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can i live in your dog house please allie lol
lol the cumshot ricochet'd off her face
my girlfriend wouldive killed me
how slippy is her head that it just fuckin bounces streight off lol. good shot though
Wow that was one rank ass cum shot HAHA!!!
my husband is fucking my bestfriend every week and she thinks she is doing this behind my back when my husband tell me every detals about what they do i even tell him to keep her panties and bring them to me i have a strap-on now and soon we both r going to fuck her brains out
damn thats so hot i wish i can do it with you
Would love to be in her place...
Oh holy fuck I wanna feel that load he shot all over her in my pussy god damn that was a big load. I wanna feel his dick in my ass too. My pussy got so wet from this.
What a cum shot!!
hummmmm...wanna se my boyfriend fucking a women while i suck his cock
HEADSHOT... xD
deflected just like a ricochet
i like the end.........bang!!!
One of the best cumshots I've seen at the end
soon as i saw the cum shot the headsot comment made me laugh so hard haha XD
If my husband new how bad I want to masturbate to him fucking and licking another woman. I know he would, I know he's on websites looking to fuck another but if he only new I masturbate to the thought.
It makes me soo horny to watch Porn and i love it to see when a woman watch her Husband fuck the sexy friend....i want more..by boyfriend dont know anything from this side of me ... >.< and i need it...to fuck my self.....(8-10 times a day..) NEED MORE LIKE THIS...
YEAH! Its so fun to have sex in a workplace. Hehe
wow! its really nice to have fun with another in the house.
wow - i would love to watch my husband with a woman ike that, while i played with myself. but once he had fucked her, i would want to join in with them for some fun
Ok,this guy is fucking amazing! He's got a beautiful cock (not huge, but just right and he gets REALLY HARD) and that cumshot is amazing. I love to watch a guy cum, especially like THAT! I'm going to have to find ALL of their videos. It reminds me of how my bf cums all over me. Too many dribblers in porn, nice to see some power behind it for a change.
Sigh... I just love how this dude groans during cum. He has an amazing bellybutton, too.
headshot lol
My exgirlfriend was supposed to join my boyfriend and I but she got hooked on pills and got into stripping, So i have been looking for another girl i think my standards are to high though and thats why im haveing issues. anyways your husband is fucking sexy as shit would love to see him in an ACU would be sexy as hell. anyways love your videos keep them up.
i have myself get fucked about 10 times a day and i dont get contented. i need more porrrrrrnn!!!!! I'm a girl and yeah 10 times a day with different guys... its fun though :)
I wish my wife had a fiend that hot that I could fuck. Nice Cum shot he really blasted a load over her face too
rick o' shey
Any one else crack up at the dudes monster impression
Hey Allie I know it took alot to see your Husband and your Friend doing that but stay strong God Bless you !Forgive and Forget ,But don't forget to give to those who don't have the beauty you have ! THANKS for being brave enough to make these movies ! Love ya and will keep you in my prayers every now and then. God bless you in Jesus Name !
i enjoy 3sum wt my bf.we do it often..i love to watch him fuck..and he enjoy wtching me licking and fingering my friend pussy...oohh i do missed 3sum
I've sucked a guy dick it was my first time we fuck every time we see eachother wich is really nice
I would love to fuck her and shot my load in her pussy and her wet pussy sliding up and down my cock
What the name of the girl
i wanna get fucked like dat by a hard dick
who wouldent fuck that she has a sexy ass and her pussy was so juicy
Super hot bitches
I wish my wife would let me do her friend sometime.
Shes hot. Id do her body justice
Damn, she is amazing.....great body, great moaning.....
i am ready to fuck wife and her friends
i love sex
i'd luv to fuck allie , got a nice thick 9" cock that id luv to stick inside her tight little pussy!
Jane you are an amazing girl. Keep up the good work. PS have you fucked her brains out yet?
its good to see a condom being used, safe sex.
love watching this with my wife;)
this woman has a nice body an great ass,heyy to the white girlsss there kicking ass these days
My brother wife with my brother fuck continue 45minut and my brother wife say please stop fucking please but she is enjoying long time both cock
Public sex without public??
is this real??....
omg perfect love it
wish my wife would let me fuck another women
Great video to get off to
sweetgirl dime de donde eres y juntos podemos gozar tanto como eso o mucho mas...
Love the lick at 1:45 that trails saliva on her tongue and his cockhead. Also great insertion shot. the cumshot kinda ruins it though....
donde encuentro un hombre ke me haga sentir tanto placeeeer
She got domed...
I want to lick the cum off of her. then fuck her and do a cum kiss with her and cum inside her.
Tina.. very nice comment..:D
I would love it if my wife let me fuck a girlfriend if she was this hot! That cum shot huge reminds me of me at times I shoot a lot and strong orgasms!
Jen you should tell him right away and you will get fucked like never before. You're a real turn on for any man. I wish I was with you. I would be your slave and MASTER! How about your husband with another man. You would cum in a minute just watching, then they would fuck you in every hole.
very nice
its nice to fuck friend, i wife love to watch her friend to fuck by me,
I'd like to fuck your friend also.
My hubby was very surprised a few months ago... My best girlfriend and I had planned the surprise together :-) He was surprised when she started to tease and tempt him. I said it's ok darling, you deserve it. They arrived in our bedroom and I enjoyed the view but after sometime I could resist to enjoy them... :-) XXX
my girl fantasises about me fucking another woman... its just finding the right girl.! p.s we watched this together.
awesome!! what a lucky guy
Everyone needs that wifes friend.Its Awesome.Keep It On The Low
oh yeh, its so nice having sex with some other woman...
oh yeh...,its so fun to fuck another woman....
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The hill is named as the Annabelle Snow-Hill. In the most high area of the park, the white-decorated hill is there. The park has been maintained by Tokyo Summer Land, which is one of the famous amusement park in Tokyo. Many people come here to see the beautiful white flowers.
Tama area is the name of the western part of Tokyo Metropolis. It consists of 26 cities, 3 towns and a village. A lot of people (about 4 milion) live in a eastern half part of the area. However, there are many mountains in the western part of Tama area, and there are very little flat land. Many hiking spots are in the western area, so you can enjoy walking on the trail, camping, and so on. If you see the beautiful mountain scene, you may not believe this is also in Tokyo.

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Power of the portal
Power of the portal
Tulsa, OK-based Camille's Sidewalk Café, a restaurant franchise with more than 100 locations that sell salads, wraps, pizza and panini, supports up to eight limited-time promotions per year with point-of-purchase material, flyers and direct mail. Without the right technology, ensuring that the entire chain receives corporate-approved marketing materials on time and begins promotions on the same day can be difficult.
However, through the use of the company's Web-to-print portal, each franchisee can place orders for materials online and customize them for their local branch. "This [technology] has a big effect on the promotions," says Carolyn Archer, SVP at Beautiful Brands International (BBI), which owns Camille's.
The use of Web-to-print portals, which enable various company outposts to modify materials based on their needs, has grown significantly over the past few years — thanks to the many ways this technology can simplify brand management.
"Five years ago, there were between six and 10 Web-to-print solutions providers; today there are 60," says Rich Dunklee, director of product management at Saepio Technologies, a Web-to-print portal provider. As a result, small and midsize customers — especially in the franchise industry, in which the adoption of Web-to-print technology has been high — now choose between solutions based on price, signaling its commodization.
After experimenting for several years with printing in-house and using a fulfillment vendor, BBI switched Camille's over to a Web-to-print portal through provider MyPrint. As a result, the company has reduced its printing costs and removed some of the burden from the corporate office when it comes to working with franchisees on print orders such as postcards and gift certificates.
Web-to-print increases ROI
"With MyPrint, Camille's can more efficiently roll out marketing materials," says Archer. This is especially important, she continues, as BBI readies aggressive expansion plans for Camille's (a 10-year-old brand) as well as two other franchise concepts, Coney Beach and Fresh Berry.
"MyPrint will help BBI do more with its marketing funds and be more productive by helping the company reduce costs and get more bang for its buck," she explains.
However, the adoption rate of Web-to-print technology is still only around 14% of the entire business sector, according to Kent Barkouras, president/CEO of MyPrint Corp. He and others expect that more growth will come from large enterprise businesses and industries where document requirements are more complex.
"We expect the adoption rate of Web-to-print solutions within the next five years to be greater than 50% of industry," Barkouras continues. One reason for growth is that marketers have seen what Web-to-print portals have done for the franchise industry and want to replicate the success.
Vertis Communications, which also offers a Web-to-print portal, is looking to take its success in the franchise arena and translate it for financial, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, says Michael Maher, director of strategic business development. However, he says, there are some challenges.


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Whatever Happened to the Hole in the Ozone Layer?
Three British scientists shocked the world when they revealed on May 16th, 1985 — 25 years ago — that aerosol chemicals, among other factors, had torn a hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole. The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from damaging solar radiation, became an overnight sensation. And the hole in the ozone layer became the poster-child for mankind's impact on the planet.
Today, the ozone hole — actually a region of thinned ozone, not actually a pure hole — doesn't make headlines like it used to. The size of the hole has stabilized, thanks to decades of aerosol-banning legislation. But, scientists warn, some danger still remains.
First, the good news: Since the 1989 Montreal Protocol banned the use of ozone-depleting chemicals worldwide, the ozone hole has stopped growing. Additionally, the ozone layer is blocking more cancer-causing radiation than any time in a decade because its average thickness has increased, according to a 2006 United Nations report. Atmospheric levels of ozone-depleting chemicals have reached their lowest levels since peaking in the 1990s, and the hole has begun to shrink.
Now the bad news: The ozone layer has also thinned over the North Pole. This thinning is predicted to continue for the next 15 years due to weather-related phenomena that scientists still cannot fully explain, according to the same UN report . And, repairing the ozone hole over the South Pole will take longer than previously expected, and won't finish until between 2060 and 2075. Scientists now understand that the size of the ozone hole varies dramatically from year to year, which complicates attempts to accurately predict the hole's future size.
Interestingly, recent studies have shown that the size of the ozone hole affects the global temperature. Closing the ozone hole actually speeds up the melting of the polar ice caps, according to a 2009 study from Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Enhancing the security of explosives
Starving terrorist organisations and groups of the components they need to commit terrorist attacks is absolutely essential for the European Union. In this Communication, the European Commission draws up an action plan to enhance the security of explosives and, through this, to prevent explosive devices being used against citizens. The plan is based on the principles of prevention, detection and response, and involves Member States, the Community institutions and the private sector.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 6 November 2007 on enhancing the security of explosives [COM(2007) 651 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
In this Communication, the European Commission draws up a plan of action for the enhancement of the security of explosives to make the production of explosives more difficult for terrorists.
Prevention, detection and response: taking specific actions
On the basis of the pillars of prevention, detection and response, the Annex to the Communication lists a series of measures to be taken, specifying the deadline and the competent body. These measures cover:
- explosive precursors: prevention must be ensured within the entire supply chain (storage, transport and traceability) by means of checks for certain chemicals that can be converted into an explosive compound. Likewise, the awareness of all staff involved in the manufacture, storage and sale will have to be heightened so that they can identify suspicious transactions. Another preventive measure involves harmonisation of the criminal sanctions for disseminating bomb-making experience over the Internet;
- detection: a comprehensive approach to detection is necessary where preventive measures have failed, especially as regards developing minimum detection standards or the appropriate use of detection technologies in specific locations;
- response: if prevention and timely detection fail, the response is clearly up to the Member States. The European Union (EU) contributes all the necessary support. In addition, a European Explosive Ordnance Disposal Network should be created to improve the exchange of information and mutual confidence, contributing to the dissemination of best practices, the organisation of joint training sessions and keeping all interested parties up-to-date on recent developments.
Considering that the security of the EU and its citizens is dependent on efficient cooperation and coordination among the Member States, the European institutions and all other relevant stakeholders, there is a need, in the European Commission's view, for the above-mentioned actions to be accompanied by horizontal measures, with the emphasis on:
- improving the exchange of timely information and best practices by the early warning system and a European bomb data system, accessible round-the-clock to the police, customs, border guards, security services, army/national defence;
- stepping up explosives-related research to respond to security threats: the Commission considers that investments in research are crucial and identifies several fields for research, such as the detection of improvised explosive devices at airports and inhibitors that can be added to explosives precursors.
Monitoring of the action plan and funding
The European Commission emphasises the importance of assessing the progress made in the implementation of this action plan and calls on Member States to provide it with information concerning progress in this respect at least once a year.
Funding opportunities will be available for activities relating to the security of explosives, for example under the 7th Framework Research Programme and the "Prevention of and Fight against Crime" programme, with a budget of around EUR 745 million for the period 2007-2013.
Background and recent developments
In the immediate aftermath of the Madrid attacks, on 25 March 2004, the European Council emphasised the need to ensure that terrorist organisations and groups are starved of the components of their trade, especially firearms, explosives, bomb-making equipment and the technologies that contribute to the perpetration of terrorist outrages. Following this declaration, the European Commission adopted a Communication on "Measures to ensure greater security in explosives, detonators, bomb-making equipment and firearms" [COM(2005) 329]. One of the measures included in this Communication is to draw up an EU action plan for the enhancement of the security of explosives. The Commission puts this into effect with the present Communication.
This was followed, in December 2007, by the Council adopting strategic orientations and priority actions on the security of explosives (pdf). At their meeting in April 2008, the Ministers for Justice of the Member States adopted a plan of action (pdf) for the European Union, which is largely based on the present Communication.
Council Decision 2007/125/JHA of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of General Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the Specific Programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime [Official Journal L 58 of 24.2.2007].
Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles [Official Journal L 154 of 14.6.2007].
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"The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility"
"Before you make fun of someone, think about how you'd feel in their place. You shouldn't laugh, tease, or make fun of anyone."
"On Louis Theroux: He's quiet, gangly and teases people into saying very odd things. Whatever he's got, they should bottle it."
"I tease her all the time because she'll need to take an afternoon off here and there to sing at someone's funeral. I told her when I die, she better sing at mine. She's really good - she'll move you to tears."
"When I was younger, I was shy. I was overweight. I wore glasses. I got teased a lot, I grew up watching pageants, but I never thought I was going to become Miss USA."


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SNOW HILL – A Virginia man accused of stealing a sport fishing boat from a marina in West Ocean City in October before crashing the vessel into the Route 50 bridge and running it aground on a sandbar pleaded guilty last week in District Court to an amended charge of unauthorized removal of property and now faces a minimum mandatory sentence of six months in jail.
The bizarre case began shortly after 1 a.m. on Oct. 2 when a witness, an employee of the nearby Harborside Bar and Grille on the commercial harbor, reported a 47-foot sport fishing boat called the "Hooked Up" leaving the harbor dragging its moor lines behind with an unknown suspect at the helm. The witness knew the boat owner and knew that whoever was behind the wheel was likely stealing the vessel.
The alleged boat thief, later identified as Christopher Bornaschella, 24, of Chincoteague, allegedly stole the "Hooked Up" from Fisherman's Marina at the foot of the commercial harbor and attempted to flee when the boat's propeller became disabled and the vessel crashed into the Route 50 Bridge as many as three times. Bornaschella apparently did not untie the boat from its moorings before pulling out of the slip, breaking off a piling and dragging it behind the vessel.
Eventually, the rope tied to the piling got wrapped around the boat's propeller and disabled the vessel, hampering its navigation ability. It apparently didn't help that the suspect, Bornaschella, was intoxicated at the time and later admitted as much to police. After striking the bridge, the "Hooked Up" ran aground just south of the span.
Maryland Natural Resource Police (NRP) personnel arrived on the scene shortly thereafter and questioned Bornaschella, who told police another man he met earlier that night known only as "John" had stolen the boat with him and he believed "John" had gone overboard during the collision with the bridge. The conversation touched off a massive search effort for the missing man including Coast Guard and NRP vessels along with a Coast Guard helicopter.
The search briefly focused on a man named John Edward Cropper, a local waterman, but Cropper eventually turned up unharmed and was never implicated in the boat theft. The search was eventually called off and it remains uncertain if there ever was a man named John involved in the theft or if he had ever been on the boat.
Bornaschella was arrested by NRP officers on the vessel and taken to the Maryland State Police barrack in Berlin for processing. He was charged with felony theft over $500, operating a vessel while intoxicated and operating a vessel in a reckless manner. In addition, he was found wanted in Virginia on a warrant for burglary and theft.
Last week in District Court in Snow Hill, Bornaschella pleaded guilty to an amended charge of unauthorized removal of property. The amended charge is a misdemeanor that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of six months in jail and a maximum sentence of four years. Under the statute, a person convicted of the charge shall restore the property taken, or if unable to restore the property, pay its owner the full value of the property.
District Court Judge Gerald Purnell accepted the guilty plea and ordered Bornaschella held without bail while holding the case in "sub curia," or literally under the law, while a full extensive investigation is undertaken. It essentially boils down to a pre-sentence investigation, but the court will make an effort to determine Bornaschella's ability to pay restitution to the owner of the "Hooked Up" before determining his sentence.
The boat is valued at an estimated $450,000, but its damages as a result of the theft and grounding are not known. Bornaschella is scheduled to return to District Court on Dec. 28 for sentencing.


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The Flymo Compact 350 hover mower has had a place in my garden shed for about two years now, and so I have decided to share my thoughts on it.
My previous mower had decided that it no longer wanted to toil in the long grass anymore, and so packed in completely mid mowing one sunny day. The previous mower had basically been purchased due to the fact that it was the cheapest I could find at the time, as I had just moved into my first house, and things were a little tight.
However cheapest isn't always good enough, and the mower was never much use, it had a tiny grass collection box, which constantly needed emptying, and a very short electrical lead.
With the above in mind, I was looking to pay a little more for my next mower, and so eventually decided on the Flymo Compact 350 priced at around £80 at my local Argos.
The main reasons for choosing this make and model was that it was a mid ranged price, and it came with a 22 litre grass collection box, and even more importantly a 12 meter electrical lead, which would eliminate my need to use our extension cable.
The full spec / details of the Compact 350 is as follows:
*1500 watts motor.
*35cm metal cutting blade.
*4 cutting heights from 10-30mm.
*Lightweight grass collecting electric hover mower with central grass box and hinged lid for easy emptying.
*Grass box capacity 22 litres.
*Suitable for use on medium to large garden sizes.
*12m cable.
*Weight 7.6kg.
*Comes fully assembled with fold down handle for storage.
*** My opinion on the Mower ***
Overall I have been very happy with this bright orange lawn mower!
I find that it is very lightweight compared to others that I have used in the past, and the hover mower makes cutting grass - even very long grass (like mine often is) a pretty effortless job, as it just glides along over the surface trimming away.
As mention above the collection box is a decent size, and is very easy to remove when it is ready for emptying. On top of this the box itself is easy to empty, and due to the hinged lid, and so there is no need to ferociously shake and bang the box to get the cut grass out, it just falls out of the large exit door with ease.
The 12 meter electrical lead is easily big enough for my little gardens, but if you have a large garden, you may want to check on this.
This mower is currently available on special offer at Argos for just £59.99
Thanks for reading.
To say that I am in awe of this machine would be an understatement.
Back Story:
My mother recently went into a care home and as my brother and I both live well over 200 miles away, we agreed to take turns at visiting month and month about to keep the house and garden up to scratch until we decide what to do with the house. Unfortunately, my brother missed his last visit, but that's a tale for another day.
So, after an eight week gap (and a four hour drive), I turned up at the house, which is a large 1930s one with good sized lawns on three sides, to be greeted by a veritable jungle. I now know just what the bloke in Oklahoma meant when he sang about the corn being as high as an elephant's eye! After a quick cup of coffee to bolster my failing spirits, I got Mum's mower out of the garage and set to work.
The mower itself, although it's fairly large, and as bright orange as every other Flymo, is reasonably lightweight and I had no difficulty lifting or carrying it, other than that it's rather cumbersome and I'm only five foot three on a good day. There is a long flex which allowed me to mow each lawn without the need to keep stopping halfway through to change electrical sockets. Unbelievably, this mower made very short work of the grass which had grown to be over two feet high in places. Not only did it chop the grass down to size with ease, it also neatly compacted it in the integrated compartment, which reduced the number of times it needed emptying. I was rather afraid that the task would be too much for the motor and it would burn out dealing with such neglected lawns but it cut through without any sign of strain or overheating.
If I have any criticism at all, it's that the connector is loose. I'm not sure how long Mum has had the mower and it may have become like this over a period of time but the connector is supposed to plug into the mower handle and then click shut, instead of which it won't stay clicked and gradually works itself loose thus cutting the power. But that is a very minor niggle when I consider the sterling work it has just done.
I didn't do any adjusting of blades as I'm not very technical and thought it best to leave well alone, but my own Flymo, which is the very basic model, is pretty easy to adjust and I can only assume this one would be also.
My mother was once the archetypal 1950's housewife and never threw anything away, including manufacturer's leaflets, and I've taken the specifications from that.
Technical Data
Power: 1500 W
Cutting specifications
Cutting width: 35 cm / 13.78 inch
Cutting height steps: 4
Cutting height, min-max: 10 - 30 mm / 0.39 - 1.18 inch
Blade type: Metal
Cutting height adjustment: Spacers
Collector volume: 22 lit / 0 bushels
Cable length: 12 m / 39.37 feet
Product Dimensions
Weight: 7.6 kg / 16.75 lbs
This is an excellent piece of garden equipment currently retailing at Argos for £59.99, though normally selling for £89.99, which seems an absolute bargain for something which is so sturdily made that it can cope with the most neglected lawns.
I think when we do eventually sell the house, I'll be keeping this mower.
After using a Flymo Turbo Lite very successfully for many years, I decided that I was fed up of raking up grass every time that I mowed the lawn and needed to upgrade to a mower with an integral grass collecting box. At 6.5kg, the Turbo Lite had been light to manoevre, extremely easy to use, and extremely effective - so I was looking for a replacement hover of good quality. The Compact 350 was £10 cheaper and also collected the grass. It was advertised as being suitable for medium to large sized gardens, which suited me very well.
I paid £59.99 at Homebase for my mower.
The motor size is 1500, which is more powerful than many small mowers. The 35cm cutting blade seems fairly standard, and I was confident that the 350 Compact would tackle my lawn more than adequately. The mower has a small viewing window which indicates when the grass box needs emptying.
The mower arrived fully assembled in a large cardboard box. I was surprised that the handle was ready attached, but it fitted into the box nicely because the design enables the handle to fold forward over the mower, creating a satisfyingly square and box-like shape. Looks-wise, the mower is still traditionally orange, shiny and snail-like in shape, but is far less cumbersome than the troubled Flymo 330 model, which received so many consumer reports of motor failure.
The 350 weighs 7.6kg and is very light and easy to move around the garden when empty, cutting the grass effectively and fairly neatly. The suction system that collects the grass works well, and the grass arrives in the collection box where it is nicely compacted. The large hinged lid on top of the grass collection box is easy to lift up, and the box itself has a large side handle to lift it out and empty it with.
The aforementioned fold down square handle makes the mower very neat and easy to store (there are no sticking out bits to catch on other shed equipment).
As with all Flymo mowers, a large orange safety button in the middle of the handle must be depressed before the the two side handles that operate the mower will work. This safety feature is very easy to operate, and reassuring if there are young children in the garden. The curved operation handles are ergonomically designed, and easy to keep depressed as you mow the lawn. The fact that there is one on the right and one on the left makes it easy to change hands if you get cramp, and also suits both right and left handed people. Once the handles are released, the motor turns off, and the orange safety button must once again be depressed before the handles become operational again.
The 12 meter cable length is just about adequate, but as my garden is on the small side, I was surprised that a mower that was targeted at medium to large gardens did not have a longer cable. In addition, there was no self-retraction mechanism on the mower and no hooks to wind the cable around ready for storage. The only way to store the cable is to drape the cable loosely around the handle, which is not ideal.
The little window to indicate a full grass box is an excellent idea, and an advantage. Unfortunately it only worked for the first two times that I used the mower. I believe that the only problem is that the small orange ball has become clogged up with grass clippings, but I do not have the time nor the patience to try to sort the problem out.
By far the most annoying aspect of this mower is the way that it changes the way it hovers when the grass box is half full. The grass box capacity is 22 litres, which is smaller than many models and has to be emptied several times even on my small lawn. When the box gets just over half full, the mower becomes very heavy and starts to drag rather than hover. As it happens fairly often, it adds to the physical expenditure quite considerably.
The mower has four cutting heights, from 10cm to 30cm. The blade can be adjusted with the small orange plastic spanner which comes with the mower. Unfortunately changing the blade height is quite a fiddly operation, and thus my mower has remained at one height for the entire year that I have owned it. Needless to say, the orange spanner is lost somewhere in the recesses of the cupboard under the stairs.
As I look at my cons list, I must conclude that I should have bought a different mower.
For £10 more I could have bought the Flymo Vision Compact, a hover mower which has the benefit of an easireel device to retract and store the cable. This model also has a larger 30 litre grass box and the same motor size, and thus seems to be much better value.
My Flymo 350 compact can only be described as adequate, and I cannot really recommend it to anybody when there are much better mowers on the market.
I only have a small grassed area in my garden. I hesitate to actually call it a lawn because it is more like collection of couch grass and various other varieties and a variety of weeds, all rolled into one. So I needed a mower that would cope with this and get the job done before I got bored and decided to complete the job on another day. Getting the mower out is the most difficult thing for me as the one I had before was far too bulky and heavy.
So, I treated myself to a Flymo Hover Compact 350 Hover Mower from Argos. Yes, I spoil myself!
The orange machine cost me £59 which was a saving of £20 on the previous catalogue price, so that was a good reason for choosing it.
It is constructed from metal and plastic. The blades are metal and the power is 1500w. It will cut grass as long as thirty five centimetres according to the instructions ans specifications but it it did struggle with my tangled up green patch. The key to getting the best from this machine seems to be to use it regularly.
Fortunately, at just 7.6 kilograms it is very light for me to get out and put away again, so that helps me a great deal. The height of the blades can be adjusted if you like a close cut lawn but I dared not cut my greenery that far down.
There is a 12 metre cable with this which is more than enough for my garden and the grass collection box holds 22 litres so I didn't have to empty it until I had finished using it.
I like the fact that this is very light but it isn't very robust and I would be worried about catching the blades with a stone, or pebble. I did feel that it was a bit too light in operation to keep control of so it was just as well that I wasn't mowing a large area.
What you save in weight you certainly lose in quality. The whole unit feels quite flimsy and needs to be used carefully. Having said that, I have had this for more than a year now and used it for almost two summers and it is still working perfectly. I did try a cheaper mower that a friend had paid under £30 for and I found this more efficient, lighter and easier to manoeuvre, so I don't think I would buy another Flymo.
I bought this lawnmower last year. I dont have a big lawn so i thought this would be perfect for me. I had a petrol one before and it was just to big and clumsy due to me having the type of garden where there is a swing, clothes dryer, round patio and flower beds to get around with the big petrol machine, so it was time for a change:
Advantages: Its very light and easy to use and it comes with a tool and extra spacers to adjust the blade height. The blade is metal which is good because a number of years ago i had a flymo with plastic blades and i had to continually replace them, also this means you can remove it to have it sharpened. It really holds alot of grass for such a compact lawn mower and it has a perspex view to let you know when the box is full. The grass collector is amazing it only has a tiny compartment to hold the grass cuttings but it compacts them all down so i never have to empty it till the end. It also is so easy to manouvre around the lawn, my back garden has alot of things to go around and this is where its so much better than the big petrol mower. I also feel that the whole makeup of the machine is very simple and in my mind if its a simple lawnmower then there's not alot that can go wrong with it. Its powered by electricity and has an electric cord which i guess is about 6 meters long.
My wife has alot of really nice plants, shrubs, flowers etc and in the past i've had a nasty habbit of having run ins with the above mentioned, much to her displeasure. The shape of this lawnmower seems to lend itself to actually either going under the plant life quite well or simply pushing it to the side. The damages to the plants in the garden are now way down most are now strimmer related. It is meant to create an air bubble underneath it which makes it really easy to move around the grass.
I have twice been at the ends of cutting the grass with this lawnmower when the rain has started and it was light showers, i just kept going and because its so light it was easy to up my pace and throw it around to get the job done. Even though the grass was damp it still made a decent job of it.
Disadvantages: None that i can think of apart from the cutting width isnt that big but i guess if you want a bigger cutting width then you buy a bigger lawn mower. I do miss the nice stripes that the petrol lawnmower used to make with its big roller, but its a small price to pay.
I bought it from Homebase and i think i paid about £75 if my memory serves me correctly. Great lawnmower i highly reccomend it.
I have owned this particular lawnmower for about two years and have not had any significant problems with it.
This lawnmower is pretty unexceptional but then I am not sure what functions I would expect a lawnmower to have to make it exceptional! It works well enough and has not given any trouble at all - despite me inevitably letting the grass grow too long every once in a while.
The Flymo Compact 350 comes with a helpful tool that you can use to lower the blade to allow you to cut the grass shorter. Unfortunately I only realised this after a year (of course I did not read the instructions, I am a man) but now that I have lowered the blade the grass looks a lot better when cut closer to the ground.
I understand some Flymo models now compress the grass cuttings they collect, but this one just collects them. It would be good if it compacted the grass, as the collector is not massive and it does feel like you are emptying it regularly - but again maybe this is because I leave it too long in between cuts.
It is quite lightweight and is easy to push around, even though my garden is on a slope. I do not think that it gets particularly heavy or anything and when empty you can lift it with one hand. It gunges up with matted grass underneath rather easily but is quite easy to clean when it does. This lawnmoer is definitely ideal for the smaller garden.
I had always used a petrol lawmoer before this one, so the cord getting in the way was a new sensation for me as this lawnmower needs to be plugged into the electricity mains. It is also an annoying sensation! Constantly having to flick it out of the way so you do not mow it is necessary but tedious. The length of the cable is good and long enough.
This lawnmower comes with a metal blade. It must be pretty sharp as even after two years it still cuts very well and does not need replaced yet.
It also comes with a handy folding down of the handlebars mechanism which is very good for storing the lawnmower away out of view. You just push one side in and fold the bars over, very easy to work.
The Flymo Compact 350 claims to float on a cushion of air and you do feel the lawmower rise up slightly when you turn it on. This does help you to manouevre it around the garden.
This lawmoer retails at around £65 and it is decent enough value. I have not had to buy any spares or parts for it, so I am happy with it.
Power: 1500 watts. Cutting width: 35cm. 4 cutting heights (10 - 30mm). Metal blade. Grassbox capacity 22 litres. 12m cable. Weight 7.6kg. Comes fully assembled with fold down handle for storage. Lightweight grass collecting electric hover mower with central grassbox and hinged lid for easy emptying.


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I really think this has more to do with the money than with what Jose brings to the table. I think we've had him for long enough that management knows what they're dealing with. I'm much more concerned about BC's penchant for overpaying guys; I'm more worried about BC just offering him like 6.5 mil a year than I am about Jose demanding it/not living up to expectations.
You're also totally ignoring that he was a leader on a world champion national team. He had lots of talent around him there and I won't give him all the credit because he's one piece of that puzzle.
Last edited by Apollo; Mon Apr 23rd, 2012 at 03:35 PM. Reason: iphone
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You are obviously enamored by him while I am not.
In other words you put much more weight on his positives than what I think his overall game warrants.
If you think he makes his teammates better tell me who.
As I've stated a couple of days ago, in the right circumstances Jose could start on a championship team.
That isn't the situation here.
He's a great floor general. He makes everyone better with his high ball IQ and good shooting. Your whole argument is that he's not a good leader because of his win %. That's weak ground. It would be different if you said I think he's a poor leader for this, that and the other thing and also see here, the win percentage further validates my argument but you're not doing that. What you're doing is suggesting he's a poor leader because his team doesn't win many games. Do you see the flaw in this line of thinking?
Calderon has been very underrated for most of his career, when healthy, hes one of the best distributors out there... and i wouldnt be shocked to see him at the top of APG list with some quality talent around, and youd probably see his shooting go up...JV and a couple quality acquisitions might be just the thing he needs.
The Raptors have lost with Jose, Demar, Bosh, Ed Davis, Amir, JJ, Andre, and all the rest, for the last two years. You could then say that none of those players makes any one around them better.
If you don't like Jose, no problem. Who are you going to trade him for that would be better? And who are you going to get to replace him with that would be better? Jose is not overpaid as a PG with the numbers he produces. And there is a strong likelihood that if he plays out his contract, he would re-sign at a more moderate one. If you trade him, who could you get as a back-up that would do as well as Jose would in 2013-2014 if he came back?
And please, where did this "What has he won" BS get started. Like there haven't been great player that never won a championship in the NBA. What a crock. it takes talent, coaching, management, and the luck of an injury free season to your front line player to win a championship. sometimes the luck of the draw as well, since every team matches up better against some teams then others.
Looking at the 4 seasons since...his pts./game and ast/game....
12.8 10.3 9.8 10.5
8.9 5.9 8.9 8.8
Except for the large drop off in assists in the season 2 yrs before the current (per my post) my eye test based memory does not match the stats in most areas which are fairly similar.
From: Basketball.reference.com
Ok, I just want to throw something out there about this whole "lifer" thing. I know if you take it literally, he doesn't fully qualify, but can we get some thoughts on Alvin Williams as a Raptor? He came to Toronto via trade in his first season and played all of his career in Toronto, basically. He obviously had a shortened career, but I think it's stupid to count his 10 day contract with the Clippers as being significant. He was done well before that, struggling to recover from injuries.
So maybe Jose has the best shot at the moment to be a "lifer" in the truest sense of the word, but the closest so far, and I think close enough to be called so, is Alvin. Alvin was a warrior who was basically only ever a Raptor, and he's even still with the team.
I don't know how this became basically another "do you like/hate Jose?" thread in a lot of ways, but regardless of personal thoughts, he does have a real shot given he could soon transition to backup/mentor if we get a young replacement soon enough. I think we might also re-sign him after he's up on his contract if there are no upgrades in FA, because even if we maybe draft a PG in a year, we'll still need a vet. Jose could fit in our plans for awhile, almost by default.
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Won't happen. Next season he's going to be traded at the deadline for a TPE. We know how much BC loves those.
As far as having a high IQ and being a great floor general again I disagree. He misses lots of opportunities when he pulls up on breaks because he doesn't have the confidence to finish. A great floor general is Steve Nash. A decent floor general is Jose Calderone. With Jose at the point we know what we've got and it's not getting better. I'd rather see somebody else get a chance.
Grown man calderon needs to stay a raptor. Let him back up dragic
All coaches appreciate Calderon-type players. He can play a starter for another 2 years easily. The only thing I don't like about him is his contract. Mind you there are worse contracts but you simply cannot pay a pass-first PG 10million/ year unless he defends 1/2 ,scores and distributes like the old Jkidd.
Seriously guys, no love for Alvin Williams? =P
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ARGYLE — In what was billed as a battle of two top-10 teams for the District 10-3A championship, only one team lived up to the hype.
Using a dominant running game and an equally effective defensive performance, Argyle rolled over powerhouse Celina with a 63-13 win on Friday night to cap an undefeated regular season.
"You couldn't draw it up any better to have two 9-0 teams play for the district title in Week 10," Argyle head coach Todd Rodgers said. "We had TV here, had a solid crowd here, everything. We had people calling from all over the Metroplex wanting to know if it was sold out yet so they could get tickets."
The Eagles (10-0, 4-0 district) did their best to send all the neutral spectators home disappointed, turning away a brief Celina rally in the second quarter that pulled the Bobcats within 21-13 to reel off 42 unanswered points while removing their starters at the end of the third quarter.
"We came out with a plan, and it was probably the best game plan we've had in a long time," Argyle wide receiver Ian Sadler said. "Our offense came out and did what they needed to do, and so did our defense. It was just a great overall football game."
Argyle, the No. 2 team in The Associated Press Class 3A state poll, rolled up 580 yards of offense with 462 of those coming on the ground. Argyle will begin its postseason run on Thursday against Krum in the Class 3A D2 bi-district round at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex.
In his final home game at Argyle, Sadler made his impact felt in a hurry.
On the second offensive play of the night, the Texas Tech pledge lined up in behind center in the shotgun, took the snap and went 70 yards to the end zone on an option keeper to put the Eagles on the board less than a minute into the game.
Just three minutes later, Sadler was back in the end zone after his defense came up with a key stop.
Celina's Collin Schmid was stuffed by Argyle's Micah Capra and Reagan Page on fourth-and-1 at Celina's 24-yard line. Five plays later, Sadler scored on a 5-yard run before coming back on Argyle's next drive to add a scoring reception, giving him touchdowns on the Eagles' first three drives and an early 21-0 lead.
"It's getting to be playoff time, and you have to play good defense and run the ball," Rodgers said. "That was a point of emphasis Sunday when we did preparation, and we executed it today. You've got to run the ball and play defense to win championships, and that's the mantra of our team."
Sadler finished with 11 carries for 149 yards and three touchdowns and hauled in a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Boyzuick. Junior running back Nick Ralston added 146 rushing yards and four touchdowns for Argyle.
"He can wear a lot of hats on a team," Rodgers said of Sadler. "You have to have people like that if you're going to go win the big games."
Argyle's defense held No. 8 Celina (9-1, 3-1) to 189 total yards and nine first downs in the Eagles' first game without inside linebacker Sam Sizelove, a Kansas State commit who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament last week to end his season prematurely.
"We're playing minus Sam Sizelove, and for the 11 kids we had out there, they all made a commitment to themselves to do a little more to make up for the loss of [No.] 41."
Celina made a bit of a threat in the second quarter, when Connor Wilson muffed a punt at the Argyle 20-yard line to give the Bobcats their best field position of the game.
Cash Conder quickly made Argyle pay with a 4-yard touchdown run, but the extra-point attempt was blocked and Celina trailed by eight with 7:08 remaining in the first half.
That would be as close as the Bobcats would get.
"They do that and you start second-guessing yourself and what kind of adjustments you need to make," Rodgers said. "There was an anxious moment, but the kids rose to the occasion and realized what it's like to get hit in the mouth and they moved forward."
Next up is Krum, and Sadler said Friday's domination of a good team is a good way to head into the playoffs.
"This game meant more than just a district title," Sadler said. "We came out with a little extra fight tonight. With that win, this was like a playoff atmosphere, so it's a good note to start on going into the playoffs."
Argyle 63, Celina 13
AY — Ian Sadler 70 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Ian Sadler 5 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Ian Sadler 17 pass from Brandon Boyzuick (Cole Hedlund kick)
CL — Deshawn Davis 1 run (Jake Lykins kick)
CL — Cash Conder 4 run (Jake Lykins kick blocked)
AY — Nick Ralston 2 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Ian Sadler 7 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Nick Ralston 3 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Nick Ralston 9 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Nick Ralston 39 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
AY — Hudson Speed 16 run (Cole Hedlund kick)
First Downs
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Rushing — AY: Ian Sadler 11-149, Nick Ralston 21-146, Terry Moore 6-70, Hudson Speed 5-24, Connor Wilson 2-23, Brandon Boyzuick 2-21, Drew Estrada 1-17, Hunter Treadwell 1-5, Chase Green 1-4, Reese Thompson 2-3, CL: Deshawn Davis 4-66, Jarren Alexander 12-41, Nathan Elliott 8-22, Collin Schmid 8-11, Cash Conder 2-9, Trent Lindblad 2-5, Trace Young 1--3.
Passing — AY: Brandon Boyzuick 5-11-0-78, Ian Sadler 1-1-0-20, Cooper Rodgers 1-2-0-20, CL: Nathan Elliott 7-19-1-38.
Receiving — AY: Jon Pucciarello 4-54, Ian Sadler 2-44, Drew Estrada 1-20, CL: Cash Conder 3-16, Deshawn Davis 2-11, Jarren Alexander 1-6, Collin Schmid 1-5.


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Colorado Police Worried Stoners Might Be Too Motivated
Colorado officials are worried about a "Black Wednesday" situation when recreational marijuana officially goes on sale on the first January. Authorities say they fear there won't be enough state-sanctioned pot available for eager customers.
While more than 100 stores have been approved, city licensers estimate only 12 stores will be in operation by January 1 at 8 am.
"If we have 10 stores open … we could have people camping out overnight with cash in their pocket," Denver councilman Charlie Brown (real name) told Time. "How is the industry, how is the police department going to work together?"
Officials are mainly worried about crowd control for the recreational marijuana stores, but they may be seriously overestimating the motivation of recreational marijuana users.


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Location: Northwest Irrigation and Soils ResearchTitle: Influence of sugarbeet tillage systems on rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot complex Author
Submitted to: The Sugarbeet
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/21/2012
Publication Date: 9/4/2012
Citation: Strausbaugh, C.A., Eujayl, I.A. 2012. Influence of sugarbeet tillage systems on rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot complex. The Sugarbeet. (Fall Issue) p.2-3. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: The Rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot complex on sugarbeet caused by Rhizoctonia solani and Leuconostoc mesenteroides can cause significant yield losses. To investigate the impact of different tillage systems on this complex, field studies were conducted from 2009 to 2011. Split blocks with conventional and strip tillage as main plot treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Within main plots, there were seven treatments (non-inoculated check and six R. solani AG 2-2 IIIB strains). Regardless of tillage, the roots responded in a similar manner for fungal rot (conventional 8% versus strip 7%), bacterial rot (26% versus 34%), total rot (33% versus 41%), neighboring roots infected (1.7 roots versus 1.5 roots), distance spread (157 mm versus 150 mm), and the number of dead plants (12% versus 14%). Strip tillage resulted in 6% more root yield in 2009 (P = 0.087), while conventional tillage resulted in 7% and 27% more root yield in 2010 (P = 0.063) and 2011 (P = 0.012), respectively. The tillage systems influenced disease variables in a similar manner but more studies will be needed to determine their impact on yield. Control for the rot complex should focus on typical Rhizoctonia root rot control measures (crop rotation, in-furrow fungicide applications, irrigation management, and host resistance) while a better understanding of the complex continues to be developed.


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San Juan Range > Conejos Peak > Climber's Log
Conejos Peak Climber's Log
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|Saddle Creek
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2013
|Saddle Creek route with PT 12555, very foggy and a little rainy, so unfortunately no summit views. Climbed with Scot, Kimo and Anna.
|Posted Aug 25, 2013 10:44 pm
|w/ Roo
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2012
|Even better than the day before. Fun!
|Posted Dec 28, 2012 5:19 pm
|Rustlers on the mountain?
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010
|As we were hiking up, we passed a cowboy herding some cattle. A short while later, a rider who looked for all the world like the sheriff in a Western came riding down hard and fast and asked if we had seen anyone driving cattle. "Sure," we said, "about a quarter hour ago, back down the trail." Without another word, he galloped off in hot pursuit. On the return, we noticed that a section of fence across the trail that was all right on the way up had been flattened. Someone had gone through there in a hurry.
Oh, yeah, the hike. It was great. As others have remarked, this is a gentle but scenic hike with great views of the Platoro region. If you have the energy, you can hike up a spur about a half mile north of the summit, which would give you two 13ers in one outing.
|Posted Apr 10, 2012 9:46 pm
|Larry V
|Colorado County Highpoint #33
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
|Up via Saddle Creek trail and east ridge. Down via Tobacco Lake. Beautiful area, great for camping. I was surprised at the amount of traffic on this peak. There must have been 10-20 sign-ins per week on the summit register. Met three groups of hikers going up, on my way down.
|Posted Aug 24, 2011 10:17 pm
|Tobacco Lake
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
|Made the mistake of climbing this peak during hunting season not knowing that it was such a mecca for hunters. Glad I had an orange jacket along! The crux of this hike is driving the endless miles of dirt road to the trailhead. Pretty area though.
|Posted Sep 15, 2009 2:26 am
|East Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2009
|I came up trail 720 and followed it all the way to the top of the ridge that extends east and a little bit south of Conejos. From there it was a pleasant stroll along the long ridge. Descended the normal route, but I really enjoyed the great views from the ridge as I approached the peak.
|Posted Jul 26, 2009 6:10 pm
|Tobacco Lake Trail
Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2004
|Beautiful weather and a pleasant trail took me to the top of this mountain. It was very relaxing in fact and I had the summit to myself.
|Posted Oct 21, 2008 9:51 am
|A Great Mountain
|I've climbed this peak at least five different times. Every year I camp at the Lake Fork Campground and hike the South San Juan Wilderness. This peak is a lot easier since the Tobacco Lake Trailhead was created. Before that you had to start from the South Fork Trailhead.
|Posted Mar 13, 2008 1:08 am
|Scott Wisher
|Colorado County Highpoint #22
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007
|After finally finding the trailhead, this is a beautiful day-hike.
|Posted Jul 15, 2007 10:23 pm
|Route Climbed: Tobacco Lake Trail
|been climbing this short but rewarding peak bag at least once every year on summer vacations to the Conejos River area for a number of years
|Posted Dec 26, 2006 6:20 am
|Route Climbed: Tobacco Lake Trail Date Climbed: Summer 04
|Great peak in my home range. Highest point in my county. Sad to see someone found it and posted it.
|Posted Aug 21, 2005 3:27 pm
|Route Climbed: Tobacco Lake Trail Date Climbed: August 8, 2005
|Wonderful dayhike with my favorite partner. Watch out for the "wild" cows in the meadow. Wonderful panoramic views from the summit...and because the hike is way doable you can spend lots of time contemplating them.
|Posted Aug 13, 2005 9:32 am
|Alan Ellis
|Route Climbed: Tobacco Lake Trail Date Climbed: August 8, 2005
|A day in the mountains does not get any better than this. Although an easy little day hike, the views of the South San Juan are spectacular.
|Posted Aug 11, 2005 6:09 pm


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Fielder, Braun honored by fellow players
Both players will get donation to charity of their choice
Milwaukee, Wis. -- In a pregame ceremony this afternoon, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun and first baseman Prince Fielder will be honored as the 2007 NL Outstanding Rookie and NL Outstanding Player, respectively. Selected in a secret ballot of all National League baseball players, Ryan and Prince will receive Players Choice Awards for an outstanding 2007 season in which they helped guide the resurgent Milwaukee Brewers to a second place finish in the NL Central Division. Their teammate and MLBPA Executive Board member Dave Bush will represent his National League peers in presenting Ryan and Prince with their awards.
Last season, Braun led all Major League rookies in home runs (34), batting average (.324) and slugging percentage (.634), while Fielder, in just his second full season, led all National Leaguers in home runs (50) and slugging percentage (.618).
In each player's honor, the Major League Baseball Players Trust will award a $20,000 grant to the charity of their choice. Braun has chosen the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee and Habitat for Humanity to each receive $10,000. 2007 Players Choice Award winners in all categories will designate charities to receive grants totaling $260,000 from the Players Trust. Since 1992, the Players Trust has recognized the outstanding on-field and off-field performances of Players Choice Awards winners by contributing over $3 million to charities around the world.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A researcher at a security conference in Berlin has shown how Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes could be used in cyber attacks against mobile phones. The Samsung Galaxy S3, for instance, can be reset to factory default merely by browsing a malicious website.
Ravi Borgaonkar, a researcher at the Technical University of Berlin, gave a presentation entitled, Dirty use of USSD Codes in Cellular Network. Below is a video of part of the presentation:
The codes are commands to the phone to perform diagnostic and management features as listed on the xda-developers wiki:
These codes can be invoked, without any user intervention, through a variety of mechanisms. Borgaonkar demonstrated the attack using an SMS message sent to the phone, holding the phone in proximity to an NFC tag, and discussed others such as a QR code.
All these vectors result in pushing the code to the phone, possibly by instructing it to visit a website that contains a "tel:" URL with the code. For example, a Samsung phone, when visiting a Web page containing <frame src="tel:*2767*3855#" />" would reset the phone to factory default. Other codes can wipe the SD and SIM cards.
Borgaonkar says that the attacks only work so far on Samsung devices. Many of the attack vectors can be disabled by the user. It's not clear that these vectors are present with all carriers.
Hat tip to Softpedia.


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Entire Apartment: Omotesando - Shibuya
Size55 m²
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- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Disabled access
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Jingumae, 150-0001 Shibuya-ku, Toyko, Japan
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Great location, home to Tokyo's premier Fashion District and many historical sites. Entire apartment, with all the necessary amenities, a full kitchen, Free Unlimited WiFi internet. Walking distance to Shibuya, Omotesando and Harajuku stations.
*****The Space
This is a fully loaded self-contained apartment with everything you'll need for a perfect holiday. The apartments accommodates up to 7 people (special arrangements can be made for 8).
You will have FREE unlimited WiFi internet connection (with a mobile device that you can take with you anywhere you go FREE of charge). A fully functional kitchen with all kitchen utensils and dinning space, including fridge, microwave, etc to enable you to have a home cooked dinner or breakfast. Bedding, toiletries, washing machine and washing powder are all provided, everything you would need in a home!
**** Guest Access
The apartment is not shared (no space or amenities are shared) and regardless of the number of people, you will live on your own.
**** Interaction with Guests
The guest would be given detailed instructions on how to get to the apartment and how to check in on their own. They would be able to access the keys at a secure location. To ensure total privacy, the hosts will only come to the apartment at the guests' request or in case of an emergency.
****The Neighborhood
This location has so much to offer:
***Omotesando (Tokyo's Champs-Elysees) lined with famous brand name shops, cafes and restaurants including the world's largest Louis Vuitton's store and many icons of modern fashion. It's all about high-end fashion and history!!!
*The stylish Omotesando Hills complex for the fashion conscious urbanites.
***The world famous Meiji Jingū Shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji.
***Yoyogi Park: Tokyo's premier spring flower-viewing garden, a great place for jogging, picnicking and other outdoor activities.
***Shibuya offers great nightlife and electronics shopping.
******Getting around
Very convenient to get around:
**Located Just 6 minutes' walk to Shibuya station (with 9 train lines connecting here);
** 6 minutes' walk to Omotesando station (3 subway lines).
** 8 minutes' walk to JR Harajuku station (3 train lines connecting here);
** 1 station away to Akasaka and Roppongi.
Direct access to the airports either via Shibuya or Harajuku JR.
House rulesNo smoking inside the apartment.
No pets.
Avoid excessive noise especially outside the apartment.
Do not converge outside for longer periods.
Abide by the laws of Japan.
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|Price for > 1 guests
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I really enjoyed my stay, the apartment was great, spacious and in a very good location. I would absolutely stay in this apartment again. :-)
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very clean and close to station.
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Très pratique dans Tokyo, bon quartier et très bon suivi, à recommander!
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The apartment is small but comfortable, although there s no intimacy. We were 4 people and there were 2 double beds in a unique room and then 2 single beds in the living room - kitchen. There s a good bath room with a shower and a bath and in another mini space there s the toilet.
The hostess was very kind to let us check in very early and check out late.
The only bad thing is that the man who made the cleaning the first day didn t do it properly and there were hairs everywhere and dirt in some places. But if they improve that the place is a good choice.
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Although the place was still filthy even after the cleaners came.
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We had a very pleasant stay! The apartment was clean, spacious, very well placed in 3 minutes of the station on foot (we belonged to Ikebukuro). Our stay was really very pleasant, I deeply recommend! Thank you again at Oasis for her big availability, her kindness, her welcome and her reactivity. See you soon I hope!
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Haiku: The Power of Silence…
"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." Francis Bacon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence,
and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Helen Keller
A meditation…
There will be no open doors
'Til man loves peace more…
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." Leonardo da Vinci
From silence you come, to silence you go.
Enter your inner space and know where you come from. The eternal silence awaits you with endless patience. Unknown
In the silence, Truth
We stand naked with our thoughts
Wisely fed soul food…
Take some time to observe silence this year… to sit and meditate. We constantly rush around meeting deadlines, doing chores, completing tasks… Stop. Turn down the noise and speedometer… Silence. More below!
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays." Confucius
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa
Silence taught me that
Answers arise from the heart
Deep, beyond the noise…
Have an inspired week!
How do you observe silence? Does it help calm or upset your day? Do share! Thank you. 🙂
This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: Daily Prompt: Kick It What's the 11th item on your bucket list?
Positive Motivation Tip: Pay attention to the silence as inspired, divine messages do surface to guide us.
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: Abbot, Buddha, Adorazione, All Photos via Wikipedia
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
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Silence is golden and loving it in every waking moment of my life. I go on silent retreat for 3 to 7 days. I still have yet to try a 30 day. No thoughts, just be present.
05/01/2013 2:05 pm
Silence comes to me when I'm thinking of happy thoughts
…the pure joy of enjoying whoever or whatever I'm thinking about…The thought of …
meditating has entered my mind as a new thing
for me to try… Now to find my place …
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**** BOSTONBoston Bar Liquored Up The Hawks Before Game 7?
May 12, 2008 - 11:38 am
Boston Globe -
Before their Game 7 matchup against the Celtics, the Hawks stayed at the Liberty Hotel on May 3rd in Cambridge.
A league source said Brandon Lyons, who operates the Alibi Lounge in the hotel, instructed his bar staff to give anyone affiliated with the Hawks a double shot in any alcoholic beverage they ordered.
they probably still wouldve won but we'll never know.


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I am having a problem that is listed as SOLVED, but I am having this problem, and can't use ZA as a result. I am using Windows Vista, and when I try to install ZA 10, after all Windows updates, I get a User Profile can't be found on all user profiles (I use an admin profile and then a regular user profile.) I am VERY frustrated, as I have used this in the past. I have had to go back to backups just so I could boot my computer. Finally, I wiped everything, and started from scratch, and the issue came up immediately. And when I say I wiped everything, I started from a clean Hard drive and a clean OS install.
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SAN FRANCISCOMemory chip vendor Micron Technology Inc. declined to exercise a renewal option on a 2006 technology license agreement with Tessera Technologies Inc., Tessera said Monday (Dec. 5).
Tessera (San Jose, Calif.) said it will not comment on ongoing discussions with Micron or other customers. Micron (Boise, Idaho) agreed in July 2006 to license for $30 million Tessera's compliant chip technology for semiconductor packaging.
Tessera said Monday that it expects fourth quarter sales to decline to $56.5 million, down 5 percent from the third quarter and down 30 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010.
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The I-405, with its diesel-chugging trucks and rush-hour gridlock, runs through the heart of Fountain Valley. Hyundai, Yakult and the Ayres Hotel are erecting monuments to commerce. The City Council is in a standoff with the state Finance Department over its redevelopment agency.
This usually quiet community is bustling.
But in the northern end of the city, contained within four major thoroughfares – Edinger Avenue to the north, Euclid Street to the east, Warner Avenue to the south and Brookhurst Street to the west – is the antithesis of urban logjam.
For decades, Mile Square Park has been a haven for those seeking exercise, leisure or quiet. And with summer approaching, the park – comprising two golf courses, a regional park and an active sports park – will once again be flooded with people looking to escape the dog days of summer.
The 640 acres of open space seemingly has everything a Southern Californian could need: the Fountain Valley-managed Recreation Center and Sports Park has nine baseball fields, six softball fields, 12 tennis courts, one of the most competitive basketball courts in Orange County, a shimmering recreation complex and about 330 days of organized activity on its 78 acres.
The county-controlled side, meanwhile, has two catfish-stocked lakes, barbecue pits, bike trails and acres of sycamore-shaded grass. Add to that Mile Square Golf Course, with its two 18-hole standard courses, and the 62-par executive David L. Baker Memorial Golf Course and you have a plot of land equipped to entertain toddlers, twentysomethings and seniors for hours.
"Mile Square Park is right at the top of the list in terms of best amenities," said Rich Adler, the real estate manager for OC Parks. "It's one of our premier urban parks."
It hasn't always been, though. The park evolved from farmland to military training site to several iterations of public open space, before turning into the park that exists now – one that is a prime location for summer fun.
Mile Square Park's archery range is getting a $2.5 million facelift.
The rundown archery range closed March 25 for an eight-month refurbishing project that will transform it into a 24-lane Olympic-style range.
County officials will have an official groundbreaking April 18, and the project is slated to be complete in early November, said OC Parks spokeswoman Marisa O'Neil.
"It was basically nothing," Tom Martinez, supervising park ranger at Mile Square Park, said about the range. "It was just eight hay barrels. We would like to attract tournaments and youth groups."
The archery range is nearly as old as the park. It opened in 1974, and is one of only two outdoor archery ranges in Orange County. The other is in Santiago Park in Santa Ana.
Besides the increased number of lanes, the project calls for improved perimeter fencing and a mound to prevent stray arrows from leaving the range.
Archers will be able to use the range on a first-come, first-served basis, Martinez said, unless there is a tournament, in which case the range would be closed to the public.
Martinez said he hopes the new layout will draw more people and make it a key destination for archers.
The upgrade has been in the works for a couple of years, with the county working with the International Archery Federation, Martinez said. The Orange County Supervisors approved the project in November.
"I've been coming here for years and I've seen all the changes they've made. It's really cool. The park is a lot more kid friendly. The basketball courts are nice and they've changed the golf course too. This is definitely one of the best parks."
Marcus Dailey, 43, former Fountain Valley resident
"My family comes here two or three times a month during the summer, usually for parties or to play soccer. We love the grass, the trees, the nature. This is the only park we go to."
Sandy Villanueva, 35, Garden Grove resident
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Daryl Adams, 49, Orange County resident
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Tracey Townsend, 40, resident of Orange
"The county side of the park is more leisurely. You have lakes and more open grass. Our side of the park is very active. We have organized events going on throughout the year."
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I am using Windows 7 Professional with ZA 9.3.037. My router has been failing me and I have plugged the computer directly into the cable modem for internet connection. I am in Public Zone for networking, and Internet Zone in ZA. All Firewall settings are set to default. Out of curiosity I ran Shields UP for common ports and received a failing grade. Only port 0 is stealth, ports 135, 139, 445, and also 554 are open, and the other main ports are closed. When I searched this forum there is mention of prgram settings, and indeed I have many, many programs in the list with most of them having server for Internet enabled - which I don't understand as I generally do not permit it when ZA prompts me.
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Live: Sydney FC v Melbourne Heart
POST-MATCH NEWS: The Sky Blues remain at the bottom of the A-League table and there is an injury concern for Alessandro Del Piero, but there is a sense of relief here at Allianz Stadium after the club's first good performance in five games. Frank Farina will feel that the mountain of the task that he signed on for has just become slightly easier. Thank you for tuning in and following Fairfax Media's live blog of the game.
MATCH WRAP: Sydney FC may not have gained the three points that they desperately need but there was plenty to be positive about. Hagi Gligor and Vedran Janjetovic impressed in their first A-League starts and have made good cases for selection in future games. The partnership of Adam Griffiths and Pascal Bosschaart looks to have strengthened as they held out for their first clean sheet since beating Western Sydney Wanderers in round three.
Yairo Yau caused havoc for Melbourne Heart's defence but he was too excited infront of goal and lacked the composure that he had in previous games. Terry McFlynn was booed off the ground in previous home games but he received a standing ovation from the fans as he headed to the tunnel.
The captain has proved in todays game that, for now, he still deserves the armband. Simon Colosimo has become the latest player to criticise the playing surface at Allianz Stadium in a sign that pitch hasn't fully recovered from the two Coldplay concerts a fortnight ago.
Full time: Referee Strebre Delovski blows the final whistle as Sydney FC stop the rot to end their four-match losing streak. Both teams played positive attacking football but they will be disappointed that they couldn't capitalise on their chances. SYDNEY 0 HEART 0.
89th min: Yairo Yau receives a long ball and darts into space. The Panamanian fires a long range shot but the ball seemed to bobble as he struck it and his shot spun well-wide of the goal.
87th min: An over-zealous challenge by Jason Culina gives away a free kick in the middle of the park. The ball is lofted high into the box and a goal mouth scramble is eventually cleared by Sydney's defence. Still SYDNEY 0 HEART 0.
86th min: A poor pass by Pascal Bosschaart allows the Heart to launch a counter attack. Fred finds David Williams in space on the left flank but the winger failed to end his poor showing in front of goal today and his effort sails high and wide.
84th min: Heart youngster Jeremy Walker looks to have pulled his groin muscle and is limping around in the back line. At the other end, substitute Dylan Macallister becomes the next player to spurn a chance to take the opener as his first touch was too powerful and falls into the arms of Vedran Janjetovic.
80th min: Fabio gives away a foul for a strong challenge from behind and then climbs on top of Fred to deny an early take of the free kick. His crime goes unpunished by Strebre Delovski, who may have left his cards at home today.
78th min: Jason Culina's arrival has steadied Sydney FC's midfield and the hosts seem much more composed as the game heads into the final ten minutes. Ali Abbas has begun to roam forward and wide defenders Fabio and Rhyan Grant continue to overlap down the wings.
77th min: Fabio bursts into the box for Sydney FC and hits a powerful low cross but somehow it evades all three forwards lining up in the box.
73rd min: Ben Garuccio is in pain after a crunching Fabio Alves tackle. The youngster looked to have rolled his ankle and is receiving treatment from the club's medical staff on the sideline. A worrying sign for the visitors.
68th min: Del Piero is replaced by Blake Powell and Sydney's marquee man labours to the sideline. He's taken a lot of hits and never looked fully fit after receiving a bruising challenge early in the second half.
66th min: Only minutes later, Del Piero was gifted another chance from a set piece. It was further out and positioned centrally but it was an almost perfect shot. His powerful effort swerved and deceived Bolton, who could only spill the ball into the middle of the box. His blushes were spared when his teammate cleared the ball to safety.
63rd min: Del Piero will have another chance to score from a set piece after Gerhardt brought down the former Juventus captain. Free kick is from a good distance and a great angle for a right footed player but unfortunately Del Piero struck it as if he was taking a rugby union conversion, not a football shot.
60th min: Rhyan Grant surges forward from out wide and fires a fierce left-footed drive on goal that beats Clint Bolton, but not the crossbar. Somehow this game is still goalless. On another day, it could easily have been 4-4 by now.
59th min: The crowd is standing on their feet and cheering the imminent arrival of Jason Culina. The former Socceroo has taken off his bib and is about to come on for his second appearance since his long stint on the sidelines.
57th min: Janjetovic pulls off a fantastic save with his trailing arm to deny Fred a goal from long range.
55th min: Samuel Mitchinson throws his body on the line to prevent a certain goal for Sydney FC. Del Piero jinks past a Heart defender to put in a flat cross for Yairo Yau on the goal line, but he was beaten to the ball by an outstretched Mitchinson.
53rd min: The crowd figure here at Allianz Stadium has just come in. 12,425 in attendance. Sydney need to return to winning ways to get the fans through the turnstiles.
51st min: Janjetovic escapes being punished for a sloppy error when he was beaten to the ball by Williams. The Heart winger shoots with the outside of his right foot and his shot shaves the upright. Score is still 0-0
49th min: David Williams has another good chance to give Heart the lead but his weak shot was deflected for a corner. Josip Tadic acrobatically latches onto the resulting corner but shoots over the bar.
46th min: Yairo Yau accelerates to leave Heart defender Jeremy Walker in his wake but he was impeded just as he approached the box. Delovski gives Walker a yellow card but replays show that Yau may have tripped himself up. Del Piero takes the resulting freekick and unleashes a fierce shot that forces a reflex save from Bolton.
Frank Farina said before the match that he would likely remain a passive observer from the stands but he's come into the dressing rooms to lead the half-time team talk.
Half-time wrap: They may be two teams struggling in the A-League but Melbourne Heart and Sydney FC are not playing like cellar dwellers today. There is a sense of composure among both teams and a willingness to play patient yet positive football. That said, a number of wasted chances in front of goal could indicate a lack of confidence.
With both teams playing a similar formation with three in the middle, there is a great battle in the midfield emerging. Seventeen-year-olds Hagi Gligor and Ben Garuccio have been very impressive and have put in performances that some veterans could learn from. Sydney captain Terry McFlynn has received a lot of criticism for his recent form but he has put in a tough shift in the first half that may well justify his selection in the future with incoming coach Frank Farina watching from the stands. This game is very delicately balanced and an early goal in the second half could ignite an all-out attacking battle. Watch this space.
45th min: The referee blows his whistle and the crowd responds with a loud applause after watching their team play a positive half of football.
42nd min: A real arm-wrestle has emerged in the midfield and Jason Hoffman showed his frustration by pulling Ali Abbas from behind. Hoffman was perhaps lucky to escape being booked when he prevented an early take of the free kick by standing over the ball.
39th min: Melbourne Heart immediately hit back and a Fred finds David Williams in space on the left. The winger takes a shot on his left foot but he failed to test Janjetovic.
38th min: Sydney FC continue their onslaught and Rhyan Grant spurs a great chance to give the hosts the lead. Grant latches on to a blocked Chianese shot inside the box and takes a first time shot on his less favoured left foot but shoots high over the bar.
33rd min: The crowd holds their breath as Del Piero steps up to take the shot. He hits it hard and clean but it doesn't have enough of a dip to tuck under the crossbar. Clint Bolton has a sigh of relief.
32nd min: A darting run by Alessandro Del Piero beats three Heart defenders and draws two fouls but the Italian stays on his feet to lead the attack. Referee Strebre Delovski blows his whistle to bring the ball back for a free kick in a similar position to where Del Piero scored from against Newcastle Jets.
29th min: David Williams leads a Heart counter-attack and whips in another low cross to Josip Tadic but debutant Vedran Janjetovic comfortably intercepts the ball.
26th min: Fred narrowly escapes becoming the first player to go into the book after a late and rough tackle from behind on Alessandro Del Piero. The Italian takes the resulting free kick from 30-metres out but Simon Colosimo clears the ball behind for a corner.
21st min: Melbourne Heart have a great vision of the game and their defenders are playing some impressive through balls, but a lack of communication with their strikers has caused most long passes to go straight through to Vedran Janjetovic in the Sydney goal.
18th min: Del Piero has dropped into the hole behind the strikers and is creating a lot fo space for Sydney's strikers. The nimble Italian weaved away from two Heart defenders and picked out the run of Yau, but his first touch ended the attack.
14th min: Panamanian winger Yairo Yau brings the crowd to their feet when he bursts into space and runs through from out wide. Yau failed to replicate his rich goalscoring form by shooting narrowly over the crossbar.
10th min: The Sky Blues are beginning to play some expansive football and are finding a lot of space down the flanks. Yairo Yau and Fabio are linking up well on the left while Rhyan Grant is overlapping Joel Chianese on the right touchline to cause problems for Heart defender Samuel Mitchinson.
9th min: An impressive fluid move by Sydney FC gives Chianese a chance on goal. Chianese leaped high to latch on to a deep cross but headed wide of goal.
6th min: Josip Tadic blows a great chance to give the visitors the lead. Williams crossed the ball low to Tadic, who squeezed between two Sydney defenders and sent the ball sailing over the bar despite being only metres away from goal.
5th min: Hagi Gligor releases Joel Chianese down the right flank and he beat Samuel Mitchinson with a burst of pace. Though, the Heart youngster was ruled to have pulled the shirt of Chianese and gave away a foul outside the box near the sideline. Del Piero whipped in the ball but Heart goalkeeper Clint Bolton rose unchallenged to punch the ball clear.
2nd min: A tussle between Rhyan Grant and David Williams gives the Heart an early opportunity from a set piece. WIlliams takes the free kick but failed to clear Sydney's first defender, Ali Abbas.
UNDERWAY: Melbourne Heart kick off to get this contest underway. Steve Corica's final chance to end his stint as care taker coach with points has began. There's a small crowd here at Allianz Stadium but the referee's whistle elicits a loud roar from Sydney's faithful.
Today's match is also the first start for Sydney's promising youngster, Hagi Gligor. The 17 year-old has impressed in youth ranks and friendly matches and has been selected at the expense of the more experienced Paul Reid.
WEATHER NEWS? Sydney FC slick the pitch by turning the sprinkler systems on but perhaps they should've warned Fox Sports commentators Andy Harper and Mel McLaughlin, who received a shower while previewing the match in the middle of the field.
MELBOURNE HEART NEWS: Coach John Aloisi has put his faith in a number of youngsters who have been thrusted into the starting XI. Ben Garuccio, Samuel Mitchinson and Jeremy Walker start in place of the trio of Heart players away with the Socceroos.
SYDNEY FC NEWS: Young goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic will start his first ever A-League game with Ivan Necevski dropped to the bench. Necevski has seen 16 goals fly past him in the last four games and it appears the coaching staff has lost patience with the keeper. Janjetovic will become the 100th player to wear the sky blue shirt as he makes his debut.
PREVIEW: Sydney FC have never won against Melbourne Heart and while they will start this match on the back of a four-match losing streak, there is a sense of optimism that they will break their hoodoo today.
The Heart are without three influential players with Aziz Behich, Michael Marrone and Richard Garcia away on international duty, which could expose the visitors.
Frank Farina arrived back in the Harbour City on Friday night to steer the Sky Blues season back on track but the former Socceroos boss will be watching this match from the stands.
Steve Corica will lead Sydney for the last of his three-match interim stint as coach before Farina officially takes the reigns on Monday.
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Hi there,
I have no specific question here, but I would like to know what others prefer/think/do etc. I follow that everyone on the earth should learn english and whenever create something I do it in English.
Since C++ does not care much about encodings I have always been using std::string, but - I have started considering wide chars recently and immediately got some troubles - as usual.
Because I think that support for ANSI is mandatory, only conditional compilance can be taken into consideration. No "std::wstring everywhere" solution.
The following are the major annoyances:
1. The first one is lack of generics. I would like to have tstring (and tchar) typedef'ed, which would be std::wstring in UNICODE release and std::string in ANSI one. Because I need to use C strings sometimes, I am forced to create conditional macros for strcpy/wcscpy strlen/wcslen etc. There are no predefined ones.
2. Lack of wchar_t support. Stream opening functions do not take const wchar_t*. So, if I want to open a windows file with unicode characters in path I still need to use CreateFileW (somehow...?). It also applies to std::exception.
3. UTF madness. One compiler might use UTF-8 (by default) for wchars while another one UTF-32 or yet something else. For chars they will all use regular ASCII codes. I do not know how it is related to english-only characters (whether they have the same codes), but I assume that if I decide to use wide chars I can expect everything. This is especially a problem when writing portable file formats.
4. I have no idea whether file streams will have problems with reading UNICODE/ANSI text files. Will they automatically convert it? (For example: reading 8-bit characters and putting them into 16-bit string).
I am a bit new to UNICODE and I think I will get back to std::string.


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IT'S DISAPPOINTING that President Obama decided Monday to treat the surviving Boston bombing suspect almost like a common criminal, as opposed to an enemy combatant.
There's nothing common about the crime that Dzokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is accused of committing.
There's also a tremendous need to find out more information from him. Critical questions include whether other bombs are out there, how the brothers became radicalized and whether they had help from or had links to domestic or foreign terrorist groups.
What's needed are answers that trained interrogators from the intelligence community can elicit. That's where having him declared an enemy combatant, at least temporarily, could be useful. It would give investigators time to question the suspect before he lawyers up and says nothing about anything.
The point isn't building a case against the suspect to win a conviction in court. There looks to be more than enough evidence already without his testimony. Instead, the primary focus must be protecting America from terrorist attacks and saving lives.
Authorities believe that Mr. Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamaerlan Tsarnaev, 26, were responsible the worse act of terrorism committed on American soil since 9/11. Three people and more than 170 others were wounded, many seriously, when two bombs exploded near the finish line of last Monday's Boston Marathon. These explosive devices were designed to inflict maximum carnage on innocent people who packed the streets for this iconic event — and to frighten a nation.
Authorities also had evidence that the two brothers were likely planning other attacks, based on the cache of weapons they uncovered. The scene of last Friday's gun battle between the two young men and Boston-area police officers, which ended in the elder brother's death, was littered with unexploded bombs, officials said. One improvised explosive device was found in the car the two brothers were accused of hijacking.
Several U.S. senators, including Georgia's Saxby Chambliss and South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, argued over the weekend that Mr. Tsarnaev be treated like an enemy combatant who has limited rights. But the Obama administration disagreed.
While it's true that several accused terrorists have been successfully prosecuted in civilian courts, including one who attempted to blow up an airplane in 2009 and another who attempted to blow up a truck in 2010 in Times Square, the Boston bombing is different. That's because of a huge, compelling reason — it succeeded.
The Obama administration believes terrorism suspects arrested inside the United States should be handled exclusively in the criminal justice system. Here's how it views Mr. Tsarnaev. He's a naturalized American citizen who came to this country from Chechnya. which is part of Russia. He's also a Muslim. But the United States isn't in a state of war with all Muslim extremist groups. Only al-Qaida.
So unless there's a clear link between him and al-Qaida, he can't be treated an enemy combatant. He's entitled to rights under the nation's justice system, like any other citizen arrested and charged with a crime.
The problem with logic is that America is becoming a battlefield. Police said the area around last Friday's shootout with the two suspects resembled one.
It would be nice to assume that the United States is immune from terror attacks that have plagued other nations. But such pie-in-the-sky thinking ignores reality — and a previous court ruling that opens the door to U.S. citizens being held.
During the Bush administration, the Supreme Court upheld the indefinite military detention of Yaser Esam Hamdi. He was an American citizen who was captured carrying a weapon on the Afghanistan battlefield. It doesn't take a huge imagination to envision Americans carrying weapons in this country to kill other Americans. Just look at one of the several FBI videos and photos featuring a calm, cool Mr. Tsarnaev from last Monday.
Americans charged with committing common crimes deserve due process protections. But America can't ignore the real, uncommon dangers that terrorists pose, especially those who have succeeded. That only emboldens potential terrorists. The main goals must be collecting intelligence — and preventing the next attack.