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FastFlow is a pattern-based programming framework targeting streaming applications. It implements pipeline, farm, divide and conquer, and their composition, as well as generic streaming networks. It is specifically designed to support the development and the seamless porting of existing applications on multi-core, GPGPUs, and clusters of them. The layered template-based C++ design ensures flexibility and extendibility. Its lock-free/fence-free run-time support minimizes cache invalidation traffic and enforces the development of high-performance (high-throughput, low-latency) scalable applications. It has been proven comparable or faster than TBB, OpenMP, and Cilk on several micro-benchmarcks and real-world applications, especially when dealing with fine-grained parallelism and high-throughput applications.
codemiscs is a collection of exciting, creative, amusing, and innovative commands. It is intended to be fun and useful. It includes a command wrapper (cmd), project generator (mkproject), human language translator (tw), feed reader (rf), images wizard (imgs), colorizer (colorize), slowed down echoer (typewriter), and shell show (show).
OpenXL is a multiple purpose C open engine. It is a proceduralization library. It can be seen as the artist, the designer, or even the programmer of your project. It is designed so that it has some function power that could turn into any task (performing a texture, a pixel art image, a mesh, a model, a level, a song, etc.). The idea is to play the part of the missing components on your team.
libfiu is a C library for fault injection. It provides functions to mark "points of failure" inside your code (the "core API"), and functions to enable/disable the failure of those points (the "control API"). The core API is used inside the code on which you want to perform failure injection. The control API is used inside the testing code in order to control the injection of failures.
Saros is a Eclipse plugin for collaborative text editing that in particular targets distributed pair programming (also called remote pair programming), but can support arbitrarily many participants at once. All members of a session have an identical copy of an Eclipse project and Saros keeps these copies in sync as editing progresses.
POP-C++ is a comprehensive object-oriented system for developing applications in large distributed computing infrastructures such as Grid, P2P or Clouds. It consists of a programming suite (language, compiler) and a run-time system for running POP-C++ applications. The POP-C++ language is a minimal extension of C++ that implements the parallel object model with the integration of resource requirements into distributed objects. This extension is as close as possible to standard C++ so that programmers can easily learn POP-C++ and so that existing C++ libraries can be parallelized using POP-C++ without too much effort. The POP-C++ run-time is an object-oriented open design that aims at integrating different distributed computing tool kits into an infrastructure for executing requirement-driven object-oriented applications. It uses objects to serve objects: the system provides services for executing remote objects.


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Lichen planus is a chronic skin condition. It causes itchy, flat, scaly patches on the wrists, legs, trunk, or genitals. It can also affect the inside of the mouth and vagina. There it resembles a white spider web. It may ulcerate. Rarely, it can also become cancerous. The scalp and fingernails can also be affected. It may become wart-like in thickness. Lichen planus may continue on and off for months or years. Scratching makes this condition worse.
Not much is known about the cause. It is possibly an immunologic reaction due to genetic factors. It may be brought on by certain medications or diseases.
Risk Factors
Lichen planus is more likely to occur in the presence of:
- Hepatitis C
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Certain prescription medications
- Graft vs. host disease
- Dental materials
The condition is more common in females. It is also more common in those aged 30-60 years. Lichen planus is rare in children and the elderly.
Lichen planus may cause:
- Itching, flat-topped purplish bumps or scaly patches—especially on the palm side of the wrists, the top of the foot and shins, the trunk, or the genitals
- Hair loss
- Abnormal appearance to the nails
- Milky-white, spider web-like patches in your mouth or vagina, with or without burning or discomfort
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms, medications, and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Lichen planus usually can be diagnosed by the appearance of the rash. You may be referred to a dermatologist.
If the diagnosis is unclear, a skin biopsy may be done.
Talk with your doctor about the best plan for you. Treatment options include the following:
Symptom Relief
- Topical or oral antihistamines to relieve itching
- Other topical anti-itching products, such as menthol or eucalyptus oil
- Soothing oatmeal baths
Steroid Medications
Topical steroids may be used to help decrease inflammation. Steroids may also be injected by a needle directly into a lesion. Oral or IV steroids are only used in severe cases.
Other Treatments
- Retinoids or immunomodulating medications may be useful, particularly for lesions in the mouth or vagina
- Ultraviolet light combined with oral medication has also been effective in widespread or resistant cases
There are no current guidelines to prevent lichen planus. Avoid any medications that may have triggered it in the past.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 11/2015 -
- Update Date: 12/20/2014 -

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Data Bank of Minority Group Conflict, 1955-1965 (ICPSR 5209)
Principal Investigator(s): Feierabend, Ivo; Feierabend, Rosalind; Kelly, Rose
This study contains data on conflict events between ethnic, racial, linguistic, and religious minority groups and predominant groups within society in 84 nations in the period 1955-1965. For each event, data are provided for the type of event, number and type of initiator and target of event, nature of minority tension, issues involved, date, location and duration of event, presence of violence, outcome of the event, number of initiators, targets, and mediators injured, arrested, or killed, and number of significant persons involved in the event as initiators, targets, or mediators that were injured, killed, or arrested. A summary scale was developed to measure the different intensity levels of aggressive behavior as well as the degree of friendliness signified by an event in minority tensions.
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Feierabend, Ivo, Rosalind Feierabend, and Rose Kelly. Data Bank of Minority Group Conflict, 1955-1965. ICPSR05209-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-07-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05209.v2
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Subject Terms: aggression, arrests, ethnicity, minorities, minority affairs, race relations, racial tensions, religion, social conflict, social problems, violence
Geographic Coverage: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China (Peoples Republic), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Global, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Soviet Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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See also the related data collection, SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS OF POLITICAL AGGRESSION (SCOPA) PROJECT, 1955-1964 (ICPSR 5207).
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its hard to believe that squad zero has only 5 members but all of them are captains though. What amazes me is that they have more power than the 13 divisions put together. But have they gain this new rank just now( after yamamoto's death) or were they stronger to begin with?? Does this mean they are stronger than genryusai yamamoto??
3 of the members look bad-ass and i also think one of them is a former Kenpachi( the bearded black one)
What did u guys think of this chapter??? I personally found it better thank the previous two!


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BAI Retail Delivery: Branson Wows, but Mobile 2.0 Rules
WASHINGTON — Keynotes by Sir Richard Branson, the $4 billion Virgin serial entrepreneur, and global strategist Jonathan Salem Baskin. Panel after panel on mobile banking, peer-to peer-payments and the rules of engagement with social media. A tentative obituary for near field communication, an innovative payments technology around which enthusiasm seems to be crumbling.
The plain message at the mid-October BAI Retail Delivery conference was that a new day is dawning in financial services, it's no longer your grandfather's spread business and new tools bring new opportunities to those who figure out how to use them.
Probably no one talk so plainly hit the perils and the opportunities in today's financial services as did Branson's opening day keynote. At first glance an odd choice. He's an innovator in music, aviation and telephony, but what does he know about financial services? A lot, it turned out because Branson now has over $1 billion of skin in the game with his purchase of the assets of Northern Rock, a failed English bank that had been taken over by the U.K. government in 2008.
Branson bought out those assets early in 2012, and his intent is plain. He plans to overturn the cozy and profitable leadership of the major British banks.
Branson believes the opportunity to overturn the established big banks is both historic and immense. "They have been badly damaged," said Branson. And although he did not elaborate the implication was that the major banks have been tarnished by the present economic distress, significantly worse in the U.K. than the U.S., and also by repeated reports of the huge pay packets handed out to City of London financiers at a time when the institutions were near collapse.
Branson, who has made his billions by targeting industries where he can play a romantic David battling an evil, stodgy Goliath, now thinks that the public is ready to move a sizable chunk of their money into new banks, such as Branson's Virgin Money network. "It's a lot more fun being David," Branson quipped.
Will he bring Virgin Money to the U.S.? At BAI he admitted he had a team of executives scouting for U.S. opportunities. He suggested he would come to the U.S. eventually. But he also said he had nothing definite to report at the moment.
His ultimate message was that the time is here to go on the attack against the entrenched banks because their vulnerability is huge.
And what might work for Sir Richard in the U.K., just might work for smaller institutions in the U.S. That was a take-away optimism expressed by at least some executives at BAI.
Branson may have turned on a packed house, but probably the biggest and longest buzz at this year's BAI, the sessions that played to full houses, was anything mobile and at least one big idea seemed to start to take hold. The current crop of mobile banking apps just aren't good enough anymore, not in a world populated with glitzy smartphone games and slick personal financial management tools. The antidote: mobile banking apps 2.0.
Apps developer mFoundry, a Larkspur, Calif.-based company with 800 mobile banking customers, announced at BAI that it was opening its app to include content from a range of third- party developers. mFoundry CEO Drew Sievers pointed to payments innovator Dwolla and prepaid card specialist Blackhawk Network as cases in point. Sievers claimed that not only will the more powerful app that results be more engaging for consumers, it will also produce new revenue streams for the financial institutions that hop aboard. He envisioned a three-way split of profits resulting from sale by Blackhawk Network on a prepaid card, with Blackhawk, mFoundry and the financial institution all sharing in the proceeds.
Similar splits would occur for other revenue generating tools put into the mobile banking app. "We will be the gatekeeper," said Sievers, but he insisted there would be cuts for financial institutions that opted in.
Intuit joined in that open app party, also announcing at BAI that it was opening its apps to third- party content, either developed by financial institutions or others. There was less concrete detail in Intuit's announcement, but it pointed to the same direction, giving financial institutions more freedom to architect apps that will truly engage mobile members.
At another panel, Matthew Wilcox, a senior vice president at Zions Bancorp., a Salt Lake City-based institution, tossed out a staggering figure that validates why mobile is gaining so much popularity with bankers. It costs on average $4 per in-branch teller visit versus 8 cents per mobile banking transaction.
Wilcox added that mobile banking customers are more profitable ($450 in annual profits per head at Zions versus $350 per online banking only customers). And they are far more loyal. In a year, only 1,5% will leave the institution compared to 4% of online banking customers. Add it up, said Wilcox, and not only is mobile the lowest-cost channel in banking history, it is producing good customers.
Near field communication, the short-range payments technology, meantime seemed to elicit growing skepticism about its future among BAI panelists. Multiple panelists cited Apple's decision to keep NFC off iPhone 5. Others cited retail giant Walmart's recent proclamation that it did not see NFC in its future. Bart Narter, a senior vice president at research company Celent, said, "I don't see a clear path to NFC adoption in the U.S. The telcos won't play unless they are compensated." And, so far, no one seems eager to split off a slice of a shrinking payments pie to compensate them.
Narter allowed that maybe NFC would figure in as a technology to deliver well targeted offers, "but you don't need NFC for payments to do offers."
Another unsettled, and perhaps unsettling, idea put out by several panelists is that email marketing is on the rise. But email consumption is on the decline, according to Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer at Minneapolis-based US Bank. Another panelist indicated that by his institution's count fewer than 2% of the emails his institution sent out were read. So the hunt is on for more effective contact points with today's busy, on the go mobile consumers. That might include text messages on phones, custom pop ups during online banking sessions, possibly targeted offers during mobile banking sessions. This research remains in its early days, but the sense that something better needs to be put into the hands of marketers seemed strong at this edition of BAI.
More fire erupted at a panel on person-to-person payments that brought together John Feldman, general manager of clearXchange, the payments vehicle created by JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo; Sanjeev Dheer, the lead executive at Fiserv's CashEdge; and Arkady Fridman, a 14-year employee at PayPal. The fight was clear. Would there be a bank-centric P2P solution? Or would it, to quote Fridman, be consumer-centric? This brawl is in its early rounds but know that there probably will not be a more spirited fight in financial services over the next few years. And a fight it will be because there is no reason to declare an early winner in what will be a hard fought battle for consumer mindshare and loyalty.
Important as the technology component was at this year's BAI Retail Delivery, there were strong reminders that finance, ultimately, is a human activity. General session speaker Jonathan Salem Baskin, a popular talking head on global marketing, hit exactly that note when he posited that as financial institutions scurry to get their customers more engaged with them on Facebook and Twitter, maybe they are in fact going about this exactly the wrong way. "What if you flipped the telescope around and asked, how can we get more engaged with our customers?"
Baskin's suggestion is that when enterprises do that, good things happen, for their customers but also for the institutions. His core message, one with considerable resonance in credit union circles,- is that prosperity comes to those institutions that do well by their customers and their communities. "Customers are more engaged with the brands that are engaged with them," he said. Flip the telescope, and just maybe that is the way to see the path to tomorrow's successful business model.


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The Tesla
Model S is the next EV that will hit the streets from Tesla. Tesla made its
name with the $100,000 Tesla roadster that had an electric driving range of
about 200 miles. The problem was that the Roadster cost so much and only held
two people making it impractical for the masses.
Tesla has now started the beta production of
its new car, the Model S. Like the Roadster, the Model S is an all-electric car
with no gasoline motor. The Model S is also a larger vehicle that will hold
four adults inside and it is much cheaper than the Tesla Roadster. The Model S
is still, however, far from what most would consider affordable (base price $57,000).
"We have started assembling the Beta vehicles," Tesla Motors' Model S Program
Director Jerome Guillen said. "While most Betas are intended for testing to
prepare for production, a few are earmarked for visits to North American Tesla
stores later this year."
The first of the beta vehicles will be used for testing and for press drives.
The S is
expected to have a driving range of about 300 miles. The car is about $20,000
more expensive than the Nissan Leaf. The Leaf is rated for 100 miles on a
charge, but the real world driving range varies greatly from 80 miles to as low
as 60 miles in some areas. The real world driving range of the Model S will
likely be lower than the estimates of Tesla.
VentureBeat reports that Tesla is
also working on an all-electric SUV called the Model X. It will run on the same
powertrain as the Model S. There is no indication at this point when the model
X will be seen.
versions of the Model S started rolling off the production line back
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One of the most anticipated releases for late 2008 is Intel's Nehalem processor --its new four core processor that features the return of Hyper Threading, allowing eight logical cores per processor. Recently formally named Intel Core i7 by Intel, the new processor is also highly anticipated as it will feature QuickPath, Intel's answer to AMD's HyperTransport, and will feature an on-die memory controller for the first time.
The latest Intel slides from CanardPlus show that Intel's wafer production is going smoothly and B1 stepping chips are being produced. Sources at Intel estimate that the chip will offer 15 to 20 percent performance gains at a common frequency over today's top of the line Penryn processors. The processor will go head to head with AMD's upcoming 45 nm offering, codenamed Shanghai.
Looking forward, according to internal slides, Intel plans to release a 32 nm shrink of Nehalem, codenamed Westmere at the end of 2009. This increment follows Intel's "tick tock" approach of yearly updates, with the "tick" being the die shrink such as Westmere, while the "tock" represents a new architecture.
The next new architecture after Nehalem is codenamed Sandy Bridge (formerly known as Gesher) and will be built on a 32 nm process. While details are scarce, Intel is hard at work on its development and details have begun to trickle out.
Sandy Bridge will feature many key improvements. It will support wider vectors, which Intel says allows for more power efficient floating point operations. It also will feature "advanced data rearrangement", involving the use of 256 bit primitives. Intel says this will improve cache coordination and help to speed the flow of data. Furthering Sandy Bridge's monolithic nature, the new architecture will support three and four operand instructions and non destructive syntax to minimize register copies and allow for extensibility.
The architecture also features "flexible unaligned memory access support", which Intel indicates will allow computations to be immediately performed on data loaded from memory. Also Intel will offer up an extensible new opcode (VEX), which it says will reduce code size. The net results of the improvements Intel says will be an increase in performance of as much as 90 percent in certain mathematically intensive operations such as matrix multiplies.
With the Sandy Bridge processors expected to land in 2010, 2011 will bring a shrink codenamed Ivy Bridge, which will be made at the 22 nm node. Finally in 2012, the next new architecture Haswell will arrive.
While Haswell is still in the very formative stages, Intel has big plans for it as well. Early reports indicate that it will have eight physical cores by default and "revolutionary" power saving features. Another key feature of this new architecture will be the FMA (Fused Multiply-Add), which will allow terms to be multiplied and added simultaneously.
Intel was rather tight-lipped about architectural details on its upcoming GPU, Larrabee, after so much initial noise. However, Intel did reveal that its ray-tracing engine may finally see light with the release of Larrabee. Ray-tracing is a different rendering method that has traditionally been more computationally intensive. While producing the beautiful CGI in movies, it has eluded the capabilities of modern gaming hardware.
In a sign of things to come, a ray-traced version of Quake 4, which looked stunning and ran at a silky 90 FPS in 1280x960, was demoed on a dual socket board featuring Intel's top of the line quad cores.
Also detailed in brief was the possible Atom-successor -- the upcoming Tolapai processor (formerly codenamed Pineview). Tolapai is a SOC (System On a Chip) in that it will feature an integrated DDR2 memory controller, an integrated graphics core, and a full chipset, which features PCI, Ethernet, serial, and peripheral connections.
The chip's processor will be an x86 design based on the Pentium M and will feature 148 million transistors. It will come in a 37.5mm x 37.5mm package. It will launch with 600 MHz, 1066 MHz or 1200 MHz clocked models. The new integrated system is expected to be used in Netbooks as well as other diverse applications and will compete with ARM Holdings' SOC offerings.
With several new products launching this year and next, Intel is certainly looking to continue its commercial successes.


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DURANGO - Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for hunters and anglers who wish to participate in a "Regional Sportsmen's Caucus" for southwest Colorado and to serve on a statewide "Sportsmen's Roundtable" that will address wildlife issues.
These new public participation programs for hunters and anglers will be explained at two meetings in the southwest region. The first meeting is at 6:30 p.m., March 4, in Montrose at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife office, 2300 S. Townsend Ave.; and, 6:30 p.m., March 6, at the Ross Aragon Community Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd., in Pagosa Springs.
At the meetings, hunters and anglers are invited to talk about wildlife issues and concerns. Participants will also select representatives to serve as members on the statewide Sportsmen's Roundtable. Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will be available to answer questions.
"It's important that we listen to hunters and anglers," said Patt Dorsey, southwest regional manager. "These meetings will provide a forum for a general discussion of wildlife issues and to help the agency formalize the process of getting input from sportsmen and sportswomen."
Although any member of the public can attend and provide input at the local meetings, those selected to serve on the statewide Sportsmen's Roundtable must have a hunting or fishing license, and be active in those activities. Those chosen for the roundtable must commit to attend the bi-annual regional caucuses and Sportsmen's Roundtable meetings and serve a two-year term.
The Sportsmen's Roundtable will consist of 24 members with 16 statewide members and two delegates from each of the four regions.
Anyone unable to attend the local meetings and who wants to serve on the statewide panel, can apply online at http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/Pages/Roundtable.aspx.
For more information, contact Joe Lewandowski, southwest region public information officer, at 375-6708 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages 42 state parks, more than 300 state wildlife areas, all of Colorado's wildlife and a variety of outdoor recreation. For more information, go to cpw.state.co.us.
For more news about the Division of Wildlife, go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us/NewsMedia/PressReleases.
For more general information about the Division of Wildlife, go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.


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great to hear coming from him considering he's been historically criticized for the exact same thing... yet, been the most consistent player on the team so far this season..
great to hear coming from him considering he's been historically criticized for the exact same thing... yet, been the most consistent player on the team so far this season..
I'm liking this guy. He has totally gone through a major change this year. He is playing and acting like "the man" on this team. I love his interviews, and his personality on the court. It's something that has been missing in the past. He is claiming this team and we should be building around him.
If DeMar can get back on track this team has a really bright future. If not, I think we have taken a step back as a franchise. I don't care how much we loose as long as those two are developing and playing well. This team will be a contender in a couple years with DeMar, Jonas, Bargnani and a stud SF (ex. Barnes) added through the draft. We will also have a couple complimentary pieces with J.J. and Amir.
Bargnani is still not THE piece. He can be a very good second option but i think THE piece should be the person we draft this year.
Don't get me wrong, I like hearing Bargs call out the entire team (including himself) but focus, resilience and consistency only get you so far. They just don't have the horses. Yeah, part of it last night was focus and intensity but those issues were compounded by the fact that, other than Bargs, this team has nowhere to go for scoring or playmaking and that leads to poor decisions and mistakes.
I laughed about Jose not having any answers. The answer is that the team has next to no talent. Calderon knows that, Casey knows it, Bargs knows it, Colangelo knows it. Except they can't say it, so we're going to hear b.s. about focus, identity, effort, professionalism, etc. all year to try and shift the focus from the organizational issues to individual players.
^ Fair weather fan alert! no talent my ass how the hell do you make it to the Nba in the first place if you have no talent? this team has lots of talent and all the "bs" you say is what is the main problem. focus, identity, effort, professionalism, etc is the problem. I hate when people say a team doesn't have talent that's a huge load of garbage if you ask me.
I'm going to start describing some of my co-workers as "mentally soft"
Eh follow my TWITTER!
There should be no surprise or outrage in Raptorland over their record. If you expected playoffs based on a couple of really good showings in the first 10 games, shame on you. Things are going to plan so far, as much as I can tell. The focus on "effort", "professionalism", "consistency" etc. are quite valid and I can't see how you'd take it as an excuse to ignore the talent deficiency of parts of the roster. The organization is in evaluation mode for this year. As long as management is learning something about the players they have and determine whether they're a bankable asset going forward, the season will be a success.
1. The team as a whole is leaps and bounds better defensively already -- their man D showed immediate improvement, and now the zone is coming along as well. The intensity on that side of the ball is better than I've seen since the Oak years, so Casey + the vet presence + whatever is working.
2. Individual "weak D players" are improving by leaps and bounds as well. Jose and Bargs are both playing more-than-adequate man D, and Bargs is showing a growing aptitude for help D as well. His biggest problem is not being able to hold onto the ball when he gets his hands on it off the boards. I'd wager he's missed out on at least 3 rebounds per game because he can't hold onto the thing and gets it tapped away.
3. They have a leader. Like it or not, Bargnani has taken ownership of this year's team. Whether you consider him a true #1 guy or a second banana, he's the man for this season. And so far, he's saying and doing all the right things. I can't really say enough about the changes he's exhibiting this year, and I was quite willing to write him off for good if he had come in playing like last year.
4. Offensively, granted, they are pretty abhorrent so far. This doesn't concern me; 1, because this is a talent evaluation, not a championship run, and 2, because based on last year's performance on O, we know they *can* do it. It's likely a matter of time for the O to catch up to the D. They haven't had much practice time at all, and what they've had has been focused on D. You can't underestimate that.
As for individuals:
I'm very excited by what Bargs has shown so far. It really does have that "light switch" look about it (as in, the switch finally got flipped sometime this past summer).
Jose has proven again that he's the best PG on the squad by a long shot, and that he's not as washed-up as some people have been saying since that first hamstring injury years ago.
Amir has been old faithful. He gets a little better/more efficient each year, but I think he's near his ceiling now. Which is a nice ceiling of consistent double-doubles and great defense. A great 6th/7th man.
Demar is slumping hard. The comments from Colangelo about inconsistent training are surprising and troubling, since the fallback optimism with DD has always been that his work ethic will get him to his max potential. I hope that's just a GM trying to motivate through criticism. He looks like he has the talent, but he hasn't been able to put it all together yet. Wondering if some of it could be his coming in thinking he'd supplant Bargs as the #1 option and being disappointed. He has the rest of the year to pick it up, or else I think he'll be on the "assets to be traded" list this summer along with half the roster.
Ed Davis is just a soph, without even a full NBA season under his belt, so I write his struggles off to that. He's in the same boat as Demar in having to prove himself worthy of being a "core" piece going forward. He also has the talent, but I've always been a bit concerned about his work ethic. Last year, the talk from coaches was that he amazed everyone during games because of the lacklustre effort he often showed in practice. I don't care how good you are at 20 years old -- you gotta work hard all the time. I think he's heard that loud and clear from Casey, and we'll see how it affects his consistency for the rest of the year. It should be easier for him than Demar, because Ed doesn't rely on creating his own shots or scoring to prove his worth. He just has to take a page from Amir's book.
James Johnson is a "meh" player at the moment. Defensively, he's great, but if he can't play any O to save his life, what's the point? I really like his game on D, though, so I really hope he can find a decent mid-range J soon.
The rest of the roster is pretty much chafe, and everyone knows it. Some will be around longer than others, but none of these guys will be here in 3 years when the team should be competing for real. Sonny may be back, and Kleiza could stick, but all the rest will be gone this summer, I bet. In fact, I'd be shocked if Barbosa made it past the trade deadline, and Bayless could be thrown in, too, as an expiring.
This is really just a pilot project building toward next season and beyond. Try to get Demar, Ed, Bargs, and Amir (and maybe JJ) up to speed as guys you can start building a playoff squad with, bring in JV and another high pick next year, sign a solid FA or two, and away you go to phase 2 of the rebuild: find a franchise player, either within or from outside the organization.
Check the expectations and instead just watch the team develop, for good or bad. Either way, the knowledge gained in evaulating these guys in this difficult situation will be invaluable.
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
Nice post Jimmie.
As for the "talent" comment, it's pretty clear when someone says a pro team has little or no talent that they mean pro-level talent. Not talent per se. Guys I played with in high school had talent, but not NBA-level talent. Second, let me ask you a question: how many guys on this Raptors would start on any one of the 16 playoff teams last year? Bargs on some. Maybe Calderon on a couple. Who else? "This team has lots of talent". Who?
If you want to quibble on semantics, then that's okay, I'll put it this way: this team does not have enough players playing at a high enough skill level to compete with other NBA teams. A good NBA team needs at least 8 highly skilled players that range from good to elite to superstar to win. The Raptors have one (Bargs), maybe two (Calderon). Everyone else is fungible. Derozan and Davis may grow into "top 8" players but neither is there yet.
jimmie, if you haven't found your calling yet, you should probably try your hand at being a sports writer.
Before I make my point, the 2006 draft if done today has Bargnani at 3 or 4 with Aldridge, Rondo, and more than likely Gay ahead of him.4. Is Andrea Bargnani finally living up to his billing as the No. 1 pick?
James Ham, Cowbell Kingdom: If the 2006 NBA draft were done all over again, LaMarcus Aldridge would be the clear overall first pick. Bargnani can score, but that's about it. He is a 7-footer who rebounds like a small forward, plays suspect defense and wills his team to be a sub-.500 club; not exactly first overall pick material.
Mark Haubner, The Painted Area: In the context of the 2006 draft, yes. Bargnani now stands with LaMarcus Aldridge and Rajon Rondo as the three All-Star-caliber players in that class. Most stunning is that the Raptors have allowed fewer points per possession with Bargs on the floor than off. Andrea has been one of the league's absolute worst by that metric for three straight seasons.
Chris Palmer, ESPN The Magazine: AB is playing really well, pumping in a career-best 23.7 ppg. I'd say if he makes a couple more strides on the defensive end, he lives up to the No. 1 pick, as far as the stat sheet goes. But No. 1 overall picks are supposed to turn a franchise around completely, and he hasn't done that.
Michael Pina, Red94: Bargnani is playing fantastic basketball right now, but he's no franchise pillar. A building block, yes, but No. 1 overall picks are supposed to serve as the foundation for teamwide renovation projects. Unless Toronto is able to pair him with one (or two?) certified stars, Bargnani and his lack of overall ability will prevent Toronto from venturing toward anything meaningful.
Timothy Varner, 48 Minutes Of Hell: Give Bargnani credit for a strong start, but he still doesn't look like a player around whom the Raptors can build their franchise. Until Bargs shows more than a little scoring ability, I continue to see him as a quality backup on a good team.
My point: These guys are still reading the box scores and 2010-2011 scouting report on him.
I agree. Most people writing about the Raptors obviously don't watch their games. It's clear as day that they don't.
I believe that's the same article where they are guessing who the MIP will be this season. I didn't see a single nomination for Bargnani, which tells me that nobody is paying attention to the Raptors.
That's Bargnani's trophy if he wants it.
How can you lead a franchise turnaround when the next best scorer on your team is averaging 14 a game, on 40% shooting? How can you turn a team around when your fellow starters are a combined 39pts per game? WTF? Even Lebron cant turn this team around. Or Kobe.
I think if Bargnani shows a bit more consistency on rebounding and defense, i dont mind him being a franchise player. And i think he'll do fine as one.
Rose is getting around 16 attempts per game, Kobe 23, Durant 18 and Dirk at 15 and Bargnani, 16. So it aint like Bargnani is ball hogging and getting all the plays set for him and none for Demar or the other starters. The major difference is Rose has Deng and Boozer, Kobe has Bynum and Gasol, Durant has Westbrook and Harden and Dirk has well....thats why theyre 5-5 right now, 8th seed in the west, champions last year. You cant turn a team around with a franchise player, you need a franchise player and other good players as well, who play good.
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Fazio: NCUA May Write 'Basel Lite' Into Net Worth Regs
NCUA Director of Examination and Insurance Larry Fazio said credit unions won't be required to adopt Basel III capital requirements.
However, as required by statute, credit unions will have to maintain "comparable" capital to what other regulators enforce.
That means updating Part 702 of NCUA Regulations, which outlines Prompt Corrective Action and net worth requirements. Part 702 came up in rotation as part of the NCUA's three-year revolving regulatory review, but Fazio said the rule gets two years to contemplate because it's "a big ticket item."
Basel III would require banks to hold 4.5% of total capital and 6% of Tier I capital of risk-weighted assets. It would also allow regulators to require up to another 2.5% of capital during periods of high credit growth and introduces a minimum leverage requirement.
Credit unions will likely end up with a version of Basel requirements Fazio called "Basel lite" that would have a general but simplified Basel framework without the "bells and whistles" that would be required of more complex, for-profit institutions.
Risk-based capital requirements could also be applied on a scalable basis, Fazio said, with smaller credit unions having a simpler version of rules to comply with compared to larger institutions with presumably more risk.
Stock-based entities utilize scalable rules, he said, and different "plug-and-play options" are available for scalable net worth models.
However, he said the new rules won't mean a big change for most credit unions.
"It will pick up those that take a lot of risk and have little capital on top of that," he said.
NCUA examiners have always looked beyond the 7% net worth minimum requirement for well-capitalized institutions, he said, taking a more customized approach. Examiners expect each individual credit union to find its own balance between covering expected and unexpected losses and storing up too many reserves and failing to deliver maximum value to members.
The strategic days of managing to 7% are history following the financial crisis, Fazio said.
"I think it was a nice philosophically oriented punch line, but if you ask any risk manager worth their salt, they would say unless you're a clean and simple organization, 7% isn't enough," the NCUA director said.
The agency is limited regarding how much supplemental capital authority it can write into regulations. The board does have the authority to allow credit unions to count supplemental capital toward its risk-based net worth capital requirements.
However, with the exception of low-income credit unions, it would take statutory action for supplemental capital to count toward the leverage ratio.
While risk-based requirements are compared against risk-based assets, the leverage ratio requires a level of net worth compared to total assets.
CUNA said Monday it expects Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) to reintroduce supplemental capital legislation within the next week.
FDIC Board member Jeremiah Norton said in a speech Wednesday he thinks banks should be required to meet a stricter leverage ratio than what was defined in the recent Basel III international agreement.
The FDIC currently requires 10% risk-based capital, 6% Tier 1 capital and a 5% leverage ratio to be well-capitalized. In addition to the NCUA, the FDIC, Federal Reserve Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will be reviewing and updating capital regulations this year.


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I've always been a big supporter of Ed ever since he fell to us at 13. Since day one his shown the potential to be a legit double double guy. His had so many setback in his young career, with this year being his first training camp. I think his proved that his a starting PF in this league. His your old fashion PF though. His not flashy or sexy but he gets it done. He rebounds and protects the rim. With an expanding offensive game. With a league disappearing of legit big man I think Ed is a keeper. That's why it upsets me hearing his name in trade talk. I think it would a big mistake to let him go. Don't get me wrong I don't except him to be a superstars but, I see his ceiling Al Horford. Not a superstar but, a player that can help you win games.
Stats this season
As Starting Foward 48 min pace 19 .553FG .630FT 11.5(3.3 Off)Rebs 2.7Ast 1.4Blk 1.0Stl 3.8PF 2.1TO 19.0Pts
As Starting Foward 19 31.7mins .553FG .630Ft 7.6(2.2 Off)Rebs 1.8Ast 0.9Blk 0.6Stl 2.5Ft 1.4TO 12.6Pts
Hollingers thoughts before the season
Scouting report
+ Long, slim lefty who can leap. Excellent finisher, shot-blocker and rebounder.
+ Good at short flips near basket but can't create own shot. Turnover-prone.
+ No post game and jumper a question mark. Lack of strength a major problem on D.
I think it's fair to call this past season a setback. Davis had a fairly productive rookie year built mostly on an unusually high field goal percentage, but that mark predictably fell back to earth and he didn't offset it with any other improvements.
If anything, he backslid. Davis is long and can jump but badly needs to hit the weights, as he was absolutely thrashed physically by most opposing big men. Despite the abuse, he had an excellent rebound rate, ranking ninth among power forwards, and was 11th at the position in blocks.
This would be fine if he could play the 4 offensively, but he can't. Davis is a 5 in a 4's body, as he can only finish around the rim and can't create anything for himself. Over his two pro seasons, he's made 31.5 percent from beyond 10 feet, which doesn't cut it. He's great at the basket (75 percent last season), and very good on short-range hooks and flips (50.3 percent career from 3 to 9 feet), plus he draws fouls.
Unfortunately, his sky-high turnover ratio (61st out of 70 power forwards) blunts those positives, and he just doesn't get open enough to take advantage of his finishing skills -- Davis averaged only 10.8 points per 40 minutes last season. He is only 23 and still has time to improve, but right now he's a "4.5" who doesn't quite fit at either frontcourt slot.


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Organized crime and regional cooperation focus of Ukraine prosecutor visit to INTERPOL
LYON, France –The importance of enhancing international cooperation in the areas of economic and financial crime, money laundering and corruption were among the key issues highlighted during a visit by First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Renat Kuzmin, to the world police body's General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon today.
During discussions with the delegation of top legal officials including Head of the Main Department on Investigation of Specially Important Crimes, Andrii Kurys, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble emphasized the role that Ukraine has played in combating crimes of particular concern to Eastern Europe.
Ukraine has made significant contributions to the fight against Eurasian organized crime. Through the country's participation in INTERPOL's Project Millennium which targets organized crime groups in the region, Ukraine hosted a working group meeting in May 2011 that offered a forum for intelligence sharing and international police cooperation.
The Project Millennium working group meeting brought together officials from 18 countries from the region and beyond to enhance collaboration in the battle against Eurasian organized crime by allowing law enforcement officers to share experiences, exchange intelligence, and identify key trends and modus operandi of these crime groups.
The Ukrainian delegation was also briefed on the latest developments in the areas of financial crime, corruption and money laundering, and the operational tools and services offered by INTERPOL to its member countries.
Describing Ukraine as a valued law enforcement partner, Secretary General Noble highlighted the recent anti-terrorism training exercise held in Donetsk, Ukraine in September. The three-day gathering organized by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Anti-Terrorism Centre saw the heads of security and anti-terrorist agencies from the region come together to address the global threat of terrorism.


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Orioles vs. Rangers 4/10/11 (Personal Toss-Up Record)
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If you're here to read about the whole Jose Valverde
spitting incident, check out that post
So after I facepalmed during Saturday's game, my legs were
quite beat up, so I couldn't run around too much on Sunday. I got to the game late (for me) and met up
with Matt outside the gates at around 11:15 (open at 11:30) where he informed
me that there was batting practice set up.
So we got in, he ran around, and I walked. Couldn't bend my knees too much, so had to
take it easy. They hit some home runs
during BP, a bunch within good distance for me to snag, but I had to let them
go. It wasn't fun trying to go up and
down stairs, so I had to lay off them.
Matt found a few and caught a bunch.
Here's Buck talking in the outfield with Jason Berken and
Jeremy Accardo:
My first ball, though, was from the Rangers bullpen catcher Josh Frasier who tossed me and another guy the two balls sitting in the
Rangers pen when he got up there. The
other guy also caught a few of the HRs that were close to me. We talked a bit, and he was really nice to
discuss some baseball with while I hobbled around.
The Rangers came out to throw, and I thought my only chance
to snag on the day would be toss ups. So
I went over to the 3rd base line where the position players were
throwing. Anybody else there stood by
the pitchers, not realizing the position guys would be finished fastest.
Andres Blanco was throwing with somebody, and when they were
finished messing around throwing side arm, I held my glove up and he chucked me
the ball without even asking.
Mason Tobin was throwing with Alexi Ogando, and Ogando
overthrew a ball that bounced in the stands.
I scooped it up, offered it back, but they said to keep it. I handed it to a fan next to me who had an Alexi Ogando card in hand. I figured that was worthy of a baseball that he technically threw. The odd part after that was that Tobin finished
with their ball, and he tossed it to me.
Interesting. Here's Tobin about
20 seconds before the toss up:
Brandon Webb, who had a weird photo shoot by the dugout just
before the game, was in the outfield running:
BP got a bit crowded, so I chilled in the LF corner for any
bloop homeruns down the line. I didn't
get any more balls on the day, though 4 toss ups was my personal best in any game).
Here was my view for most of Rangers BP:
The kid you see there is… well… very confused.
He's wearing a Colts jacket and Red Sox hat. What?!
Josh Hamilton was signing:
So I wiggled through the huge group of people, the security guy on the field (seen above in orange) messed with me a bit (we talk with him every day, he points out Easter Eggs to me on occasion), and got Hamilton on
the ball I snagged from Blanco earlier.
Vladimir Guerrero received his 2010 Silver Slugger and
Comeback Player of the Year Awards pre-game (assumingly scheduled then against
the Rangers):
Ian Kinsler and Adrian Beltre were warming up by me, but I
got neither ball (obviously).
Matt headed who knows where, and I headed out to section 86,
where I planned to chill all game and not kill myself over home run balls like
the day before.
I settled at the break in the bullpens, saluted to Ronnie,
and the game got going. Nick joined me in section 86, Matt came
soon after, and it was a sunny, relaxed afternoon.
Jake Fox was oddly in left field:
My view of the Rangers bullpen during the game:
Orioles bullpen doing warmups and such:
Ronnie Deck looking awesome as usual (though he needs a retro
bird helmet):
More of the bullpen just chilling:
The Orioles lost.
Guthrie, back from the hospital (pneumonia) threw six innings of one run
ball, but we scored no runs, the Rangers tacked on a two run shot off of Jim
Johnson, and that was that.
But, in the end, this is what we had overall:
I will be back at Oriole Park next Wednesday for the last
two games on the Twins series. Missing
Monday and Tuesday for holiday. But will
be at [hopefully] eight of the ten games during the home stand.
Season stats:
Baseballs: 16 (7 hit, 3 on fly, 5
toss up, 3 found)
Autographs: 2 (Scherzer, Guerrero,
Orioles home games attended: 6
Orioles total games attended: 6
Total MLB games attended: 6
Total baseball games attended (MLB+MiLB):
Rainouts: 1
3 baseballs pictures (gave one away):
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I will not read I will not read I will not read!
The TwInternet is abuzz with rumours of a leaked Eclipse script - the title page of which above apparently shows Jackson's tag across it...
Ru ro! What do you think - real or fake?
- Lorabell
I will not read I will not read I will not read!
The TwInternet is abuzz with rumours of a leaked Eclipse script - the title page of which above apparently shows Jackson's tag across it...
Ru ro! What do you think - real or fake?
- Lorabell
I hope to God it's fake!! Jackson will be in big trouble. D;ReplyDelete
I don't WANNA look!!!! I won't. I won't. NOOOO!
(really it would be a total movie-ruiner imho - stay strong!)
it is real the opening scene is out!ReplyDelete
Anyone have a link to the script. I love reading them. I always forget what happened before I see the movie anyway.ReplyDelete
its in pdf format, i can tell this is going to be a long night im not going to stop now, i quickly saw how it ends, its exactly how it ends in the book :D
@ Anon: NO! NONONONONONONO! D:
This is a very, very bad thing!
Jackson can get replaced because of this!
I think it's fake or I hope atleast >.>
I've decided to not spoil Eclipse too much, it's my favorite. By the time New Moon came out, I had already seen most of the movie LoL ^.^
@ Irene, my bad! sorry i had to look, i don't think jackson would have done it intentionally, someone close to him probably copied it without him knowing? me thinks jackson will still get done for it though.... i dont think they'll replace him though, just get a paycut!ReplyDelete
hard to tell.. ive heard ppl are downloading the whole thing though and reading it.. ughh i will not look. i will not look!! not that i havent read the book.. but i wanna keep the movie a surprise with what they do with it... omg if it is real can you imagine everyone who's worked so hard on it ... their blood boilin'?? :( :(ReplyDelete
@ Anon: You don't know Summit. They are horrible creatures who like to milk the cashcow we call Twilight. And for this to get leaked? They. WILL. Freak. (Sort of like what I'm doing now, but worse).
*Sigh. Maybe I should calm down. If it's real we can no longer do anything about it. If it's fake, thank God.
If anyone found the script pleassseeee send it to me!!!!! *blush*ReplyDelete
maybe maybe, lets just hope not, im 20 pages in, and majority of this stuff is practically new, the way its set out is closer to the book than new moon but the way its done is not like someones just copied the dialogue from the book, im 90% sure its real, but what i can say is that if they do it like this script it would be AWESOME!!ReplyDelete
Arrgh! Hated that I saw the NM leaks, but have NO willpower! Read a few pages, and so far reads so close to the book. I'm hoping Rob allowed Edward to be lighter as in the script, because I love these E&B scenes! They're so lovely together.ReplyDelete
@ ismarie, the link is in these comments further up here it is again
....I really think it is real....at least I really hope it is because the proposal scene is better than the book!!!ReplyDelete
I found the link to download it i read the whole thing and it looks real to me.ReplyDelete
I'm definitely not gonna read this one.
Remember the leaked script of New Moon last year??
Well it turned out that one was real, and I hate to say it, but reading it ruined the experience of watching the movie for the first time because I did remember.
Everybody stay strong and don't read it!!
dang, the link is gone now. anyone want to email it to me??ReplyDelete
The link is gone. If anyone downloaded it can you email it to me... Please ThanksReplyDelete
can anyone e-mail me the link also...the link is down...please let me know if you can e-mail it to me...my e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com...I would love you FOREVER!!!!ReplyDelete
It's gone but I just read in Twitter that Summit denied this script...apparently is not real! Pleaseee someone email it to me! I really want to read it!ReplyDelete
please me too! email@example.com
please. I've looked friggen everywhere! if anyone has it, i'd really appreciate it.
I think that it is real. Why would it be getting taken down if it were fake? I am not going to read it either way.ReplyDelete
seriously guys my mind will EXPLODE if i don't read the "script" that got leaked! some girl on twitter is tweeting some lines of the "script" and they are HIGHlarious! please please PLEASE email me the "script" if possible because i just HAVE to read it! email@example.com....and if you can't/don't want to email it to me, then tell me just one thing....is there any leg hitch action to be seen?!ReplyDelete
PLEASE email script to me if you have it !!!
n0tt000bs3ss3d -- Sent the eclipse link to about 15 peole so far! :) if
u want it, all u gotta do is follow me so I can DM it To you!
2 minutes ago from Twitterrific
add her on twitter, thats how i got it
it was awesome =)ReplyDelete
OMG!!!!! PLEASE EMAIL IT TO ME, SOMEONE, ANYONE, I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL, MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS firstname.lastname@example.com. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!!!!ReplyDelete
please!!! someone email it to me !!PLEASE!! email@example.com
I'm begging for anyone who has this to do me a solid and please please please email it to me firstname.lastname@example.com
I won't read it. Seeing all those clips of New Moon ruined it for me. I won't let that happen with Eclipse.ReplyDelete
Hopefully it is fake, since there is no leg hitch.ReplyDelete
heh if anyone downloaded it please do me a great favor by emailing it to me. thanks a million.
i think there will be, the 'passion' bit says it all, they aren't going to write 'edward hitches bellas leg up' it takes up too much space they will do the blocking of the 'passion' bit when they film it and try different stuff out, the only movements noted on the entire script are either the fight bits or to tell the actors where to look...ReplyDelete
Looks like the real deal, and it has Jackson's name all over it! Dum Da Dam Dam!ReplyDelete
I would really appreciate if someone could send me an email with the pdf also; email@example.com
Thanks so much!!
Can somebody please e-mail me the script..Thanks in advance !
hit up email@example.com if you have the script please LOL thank you!ReplyDelete
Will someone email me the script please!!!!!!!!!!!! email@example.com
sent the script to me pleaseee i will love you forever firstname.lastname@example.com :)ReplyDelete
Wow just read it.. WOWWWW.. i hope i didnt ruin it for myself.. oh well.. the battle part is just awesome.. i stupidly didnt save the file and now file was taken off-line.. sorry to all who didnt get a chance =(ReplyDelete
OMG! This is what I get for coming home from work and taking a nap instead of indulging in my "All Things Twilight/Robsten" obsession. I missed seeing the script. Could someone please PLEASE email it to me?? Email me at
Im readin the script right now its pretty amazin!!!!ReplyDelete
Could someone please email me the script, Please??!!
AHHHHHHH!!! as tempting as this is i am refusing to read it as well as watch any spoiler clips of eclipse. i learned my lesson with new moon. I am glad to hear that everyone is liking it.ReplyDelete
Oooh, I love spoilers - I'm a spoilers whore, but I don't know if I want to read it. Argh, it's too early for things like this. I'm so glad I wasn't around for this when it actually hit real time - the temptation then would have been too much to handle.ReplyDelete
I have the script and im skimming through it. so far its goodReplyDelete
Can someone email me the script too? Please! This is my first post. :o) LOVE Twilight and can't get enough! My email is: firstname.lastname@example.com. Please, please, please...I will be forever in your debt. :o)ReplyDelete
I tried dl from the link of the file is to big for my phone! Can someone, anyone email!? Thanks! :)
would love the scripte emailed...
okay, I'm torn....I really want to read it but i don't. Can someone PLEASE email it to me and then I will just have to test my own will power. LOL Pretty please with sugar on top????
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! You girls are awesome!
I have just downloaded it, so it's still up- but i don't know how long it will be up for.
I got it. I got it. YAY...ReplyDelete
please e-mail i to me!! I've looked everywhere!
Can anyone email the script to me as well? firstname.lastname@example.com
Can anyone send me the script please?! I want to have it even if I m not gonna read it lol. Juste want to have it.
My email is email@example.com PLEASE PLEASE email me the script. THANKS A MILLION!!!ReplyDelete
can someone please send me the script?
sorry firstname.lastname@example.com
Ok, I just sent it to a bunch of you.Have fun.ReplyDelete
me too..please!! email@example.com thanks so much!!!ReplyDelete
Nikki Finke, who never lies, says it's real, an early draft, NOT the filming draft. Still, not gonna read it. It's not like I don't know what happens!ReplyDelete
can someone please please please please email me the link!! i missed the one on mediafile! Please someone email it to me, i will be forever grateful!! firstname.lastname@example.com
Please emial...
ATTENTION TWILIGHTERS! download script from this link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dzlzyd34dom
HURRY. idk how long this will be up!
downloading it from Mediafire as we speak...ooooooooh so excited!ReplyDelete
So, I did the deed. My sisters and I read the script last night. There are just soooo many issues. The purists are going to get in a twist just like "Twilight". Plus, the changes seemed to change the characters more than fix the pace of the film. There were so many times that we were like "That is NOT what Edward/Jacob/Bella would say/do/want,". It was slightly upsetting. My only hope is that it had July posted as the draft date, maybe there was still some time to fix things. Maybe Chris Weitz saw it or Stephenie swooped in and said "I refuse to let this happen!". I will see it regardless, but I have to say that "New Moon" really raised my expectations.
What gets to you is that sometimes Melissa REALLY gets it. That is why the changes-excuse my French-piss you off so much. I don't want to give away spoilers for those that don't want to know, but whoever (fingers-crossed for Chris Weitz)gets "Breaking Dawn" is going to have to fix a lot just to get it back on track.
If anyone downloaded the script, please send it to me, will greatly appreciate it. firstname.lastname@example.com
can anyone please please send me an e-mail of the script... i will owe of my first-born!! firstname.lastname@example.com..ReplyDelete
Why if your a true Twilight fan would you want to read this? This is exactly why SM won't finish Midnight Sun because someone leaked her book and people read it. I for one won't read it. I'll want for the movie.ReplyDelete
Could someone email me the script as well? Thanks!
pls some1 e-mail me the script! please please please! email@example.com
Please, please, please email me the script, too!
A million thanks! :)
This happened for NM aswell!ReplyDelete
I DOWNLOADED IT :D! IF YOU WANT IT PLEAS EMAIL ME AT email@example.com
What's the big deal? It's all in the book. Seriously!!!ReplyDelete
I would love a copy of the script: firstname.lastname@example.com
I keep looking online and can't find it!
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Will someone email me the script? please please please please please!
thanks : )
Oh God, I can't find it anywhere! If someone knows where I can look at it can you PLEASE send me the address at email@example.com
You'll be my HERO!
It would be really bad for Jackson if this shit is real... I wonder how they'll deal...ReplyDelete
It wont let me open it when i download it so can someone please email me it
just like with new moon, it could have been an accident, remember the hair dresser found the new moon script, turned it in, they gave her two tickets to the premier but that was all, she said it ended up costing her more to go then she liked.ReplyDelete
I would love one if someone cares to e-mail it to me. thanks a bunch!!
I would really appreciate it if someone emailed me a copy...thanks so much
Can someone email it to me also email@example.com
I KNOW it has been asked a million times but could someone email it to me please firstname.lastname@example.com
Can someone email it to me pleaase!? email@example.com
Read it,it seemed totally realReplyDelete
can someone please e-mail it to me.
Thank You!
CAN SOMEONE EMAIL TO ME, THANKS firstname.lastname@example.com THANKS THANKS THANKSReplyDelete
crap i messed up, my correct email is firstname.lastname@example.com, see what happens when ur excited, hahah thanksReplyDelete
I just finished reading it and I thought it was great. I know they have to condense the book in order to get it to flow in the movie but they kept my favorite part, which I won't reveal for those of you who don't like spoilers. I keep trying to imagine how David Slade will bring it to life by keeping in mind some of his other movies. I have been worried that he might not be able to capture the sweetness of the love story angle since his movies tend to a little dark. Since Chris Weitz did such an amazing job with New Moon it's too bad he couldn't sign on for this one.ReplyDelete
loved the script, probably loved new moon better. david slade will never, ever top chris weitz, i don't care what anyone says. jackson is so screwed.ReplyDelete
can some one please email it to me too???
i'd really appreciate it!
can someone send me the script ive looked everywhere n cant find it plz im begging right now email@example.com
I am at work and can't download it......could someone pretty please e-mail it to me?
I tries the links above, but didn't have any luck. Could anyone send this my way? Sorry to be the millionth person to ask. firstname.lastname@example.com Thanks in advance!ReplyDelete
another request for the script, thank you!
So I forwarded it to everyone from me onwards! You may already have received it from someone else by now, but better to be safe than sorry.ReplyDelete
I hate to ask, but if anyone could forward the script to me I would be forever grateful...
de.lares.86@gmail. I will thank you forever. :)ReplyDelete
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Will someone email me the script as well, the sight that was given it's no longer available.
I just got it!
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this is an kathastrophy if this is the one from jackson, so this would be very bad for him or the one who´s releasing this
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i think there´s not the last word spoken
can someone please e-mail it to me? i would be forever grateful :)
You people are unbelievable, and to think you call yourselves fans. You worry what they will do with Jackson but yet begging for the script.
No wonder twi-hards have such a bad reputation.
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Oh God! If they replace Jackson I will cry :O Hopefully it's fake. I've read it all anyway though :DReplyDelete
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i'd really appreciate it if someone can send it me, thanks..
jackson will be fine, its not his fault. and anyway, Anna Kendrick didnt lose her job when she lost hers. we can forgive them for sure!
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dammit this is like the 50000000 page I see and all the links are damaged.... please send me the script i will be forever indebted to you... pardon my english i´m venezuelan.... THANKS!!!
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Halloween: More than candy and costumes
October 31 used to mean more than candy and costumes. Many cultures celebrated summer's end — marking the close of the harvest season as the world transitioned into the darker, colder half of the year.
Today in the United States, most of our food is available year-round, with the exception of certain seasonal produce. But in many nations, farmers still rely on the seasons and a good harvest for their family's survival and income for the entire year. World Vision works with farmers such as Morm Sem in Cambodia to help them increase their productivity.
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In southwestern Cambodia, the mountainous land has fertile soil for growing crops such as cassava, pepper, pumpkins, and especially yellow corn, and growers like Morm Sem smile when their crops receive a good market price.
August is in the rainy season, and it is harvest time for all farmers who grow yellow corn. The area's main road is made with red soil, and it is muddy and eroded by rain. But people are used to the road's conditions and go about their trading as usual. Along the road are big piles of corn, and workers load corn sacks into trucks.
Sem, 52, is laying out a big pile of corn that he is ready to sell. He is working hard to monitor the process of loading the produce into the truck. At first glance, his gait appears normal, but Sem is disabled with an artificial leg.
When Sem was walking through the forest, he lost his right leg to an unexploded ordnance (UXO), which remained from the civil war (1967-1975). The area was once covered with UXOs.
"Some people could not access the land to grow crops because they were afraid of UXOs, but some people took the risk to use the land for growing crops. I was one who dared to do it," Sem recalls.
Sem's disability has not prevented him from working. Year by year, Sem was able to buy a small plot of land and now uses it for growing crops. Life was not easy for him as a disabled man working to feed his wife, Chea Soy, now 50, and two children, Morm Nangg, 21 and a former sponsored child, and Morm Vat, 24 and married.
"My income was not good. We lived in a small house."
Sem grows yellow corn and used to earn only about 10,000 reils (US$2.50) to 20,000 reils (US$5) per day.
"We did not know how to select good seeds to grow or how to manage income," Sem says. "The price of corn varies even in the same village. The price depends on middlemen."
Faced with these challenges, Sem and his wife agreed to join the Agriculture Cooperative (AC) in 2006 because they wanted to earn a better income and improve their knowledge of agriculture, rather than just practicing traditional methods.
"At first, I did not know anything. After several meetings and trainings, such as growing crops, using fertilizers, and choosing good seeds with the support of World Vision, I am able to improve my yields every year," Sem says.
World Vision also provided some fertilizers and seeds for the group. Cooperative committees also discussed how to find the best market price to help all members. They cooperated with companies so that middlemen would have less of a chance to change the price.
"I am very happy now," Sem says. "I learned a lot and I also assist in finding more ways to improve the group. I learned to manage my cash well, so I can control gross and net income properly."
Since members of the AC don't borrow money from a local moneylender with a high interest rate, their finances are better. "I could earn a net income from 3 to 4 million reils (US$750 to US$1,000) a year," Sem says with a smile.
Several years after joining the AC group, Sem has used his savings to build a new house.
"Thanks to my wife who helps me in the field, and thanks to World Vision staff who always support our community to have better living condition. All the improvements have made an impact on children's lives for sure. They can go to school and get away from poverty."
To support their families, many farmers like Sem work hard to get the best possible harvests. Your one-time gift of Tools, Training, and Seeds provides families with things like hoes, harvesting equipment, fertilizer, and irrigation kits, plus training in improved farming methods. You will also provide fast-growing, drought-resistant vegetable and grain seeds. Help families get back on their feet so they can grow food for years to come.


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had the best time at ACL!!! please come back to Austin again sometime soon, we love you \m//
13.10.13 3:31 pm
I want to cry. Arctic Monkeys has been my favorite band for YEARS and I was unable to go to ACL. Last time they were in texas it was a day before my birthday and I also couldn't go. This is torture and nobody seems to understand how much I enjoy their music and creative artistic style.
11.10.13 4:32 am
Houston, Dallas, Pharr...Anywhere but hipster city USA. Sorry Austin, last show with BK and AM was a College Town Hipster Disaster..ACL is for big$$$
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To diagnose preterm labor, your doctor will review your symptoms and medical history. Your doctor may do or recommend one or more of the following:
Pelvic Exam
The pelvic exam is done to see if the cervix has begun to dilate or if it is too thin. If dilation has begun, you may be in preterm labor. Dilation is measured in centimeters from 0-10. Birth usually occurs after the cervix has dilated to 10 centimeters. Thinning of the cervix is called effacement. It is reported as a percent. If you are 50% effaced, the cervix has thinned to half of its original thickness. When you reach 100% effaced, the cervix is completely thinned and ready for a vaginal delivery.
Sometimes, the length of the cervix is assessed by an ultrasound measurement.
A tocometer is a machine that measures uterine contractions. A tocometer is a monitoring device that tracks the frequency and length of contractions. Over a short period of time, a pattern emerges that can help your doctor with a diagnosis.
Fetal Fibronectin
During the pelvic exam, your doctor may swab your cervix to test for fetal fibronectin (fFN). fFN acts as a glue to attach the amniotic sac to the lining of the uterus. It is normal for fFN to be in cervical secretions for the first 22 weeks of pregnancy. However, if fFN is present in the outer cervix beyond weeks 22-34, this glue may be breaking down earlier than it should. fFN may be a sign of impending preterm labor.
The presence of fFN (positive test result) is not a good predictor of whether you are at risk of preterm birth. However, the absence of fFN (negative test result) is a good predictor that you are not at risk of a preterm birth at this time. Your pregnancy is likely to continue for at least another two weeks.
An ultrasound may also be done. This test uses sound waves to create an image of your uterus, the fluid around the baby, and the baby.
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users that have been enjoying "unlimited" data use (for one set price) on
devices like the iPhone for quite some time. This was good for heavy users
because they could do all they wanted without fear of a massive bill at the end
of the month. The problem for carriers came when smartphone sales exploded and
people actually started to consume that data.
has hinted around at tiered data pricing strategy for months and has even trialed
a tiered plan for users that didn't typically consume much data. Verizon
started a $10 monthly data plan that allows a scant 150MB of data use monthly.
The goal of the plan was to lure users on family plans that didn't typically
use data to try it out.
Apparently the move worked and it seems tiered
data pricing may be here to stay at the nation's largest carrier.
Verizon CEO Daniel Mead told Reuters at CES, "We've been
very encouraged by that [family plan user data adoption]. We think it's helped
us in terms of getting more members of a family using data."
The special $10 monthly plan was an offer that was supposed to disappear at the
end of January 2011. However, Mead said the promotion is being evaluated and
thanks to the success, it may lead to a more permanent plan. He said, "We're
considering every option."
Verizon and all of the other carriers are keen to find ways to get more users
on their higher margin data plans now that most people have mobile phones. Data
use is a key profit center for carriers and Verizon expects its LTE data plans
with much faster speeds to bring in more customers.
Mead added,
"We're coming into an important phase of growth. I think we're going to
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"No, really. Take it off."
"Let's save that kind of talk for later - mu ah ah ah!"
But seriously, when I first saw these photos of Rob and Kristen at the Kings of Leon show with the Eclipse cast I was like "Meh, they're just two buds, having fun and talking to each other over the loud music - no biggy!"
And then I saw this...
Wait for it...
I think this looks like Kristen's sitting back in her chair and Rob's leaning in to hear her over the music (clicky to see bigger) ... make of these what you will, I will now bury my head even deeper into my denial :)
Uhh...I don't see anything that looks like human beings -- just a blurry-blur. Is KStew even there, or did she go to the loo? And Kellan. Isn't that Kellan?? :) -- TCA
Thanks "OH MY GOD CHECK THIS OUT!" via Just Jared and TwiFans
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On how things are looking overall and what's been happening down in Ave Maria, Fla.:
"It's very exciting for us to get going after a long preseason. Ave Maria has been a fantastic place for us in past years this is where we get things going for our first phase. Three, four days into it, everyone is upbeat, the attitude from the players has been really good. Our main focus during the first phase, more than anything, is just to get a good base of aerobic fitness. We're working with bigger spaces, bigger numbers and longer duration of time when we're playing and we're doing everything through soccer exercises, soccer specific exercises to build endurance through playing, instead of just running without the ball. So that's the main focus in this first phase. We have a couple practice games that will give us an opportunity to evaluate some of the players, the picks and supplemental guys, that we have here, and really make some decisions and try to only bring players that we feel, not just to add roster spots but really to add guys, even in those supplemental or apprentice spots, that we feel in this environment, in one or two years, can be in a position to help the team. That's mostly the focus in the first phase and obviously the second phase will get more into tactical work and stuff like that. The first phase here in Florida is more to get a good base of aerobic fitness so we can push the guys even more in the second phase. The third phase we'll get more into playing and on a fitness level to play 90 minutes."
On the situation of the left midfield position with the possible move of Alvaro Fernandez:
"Obviously we're always going to be looking at different options but I do feel that within our group we have players that have the flexibility to play different spots. We have Alex that can play the wide spot. You have guys like Chris Rolfe who has played out wide at times, also with Wells Thompson. We're always looking to see if there are opportunities to make our team better but we also feel that we have players with depth in our own team that have the flexibility to play in those spots. That's why I think its important through this preseason, the six weeks that we have the opportunity through games and in training to put players in those roles and see how they gel with the guys. I do feel we have players that can play out there but if there are opportunities that come up within the league or outside we're going to look at those too."
On drafting Caleb Konstanski with the 68th overall pick in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft:
"We've seen IU play quite a few times. He was the captain of the national championship team and he brings a lot of leadership qualities. He's a very good athlete. Obviously he needs work technically and with his feet and that's one of the things we want to see as the game speeds up and see if in our training camp he can adapt to that. But he can play multiple roles. He's played in the middle but also in the back and also out wide on the right because he's a good athlete and a competitor. This will give us a good picture when we bring him in. he's arriving today along with the other supplemental picks and will give us a good opportunity to see him in a much higher level and the speed of play is obviously different. We know the kid well, we've talked to his coach, seen him play a lot and the one thing is he's a great athlete and a great competitor and it'll be great to see in this environment how he's able to adapt. That's why this phase is important to have the opportunity to bring in and look at players and make decisions."
On the midfield competition and how Logan Pause's role has been affected by the new acquisitions:
"We felt that that was an area in the midfield that we needed to address and I think we brought some players that have a lot of experience and are very good players in this league. I think they bring something different but that's why everyone is here in camp. We have six weeks now where we've brought quality players in but a lot is going to be decided by what takes place in the next six weeks. WE feel very good with the depth, the competition is very good and the players now, through these practice games, are really going to take the next steps. In these next six weeks, through training and through games, those decisions will be answered for all of us. Obviously, more than anything, the important thing is that we do have depth. Logan is a very good player but we also have other very good players in that spot that provide depth and competition and also have the flexibility to play different roles and positions on different parts of the field.
On the importance of a full preseason for the strike duo of Chris Rolfe and Sherjill MacDonald:
"It's important. I think with the core group we come into it with a very good base with the additions that we made, I think with the guys that we added from within the league the transition is always much easier. When you have guys from the beginning now with six weeks is where you build a lot of continuity. It's important, not only in the first phase but in the second phase, where we'll get into a lot more playing and a lot more tactical work and developing understanding and chemistry, but to have the opportunity from the beginning to continue what we had towards the end of last season, I think that's only going to make things better. I feel good that we have almost the whole group here together starting to work from day one, especially now when you look at last year to now, last year was nine weeks of preseason and this year its six. The first game is right around the corner so the continuity helps a lot."
On which of the trialists and reserve players have impressed early on in training camp:
"It's too early, it's three, four days in. the one thing I can say is that I think everyone has come in, we provided the players with an offseason program with the goal for them to come back and report for day one because obviously they know that there are expectations and our goals are going to be higher, and so are theirs. So I think with that the sacrifices and the work you do and the preparation that you put in has got to increase. Everyone has come in where they should be based on what our fitness coach Tony [Jouaux] gave them in the offseason to work on. The guys are ready. The attitude has been fantastic. It's early on. It's three four days. It's kind of hard for me to tell you right now. Everyone's still going 100 miles per hour but it's a long process and you'll see more as the guys get heavy legs and a little more tired, now the opportunity where you'll see from a mental standpoint who can focus and concentrate. That's been the focus for us from day one that they understand that its' a long process, it's a long season and the work starts from day one. What you do every day is very important for us to be able to reach the goals that we set at the end of the year. We can't let one day go by without a quality training session. We constantly push the guys, we constantly tell them that it's very important that in every drill that we do that they're focused and concentrated. Whether is 60 or 90 minutes, it has to be there in training because that's where you get better. It's not a light switch were you turn it on come game time. It's a process through preseason. it's a process thought the whole week. As a player, the confidence comes because you are prepared to play well. It's early but I can tell you that everyone is very focused, determined, excited and very committed to give everything they have in order for us to reach our goals and that's been fantastic. It's early on but I know it's going to be like that throughout the year because we brought in the kind of players who have a lot of good soccer qualities and are very good players but also have a tremendous attitude, and positive attitude, a winning mentality and more than anything they're honored and proud to be part of this organization."
On the opportunity for Corben Bone to train with Atletico Madrid and how his role changes compared to last year:
"I think a lot of times with players, he graduated from [Generation Adidas] status, sometimes there's a lot of pressure on those players. It's up to Corben. When you see him at practice, he's a kid that has a lot of ability. He's fast, technical, this or that, but that has to translate in a game. I've talked to him many times, myself and the other coaches, to give him a lot of encouragement and to be positive with him. He has to take the opportunities that he gets and make the best of them. He has to be the one to believe in himself and have the confidence because we believe in him. We've always worked with him, always tried to give him the confidence that he needs but maybe right now, graduating from Generation Adidas and not having all that pressure, maybe he's going to come out and not have that pressure on him and with the opportunities can show the quality that he has as a player, the ones that we saw in him. When you do see him in training, he's a player that could be a very good player in this league. Now that has got to translate into real games and he's got to take advantage of the opportunities that he gets."
On bringing in MLS veterans Jeff Larentowicz, Joel Lindpere and Maicon Santos and how they're fitting in with the team:
"It's early but I think they've come in and they've adopted and fit in well really well with the group. I think they're very focused and guys that we knew what we were getting. Obviously they're very good players and have been leaders on their teams and they've come in here and continued to work very hard in training sessions and earned their respect from that side from everyone else. They're very good players and good characters. I think their ability to work very hard and give everything on the field and earn everyone's respect, I think is important and that's what they've done. The transition has been smooth and easy."
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On how things are looking overall and what's been happening down in Ave Maria, Fla.: