sesame seed bun garnished with crips lettuce, a slice of fresh tomato and cucumber, and topped with a dressing of mayo. Mmm, so good!
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Our bestseller and a favorite among regular customers! Our specialty burger topped with generous portions of delicious bacon topped off with a slice of cheese. Love it! Mention to our staff if you want your bacon to be extra crispy!
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Gaylon E. Ryno
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Gaylon E. Ryno, 80, of Ridgecrest, CA, passed away Nov. 30, 2012. His final days were spent surrounded by his family who cherished him dearly.
Gaylon is survived by his wife of 40 loving years, Vivian Ryno. Gaylon and Vivian had 7 children, 13 grandchildren and several great-grand children.
Gaylon was born Oct. 20, 1932 in Sacramento, CA to William and Mildred Ryno. He was the second of three boys and spent his childhood in Campo Seco, CA and Sacramento, CA.
Gaylon achieved much during his time with us and touched the lives of many. He was a decorated Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the US Navy from 1951 – 1955 leaving as a second class Petty officer. He then attended California Polytechnic College San Luis Obispo and received a BS degree in physical science in 1959. He was an accomplished small aircraft pilot and photographer. He loved to travel and especially enjoyed camping with his family.
Gaylon began working for the Naval Ordinance Laboratory in Corona, CA in Jul. 1959 and transferred to the Advanced Systems Div. of the Fuze Dept. in 1961 as a physicist. After relocating to China Lake in 1970, he advanced to Division Head in the Fuze Dept. until his retirement in Oct. 1993. In addition, he held the position of Associate Department Head for a one-year period during the absence of the Dept. Head.
Gaylon was a major contributor to the design and development of the continuous slot antenna for guided missile fuzes, a concept currently in use today. He was also awarded a patent for Variable Waveguide Continuous Slot Antenna.
During his career, Gaylon received many acknowledgments including serving as Chairman of Joint Ordinance Commanders Fuze Subgroup. He was the recipient of the prestigious third highest Navy honorary award, the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award and the LTE Thompson Award which he received twice during his career. At the time of his retirement, he also received the Sustained Professional Service Award.
Once Gaylon had completed his service for his country and retired from the Dept. of the Navy, he continued to serve his community through charitable endeavors. He was most passionate about helping abused and battered women who were in need. He spent 9 years and held numerous positions working with the Women's Center of Ridgecrest. He and Vivian also spent many years actively volunteering to the RVers In Mission who spend one week a month repairing and rebuilding churches in need.
Above all else, his never-ending love and commitment to his family was most important to him. He was a loving and dedicated husband, the best Daddy we could ever ask for, and a one-of-a-kind man who was always there for everyone and always cared for others before himself.
Gaylon is survived not only by his wife Vivian, but also by his 7 children; Chris (Tonya) Liszka, Cheri (Dan) Sutton, Jeff (Michelle) Liszka, Tim (Marleah) Liszka, Vickie Ryno (Rich) Smith, Marshall Liszka and Linda Ryno (Bob) Solway.
A memorial is being held on Sat. Dec. 15, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church. Those who are able to make a donation in Gaylon's name, please donate to the United Methodist Church, who have set up a fund in Gaylon Ryno's name and will be donating in his name to the Alzheimer's Research Association.


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Skip to comments.FR Masters of The Universe Compter Tech Question. Cursor Jumps Around When Typing
Posted on 11/20/2012 3:42:32 PM PST by Chickensoup
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Happy that I could help.
The updates caused Win7 to do what it was originally intended to do, which is scan the touchpad more often to detect multi-finger gestures. Since it wasn't enabled right in the core OS, a lot of laptop manufacturers upped the sensitivity of the touchpad to compensate. The touchpad is detecting the palms of your hands above the pad.
Most likely, if you go to windows update, there is now an optional update for your touchpad which should control this issue. Myself, I love touchfreeze, and highly recommend it.
Very cool little utility. Thanks. Installed, tested it, works like a champ....and promptly sent that link to a some friends. :)
I swear by TouchFreeze, as I use my laptops on planes frequently - not much room to get in a great typing position. This utility has saved me a ton of grief. I'm happy to pass it on and glad it will be useful to you.
I think you mean Windows 7.
I think you are right. I wanted to make sure the correct answer was in there somewhere.
Yeah, that is probably a smarter solution than going in and editing the registry to disable the touchpad completely, like I did :)
I have the Windows 7 OS on my desktop, and use the Firefox browser, but yes, I've had that same weird cursor jumping thing happen to me too.
I simply re-booted the computer, then ran CCleaner and Malwarebytes, and it stopped.
Ghostcats. Happens when they chase dustbunnies.
That is, hands down, the funniest thing I've seen on the forum today .. LOL
Yes, in the end, it is. Registry edits are not for the novice user, as much damage can be done with one errant keystroke. I never point an average user to the registry - that's would be like handing a teenager a case of beer, a fifth of scotch, a hot 35 year old cougar, and the keys to the hemi Cuda - What could go wrong?!?!?
Wow. That's been driving me crazy. I was sure I was touching my touchpad.
See, I use the touchpad for mouse movements, but always disabled the "double-tap", because I tend to drag quickly and it would select. I can hit the cursor buttons so I don't need the touchpad to click.
Anyway, in Windows 7 I can't find any way to control my touch pad anymore (I'd also like to speed it up). And I assumed that I was touching it and clicking, and that's why it jumped.
It happened lots when I typed the letter "n", which is when my thumb swings close to the touchpad.
Anyway, I put that touchfreeze on, and it actually I think installed (my work controls my computer and sometimes I can't do things). It wasn't obvious that it actually installed, it said it was installing, and then it was finished.
But I'll admit I just typed this entire post and my cursor didn't jump one time, and in the past two weeks anything over a paragraph would jump at least once.
So thanks to everybody who suggested touchfreeze. My work ITG group knew NOTHING about this.
Howdy craputer slave.
1. When U unwrap yer new craputer, U must format Ze DRIVE. (Used craputer should be lobotomized as well ,if OS is from retail outlet)
2. Install win XP SP3, update once ONLY. (If U must use WIN7 so be it, but refer to item 1. (Get a OS disk off Ebay don't be tightwad)
3. Download all drivers for yer craputer off line.
4. Install drivers (Do not update or update as needed only)
5. Install Malwarebytes Paid version ($20 year) Don't be tightwad.
6. No extra toolbars of any kind EVER.
7. Use yer craputer.
Note: Win XP will live forever, because BIG CORPORATIONS will use it. Microsofticus will support it till 2014.
Good luck.
Without 3rd party freeware Windows would be much less useful or efficient for the price. Don't forget WinPatrol, and Firefox, etc. Thanks be to God.
Why do you worry about what your cursor is doing while you are typing? Does it jump around when you are trying to click on something? That would be a problem
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Katter's Australian Party MP Rob Katter said the document disappeared when a division was called and LNP members grouped on his side of chamber .
To stand against the LNP, Mr Katter had to walk to the other side of the chamber.
Mr Katter said he had taken the issue Speaker Fiona Simpson and requested it be referred to the Parliamentary Ethics Committee.
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A spokeswoman from the Office of the Speaker said a course of action would be considered after receiving a written complaint from Mr Katter.