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For future reference, how can I watch games on Justin.tv?
The game wasn't under Sports > Basketball tabs.
For future reference, how can I watch games on Justin.tv?
The game wasn't under Sports > Basketball tabs.
yeah it seems its luck of the draw, i got one the other night so i was watchin that
try to type in the search random keywords,etc. some people may have it up but not under sports so they dont get shut it down
im hoping someone starts up a channel on there for every game, that would be keyy
"Q richerdsen - he throw shoot it almost hit peoples ion crowd send him back phenix sun whatever he come from la cliper screw you q rich hiot 1 of 15 shoot put hand of you to head like you is kobe bryan pleasde"-Dirk
Wow Q had what was thought to be his best season under Dantoni in Phoenix but his numbers were pretty bad
38% FG, 35% (7 out every 20) from 3 with 73% from the line
His best season as a Knick wasnt too much better
41% fg 38 from 3 (respectable) and 69% from the line (awful for a shooter).
I like Q's toughness and his ability to defend and board, but his shooting is a major conern, especially since I'm hearing that a lot of the shots he is getting are wide open shots.
I imagine if Danillo can make the rotation this season Wilson slides into the starting 3 spot with Danillo shifting to Wilson's role and Q looking like the odd man out.
But, who knows Q could begin to turn things aroung come season start. But so far it is not looking good
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Who saw that block Chandler had on Garnett? He told his b!tch ass to get that **** the **** outta here!!! Ill put that youtube on here as soon as its available. Chandler was doing a real good job on the big dip****
Mardy played real well until the end, Ewing suprised me with that jam and I gotta agree, that one play may have put him on the roster.
Good game. Chandler is just a straight up beast, and I liked the swarming D in the second half that lead to all those turnovers.
Duhon impressed me tonight. Lets just shove crawford to the bench and bring out the lineup of;
ej with a big steal at the end to put a lid on the game
he'll have a spot by the end of the pre-season, mark words.
he was attacking the rim the whole time he was in, he reminded me a lot of chandler LAST year when he first started getting time...which, in only 8 minutes of play or so, says something serious. he didnt get down on himself when he missed, he has nba confidence.
they ran curry a lot tonight, im sure he'll be too winded to play till the beginning of the season
Youtube Moments:
Ewing Jr. Putback
Chandler Block on Garnett
Knicks bench marking out over Ewing Jr.s putback
great game, hopefully this gives them some confidence to start putting the pressure on teams and prove they can keep with opponents from the tip
go knicks!
"Q richerdsen - he throw shoot it almost hit peoples ion crowd send him back phenix sun whatever he come from la cliper screw you q rich hiot 1 of 15 shoot put hand of you to head like you is kobe bryan pleasde"-Dirk
I like the way duhorn played tonight. I thought he played under control, he made some nice passes, and his defense was good.
Chandler played some real good defense, first knick in a while to have 3 blocks. He also had 9 rebounds. I think he can become a real good player. Hes very active on both ends of the court.
Chandler >> Ariza >> Balkman
Offensivley, nate robinson has looked like our best guard tonight. Hes got a real nice shot, and hes improved his defense. He doesnt use his height as an excuse, as proven by his 5 rebounds.
Marbury was in attack mode tonight. He can get to the free throw line at will.
I like the way mardy collins plays. I like his defense, his rebounding, and hes a smart player for the most part. At times he loses his focus, but hes still young. I think with his size, hes a valuable asset in this system. He can play a couple of different positions.
Ewing JR with the putback dunk over glen Big baby davis!!! Get the **** outta my way fatboy!!!!
Curry looked lost on offense and tired. But he had 2 blocks...for some reason by sources are only reporting one but i saw 2.
Crawfords defense was terrible.
I just wanna add, after chandler stuffed KG he took at right at him and layed it in, and he got fouled. KG got owned. He looked like he was gonna cry on the bench
My man Wilson Chandler did his thang tonight with 3 blocks! And the best one was where Kg tried to sneak the layup past him but Wilson was having none of that. Then Kg tried to go back at Wilson on the next Celtic possesion in an isolation but Chandler held his ground against the 7 foot garnett and got him to travel. Then immediately after WIlson follows up with an and1 over KG! Haha damn hes gonna be a hellouva player one day!
But overall a really solid preseason effort from the Knicks. Whole team played pretty well.
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This was a very entertaining game to watch. I was pleased with effort of the team as a whole. It will take time as we know for the Knicks to adjust this new system, but I'm more optimistic after this game even though it's preseason.
Curry tried to keep pace but struggled of course, to his credit he actually blocked a shot. All of our point guards actually played well in the same game!!
I knew the Knicks would win this game, after the celtics beat down on us last season they had something to prove. Tonight we showed boston that we are a formidable opponent.
-Ewing JR's sick put back dunk, he should make the team just because of that.
-Chandler's block on KG, that was a statement for sure.
-Good play from Duhon tonight.
So far 2-2 in pre season isnt terrible, at least were not Cleveland. But the knicks are putting up solid numbers, we have averaged over 100 pts in the first 4 games, so scoring isnt the problem. The suns never had problems scoring while D'antoni was the head coach, the only way they were beaten is if the other team scored more. I think that will be true with the knicks too, but we need to play SOME defense in order to secure wins, like we did with boston tonight, we blocked shots and had some steals, and we still scored a good amount of points.
If this game was in MSG the Garden would have erupted.
I watched this Knick vs Boston game over my Nephew's friend house with five other guys, and when Patrick Ewing Jr. made that Dunk everybody jumped up spilling drinks, falling on one another while screaming and yelling the roof off.
I must admit the excitement of that Dunk quickly gave me a new found energy.
Dantoni did not want to lose to Doc Rivers bench players, because he put the right players (Collins & Zach) in the game with Marbury, Nate, and Chandler with 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter to take a 12 point lead with 7 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
Wilson Chandler 5 pts, 9 rbd, 2 ast, 2 stl, 3 Blks, and 2 turn overs, was the MVP of this Knick win. His defensive effort was better than him scoring 25 points.
Mardy Collins is the guy I always take up for, but I must admit he was supposed to have 20 or more points vs Boston. All those easy missed layups with the 3rd unit are unforgiveable. He has no PG-leadership over the younger players. Although he did great alongside of Nate & Marbury in a 8-0 run and a 7-0 run against Boston.
His status after this game should be a defensive role-player alongside of veteran players.


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"Enjoy riding your horse this summer, but make sure to prepare yourself and your horse properly before attempting the beat the heat," Walker said.
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Summer means hot, humid weather in many parts of the country, including Louisiana. And horse owners in those areas need to take steps to ensure their horses stay cool and comfortable, says Louisiana State University AgCenter equine specialist Neely Walker, MS, PhD.
Just like humans, horses cool off by sweating. So, in hot and humid weather, they must consume more water. Owners should ensure horses have access to copious quantities of fresh, clean water to prevent overheating. Horses that are worked in temperatures above 70°F can easily consume up to 25 gallons of water a day, Walker said.
Another way to prevent heat stress is to ensure that barns, paddocks, and stalls are properly ventilated. Barn doors and windows can be kept open, when safe, to allow airflow, Walker said, and fans can be installed to increase air circulation around horses in stalls.
When feeding, owners should pay attention to protein content. Excessive protein can cause additional metabolic heat during the digestion process, Walker said, which can make it more difficult for a horse to cool down. Crude protein should not exceed 12% to 14% of the total ration for a working adult horse, Walker said. The protein content in the ration for an idle mature horse should be closer to 10%.
Horses' rations also need salt: about 0.5% for idle mature horses and 1% for working horses daily. While premixed complete rations contain salt, provide free choice salt or mineral blocks because each horse's salt requirement varies, Walker said. As long as horses have free choice of water available, excess salt consumption is not typically a problem.
"Enjoy riding your horse this summer, but make sure to prepare yourself and your horse properly before attempting the beat the heat," Walker said. "Be aware and take breaks to monitor your horse's physical condition."
Walker advises riding in a covered arena or in the early morning or evening when temperatures are cooler. It is also important to take time to properly cool down horses after riding, she said.
Signs of heat stress include weakness, stumbling, increased respiration, and a body temperature in the range of 102°F to 106°F. If you suspect heat stress, Walker recommends offering small amounts of water regularly and moving the horse to a shaded, well-ventilated area. If necessary, hose the horse with water, starting at the feet and working upward. If the horse's temperature stays above 106°F, contact a veterinarian immediately.
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- MZ-Architects-Al-Ain-Stadium-1With its plan for the new Rock Stadium, Lebanese design firm MZ Architects addresses the question of how to design a modern stadium that is located near a powerful natural site while preserving its authenticity. Instead of building the stadium next to the rocky hillside, MZ decided to build it within the existing geographical features, resulting in an award-winning green sports stadium that is hidden in the desert sands of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Inspired by ancient greet temples and stadia, MZ Architects cleverly played with mass and void relationships, creating a careful balance between man-made and natural elements.1
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She was born July 5, 1924, in Eureka Springs to Charles Herbert and Lestie Alice Farris Parton. She was a member of the Antioch Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking and making baby quilts.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bo McNeese; and a brother, Jessie Parton.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Jeannie Seagraves of Houston, Texas, and George and Mary McNeese of Russellville; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Marie and Jimmy Powell, Joyce and Bill Butts and Marilyn Williamson, all of Russellville; a brother, Floyd McDaniel of Sebastopol, Calif.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Bonnie and Archie Greenleaf of Springdale and Ethel Upjohn of Denver, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Shinn Chapel with the Rev. George McNeese and Bobby Seagraves officiating. Burial will be in Rankin Cemetery in Russellville under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service.
Pallbearers will be Greg McNeese, Rodney McNeese, Mike Williamson, Rick Allen, Keith Gray and Hank Roberson. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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"Climate refugee" might be an unfamiliar term for many people, but a new film from the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change is trying to change that. Their 40-minute documentary Sun Come Up calls attention to the plight of displaced residents of the Carteret Islands, just north of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
Pope Benedict XVI called attention to this issue in his 2010 World Day of Peace message, saying, "Can we disregard the growing phenomenon of 'environmental refugees,' people who are forced by the degradation of their natural habitat to forsake it – and often their possessions as well – in order to face the dangers and uncertainties of forced displacement?"
Screenings of the film are happening across the country; groups of 50 or more can sign up to host the film and will receive a discussion guide and education kit.
Read more about the film on the Catholic Coalition for Climate Change website.
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hi everyone! i'm ash
How did you pick your screen name?...just love sparkly vampires! lol
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite? i was just browsing in my local bookstore one day and i spotted twilight...never heard of it before...and read the passage at the back, and thought i'd give it a try....so glad i picked it up, i've never looked back
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob? edward definetely...i wish all men were like him...i like bella too, though i wish she could get her priorities straight and make up her mind!...as for jacob, he's alright, i can see why bella likes him (as a friend) but i hate the way he tries to come between her and edward, so annoying!
Who is your favorite minor character? hmm, probably...renee...she reminds me of my mum
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SAN DIEGO – Had it been a single or double, of course, the effect wouldn't have been the same. Although by that point, Kyle Blanks would've taken any kind of hit.
When he stepped up to the plate to open the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, Blanks was batting .156, hitless for July and homerless for a major league career that began on June 19. He'd struck out 19 times in 53 at-bats, and while whiffs are forgiven for power hitters, Blanks was feeling pretty powerless.
"It's definitely been on my mind," Blanks said of his homer-free first month in the majors. "I'd get a great pitch and miss and, aside from just not hitting well, it gets in your head. You can't help but think about it. It's definitely good to get that out of there."
He did it by getting a first-pitch fastball out of the park, precisely the kind of loud blast that got people excited about having Blanks promoted from Triple-A. The fact that he's 6 feet 6, 285 pounds only heightened expectations of a slugger who hit a dozen homers in 66 games with the Portland Beavers, including one in his last Triple-A game.
"I expect better of myself," said Blanks. "With anybody in general, it's a personal-pride issue. You don't want to see yourself fail. Whether or not you're in a transition, no one ever really wants to see themselves do bad."
Blanks, who has the size and skills of a first baseman, has been playing both left and right field without an error. At the plate, however, manager Bud Black said he sensed that Blanks was "pressing" until he went deep.
"It's been awhile since I've hit a home run," said Blanks. "It's a good feeling just to see it go out."
Basically, it's a Barcalounger on wheels, a motorized La-Z-Boy. Something you might drive around your living room.
Heath Bell, the gadget nut who came up with the idea and had a friend mobilize a thick, black-leather chair, Wednesday was tooling around the clubhouse like he was running a road course in a Formula One car. Max speed: 5 mph.
The chair is electric-powered, controlled by a stick and roughly the same color as the seats in front of players' lockers. Taking it for a short, careful spin Wednesday was Edgar Gonzalez, recovering from a beaning last weekend that left him in a neck brace and suffering from vertigo.
"The doctor told me I can't drive," said Gonzalez. "But this is awesome."
Actually, Bell had the chair converted and brought into the clubhouse with bullpen catcher Mark "Stump" Merila in mind. Merila's been waging a longstanding battle against a brain tumor.
"I just wanted something to make people smile," said Bell. "There hasn't been much reason to smile around here lately."
On the mend
Three players on the disabled list – second baseman David Eckstein and catchers Henry Blanco and Nick Hundley – were putting their injuries to the test before Wednesday's game. Eckstein and Blanco were running and making turns in the outfield grass – both are sidelined with hamstring injuries – while the sore-wristed Hundley was close to being able to play catch.
For his part, Eckstein said that barring any sort of setback, he expects to be playing again in this weekend's series at Washington. Blanco said the hamstring feels fine when he's catching, but that there is still some pain when he tries to run at game speed.
"It's getting better," he said. "We are still looking at a couple more days."
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"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend."
"Republicans study the financial pages of the newspaper. Democrats put them in the bottom of the bird cage."
"I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, "I'm in here when you're walking around like that?""
"Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself, how it's strange that some rooms are like cages, Sonny's yearbook from high school is down from the shelf and he idoly thumbs through the pages. Some have died, some have fled from themselves, or struggled from here to get there. Sonny wonders beyond his interior walls, runs his hands through his thining brown hair."


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Jon Lester's road back from cancer finally ends Monday night in Cleveland.
The Boston Red Sox recalled Lester from Triple-A Pawtucket and will insert him into the starting rotation against the Indians.
Manager Terry Francona said Lester, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma last year, is ready to return to the Majors. He admits, though, that it will be a special moment for everyone associated with Lester.
"We want to win games so bad," Francona told the Boston Globe. "But I can't say there won't be some emotion involved when he gets to take the mound. I think his folks are going to be there, which I'm sure for them will be extra special.
"I think talking to Jon, he just wants to win the game. I think he's got that attitude, he's already been through this enough and answered the questions, I'm sure he'll have to answer them again, but he just wants to win baseball games. He's pretty refreshing, pretty remarkable for a kid that age."
Lester was 4-5 with a 3.89 ERA in 14 starts for Pawtucket. The club felt it was the right time to add him to the starting rotation.
"We've been staying up on this kid, I think it's pretty evident, all year," Francona said. "Where we thought he was, what needed to happen, what's best for him, what's best for us. I think we got to a point where we thought this might be in his best interest and ours.
"It'll be interesting to see how he does. We're excited. We've had a lot of conversations with a lot of people, trying to do the right thing."
Duncan makes a splash for Yanks: Seeking to add a little more power, the New York Yankees recalled Shelley Duncan from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and intend to play him at first base, both corner outfield positions and at designated hitter.
"He's been pretty consistent down there," manager Joe Torre told Newsday. "Hopefully, he can just help this ballclub offensively."
Duncan is off to a good start. He went 1-for-4 in his Major League debut Friday night. His hit was a line drive single in the eighth that drove in a run. On Saturday, Duncan hit his first career home run and drove in two runs while going 1-for-4. Duncan saved his best for Sunday, however. The right-hander socked two home runs and drove in four runs while going 2-for-4 at the plate. In three games, he has three home runs and seven RBIs.
Duncan, 27, may be a rookie, but he knows what life in the Majors is like. His father, Dave, is the pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and his brother, Chris, plays outfield for the Cardinals.
"He's a little more pumped up," Shelley Duncan said of his dad. "He's trying to give me a heads-up on things. Chris is just real excited."
Shelley Duncan was hitting .295 with 25 home runs and 79 RBIs in 91 games for Scranton.
Chipper caught up on Bonds spotlight: The Braves travel to San Francisco for a four-game series against the Giants and all of the talk centers around Barry Bonds and the home run chase. Even Chipper Jones, a non-pitcher and a star in his own right, is caught up in the drama.
"He's still got to hit three, you know?" Jones told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "That's a lot of homers to hit in one series. He can certainly do it."
If the past is any guide, he certainly can. In a three-game set against the Braves in 2001, Bonds hit six homers in just 10 at-bats. He also doubled in that series. Perhaps that's why Jones is asking all of the pitchers on the Braves who is going to serve up home run number 756.
"I've been grilling the pitchers to see which one is going to live in infamy," Jones said. "Who's going to be the Al Downing of this team?"
Downing was the Dodgers pitcher who gave up home run number 715 to Henry Aaron in 1974, the home run which eclipsed Babe Ruth's mark of 714.
"If he's one away and I'm pitching, I'm laying one in there," Jones said.
"Heck yeah," Jones said. "I'll be in every clip forever."
Uggla burns the Reds: Dan Uggla is going to be sorry to see the Cincinnati Reds leave town.
Uggla had gone 2-for-19 and was given a day off on Wednesday before the opening of a four-game set against the Reds. He returned to the lineup for those four games and promptly went 11-for-20 with two home runs in four days against the Reds.
"Sometimes you just keep digging yourself deeper in a hole," Uggla told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "I think [the day off] helped me out. ... I still had the same numbers I had before my day off when I came back, and my first two at-bats I lined out and struck out. Believe me, I was starting to panic a little bit. Then I started to catch a couple of breaks."
Sunday, Uggla went 4-for-5 with the go-ahead two-run homer that propelled the Marlins to a 9-3 win. The Marlins took the series, 3-1, and ended their homestand with six wins in 10 games. Florida upped its home record to 23-29 and captured its first homestand win of the season.
"It's just trying to battle. Having more focus and taking more pride in playing at home and trying to improve our record here," Uggla said.
Anderson gets Angels back on power track: Both the Angels and Garret Anderson had gone a while without a home run. Anderson ended both streaks with a blast in the second inning Sunday that helped lift the Halos to a 7-2 win over the Twins. It was the first home run by a member of the Angels in 14 games and the first for Anderson since June 9.
"To be honest with you, it doesn't mean anything," Anderson told the Los Angeles Times. "Nobody's going to remember it, nobody's going to care. It doesn't matter."
While Anderson downplayed the significance of the hit, it was part of a larger tear that he's been on recently. He now has a six-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 11 of the past 12 games.
"I'm not quite where I want to be, but I'm starting to put together some good at-bats and give myself a chance to put the ball in play with good, solid swings," Anderson said. "I've been able to recognize pitches a little bit better. It's starting to get there."
Teammates called for the home run ball after a fan in the upper deck dropped it and the ball made it back onto the field. Anderson cracked a grin at his teammates' playfulness, as they were joking about sending the ball to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
"I'll tell you what, it almost went there by itself," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "That ball was launched."
Spurling returns, his mind at ease: Milwaukee reliever Chris Spurling was recently activated from the bereavement list. He had to leave the team and fly home to Cooper City, Fla., after his 1-year-old son, Logan, had a swimming pool accident that put his life in jeopardy.
Spurling is happy to be back with his team, but knowing everything is now fine with his son is all that really matters to him right now.
"It was the worst plane ride of my life," Spurling told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "When I got to the hospital, he was hooked up to a breathing machine. But he's OK now. He's out of the hospital and all the tests were good. He has no brain damage.
"The main thing is that he's pretty much back to 100 percent."
Crawford won't miss time with injury: Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford had to leave the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees with a "mild" sprain of his left ankle. Crawford, however, expects to be back in the lineup Tuesday.
"I don't think it's bad or nothing," Crawford told the St. Petersburg Times. "It's just day to day right now. ... I don't think I'm going to be on the DL or nothing like that, that's for sure."
Precautionary X-rays of the ankle were negative.
The injury occurred when Crawford jammed his foot on the side of first base as he was attempting to reach on an infield single. He was able to play for two more innings after having his ankle taped, but he eventually left due to pain.
"It was throbbing and aching both, just uncomfortable," Crawford said. "It didn't swell up. It's just sore."
Drew keeps positive outlook through work ethic: Arizona shortstop Stephen Drew isn't having the type of season he expected at the plate, but his teammates and manager Bob Melvin say he deserves credit for continuing to work hard every day.
"For a guy that isn't looking at the numbers he would expect, it doesn't affect him on a day-to-day basis," Melvin told the Arizona Republic.
Second baseman Orlando Hudson has been impressed with Drew's demeanor.
"He's a positive young player who knows things are going to turn around. That's one of the great aspects about him," Hudson said. "He's got five tools, but that's one of his biggest tools."
Drew, who hit a game-winning home run Saturday against the Cubs, said it has been easy to push aside his struggles.
"It (hasn't) really (been) difficult, to be honest," he said. "You just trust yourself. I've had ups and downs this year, but that's baseball. Things ain't going to go your way all the time. As a player and a teammate, you come out and play hard every day for the team. Hopefully things will start rolling along for me."
Drew, whose batting average has hovered around .250, proved he could hit last year. In 209 at-bats, he hit .316 with 25 extra-base hits.
"There's no doubt I can hit at this level," he said. "Last year, I came in and had 210 at-bats. If you had 100 at-bats, it's different. When you start getting 200, 300 at-bats, you know something's working for you. I trust myself and it's always going to be there."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. An event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ethernet here drew pioneers with both war stories and poems from its past as well as practitioners and visionaries talking about the present and future of networking.
The event was timed to coincide with a 1973 memo Bob Metcalfe wrote at Xerox PARC that first described and named the technology. After Metcalfe sketched out his story in a keynote, the panel of pioneers below came on stage to fill in some of the details.


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The WPF is a new tournament run by Lively Productions. Lively Productions has always run a very professional, organized tournament. We are very excited to be a part of it this year, says Karen Cox, Executive Vice President of the Nelson Paint Company. We support Jim Lively and his team in their efforts to increase acceptance and participation in the sport of paintball through a tournament which provides a new level of standardization.
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Apple files suit against Sanho-owned HyperMac regarding MagSafe, iPod connector patent infringements
Date: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010, 04:00
Category: Legal, News
If you're going to be in the market with the 800 pound gorilla, it's advisable not to infringe on said 800 pound gorilla's patents.
Or at least try to be subtle about it.
Per AppleInsider, Apple has filed a lawsuit against Sanho Corporation, maker of the HyperMac line of accessories, alleging violation of patents it owns related to the MagSafe charger and cables that use the iPod 30-pin connection.
The lawsuit filed this month accuses Sanho, based out of Sunnyvale, Calif., of infringing on six MagSafe- and iPod-related patents, covering a variety of products sold under the HyperMac brand name. Among the products named in the suit are its magnetic power connectors, known as MBP-PRO and MBP-AIR, as well as a MacBook car charger, MBP-CAR.
Instead of mimicking Apple's patented MagSafe connectors, Sanho's products actually rely on recycled official MagSafe products made by Apple. "Our charging cables use original Apple MagSafe connectors for maximum compatibility," the company's website reads.
The suit also focuses on charging and data cables that rely on the 30-pin dock connector compatible with Apple's iPod, iPhone and iPad ecosystem of devices. Named in the suit are the "HyperMac Nano," "HyperMac Micro" and "HyperMac Mini" products.
Sanho sells a number of small, portable external batteries that can provide extra power to portable devices on the go. Using the iPod 30-pin dock connector, products like the HyperMac Micro come in a variety of colors and are compatible with Apple products like the iPhone 4 and iPad.
In the suit, filed in a U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, Apple says it notified Sanho of its infringement via official letters on April 26th, May 19th and June 20th of 2010.
"Defendants manufacture, distribute, and/or sell products that infringe patents related to Apple's proprietary MagSafe connectors used to connect power adapters and other products to Apple portable computers, such as the MacBook," the suit reads. "Defendants also manufacture, distribute and/or sell products that infringe patents related to Apple's 30-pin connectors and receptacles , used to connect cables to Apple iPod, iPhone and/or iPad products."
"Defendants' infringing conduct has damaged Apple and inflicted irreparable harm for which Apple seeks, among other remedies, an award of its actual damages, disgorgement of Defendants' profits from the sale of infringing devices and injunctive relief."
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i heard complaints about characters pasts being revealed by Kishi
only when they're in a big fight
example: Zaku, Kabuto,Kimimaro,Sasori,Obito(kinda)
Jiraiya training 3 students before minato being revealed out of the blue kinda
at the most opportune time when he goes to kill Pein.
This time for battle.....
Do you think it would have added more mystery to the story if Jiraiya
would have had talks with Naruto(or someone) about (subliminal way)
that sometimes shinobi experience war and not want to return home..
after a while sometimes never... So we(the readers) would have
somewhat of an anticipated backstory between Jiraiya and Pein...
i mean wouldnt it have been nice to come up with theories
on who Jiraiya trained previously to Minato...
Or you know instead of characters having flashbacks only when its their biggest fight
like Kabuto had vs Itachi
what do you think?
(off topic)
also did you think Jiraiya would meet up with Orochimaru
and save(?) Sarutobi sensei during the invasion.
Bring Down the House Jutsu
i was so excited...


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Many Parents Don't Tell Doctor About 'Complementary' Therapy Use in Kids
Posted 29 Aug 2017 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2017 – Parents often try unconventional treatments – such as acupuncture and herbal products – when their kids are sick, but many don't tell their pediatricians about it, a new report shows. Such omissions could be risky, especially when these young patients are already taking traditional medications, the report authors said. "The point we're making in this report is that many of our young patients are already using these [complementary] therapies," said lead author Dr. Hilary McClafferty. "And much of that use is driven by the consumer, by parents looking for additional help for their children. "But a lot of parents are not necessarily disclosing this use to their child's pediatrician, for fear of censure or ridicule," McClafferty explained. "That can be a problem, because while we are really excited about some of the advances in the field of complementary medicine ... Read more
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Probiotic Supplements Failed to Prevent Babies' Infections
Posted 3 Jul 2017 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, July 3, 2017 – Probiotic supplements may not protect babies from catching colds or stomach bugs in day care, a new clinical trial suggests. Probiotics are bacteria and other microorganisms that dwell in the body, aiding in digestion, immunity and other vital functions. Probiotic supplements provide some of those same organisms. Most often, products contain strains of the bacteria Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. That's what researchers tested in the new study – with disappointing results. Among 290 babies in child care, those given probiotics every day for six months were no less likely to suffer respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, the investigators found. The findings stand in contrast to some past studies: Specifically, two trials have found that probiotics cut the risk of gastrointestinal infections among babies ... Read more
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Fecal Transplant Shows Early Promise Against Autism
Posted 27 Jan 2017 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2017 – A small study suggests a novel treatment for kids with autism: Give these young patients a fresh supply of healthy gut bacteria via a fecal transplant. After the procedure, the children experienced a 25 percent reduction in symptoms related to language, social interaction and repetitive behaviors, said study co-author James Adams, an autism researcher at Arizona State University. Not only that, the kids also became less hyperactive, irritable and lethargic, Adams said. "It's not a cure for autism, but in 10 weeks we were able to make a substantial dent," he said. Many children with autism suffer from chronic gastrointestinal problems like diarrhea and constipation, often from infancy, Adams explained. That may be because they either carry harmful gut bacteria or lack many healthy strains. "Most people have about a thousand different species of bacteria in ... Read more
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What Mom-to-Be Eats Determines Bugs in Baby's Gut: Study
Posted 9 Aug 2016 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2016 – The amount of fat in a pregnant woman's diet may influence the mix of microbes in her baby's gut, a new study suggests. The community of gut microbes – known as the microbiome – can affect the development of a baby's immune system and the ability to extract energy from food, the researchers said. The study included more than 150 women who provided a record of their eating habits during pregnancy. The amount of fat in their diets ranged from 14 percent to 55 percent, with an average of 33 percent. The U.S. Institute of Medicine recommends 20 percent to 35 percent. The gut microbiomes of babies born to mothers who ate a high-fat diet during pregnancy were different from those of babies whose mothers who did not. Specifically, babies whose mothers ate a high-fat diet had fewer Bacteroides microbes in their guts, both at birth and several weeks after. Having fewer ... Read more
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Did Your Gut Bacteria Evolve Over Millions of Years?
Posted 21 Jul 2016 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, July 21, 2016 – Some human gut bacteria may have existed for millions of years – since before the evolution of people, scientists report. Their findings suggest evolution has had a greater impact on human gut bacteria than previously known, said study co-leader Howard Ochman, a professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin. "It's surprising that our gut microbes, which we could get from many sources in the environment, have actually been co-evolving inside us for such a long time," Ochman said in a university news release. The researchers analyzed the genes of three groups of gut bacteria. These bacteria play a role in intestinal development, train the immune system to fight dangerous germs, and may also affect mood and behavior, the study authors said. The three groups of gut bacteria reportedly account for more than 20 percent of the gut microbiome. ... Read more
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Gut Bacteria May Hold Clues to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Posted 15 Jul 2016 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 – Chronic fatigue syndrome – a condition that continues to baffle doctors – may be influenced by a person's intestinal bacteria – sometimes called gut microbiome, new research finds. "Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have a different profile of bacterial species in their gut microbiome than healthy individuals," said the study's senior author, Maureen Hanson. She's a professor of molecular biology and genetics at Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y. In the small study, she and her colleagues found that people with chronic fatigue syndrome had less diversity or different types of bacteria, compared to healthy people without chronic fatigue syndrome. People with chronic fatigue syndrome also had more species of bacteria that promote inflammation and fewer bacteria that dampen inflammation, the researchers found. The new findings provide evidence to refute ... Read more
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Alternative Medicine Taking Hold Among Americans: Report
Posted 22 Jun 2016 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 – Americans spend a good chunk of their health care dollars on alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, yoga, chiropractic care and natural supplements, a new government report shows. In fact, they paid more than $30 billion out of pocket in 2012 on chiropractors and other complementary health practitioners, as well as supplements and other forms of alternative medicine. "Substantial numbers of Americans spent billions of dollars out-of-pocket on these approaches – an indication that users believe enough in the value of these approaches to pay for them," said study co-author Richard Nahin. He is lead epidemiologist at the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Expenditures in 2012 included: $14.7 billion out-of-pocket on visits to complementary practitioners such as chiropractors, yoga instructors, acupuncturists or massage ... Read more
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Drinking Water Pipes Full of 'Good' Bacteria
Posted 31 Dec 2015 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2015 – Drinking water pipes and water treatment plants host an ecosystem of "good bacteria" that help purify the water, Swedish researchers say. Thousands of species of beneficial bacteria form a thin coating called a biofilm in water treatment plants and on the inside of water pipes. These bacteria play a much greater role in providing clean drinking water than previously thought, the researchers explained. "A previously completely unknown ecosystem has revealed itself to us. Formerly, you could hardly see any bacteria at all and now, thanks to techniques such as massive DNA sequencing and flow cytometry, we suddenly see eighty thousand bacteria per milliliter in drinking water," said Catherine Paul, an applied microbiology and water resources engineering researcher at Lund University. The presence of good bacteria in drinking water systems is "similar to what ... Read more
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Diabetes Drug Improves Gut Bacteria, Study Finds
Posted 4 Dec 2015 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2015 – The diabetes drug metformin appears to trigger favorable changes in intestinal bacteria, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed the intestinal bacteria populations in 784 people with and without type 2 diabetes who lived in China, Denmark and Sweden. The results showed that taking metformin had positive effects on the intestinal bacteria of people with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, the drug improved the ability of the bacteria to produce certain types of short-chain fatty acids that reduce blood sugar levels in different ways. The researchers also found that patients who take metformin have more coliform bacteria in their intestines, which may explain why the drug causes side effects such as bloating and increased flatulence. "We weren't able to show that other types of antidiabetic drugs had any actual impact on the gut microbiota. When studying type 2 ... Read more
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Probiotics May Not Shield 'Preemies' From Serious Illness, Study Finds
Posted 29 Nov 2015 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2015 – Probiotics don't protect very preterm infants from serious complications, such as a bowel condition called necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis or death, according to a new study. The findings challenge previous research that suggested potential benefits from probiotics, the British researchers said. Probiotics are good bacteria found in certain foods and supplements. The study included more than 1,300 very preterm infants. The babies were given either the probiotic Bifidobacterium breve or a placebo. This probiotic was used because it was the only one previously reported to show any benefit when the study began, the study authors explained. Sepsis (a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection) occurred in 11 percent of the probiotic group and 12 percent of the placebo group, the study found. Necrotizing enterocolitis occurred in 9 percent of the ... Read more
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Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Posted 11 Nov 2015 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 2015 – Adding probiotics – good bacteria – to an infant's feedings in the first month of life may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes for those genetically predisposed to getting the disease, new research suggests. Supplementing with probiotics later in infancy didn't seem to confer the same benefit, the researchers noted. "Early probiotic exposure during the first 27 days is associated with a decreased risk of type 1 diabetes among those who have the highest genetic risk of type 1 diabetes," said lead researcher Ulla Uusitalo, an associate professor in the department of pediatric epidemiology at the University of South Florida in Tampa. However, Uusitalo noted that because of the study's design, the researchers "cannot make a conclusion about causality." But she stressed that the association was so strong, these findings warrant further study. The study was ... Read more
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FDA Warns of Hazards From Imported Supplements
Posted 15 Oct 2015 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2015 – You may be putting your health at risk if you use imported products such as dietary supplements or nonprescription drugs that are sold at ethnic or international stores, flea markets, swap meets or online. So says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a warning issued Thursday. Health product scammers often focus their marketing on people who shop at nontraditional locations. They also target consumers with limited English language skills and poor access to health care services, according to Cariny Nunez, a public health adviser in the FDA's Office of Minority Health. "These scammers know that ethnic groups who may not speak or read English well, or who hold certain cultural beliefs, can be easy targets," she said in an FDA news release. Many health product scammers also include the word "natural" on their products because they know it appeals to certain ... Read more
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Dietary Supplements Land Thousands in the ER Each Year
Posted 14 Oct 2015 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2015 – Side effects from dietary supplements send more than 20,000 Americans to the emergency room each year, a new government study reveals. One expert said the report – published Oct. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine – should quash arguments that herbal products, amino acids and other supplements are uniformly "safe" and need no tighter regulation. "This is the most important study done on dietary supplements since DSHEA was passed," said Dr. Pieter Cohen, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who studies supplement safety. Cohen was referring to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, a 1994 law that defined supplements as food rather than drugs. The upshot is that manufacturers do not have to prove their products have benefits, or are even safe. Over the years, there have been recalls of certain supplements found to cause harm, ... Read more
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Gut Bacteria Tied to Asthma Risk in Kids
Posted 30 Sep 2015 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2015 – The presence of four types of gut bacteria in infancy may reduce a child's risk for asthma, Canadian researchers report. Most infants get these bacteria naturally from the environment. But some babies are given antibiotics that kill these bacteria, and some are not exposed to them for various reasons, the researchers said. "We now have particular markers that seem to predict asthma later in life," lead researcher Brett Finlay, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, said during a news conference Tuesday. "These findings indicate that bacteria that live in and on us may have a role in asthma," he said. This seems to happen by 3 months of age in ways that still aren't clear. Coming into contact with environmental bacteria, such as by living on a farm or having pets, appears to decrease asthma risk, Finlay ... Read more
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Gut Bugs May Affect Body Fat, 'Good' Cholesterol Levels
Posted 10 Sep 2015 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2015 – The size of your waistline may depend to some degree on the specific bacteria dwelling within your gut, new research suggests. The study, of nearly 900 Dutch adults, found that certain gut bacteria might help determine not only body fat levels, but also blood concentrations of HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. HDL is the "good" cholesterol that helps maintain a healthy heart; triglycerides are another type of blood fat that, in excess, can contribute to heart disease. This is the first study to offer "solid evidence" that gut bacteria are linked to cholesterol and triglyceride levels, said lead researcher Jingyuan Fu. But it does not prove that the bacteria directly alter people's blood fats, stressed Fu, an associate professor of genetics at University Medical Center Groningen, in the Netherlands. So it's too early to recommend probiotic supplements for ... Read more
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Beyond PR
Jan 16, 2012
Social Branding & Implications for Communicators
I've been following Simon Mainwaring (@simonmainwaring) on Twitter for several years now, and for almost the same duration have been an admirer of this work and thinking. So I jumped at the chance to talk to him about corporate social responsibility – and what responsible business practices mean to (and require of) communicators.
But first, some context. When Mainwaring talks about corporate social responsibility, he goes far beyond the veneer of sponsorship.
"Cause marketing," he says, "is window dressing. Talking a good game isn't good enough. Brands have to walk the talk in terms of products, transparency and authenticity."
According to Mainwaring, businesses needs to change fundamentally if they hope to operate as the socially responsible entities the marketplace desires. According to the goodpurpose global study conducted by Edleman, 86% of global consumers want businesses to place at least equal weight on society's interests as they do on those of the business. That means changing business models and redefining profit centers.
"It's difficult for brands to be socially responsible when their models are based on the past, and include profit centers built around practices focusing on shareholders and profits," Mainwaring noted. "It's not a perception problem, it's a business problem. They have to revisit profit centers, way they treat employees, etc."
Obviously, businesses can't transform overnight. But as they move along the process, communications plays a vital role, especially given the transparency demanded by today's connected consumers. And even if the enterprise isn't ready for the fundamental changes Mainwaring suggests, there's no doubt that developing better connections with customers and becoming more transparent actually mitigates risk. As the Bard said, "The truth will out," and nowhere is that truism more evident today than on social networks.
Improving transparency
"We have a simple choice," Mainwaring told me. "We can either demonize all brands and ignore the good they do, or we can celebrate the good they do to create a permission slip to encourage others."
Creating an environment that enables consumers to support good work that brands are doing is vital. Brands can only continue sustainable business practices if the marketplace rewards it.
And that's where communicators can play a crucial role. As an organization adopts more open communications practices or starts to evolve their business, they open themselves up for additional public scrutiny. Communicators can provide the context that is essential in order for the marketplace to understand the story.
Communicators need to contextualize the brand's efforts, in terms of what the brand stands for, its core values, how they're taking it to market and making it real, and what they're improving. But, Mainwaring cautioned, the message has to be authentic.
Authentic communciations
The greatest challenge brands face in this exercise is with respect to their ability speak authentically. Mainwaring notes that organizations need to strive to develop an authentic communications culture. This isn't simply an exercise in communications strategy.
Examples of what it means to develop an authentic communications culture include:
- The visionary CEO or board needs to buy off on the vision and take it to market
- The company needs to fully embrace and communicate the vision
- Employees need to buy in, and become advocates of the vision. They are the first line of contact in many cases
- Relate the vision to the marketplace.
This approach offers organizations one more challenge – developing alignment between leadership, employees and communications.
"Without this you can't achieve the transparency and authenticity your audience are looking for," Mainwaring concluded. "The most important thing is the integration of purpose."
About Simon Mainwaring
Simon Mainwaring is an award-winning branding consultant, bestselling author, influential blogger and international speaker. The author of We First: How brands and consumers use social media to build a better world (June 2011, Palgrave Macmillan) a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestseller, Mainwaring is also the the founder of We First, a social branding consultancy committed to helping brands build communities, profit and positive impact. He is a member of the Sustainable Brands Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of the Center for Public Diplomacy at the USC Annenberg School, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London. He also contributes to Fast Company, Forbes, Huffington Post, Mashable, and GOOD Magazine.
On February 1 & 2, the We First Social Branding Seminar will convene, focusing on building social branding blueprints for attendees. For more information on this event, please visist http://wefirstseminar.com .
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This just makes me sad. It's a line of underwear for women under development to prevent rape, a kind of voluntary chastity belt. Women should do what they feel necessary to stop rape, but it's too bad that we live in a world where some find they have to lock their vaginas behind armor to feel safe.
I'm sure the makers are trying to make it as comfortable as possible, but it's still a case where we're expecting the potential victims to jump through hoops to prevent a crime, while the criminals get no onus placed upon them. So clearly what we've got do do is mandate that all men wear a Stephenson Spermatic Truss or a Jugum Penis or some other cunning instrument of torture to prevent rape. That would wake people up to the absurdity of using genital gadgets to end a problem of behavior and attitude.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by chardman, Oct 16, 2012.
Rumor of the Day at Blastr.com
Hmmm, I'm not so sure how well Firefly's charms would work with the animation medium. I don't think it's as slam-dunk as other properties might be. So few things get to end while the bloom is still strong, I'd just as well it stay fallow (not that I wouldn't check it out should it get made).
I could see it being a lot of fun if they manage to bring back the writers or at least writers who are equally as talented.
The characters were paper-thin enough when portrayed by actors on film, thanks...
Only if by "paper thin" you mean better-fleshed-out-and-well-rounded-after-a-mere-13-week-run-than-"Enterprise"-managed-to-accomplish-in-4-seasons.
Is it still Firefly if Joss Whedon isn't attached to the project?
Hmm, I look forward to it premiering right after the Buffy animated series, the Ripper TV show, and the Spike TV movie
IDK, I'd give it a chance.
We have a winner.
That is going to be the best week of my life.
This would be interesting to see, and I'd certainly love to give it a chance, but Im still on the fence about the idea. Itll always have that cult following trying to get something more from it, but maybe this is the best way to go. (or in fact, one of the only available options.)
The worst thing I found about the Firefly/Serenity comics was that I just didn't feel like the writing grasped the characters well enough, and I think a lot of that was simply due to the lack of the actors' presence. The actors made those characters awesome, so I could see an animated series being a little better if we could get all their voices back.
It's the same week Serenity 2 is out in cinemas as well
They were pretty good, its just not the real thing.
What does Enterprise have to do with any of this?
^Do you not understand how a comparison works?
I saw the panel in question. Fillion was obviously joking when he said that, he certainly didn't seem serious...especially since right after that they started joking about making Firefly radio plays.
So no, I don't think there's anything in the works for an animated Firefly. Just a few people taking a joke too literally.
Fillion has been cracking jokes like this for awhile, remember a few years ago when he -drunkenly- cracked a joke about buying the rights to the show and then putting it on himself?
An animated version would be a train-wreck of epic proportions.
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With the spring and summer festival seasons approaching, bands are kicking their tours into high gear. From indie up-and-comers to hard-rock superstars, a spread of musical acts announced Las Vegas shows for fans to look forward to this spring.
British electronic band Hot Chip will take a detour from their Coachella gigs to play The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Thursday, April 18; fellow festival performer and electro enthusiast Four Tet will open for them. Venue and ticket sale information is to be announced.
Rising electro-pop star Marina & The Diamonds also will play The Cosmopolitan at Boulevard Pool on May 7. Tickets cost $20 and go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward will play the same venue under their moniker She amp;& Him on Wednesday, June 19. General-admission tickets are $37 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster and The Cosmopolitan's website beginning Friday at 10 a.m.
Brooklyn-based quartet The Men will bring their raucous noise punk to the Bunkhouse Saloon on Wednesday, April 24; tickets are $10 and on sale now via Brown Paper Tickets.
The Bunkhouse also announced this week that groundbreaking reggae/ska outfit The Skatalites will play the venue's outdoor stage Saturday, April 6. Tickets are $15 presale and $20 day of show and also can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets.
If that's not enough to get your ska fix, Smash Magazine announced the 2013 Viva Ska Vegas festival to be held Saturday, May 4, featuring Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends, The Skeletones and more. The daylong fest takes place at Henderson Events Plaza beginning at noon. Tickets are $20 to $26 and can be purchased through Ticketfly.com.
Emo-pop stars Paramore return to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on May 3 touring behind the reformed band's self-titled fourth album. Tickets start at $35 and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel box office and via Ticketmaster.
Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Heart will celebrate their place in the rock Class of 2013 with a victory lap gig at Green Valley Ranch Grand Events Center on Friday, April 13. Tickets are $47 to $91 and go on sale Friday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster; there will be a presale for fans Tuesday, Feb. 5, and Thursday, Feb. 7.
Rounding out this week's announcements is Def Leppard, who expanded their upcoming "Viva Hysteria!" residency at The Joint with two new shows on April 12 and 13. The arena rockers kick off the slate of shows on Friday, March 22. Tickets start at $49.50 and are on sale now at the Hard Rock box office and through Ticketmaster.
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The future bride is the granddaughter of John and Lou Ila Carpenter and the late Ed Bruce of Des Arc, Patty McBride of Henryetta, Okla., and the late Paul McBride Sr.
Kourtney graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in emergency administration management from Arkansas Tech University and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in emergency management and homeland security.
She is the continuity of operations program manager with the Department of Information Systems in Little Rock.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Bob and the late Madge Connell of Collins, Miss., and Harold Dean and Brenda Wiggs of Marks, Miss. Tyler graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in communication from the University of Arkansas.
The wedding will be held on May 19, 2012, at 7 p.m. The couple will be wed with an outdoor ceremony at Sunset Ridge on Gilliam Farms in Judsonia. A dinner reception will follow.
Kourtney and Tyler will reside in North Little Rock after their honeymoon to the Bahamas.
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Dr. Mark Long
Degrees/Credentials: BA, cum laude, English Literature, Ithaca College; MA English Literature, University of Washington; PhD English Literature, University of Washington
Professional Interests: Expertise in American literature, poetry and poetics, environmental writing, and the teaching of writing. Affiliate faculty, Environmental Studies Program, Keene State College; core faculty, American Studies Program, with research and teaching expertise in the environmental humanities. Co-founder and co-director of the Calderwood Institute for the Teaching of Writing, a program for faculty seeking to use writing effectively in the disciplines
Professional Background: Faculty member, Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English, University of Southeast Alaska-Southeast, Summer 2006; Designer and co-editor of Web log "Staying Alive" and facilitator of faculty workshops (with John Tallmadge) for academic professionals
Awards & Accolades: Keene State College Award for Distinction in Research and Scholarship (2009); Sabbatical in Pune, India (2007–08); National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Enduring Questions Grant, 2009–11
Key Professional Work:
"Centers and Peripheries: Guest Editor's Introduction," Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture, special issue on the Small College Department, ed. Mark C. Long (2010)
Teaching North American Environmental Literature, eds. Laird Christensen, Mark C. Long, Fred Waage (2008)
"Shifting Ground: The Emergence of the Bioregion and the Watershed in the Teaching of North American Environmental Literature," Indian Journal of Ecocriticism (2008)
Reader: Essays in Reader-Oriented Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy, special issue on Ecocriticism and the Practice of Reading, ed. Mark C. Long, (2005)
Editorial Advisory Board, IJE: Indian Journal of Ecocriticism, 2008–present
- Associate Editor, Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture, 2004–present
Personal: A once professional skateboarder, nationally-ranked nordic skier and mountaineering guide now a father of two children, happily married to Rebecca E. Todd, University Counsel, Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Dr. Mark C. Long joined the faculty at Keene State College in the fall of 1998. He is professor of English and Director of the Integrative Studies Program.
Mark received his B.A. with honors from Ithaca College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington, where he taught for two years after completing his doctorate. He served as chair of the department of English from 2003-2007 and has served a Coordinator of the American Studies Program and Coordinator of the Thinking and Writing Program. Mark's teaching responsibilities include American literature, with an emphasis in poetry and poetics; American studies, with a special interest in literature and the environment; and expository writing, with a focus on the teaching of first-year writers. He has also taught in Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English and, for ten summers, co-facilitated The Calderwood Institute on the Teaching of Writing.
Mark's most recent publications include a forthcoming collection of essays, Teaching the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (MLA 2016), and Teaching North American Environmental Literature, published in the Modern Language Association's Options for Teaching Series. Mark also writes about the profession of English studies, with a continuing concern for making visible faculty work in the small college department. And since 2004, Dr. Long has served as an associate editor for the journal Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture. Since joining the department of English in 1998, Dr. Long has delivered over one hundred presentations-from international and national conferences to book discussions at public libraries throughout the state of New Hampshire. For more information about Dr. Long and his professional activities visit his web professional web page at http://thefarfield.org/.


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Teixeira tired of ongoing PED discussion
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- Mark Teixeira has been an outspoken critic of performance-enhancing drug use in baseball, commenting that he is "sick" of the topic being discussed, and the Yankees first baseman said that he is not alone among his peers.
"Most guys are on the same page, generally speaking," Teixeira said. "I don't even want a kid to look at me and say, 'Oh, he just hit three homers in a game, he's probably on steroids.' That's a tough thing.
"It's part of our job, it's been part of baseball for a long time, it's not going to go away. But we just have to, in our minds, know that we're doing everything we possibly can."
Teixeira's comments came after a visit to the Yanks' clubhouse from Michael Weiner, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Weiner has been touring big league camps and, among other topics, has briefed players on the increased testing for this season -- including blood tests for HGH, which will now be administered randomly in-season.
Weiner said that the sentiments expressed by Teixeira have been commonly heard in the wake of MLB's ongoing investigation into biochemist Anthony Bosch and his now-defunct Biogenesis clinic in Coral Gables, Fla.
"That is the view of the players," Weiner said. "I use those words in my talk. I said, 'I know you guys are sick of this subject and I know you want a clean game.' The players understand that we have a statutory, a legal obligation to represent any player who is subject to discipline or accused of wrongdoing, but the players also understand that we also have a legal obligation to the joint drug program.
"There's no mistake as to where the sentiment of the players are. Mark is right, they are sick of this issue. They would much rather focus on all the positives that the game of baseball is producing. If there is something going on, whether it's in Miami or otherwise, they want us to get to the bottom of it."
Teixeira said that the most important advance would be to have science continue moving forward so players are not tempted to think they can escape punishment. Teixeira said that, as a baseball fan, he believes the testing policies already in place have been working.
"I've been a 30/100 [homers, RBIs] guy my entire career," Teixeira said. "There were times early in my career guys were hitting 60 [homers] and 140 [RBIs], and you go, 'Goodness, there's nothing I can do.' I can't take that many swings. I can never hit 60 home runs. I think those days are over, and that's good.
"Guys aren't hitting 60 or 70 home runs anymore. In that case, people can look at it and say, 'OK, we're back to a more normal time period.' That's not to say there aren't people still trying to cheat, but the days of guys being twice the size they should be and hitting 60 homers a year, I think those days are over."
Girardi uncertain if Hughes will be ready by April
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he is still waiting for Phil Hughes to be cleared to resume throwing and acknowledged on Wednesday that there is a chance the right-hander will not be ready to begin the season.
"It's possible," Girardi said. "I think it's too early to tell that, though."
Hughes has been limited to aquatic exercises and underwater treadmill work at the Yankees' Minor League complex for the last week after a bulging disk was identified in his upper back. Hughes said that he has already missed too much of the spring for his taste.
"All I know is I'm pain free, so I'm going to try to move this thing along as quickly as possible," Hughes said. "But obviously I have to go with what the doctor says and make sure it's completely calmed down before I can do anything."
Girardi said that Hughes needs to make four Grapefruit League starts to build his stamina into the area of 75-80 pitches, which would be enough to break camp with the club.
"Every day is worse in that I'm not throwing, but it's a double-edged sword," Hughes said. "I don't want to push this thing and have it become a recurring issue. I want to make sure that it's over and done with. At the same time, every day is a day lost, so I'm kind of in that in-between zone."
Yanks being cautious with Youkilis' sore oblique
TAMPA, Fla. -- Kevin Youkilis said that he hopes to return to the Yankees' spring lineup on Thursday after missing two days with what he called a cramp above his left hip.
The Yankees officially termed Youkilis' injury as a sore left oblique. Youkilis said that he is "perfectly all right" and resumed swinging a fungo bat on Wednesday with no problems.
"If they let me play [Thursday], I'm totally in for playing tomorrow," Youkilis said. "We don't usually even play games until March 1. I like playing baseball and don't like sitting around, so that's the only worry I have all the time. I like being out there playing."
Manager Joe Girardi scratched Youkilis from Tuesday's roster against the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla., and told Youkilis that the team wanted to be cautious at this stage of the spring.
"For me, the limitations of holding me back stinks, but I understand what they're doing," Youkilis said. "And it makes a lot of sense."
In the meantime, Youkilis said that there's no need to burn his down time thinking about the Yankee Stadium roll call and how he'll respond when the Bleacher Creatures chant his name for the first time on April 1.
"I'll probably ask [Derek] Jeter what to do, and whatever Jeter tells me to do, I'll do," Youkilis said. "We'll figure it out."
MLBPA not concerned about Yanks reducing payroll
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner vowed to reduce payroll below $189 million in 2014, but Michael Weiner said the Major League Baseball Players Association is "not overly concerned" by the team's financial goals.
"I can't say it concerns me," the MLBPA executive director said on Wednesday at Yankees camp. "I imagine Mr. Steinbrenner is sincere when he says that, but like a lot of things, I'll believe it when I see it."
Weiner said that the MLBPA knew that the Yankees would be tempted to reduce payroll because of the incentives built into the new Basic Agreement. If the Yankees can avoid paying the luxury tax in 2014, they would reset to a first-time offender rate of 17.5 percent if they exceeded $189 million in a future season.
"If the Yankees decide to drop their payroll to do that, I'm not concerned, because they're dropping their payroll to put themselves in position to greatly increase their payroll the next year," Weiner said. "That incentive was understood."
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, should the Yankees exceed $189 million in 2014, they would be taxed at a 50 percent penalty rate. The Yankees have been hit with the luxury tax every season since it was introduced in 2003, and paid a $19.3 million penalty last season.
Weiner said that he does not expect the new revenue sharing disqualification program to benefit the Yankees as greatly as originally thought. The Yankees thought they might receive a rebate from clubs in larger markets, but those projections have changed because teams like the Blue Jays, Nationals and Braves are now projecting higher revenues.
"The market disqualification part of it, I'm much more skeptical about that incentive for the Yankees," Weiner said. "You can throw out all kinds of different numbers as to what the Yankees might garner from the market disqualification pool. But I think when the numbers are in, that pool is going to be much, much smaller than the Yankees or some people have suggested it's going to be."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We need guides to show us the direction when we travel to another country or another city. In particular, when we do not know the place we are going to, we definitely must have a compass and a map. Map shows us where we are and the compass shows us which way to go. We find the way by using these tools and consulting other people so we do not get lost. Have you ever wondered how other creatures find their way? Have you ever thought how an ant seeking food in the desert returns to its nest?
Black desert ants inhabiting the Mediterranean coasts of Tunisia are among those creatures who build their nests in the desert. These ants are very good at finding their way in the vast desert and getting back to their nests without the help of a compass or a map.
As the sun rises, temperatures in the desert reach up to 70oC (158oF). The ant leaves its nest to find food in the heat of the day. Frequently halting and turning around itself, it follows a devious route within an area that may be 200 metres (655 feet) away from the nest. You may see this route on the map. But do not think that the ant will get lost because of these zigzags. Once it finds a source of food, the ant follows a straight course and returns to the nest. With respect to their sizes, this journey of the ant may be compared to a man's returning to his starting point taking a straight course after wandering 35-40 kilometres (22-25 miles) away from that point in the desert. How is it that an ant successfully does a task that is virtually impossible for a human?
It cannot be that the ant finds its direction by looking at objects. Signs and way-marks such as trees, rocks, rivers or lakes which help one find the way are quite rare in the desert. There is only sand all around. Even if there were such signs, it would not make any difference since it is not possible for an ant to keep these signs in mind, to memorise where they are and to use them while finding its way. Thinking about it this way, one can better understand the significance of the task that the ant performs. The ant can perform this difficult task thanks to the special body structure it has been given.
There is a special direction-determination system in the ant's eyes. This system that Allah placed in the ant's eyes is more advanced than mechanical devices that determine direction. Being able to perceive some rays that we cannot, the ant can determine directions and know where north and south are. Thanks to this ability, it is not difficult at all for the ant to estimate where its nest is and to return to it.
(Do they) worship, instead of Allah, things that
have no control over their provision from the
heavens or earth in any way, and are themselves
completely impotent? Do not try to make
metaphors for Allah. Allah knows and you
do not know.
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Human beings have lately become aware of the characteristics of light. However the ant has known and used a characteristic of light, which was unknown to human beings, since it was born. Certainly such a perfect structure as the eye of this ant cannot be attributed to random coincidences. The eyes of the ant must have been so since it came into existence. Otherwise the ant could not return to the nest in the desert heat and could not survive. Indeed, eyes of all desert ants have been equipped with this system since the first day they came into existence. Allah, the All-Knowing, created these eyes for them.