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As it is known to all of us, pictures say a thousand words than a plain and simple content, and to the delight of all of us, a video can do the exact task with a greater impact. If you are planning to develop an event mobile app for the upcoming event of your organization, you must have also planned how to make it popular, especially amongst your target audiences. If you have already tried different effective tools like infographics and fresh and unique content, and now looking for something with more impact, you can try out the different types of videos. Event planners, no matter what type of industry they are catering to, consider videos to be one of the most effective strategical tools. Whether it is about creating pre-promotion strategy, to involve your attendees with the show, or to recap the exciting moments of the event, videos help you do all these with ease. There are a number of ways in which you can take advantage of videos, here are some of them –
Create a welcome video – An innovative way to connect with your attendees is with the help of a welcome video which gets played right after they open the application. Make sure your keynote speaker appears in this welcome video and tell the attendees about the great features of the event technology mobile apps. In fact, you can also use it to educate the attendees about the application.
Develop a teaser video – Although the event promotion videos are kept online usually, you can use them in the app itself. This is considered to be an effective strategy especially if you are releasing the application few months or at least a few weeks before the actual event. Consider releasing new videos at a regular interval and then upload those to your event management software apps. You can also send the attendees notifications about the same so that they are aware of the new videos that you are uploading. This is also a great way to generate excitement among your attendees about the event.
Create daily news digest videos – It is a practice with many event planners to create daily videos that recap the events of each of the days of the event. You can also upload these videos to the app so that the attendees remain updated about all the latest news.
Develop how-to guide videos – Even if you have incorporated some educational stuff in the welcome video, some of the attendees might need more than one video to learn about the app in detail. This is especially so if they are using this kind of technology for the first time. To help all your attendees, you can create a series of short videos that talk about how to download the app and use it. Consider playing it at the opening reception and make it available within the app so that the attendees can easily access it.


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On January 8 and 9, the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) partnered to convene the Executive Session on Evidence-Based Policy and Practice. The meeting drew almost 100 attendees, including State Administering Agency (SAA) and Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, and federal officials from the Office of Justice Programs and BJA. The agenda evolved from training and technical assistance provided by the BJA, NCJA, and JRSA following an initial focus group of SAAs on evidence-based programs in January 2009; a series of regional conferences in 2010; delivery of technical assistance to more than 20 states; and surveys of SAAs and SAC directors concerning evidence-based programs. The agenda also highlighted BJA's priority of embedding evidence-based practices (EBPs) in all of its grant programs, and JRSA's focus on using data to support EBPs and data-driven decision making. Finally, the meeting provided a chance to enhance the dialogue between the SAAs and SACs on the use of EBPs.
After opening remarks from BJA Director Denise O'Donnell and Jeanne Smith, Vice President of NCJA, as well as introductions by NCJA Executive Director Cabell Cropper, the meeting began with a session on Challenges in Promoting Use of Data and Research in Criminal Justice Programs, in which Dr. Phelan Wyrick, Senior Advisor at the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), discussed the evidence-based movement. Among the challenges to using evidence-based practices is being able to define what "evidence-based" means. He said you must be able to define the term in every-day language; it must mean the same thing to the researcher and the practitioner. He emphasized the importance of bringing social science into the picture because social science provides a level of objectivity that is influential to policy makers and executives. Although EBPs are still an innovation, they have become more accessible and have helped to discredit some popular but ineffective programs. He concluded by discussing OJP's Evidence Integration Initiative (E2I), launched in 2009 with the goal of integrating evidence into justice programs, practices, and policy decisions. Two byproducts of this effort are the OJP Diagnostic Center and CrimeSolutions.gov.
The next session was on Using Data to Inform Evidence-Based Decision Making: The New York Experience. Presented by New York SAC Director Terry Salo, this panel focused on Operation Impact, a program of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) that supports strategic crime-fighting and violence reduction initiatives in the 17 counties outside New York City that account for 80% of the crime upstate and on Long Island. This initiative provides participating law enforcement agencies with the information, tools, and resources necessary to implement a data-driven approach to policing. Ms. Salo discussed the data collection and analysis requirements the Impact counties must meet, as well as the data reporting requirements, including monthly shooting incident and victim reports, which help DCJS track trends. She also reported on the Results First Cost Benefit project, in which cost benefit is used to estimate the impact of criminal justice programs or sentencing changes on public safety. New York is among the states using this consistent, formal cost-benefit methodology to predict which programs will achieve the best results at lowest cost. She cautioned, though, that having a technical cost-benefit model is meaningless without targeting (determining exactly what type of offender the program works best for); quality assurance; and evaluation or annual outcome studies of recidivism or other expected program results.
Stan Orchowsky, JRSA's Research Director, gave a short presentation on The Use of Research and Evidence-Based Practices by State Administering Agencies. He said that according to a JRSA survey of 43 SAA directors or their designees conducted in 2011, 20% of the SAAs considered EBPs to be required by their agencies. Survey results indicated that a strong working relationship between the SAA and the SAC was important for implementing EBPs, and that it is important to designate funds for program evaluation. Barriers to implementation of EBP included budget cuts, lack of free or easily accessible technical assistance for local subgrantees, lack of stakeholder buy-in, and lack of resources to ensure fidelity to the program model. Some of the presentations that followed addressed these four challenges.
Pennsylvania SAC Director Lee Ann Labecki discussed the work of the SAC in Setting a Direction for Evidence-Based Practice. Ms. Labecki said that much like New York, Pennsylvania has a large number of law enforcement agencies. The question is how do you get them to use data? One solution they devised was to create an EBP Toolbox with four components: 1) They used grant funds from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for the last three years to reconfigure their website and provide a data clearinghouse; 2) the offender population projections process was moved from the Department of Corrections back to the SAC and standardized, resulting in a more accurate forecast; 3) for counties that don't have the capability to do sophisticated crime analysis, they created a Digital Dashboard that provides online access to analysis tools; and 4) they transformed the Electronic Grants Management System into a proactive performance measurement tool. Ms. Labecki noted that while she has a strong working relationship with the SAA and there is a firm commitment to EBPs, there are still challenges in the form of budget cuts, which translate into a lack of resources to implement effective evaluation and meet fidelity requirements, or to fully implement the research agenda.
SAC Director Phil Stevenson's presentation, The Role of Statistical Analysis Centers in Supporting State Administering Agencies' Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice and Policy, focused on how to turn challenges into opportunities. For example:
The next presentation was about the Ohio Consortium of Crime Science (OCCS). Kharlton Moore, Executive Director of the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) and SAC Director Lisa Shoaf discussed the establishment of an academic consortium by OCJS to provide evidence-based solutions to the real-world problems faced by local criminal justice agencies. The first of its kind in the nation, the OCCS will bring together social science researchers under one resource to conduct research, disseminate knowledge, and foster relationships between practitioners, policy makers, and academics. The benefit of having a science consortium is that small law enforcement agencies will have access to the same crime analysis, research, and evaluation resources and opportunities as larger agencies. The Consortium will provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, and consulting services directly to local criminal justice agencies who seek assistance in solving crime and criminal justice problems, and create academic-practitioner partnerships. (More information on the establishment of the OCCS is in the JRSA Forum, Vol. 30, No. 3.) The Consortium also will serve as a model for other states, help bridge the gap between academics and practitioners, promote evidence-based practices, help match expertise with need, and help solve local crime problems.
While the previous presentations focused on SAC efforts to build capacity within the state for evidence-based practice, Norb Federspiel, Executive Director of the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services (DJCS), discussed his efforts to establish a SAC with the capacity to do research and evaluation within the agency. He knew he had to hire a director who encouraged EBPs and could build the capacity of the agency from within to be able to do the strategic planning that the Byrne Grant program mandates. As part of this effort, DCJS recently designed a model program that assigns a SAC staff member to each grant program funded by the SAA to ensure performance measurement. To support this, the SAC held a meeting for grantees in the fall of 2012 with workshops on performance measurement, sustainability, and accountability. To maintain this model, Mr. Federspiel said he will need the political support of the governor and Secretary of the Department of Public Safety.
West Virginia SAC Director Stephen Haas continued the presentation by explaining how he changed DJCS from a granting agency to a true planning agency:
After a day of discussions about different states' evidence-based programs and practices, Roger Przybylski, Founder and Consultant of RKC Group, gave a presentation on planning and implementation issues that must be considered when using the evidence-based approach. First he recommended two publications: 1) Effective Recidivism Reduction and Risk-Focused Prevention Programs: A Compendium of Evidence-Based Options for Preventing New and Persistent Criminal Behavior, and 2) Justice Research and Policy, Volume 14, No. 1, 2012, Special Issue on Evidence-Based Policy and Practice. He continued by saying that in order to move programs toward EBP, there must be planning, which is more important today than ever since crime control policy is spread over multiple agencies, causing fragmentation. SAAs are uniquely positioned to carry out strategic planning and SACs are positioned to provide the necessary data. He explained three approaches to becoming more evidence-based: implement "certified" (brand-name) model programs; use generic interventions (e.g., drug courts, mentoring programs); or use practice guidelines derived from science.
Mr. Pryzybylski noted that implementation is a process, not a single event, and discussed four steps of the implementation process: Exploration (ends with a decision on whether or not to move forward), Installation (training, acquisition of equipment), Initial Implementation (initial change in practice; forces at play may include resistance or push-back), and Full Implementation (takes two to four years to achieve; occurs when a high number of practitioners proceed with a high degree of program fidelity). Finally, he said implementation must be supported at higher levels of leadership to overcome barriers, and programs that don't work must be eliminated.
The final session of the meeting included presentations on cost-benefit analysis from Tina Chiu, Director of Technical Assistance at the Vera Institute, and John Roman, Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute. Ms. Chiu discussed the National Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice, a resource administered by Vera and funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to broaden and deepen the understanding and use of cost-benefit analysis in criminal justice. Mr. Roman defined cost-benefit analysis as an empirical approach designed to measure the economic impact of government programs, and discussed different ways of analyzing cost. The meeting ended with a discussion among attendees of the challenge of embedding EBP in grant-funded programs.
Presentation slides are available at http://www.ncja.org/executive-session-jan-2013


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By Shannon Carlin
For all those Mariah Carey fans who have just been anxiously waiting for the singer to release her next album, we're happy to tell you, the wait is over.
Today (Feb. 10), Mariah announced that her untitled album will be out May 6 with a video that sums up her total diva dominance.
The clip shows off her many magazine covers—Vogue, Billboard, Elle, Rolling Stone—before ticking off the long list of records she's broken since she first hit the scene in 1990 with her self-titled debut.
With nine platinum albums under her belt, 200 million records sold and more No. 1 hits than any other solo artist, Mariah more than earns the title of "Most Successful Female Artist of All Time."
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classic rap right here!
haha, youse guys totally keepin me totally enertained the past coupla days.
first off, the Cybersonik Supersonic song and video is hilarious! (thx DZ Son!)
ditto the Vennu Mallesh and Johnny McGovern (he also has a "Dickmatized"
video that's balls out funny... quite gay tho.)
the butt-stabbing? wtf? you gotta have eyes in the back of your head
when buying fruit now? whoa! that's just sick sh*t. not enertained!
and the biggest boxing tragedy? hahah, glad that guy got knocked the f*ck out.
so lame.
THANKS DUDOS! one suggestion... don't copy the previous post's videos
when replying, it makes the page take a bit of time to upload, so folks
with slow connections can have a tough time seeing vids.


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Local communities themselves have the ability to drive this change and no two situations are alike. For this reason, we take a holistic, locally-led approach, working with communities, their systems and structures to build businesses, increase income and improve employment opportunities. Even in the most fragile and informal markets, we focus on intentional, market-based solutions, ones which can succeed and expand long after we've left.
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A few days ago, I was prompted to install an update which turned out to be version 8 (8.0.020.000) and have a completely different interface to version 7.
Ever since then, I've been experiencing all the problems with CPU performance and internet connection anyone can think of:
1. system start-up takes MUCH longer (easily takes 5-10 mins)
2. internet connection becomes temperamental and unstable
3. problem loading websites
4. wouldn't allow me to log on to websites with CORRECT log-in details
5. privacy alerts no longer indicate which of the websites and which of a website's settings is causing loading problem
6. MS Office applications and others (such as Adobe) take much longer to open up
7. system shut-down takes even MUCH longer - we are talking about at least 20 mins!!
This version is a nightmare - why did ZA send me an automatic update that is causing havoc to my computer??
I was already experiencing problems with version 7 and hoping an update would fix them. Little did I know version 8 would take these problems to an extreme.
For your information, I just performed a system recovery to the factory condition (XP Home) and then installed XP SP 3, updated only MS applications and browers a week before installing your update so my computer is as clean as a brand new one and have very few pieces of software running.
I bought ZA to protect my computer/internet use, not to prohibit myself from using the computer/internet.
I have also written in to Tech Support but hope that someone here may also be kind and wise enough to shed some light.
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Introduced by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, (D-Concord), Assembly Bill 484 would give authority to superintendents to call off most of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) exams scheduled for later this year. In their place, school districts would have the opportunity to administer a practice Common Core exam to students. According to Bonilla, the two-pronged approach of dumping the old tests and giving districts a chance to try out the new exams will ensure that students and teachers are all the more prepared come the 2014-15 school year.
The Common Core standards, which have been adopted by 45 states, aim to put the entire national public school system on the same page — all of the states that have adopted the standards will soon be teaching reading, writing and arithmetic in relatively the same way. In theory, a student who suddenly moves from one Common Core state to another, will be able to pick up exactly where they left off, without having to adjust to an entirely new system.
In California, that means the state will be doing away with its STAR tests and adopting a new set of Common Core standardized tests.
This year was to be the final year STAR tests would be given to students in California public schools. But Bonilla has a concern since the main purpose of the test is to give districts the ability to track student performance. Considering the fact that the tests will be replaced next year with the new Common Core tests, Bonilla said she believes it doesn't make sense to require teachers to have to both prepare their students for the new tests and curriculum while simultaneously preparing them for one last go on the old standards.
"We don't want to say we're going into a new system and test them on the old system," Bonilla said.
"I'm in favor of it," said Barry Groves, superintendent of the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District. "It doesn't make sense to have a new curriculum on the way but test on the old curriculum."
Groves also said he would be open to having his schools take the Common Core field test.
Craig Goldman, superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman elementary district, said he was on the fence when it comes to AB 484.
While he understands the logic of ditching the old exams with Common Core just over the horizon, he said the plan could put an extra burden on his district to figure out a way to measure student's progress over the previous year.
"As a continuous improvement school district, it's important for us to have metrics to keep track of our progress," he said. Though he called the current exams an "imperfect tool," Goldman said it was nevertheless a familiar tool, which has "assisted us in determining how to best focus our resources. To get rid of an assessment tool without having a substitute for it would be similar to losing our guidance system."
Goldman said he would have to see more information about the Common Core field test before he would want to have district students take it.
Bonilla said she empathizes with Goldman's concern. "We understand that this is a transitional period, so we're not expecting perfection," she said. The bill is now in print and is still being considered by the state Legislature. Bonilla is working with Tom Torlakson, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction. If the bill is approved, state education officials will seek a waiver from the Secretary of Education's office, which would allow them to use the Common Core field test as a substitute for many of the exams currently used to demonstrate to the federal government that the state's education system is hitting required achievement marks.
The new law would not completely eliminate all STAR exams. According to Bonilla, the bill would maintain the current state science exams in grades five, eight and 10. They would also keep the 11th-grade high school exit exam, which is required for kids who want to graduate early.
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Bay's home run highlights 'B' game win
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Right fielder Jason Bay hit a three-run home run in the first inning as the Mariners topped the Padres, 6-3, in an informal six-inning 'B' game Saturday morning at Peoria Stadium.
Bay's opposite-field launch over the 385-foot fence in right-center continued his strong spring start, but won't count in Cactus League statistics since "B" games are unofficial. Bay is hitting .400 with two home runs and four RBIs in 15 official at-bats. He went 1-for-2 with two walks in Saturday's non-counter.
The Mariners scheduled the extra contest after Friday's game was canceled in the fourth inning by rain, leaving some of their pitchers needing extra work.
Veteran left-hander Joe Saunders gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits in 2 2/3 innings while throwing 53 pitches. Logan Bawcom pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief, allowing three hits and no runs with a walk and two strikeouts, while Danny Farquhar struck out two in a perfect sixth inning.
The Padres threw several young pitching prospects in the game, with Seattle pounding lefty Robbie Erlin for four runs on six hits and an error in the first before the inning was halted with no outs because Erlin had reached his pitch limit. Erlin pitched in Double-A last year.
San Diego's Jonathan Galvez hit a two-run, inside-the-park home run off Saunders in the first when left fielder Eric Thames and center fielder Francisco Martinez nearly collided as the ball bounded high off the fence in left-center and rolled halfway back to the infield.
Jesus Montero tripled for Seattle in the third inning on a blast off the right-center field wall, while Vinnie Catricala went 2-for-2 with a walk.
Carraway to make first spring start Sunday
PEORIA, Ariz. - Andrew Carraway, a 26-year-old right-hander in his first Major League camp, will make his first Cactus League start Sunday when the Mariners host the White Sox at Peoria Stadium.
The former Virginia standout has made three relief appearances this spring and is thrilled to be getting the first call for what is expected to be a two-inning stint on Sunday.
"You never know in this game because everything is so uncertain," Carraway said, "so you take something like that and just give it everything you can and see what happens next. It's really cool to get to do that. I'm very fortunate and very happy just to be in this clubhouse, so I'm very excited about that opportunity."
Carraway, a 12th-round Draft pick in 2009, made the jump to Tacoma early last season after starting out 4-0 with a 2.61 ERA in Double-A Jackson. He went 5-7 with a 4.66 ERA in 20 starts with the Rainiers and now is soaking up everything he can in his first Major League camp.
In his three Cactus League appearances, he's given up one run in four innings for a 2.25 ERA with four hits, one walk and two strikeouts.
"This has been a great experience," he said. "It's a really good place to get your work in. There's so much support here, it's really cool being in the clubhouse with all these guys that have been there and won in the big leagues. I'm learning a lot."
Romero taking time with strained oblique
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Mariners infielder Stefen Romero said Saturday he'll be taking it "week-by-week" after straining his left oblique muscle Friday while striking out during Seattle's rain-canceled game against the A's.
Romero, 24, didn't offer a specific time frame, but those type of injuries to the stomach muscles are problematic for baseball players and will likely sideline him at least the rest of Spring Training.
Romero had gone 4-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs a day earlier against the Royals, but was removed from Friday's game immediately after swinging through an off-speed pitch for a third strike in his first at-bat against Oakland's A.J. Griffin.
"It was so surreal, going from cloud nine to just the bottom," Romero said. "But I just have to take it day-by-day and just continue to get better every day and just focus on positive thoughts. Everything happens for a reason."
But Romero acknowledged it would likely be more than a matter of days before his return.
"You don't want to rush these things because it's vital, especially as a baseball player because you produce so much torque with running and hitting and throwing," he said. "If you rush it too soon, you're back at ground zero. So I just need to rest."
Manager Eric Wedge declined to put a time on Romero's potential absence.
"We're not sure yet," Wedge said. "We'll continue to see how he feels as he progresses through this week. It's going to be a little while. I had a good conversation with him today. It's tough for a young man to go through something like that, but we've all had to do it.
"Like I told him, it's just a bump in the road. The guy does everything he could to prepare, he's in great shape, great attitude, great persona and a good baseball player. He was probably coming off the best baseball day he's had at this level, so it's unfortunate. But he'll be back sooner than later."
Garland ramps up his comeback efforts
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Veteran right-hander Jon Garland continued his bid to win a rotation spot with the Mariners with a strong three-inning outing in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers at Camelback Ranch.
Garland, who hasn't pitched in a regular-season game since having shoulder surgery in 2011 when he was with the Dodgers, threw three innings of one-run ball with two hits and one walk. Garland, 33, has now allowed one run and five hits in six innings of Cactus League play in three outings.
"We're looking at him as a guy in here competing to make our club," manager Eric Wedge said. "He's been very impressive. I think today was his best day and he continues to push forward. As we continue to extend these starting pitchers, particularly the ones fighting to be on the ballclub, that's important to see."
The 12-year veteran acknowledged he's had to take an aggressive approach this spring as he comes in on a Minor League contract as a non-roster invitee.
"It's a lot different," he said, "because in the back of your mind you know you're fighting for a spot and trying to make the team, so you're going out there with every intention to try to put up as many zeroes and make as many pitches as you can.
"At the same time, you still want to try to work on some pitches and maybe throw a pitch in a certain count that you normally wouldn't. So it's a little weird, but it's good. It's good to get the juices flowing and get back in the swing of things."
Garland said Saturday's outing was a big step for him as he's wondered how his shoulder would react to throwing multiple innings.
"It really is because that was my main concern coming in," he said. "I was able to throw a bullpen, sit down, get up, throw, sit down, get up. But until you get that hitter in there and get the adrenaline going and get in that game situation where you're putting a little more effort behind it, it's definitely starting to build the confidence in my mind on that matter."
If Garland continues pitching well and proving himself healthy, he could provide the Mariners an interesting rotation option. Beyond Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and Joe Saunders, Seattle doesn't have any veteran starters.
"He obviously knows how to pitch," said Wedge. "He's down, he's able to manipulate the baseball and he knows what he's trying to do out there. He threw the ball great today."
Worth noting
• Felix Hernandez is scheduled to make his second start of the spring on Tuesday when the Mariners host the Diamondbacks at 1:05 p.m. at Peoria Stadium. Hernandez is on schedule to make four more spring starts before making his sixth Opening Day start on April 1 in Oakland.
• Outfielder Casper Wells was scratched from Saturday morning's 'B' game with a stiff neck. He was replaced by Francisco Martinez, who has been playing center field all spring after being moved from third base.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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great burritos
I was honestly surprised by how good their sandwiches were. It is a bit complicated-seeming at first, having to find a specific bag (out of about 10) to write down exactly which things you want on your sandwich. Nonetheless, surprised by the quality and the wait times are reasonable.
The food is excellent, but for the smaller portions you get, perhaps a bit overpriced. Service is a little slow.
Had the prime rib twice....once great and the next time it was only ok. I have to try the chicken fried steak next time.
This old school building in a residential neighborhood is a cool setting. Good food and great atmosphere.
Bernie J
Excellent food and service; never had a bad meal here. Their "Bento Boxes" are a little pricey, but you always have enough to take home for a lunch the next day because they are so generous with their portions. Hot tea is always piping hot, and sushi always very fresh! sushi quality is 5 star!
Cool, hip coffee shop that's a wonderful alternative to you know who.
Coffee is great. My pecan pie was right out of the oven, warm, sweet and gooey.
Order at counter, take your selection to a table. Outside seating too. Not pricey.
Yard sale coffee cups and flatware, funky old metal lawn chairs from the 1940s, in a renovated gas station ... recycling and re-purposing at its best.
Girl at the counter was friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Free Wi-Fi and parking.
In the Old North End Neighborhood (ONEN), in the BON Shopping Center, at corner of Jackson and Wahsatch, a few blocks from Penrose Hospital just off N. Nevada Ave.
Closes at 3PM most days. I'll be going back.
new, clean, and warm inside. I ordered a vanilla latte which was steamed by the barista, not a machine, which I prefer. They have a conference room for rent which I plan to use for casual meetings with new clients. I would recommend this cafe to friends.
Great food and atmosphere. The meats are tender and true to expectations of Texas Smoked BBQ.
I had lunch at Fifty Fifty Coffee House last month. The Pressed Turkey Sandwich was delicious and the Fifty Fifty Iced Coffee is addictive (I had 2). The service was also great, and I loved the atmosphere. I will be back.
Ate there again today. The place continues to improve; I give it 4 stars as I reserve 5 star status for places like the Broadmoor.
My wife's Fish and Chips were nothing short of awesome, the 3 large pieces were each a good 8-inches long and thick, the crust was crisp and not oily like so many places, and the french fries were addictive with their amazingly thin coating, staying crisp to the end.
My caesar salad had great grilled shrimp that were perfectly done.
The chocolate torte dessert is enough for several people and a must for chocolate fans.
Lastly, one way I judge eateries is by the quality of their restrooms, and CMB has about the nicest, cleanest restrooms I've ever seen.
You won't be disappointed here. Go.
Tong-Tong is my go-to Korean restaurant in Colorado Springs. The service has always been outstanding, with attentive, friendly servers that go out of their way to make you feel at home. They have always been ready with a smile and a suggestion of what I should try next. The food is likewise outstanding, with the wide assortment of soups being particularly good.
Everything from standards like bulgogi (thin sliced marinated beef) and japchae (a sweet potato noodle dish) to more unusual dishes like sundubu-jjigae (a spicy soft tofu soup) are served sizzling in their dishes and incredibly good. Unless you ask for it spicy, the level of hotness is under control, so this non-Korean can enjoy it without sweating the whole time.
I would suggest trying it at lunchtime, as their lunch menu has most of the standards at substantially reduced prices (around $6.99 for most). Even at lunch, you receive a wide assortment of traditional side dishes with your entre. The staff will gladly refill any of them if you ask for more.
The only knock on this place (and the only reason I didn't give it five stars) is that it could use a good remodel. The carpeting is worn in many places, the booths and tables have seen better days, and the restrooms, though clean, need some maintenance work.
Still, that shouldn't deter you from trying this place. Before you know it, you'll be a regular like me.
Front Range is sadly underrated for their wonderful marriage of very very good food and quality music. No words can describe their delectable meals. And whoever books their bands really know what they're doing because we've seen some great acts come through here, most of them traveling from afar. Not sure why they advertise it as "southern rock" because musicians have come from Philly, Boston, etc., and have a wise variety of soulful sounds. If you want excellent food from a restaurant that has great taste in music, this is the place to be.
As a former Palmer student and frequent down-towner, there is nothing bad about KC that isn't wrong with any other downtown breakfast place. My potatoes have never been burnt, and I have never heard the staff curse. I've been earing here for three years. It is a DINER, so the food is bound to be greasy, but nothing compared to a place like Taco Star, for instance. I've had everything on the menu. All the bad reviews must be from some really sophisticated eaters, because to a normal person who doesn't get fresh herbs for her food everynight, this place is good.
My husband used to live on the east coast, this was the closest to NY pizza that he's seen in Colorado. The staff was great, pizza hot and tasty and the cannolis (especially the chocolate ones) are to die for!!!
A little worn from the years...but it has been exactly like it is for 30 years...the food has never varied and is classic American tempered Chinese...and very inexpensive. It is the perfect match of expectation and result.
This looks like an absolutely delicious dish of gelato, homemade too!
My experience was exquisite and I hope to repeat it. I was there Nov. 20 and whomever was "in the kitchen" rocked! Scallops! omg...The ambience is rich and the bill proves it. <3 the place for a nice date
I have not been there in some time but when I was I really appreciated all the Belgian ales on tap. That is very hard to find. If you appreciate Belgian ales you can do worse.
Tejon- I usually like your reviews but it seems like it's personal with you. You have too many entries on here and it's watering down your comments. Just my thoughts.
Jason is kind of a hippy dude, I met him when he was the brewmaster at Bristol's. He certainly has talent.
Good pho, slow service.


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On this episode we have new music from Dernière Volonté, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, and The Human Voice. We also have some Coil and Electric Sewer Age and talk about my recent interview with Coil producer/engineer Danny Hyde. Also featuring Kristoffer Oustad, Cult of Youth, Theologian, and Gustaf Hildebrand.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by mikeler, Jun 17, 2009.
suggest getting over there this Sat...in time to see surf.
I think I'll take my 2 year old in the water this weekend. NOT!
think conditions will be quite nice with dropping swell and wind.
Anyone want to play tomorrow morning ?
Thanks you so much BC. If i ever buy one I think I will do a custom for my crazy weight. BUT!!one of the many reason I called it quit was cause my story of low back problems. I use to come with so much pain from surfing in the last times(thanks tennis for coming back to my life).
Next time we see each other we talk about surf life. Enjoy the swell, hopefully at one point winds turn offshore for you with head high waves.
Has anyone gone to Prime or Premium outlet Nike factory stores lately? any tennis stuff there?
If you are looking for treasure, the clearance is where its at!!
Wins left and right and 3 times cheaper.....
I love diving too. Used to go with my dad all the time and we saw several hammerheads. Have not been in a few years. Last time I went diving I got the bends in a cavity and those were 3 horrible hours. I can only imagine what true bends feels like ...
Well I know BC and Bob spent some time in the armed forces so I assume they may like guns .
This guy on youtube is pretty cool. Every week he has a video:
This is my favorite! One badass mofo!
PS it reminds me of my game: I don't carry much ammo but when I hit, I hit hard lol
I swear to god, I hope one day become a senator to create a law prohibiting nerds from bear arms. That's why we see those mother fuukers shooting innocent people in school.
We the People of the United States, do not like it! It is my right* to bare arms and drive V8!
* Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Nice, I tried the racquet already but I did not like it that much, too stiff for me.
I've heard from many that a Babalot is all that's needed!!!
To me, your serves are like this:
Had a not so fun match last night. Was up 5-1 in the 1st set with a set point on my serve, lost 7-6. Was up 4-1 with a game point on my serve, lost 6-4. I had to call an ambulance for that choke.
that dude has some connections to say the least.
btw - was in Bass Pro Shop for the 1st time and WOW...like a kid in a candy store.
You dont get around much!
That is BAAD. In a tournament in Pompano. In the semi's - I was up 5-1 and lost the set 7-5 and lost the second 6-3. I really questioned why I played tournaments and put myself through such mental anguish. But you win some and you lose some. I was down 10-4 to Dohn in the 3rd set tie breaker and won - so I got that going.
Who did you play?
tennis today ... let me know .
Also gator if you have any free time next week im going to be in windermere from monday --> Thurs
try to control my spending or at least rationalize. got enough toys but the long barrels are appealing to the ex-military red neck side of me.
Cool. I've got matches lined up Mon, Tues and Wed. Lets plan on my courts for Thurs at 5:30. I will also let you know if something happens to one of those earlier matches. Like maybe Mikeler has a bad shoulder, a sore ankle, a bad elbow, or his wife wont let him play.
Your USTA captain.
Some or all of the above are always possible. If it works out better for you to play Mr. Fish on Wednesday, I can always switch to Thursday.
He was just playing games with you. He always has said he can beat you when ever he wants
Wed is good
The majority of my wardrobe comes from the Nike 192 outlet. I have been shopping there for years. It used to be even more amazing. Once I got a women's Barca jersey made in EU, not China for 19.99, which you can never find over here. Now more tourists know about it. When my family comes over, they go crazy. You have to catch it on the right day though. I have been out there and found nothing, and I've been out there and brought home a big bag of gear. I ran into a guy who coaches locally out there once buying bags of stuff, looked like for a certain pro shop or the bay.
I will bring my wife there this weekend to see wats wat
wait-r u guys talking about the outlet on I drive next to ten plz? been there already...
nvrmind-I found it-I'll check it out this weekend
The best time to buy there Bridget is on Saturday early in the morning..around 9-10. We have a beef with one middle eastern buyer that come every other day and CLEAN the store. They always look for the tennis products.
Last time we saw them they bought about $5,000+ easily in products.
By the way, happy their is a Barca fan here...
I've got permission for Wednesday! Woohoo!
We could be talking about the same guy, how funny is that. Thanks for the Sat AM tip.
I have always liked Barca, but they are so good now with Messi in top form. I wish Jose M was their manager though I dont have anything against Pep. Jose is going out of his mind trying to beat them. Manchester City is starting to look similar form with Kun Aguero. Argentina has some of the best players right now with Tevez, Aguero and Messi.
So you are quiet a fan eh?? Yeah Messi is amazing, I just want him to do all those goals he do with Barca, but with the Argentinian jersey!! We did have this conversation with Tebow(his from Brasil) about how much talent from Argentina and Brasil lately, but so hard to make them work together when they play for their national team.
Wish Man City does a good season, with Kun, Tevez and Silva we will see nice goals for sure.
All this soccer talk is making me sleepy.
Its fine, its sunday..go ahead and take a nap...I know I will.
I took your suggestion. After 2.75 hours of singles this morning, I needed it!
Playing that Coyfish guy tomorrow at Blanchard around 11ish (if all the courts are not taken). A hard court in the heat of the day, so not my usual home court advantages.
Because I'm your friend and I know Kevin's game, I'll give you THE tips. Never go for his backhand. Always go for his forehand, specially go for those shallow balls because he never puts them away.;-)
Take it easy on him. I have him on Thur on my hard courts.
I was watching a little of the Open coverage on The Tennis Channel. I just cant stand listening to Martin Navratilova. Any one else feel the same?
I smell a setup here. Reminds me when I used to play the local Jeff Davis league. I played this one guy and was trying to do some scouting on the league leader. He told me they played tennis in college together and NOT to hit it to this guy's backhand. So I played the guy and fed him mostly forehands the 1st set and got bageled. Once I started going more to his backhand the next set was a tight battle that I still ended up losing.
He's young, he'll be ready for you. Not a big fan of Navratilova. Sometimes Johnny Mac annoys me too but other times I enjoy listening to him.
I like Navratilova. Actually she is one of few female commentators I can listen. She knows tennis and says it as it is. Her voice does sound like Lurch's at times tho. MJF is very cute but not very knowledgeable. Davenport is good. (S)Pam Shriver is the worst. On the man's side, Johnny Mc and Brad Gilbert are my favs by far! Cliff Draysdale just initiates 'mute' button on my remote control. That man should stick with his desperate housewives of Miami. Mats Wilander is another terrible commentator.
I really like when Brad Gilbert and Darren Cahill broadcast together. Both of those guys have such a deep understanding of all the details involved with the game.
Dont like Shriver, Curillo. Gilbert and Cahill are good. I like Pat M, - John M can be ok. I also like the two british guys - dont know the names.
the 2 british guys are amazing. Probably my favorites.
Yeah, Pat M. is pretty good. Are you talking about the two British guys on Tennis Channel? They always call the player by their nationality. "...And the Spaniard takes the first set".
Michael J. Fox??
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Prospect Ruf creating quite a buzz at Double-A
By Todd Zolecki and Jake Kaplan / MLB.com
The guy can hit.
But will it warrant a promotion to the big leagues when rosters expand Saturday?
"Ruf is somebody that pops out at you," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. "He's had an extraordinary year. Ruf is trying to hit his way to the big leagues. That's the way that it used to be like. You had to do something to get to the big leagues. Evidently, Ruf is an old throwback."
Ruf, the Phillies' No. 12 overall prospect, is hitting .317 with 31 doubles, one triple, 36 home runs and 96 RBIs in 132 games in Reading. He has hit 18 home runs this month.
That is the type of hitter Manuel loves: a guy that can hit the long ball.
But Ruf does not necessarily have a position to play in the big leagues. Ryan Howard has him blocked at first base, and Ruf has seen very limited action in the outfield. The Phillies plan to play Ruf in the outfield in winter ball, which could help him find a home in the big leagues.
Manuel didn't sound too concerned about Ruf's defense.
"If a guy can hit, his defense gets a little bit better. That's what I think," Manuel said. "I want to see him, whether it's at the end of the year or Spring Training. I'm looking forward to seeing him. I saw him on TV and it looked like he's got a good swing. Strong."
Manuel is walking the fine line right now between getting some of his young players looks, while trying to win. The Phillies would like to finish the season with a winning record, if possible.
So would Manuel take the risk of playing Ruf in left field, which could cost him defensively and maybe even a game?
"I think if you have a chance to win, it would be a risk," he said. "But at the same time, I've done that before. I'm not saying I won't do that. I've done that before. ... I would say his bat would serve us well if he can get some hits up here. That's what it's all about."
Schwimer doesn't report to Triple-A after demotion
PHILADELPHIA -- Where is Phillies right-hander Michael Schwimer?
The Phillies optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, but he never reported to the IronPigs within the required 72-hour window. He remained AWOL as of Tuesday afternoon. Schwimer was plenty steamed when the Phillies optioned him, insisting he has an arm injury and should have been placed on the 15-day disabled list.
The Phillies do not think he is injured.
Schwimer got a second opinion on his arm Monday by a doctor from an approved list agreed upon by the league and the Players Association, but Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Tuesday he still did not know if Schwimer planned to report to Triple-A.
He also said the Phillies have not placed him on the restricted or suspended list.
Amaro declined to say anything more. An attempt to reach Schwimer's representation was unsuccessful.
A big issue here is money. By optioning Schwimer instead of placing him on the disabled list, Schwimer no longer makes the big league minimum salary or earns big league service time. But by fighting the Phillies in this matter, he could be burning bridges with the organization because the Phillies seemed likely to recall him Saturday, when rosters expand. Schwimer apparently is willing to take that chance.
It is unknown if he has filed a grievance against the team.
Brown returns, then exits in 10th in Phillies' loss
PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown was pulled at the start of the 10th inning of Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Mets after manager Charlie Manuel said the outfielder's left knee was bothering him.
"When he ran for the ball down in the corner [on Kelly Shoppach's eighth-inning double], evidently his knee was bothering him," Manuel said. "That's what he said."
Brown, who had missed the two prior games with left knee soreness, said after the game that his knee "didn't feel that bad," and he hopes to play Wednesday. Although Brown never said his knee was hurting.
"I don't know if I was hobbling a little bit, and the trainers or Charlie saw it and wanted to take me out," Brown said. "I think I'm going to do that a little bit anyway with the other injury on the right leg with the brace and everything. I don't feel bad at all."
Worth noting
Placido Polanco did not start for the fifth straight game Tuesday.
Manuel said Polanco, who had been bothered by lower back inflammation, was healthy enough to play and would not require a trip to the 15-day disabled list. But he made it clear he likes the way Kevin Frandsen has played, and that he deserves the majority of the playing time.
"Right now, I think with Frandsen doing what he's doing, he's kind of playing good and it's hard to take him out of the lineup," Manuel said.
Triple-A Lehigh Valley's Tyler Cloyd was named the International League's Most Valuable Pitcher on Tuesday. Cloyd, 25, is the winningest pitcher in the Minor Leagues this year with a 12-1 record, and the right-hander's 2.35 ERA leads the International League.
In addition, Austin Wright, a 6-foot-4 left-hander for Class A Clearwater, was recognized as the Florida State League's Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday. An eighth-round Draft pick in 2011, Wright is 10-5 with a 3.42 ERA for the Threshers this season.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. Jake Kaplan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"We're way ahead of them [Apple and
Google]," said Nokia Oyj. (HEL:NOK1V)
President and head of North American operations Chris Weber in an interview
with VentureBeat. He's referring to
his company's planned cloud offerings with new corporate BFF, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).
I. Full American Launch Pushed to 2012 as Nokia
Works to Build Carrier Relationships
If you listen to Mr. Weber talk, you start to
notice similarities with Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer. Like Mr. Ballmer,
Mr. Weber is blunt and bullish. And from his rhetoric you might not
realize that his company's platform of choice -- Windows Phone 7 -- is in distant
fourth place behind Google Inc. (GOOG), Apple,
Inc. (AAPL),
and Research In Motion Ltd. (TSE:RIM).
Nokia recently pledged to go
"all in" with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, stating that all
handsets sold in America would carry the new operating system.
But for all the bravado, Mr. Weber's talk reveals
troubling as well as promising signs. It's hard to fault him for his
enthusiasm, but his revelation that his company's Windows Phone 7 lineup won't
hit most of America until 2012. He says that while shipments "in
volume" remain a year away, the platform will
launch "somewhere" in the U.S. this year, leaving
open the possibility of a launch in one market, or a handful of markets.
The message seems ominous -- no back-to-school WP7
sales for Nokia; no holiday WP7 sales for Nokia; virtually no 2011 WP7 sales for
Nokia. So why the potentially disastrous delay?
Mr. Weber is fresh blood at Nokia. Like new
CEO Stephen Elop, he comes from an executive history at Microsoft, where he
served as head of enterprise sales. And like Mr. Elop, some critics might
call him a "trojan horse". And he's been busy.
Of the 14 executives reporting directly to him,
Mr. Weber reports replacing approximately "10 to 11" of them.
That's a roughly 80 percent turnover rate.
But Mr. Weber insists the change has been for the
best. One major shift he's working to accomplish is to switch Nokia from
the mindset of selling stand-alone unlocked devices to selling
carrier-subsidized phones -- something most of his competitors have long done.
Nokia's unusual sales model has been part of what
has turned off U.S. buyers in the past, so it seems pretty logical to change
it. But it's also part of what is delaying Nokia's Windows Phone 7 launch
till next year. Relationships with carriers don't sprout up overnight.
II. Nokia Loves Microsoft, But Does Microsoft
Love Nokia?
Speaking of relationships, Nokia's loyalty and close
partnership with Microsoft is appearing increasingly curious, in that it's mostly a
one-way street. Microsoft is showing little interest in giving Nokia
"exclusive perks", which one might expect.
It's unclear exactly how Nokia is going to
differentiate itself from competitive Windows Phone 7.1 "Mango"
designs from other partners like Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (SEO:005930), HTC Corp. (SEO:066570), and LG Electronics (SEO:066570). Nokia claims it will do so
via battery life and imaging quality (which may include superior photo-shooting
tech or perhaps some high-res display magic).
That's plausible, but it doesn't give Nokia much
of an edge. Most of Mr. Weber's enthusiasm covers base elements of Mango,
not his company's phones. For example he blasts Android and Apple's iOS,
saying that they are "outdated" in basing their phone on the app
grid, rather than interactive widgets like Microsoft's phone.
Microsoft does have perhaps the most
innovative interface on the market. And Mango will bring improved call
quality and host
of other fascinating features. Mr. Weber demoed one during his
interview -- touch free voice commands. When the phone receives some sort
of input, the user can interact with it (say respond to a text message), all
without ever touching the phone. This is similar to Android's
voice-to-text features, but takes things even a step farther by removing the
touch requirement from the equation.
Mr. Weber also plugged Microsoft's SkyDrive, which
offers WP7 users 25 GB of cloud storage space. He also cited the WP7
version of Microsoft Office 365 -- as another strong potential selling point of
Ultimately what's good for the goose may be good
for the gander. If Microsoft can finally break through in sales, Nokia
may be dragged along, even if it's not necessarily outselling its WP7 peers.
HTC demonstrated this approach with Android, using it to rise from
relative obscurity to a spot as one of the world's top phone makers.
So for all the smack talk and for all troublesome
delays, Nokia does prepare to have some good stuff in store and be making some
necessary changes. With any luck 2012 could prove a much better year for
the company than its
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Buzz: Candle was a recruiting mercenary of sorts in 2014. He landed 11 of Toledo's 23 commitments this cycle. He was responsible for the signings of a trio of three-star prospects, including wide receiver Mykale Rogers, who most expect to have a major impact as a Rocket. Candle signed five recruits from Florida and a handful of prospects that carried offers from BCS-level programs.
Buzz: Only Notre Dame and Western Michigan had better recruiting classes than Marshall among non-BCS Conference teams, and Hartley is a big reason behind that. Not only did the Thundering Heard recruiting coordinator land JUCO100 defensive back Quintavious Knight, but he also lured in three-star quarterback Cole Garvin and speedy wide receiver Donquell Green, who held offers from multiple ACC programs. Hartley signed six prospects in all this cycle, and his ties to Georgia make him a name to watch going forward.
Buzz: Hiestand helped sign four offensive linemen from four different states. All of them were four-star prospects or better and three of them played in top-level All-America games. Five-star tackle Quenton Nelson is the gem of the Irish's 2014 class and the No. 29 prospect in the nation. Four-stars Alex Bars, Sam Mustipher and Jimmy Byrne are impact players as well. Hiestand accounted for top-end talent and depth, making Notre Dame's offensive line class one of the country's two best.
Buzz: Poppinga is becoming a familiar name on this list and for good reason. This year, the BYU linebacker's coach landed six of the program's commitments, including three three-stars and the Cougars' highest-rated pledge, four-star linebacker Fred Warner. Warner carried offers from a host of BCS-conference schools, but picked BYU. From there, Poppinga held on and convinced his prized prospect to stay in the fold as traditional football powers came calling. Warner alone didn't define Poppinga's year, though. The depth the BYU assistant added to the class was also significant.
Buzz: Head coach P.J. Fleck is probably Western Michigan's most valuable recruiting commodity, but Reynolds also played a major roll in assembling the Broncos' historic class. Reynolds' biggest accomplishment was landing and retaining three-star Chukwuma Okorafor after Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska came calling with offers. Reynolds also landed four other prospects, including three-star tight end Lucas Bezerra.
Buzz: Schramm landed six of Fresno State's 22 commitments this cycle and was the lead recruiter for many of the team's biggest gets, including three-star linebacker Xavier Ulutu, who chose the Bulldogs over a Pac-12 offer. Fresno State finished the cycle near the top of the Mountain West rankings and Schramm had plenty to do with that.
Buzz: Sipe landed a handful of top local players and held on tight as more well-known programs became in involved. He had a major role in landing four of the Aztecs' 10 three-star prospects and signed six total recruits. Sipe landed quarterback Christian Chapman and linebacker Donavin Buck, who listed multiple BCS offers.
Buzz: Yates did solid work for a pair of teams this cycle. When he left emerging SEC power Texas A&M for Boise State following the season, he brought a prize with him to Idaho. The bond he formed with Dylan Sumner-Gardner, the No. 54 player in America, was enough to cause the safety to break his commitment to the Aggies and become a Bronco. Sumner-Gardner wasn't the new defensive coordinator's only recruit, but he is what this class will be remembered for down the road.
Buzz: Wiley landed five prospects from the contested Virginia Beach area this cycle and continued a pipeline of sorts between that region and ECU. He was also heavily involved with other prospects outside of his territory. None of the names he landed will jump off the page because of their star rankings, but there's something to be said for owning your region.
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What are the matchups?
I am in 2 championship games. Need some help. All set on one, but need help with the other. Need to start 2 out of these 3 QB's. Who do we start:
Matt Shaub / Josh Freeman / Andrew Luck
I am leaning toward Shaub & Freeman.
What do you guys and gals think ??
What are the matchups?
Luck and Shaub play each other. Freeman vs. Saints
Schaub vs Indys secondary in a heart beat !
Like others have said, I think the Texans are going to be pissed and looking to make an example out of Luck.
However, I think Texans run the ball all day (less opportunities for Schaub). Luck has no option but to pass (given a nonexistent run game) and he'll probably be playing from behind.
For the above reason, I say Freeman and Luck.
Freeman vs the Saints. No question.
Luck and Freeman.
Indianapolis is not an effective team on the ground and Houston's secondary has been awful for a month now. If Chad Henne and Cecil Shorts can wreak havoc in the Houston secondary, I'm fairly certain Andrew Luck will be able to with Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton and his assortment of Tight Ends.
As for Freeman .. he's got the Saints pitiful pass defense. That's all you need.
Everybody has valid reasons for their starters. Still not sure. Still thinking Freeman & Shaub ???
If you go with Schaub, well, that's your call.
Freeman is the clear choice. I'd go with Luck of Schaub.
You beat Indianapolis on the ground, not through the air. There will be a heck of a lot of Arian Foster going on.
ehh Freeman just killed my 1st place team. Unless Wes has a super game. Sorry about that one. Him and Charles upset me very much today. 3 leagues in final 4 only one looks like it will go onto the next game. Very upset right now.
Thanks for all the help. Went with Shaub & Freeman. Freeman took a s**t. The good news is, I won my other league. Also, even taking Freeman, I only need the Jets defense to get me 8 pts to win the other. If I would have started Luck, Hartline, or James Jones ( my stupid ass ), would have been over with already. Keep your fingers crossed. It would be great to win because my opponent is the vice president of our company, who is a Bills fan. Go Jets !!!!!!!
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Same luck here with Freeman. Well... my backup was Stafford and he was worse!
In my other league I still can make the final, if Chris Johnson doesn't get more than 18.9 points... GO JETS D!


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New Zealand fight to bridge gap against West Indies
Brendon McCullum struck 84 while opener Martin Guptill added 67 Saturday as New Zealand batsmen led a spirited fightback on day four of the first cricket test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
Brendon McCullum struck 84 while opener Martin Guptill added 67 Saturday as New Zealand batsmen led a spirited fightback on day four of the first cricket test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
The visitors, after conceding a first innings lead of 171, closed on 199-3 in the second innings, a lead of 28 heading into the final day.
Ross Taylor (11 not out) and nightwatchman Neil Wagner (4 not out) survived to stumps.
Off-spinner Sunil Narine claimed 2-67 while fast bowler Kemar Roach took 1-44 to lead the hosts.
Earlier, the West Indies stretched its overnight 442-6 to 522 before being bowled out on the stroke of lunch.
Narsingh Deonarine compiled 79 while captain Darren Sammy supplied a breezy 50.
Chris Martin led New Zealand with 3-134, while part-time off-spinner Kane Williamson (2-47) and fellow pacer Doug Bracewell (2-96) also pitched in.
New Zealand began brightly as it approached the sizeable deficit in the second session, with Guptill and left-hander Daniel Flynn sharing a resolute opening stand of 47.
Flynn contributed 20 before he was deceived by Narine and plumb leg before on the back foot.
Guptill and McCullum took the tourists to tea on 92-1 but the West Indies celebrated a key breakthrough in the first over after the resumption.
But the joy was shortlived as Guptill, who chipped Roach to short extra cover, was reprieved when TV replays confirmed it had been a no ball from the oft-penalized Roach.
Guptill, then on 42, coolly passed his second half-century of the match soon afterwards, off 115 balls, celebrating by driving Roach for a boundary through mid-off.
McCullum also began to blossom, striking off-spinner Marlon Samuels for three fours in an over that cost 18 runs.
He, too, arrived at a fifty, off 92 balls, as the hosts began to look jaded on a flat pitch.
But the West Indies managed to claim both batsmen in the final hour to keep its hopes of victory very much alive.
Guptill, after hitting seven fours off 151 balls in 197 minutes, gloved a big-bouncing Narine off-break to Assad Fudadin at short leg at 170-2. His second wicket partnership with McCullum was worth 123 in two-and-a-half hours.
McCullum was closing in on a seventh test century when he followed, dragging on a Roach delivery as he tried to force off the back foot. The right-hander cracked eight fours off 139 balls in just over three hours.
In the morning session, Deonarine and Sammy stretched their seventh-wicket stand to 69 as the West Indies consolidated its advantage from day three.
Deonarine struck ten fours and a six in a knock that spanned 129 balls and 224 minutes.
Sammy added four fours and three sixes.
New Zealand finally broke through midway through the morning session and claimed the final four wickets for 25 runs.
Deonarine, in his 13th test, fell short of a maiden century dragging on from the inside edge as he played lazily at Chris Martin at 497-7.
Sunil Narine (4) was run out after a mix-up with Sammy at 502-8, Martin providing the return to wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk.
Sammy got to his half century in grand style, launching Daniel Vettori over wide long-on for six but fell next ball trying to repeat the stroke. Vettori ran back 15 yards into the leg side to snare a fine return catch. Sammy faced 80 balls in 114 minutes.
Bracewell, armed with the third new ball, wrapped up the innings on the stroke of lunch, gaining an lbw verdict following the use of the Decision Review System against Ravi Rampaul.


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The Angel Trees are just one of the ways CSP encourages area citizens to donate new clothing items to families and children in need.
Starting Nov. 23., the angel ornaments will be displayed in Rupert, Pawlet, Wells and Dorset Churches; the Berkshire Bank Locations and shops such as JK Adams, Gap, Carter's, Black Sheep Yarns; general stores such as Dorset Union Store, HN Williams, Wells Country Store, Nichols Store in Danby; and area organizations such as Riley Rink, Dorset Nursing, The Pawlet Library, and Equinox Village.
This year Carter's Clothing Store is offering a special coupon to anyone purchasing an angel ornament. Choose two or more ornaments and receive 20 percent off.
Each ornament lists a clothing item for an area child or adult. Individuals simply take one or more ornaments, purchase that item and return it unwrapped, to any ornament location for collection by Friday Dec. 7.
The Community Sharing Project also collects food baskets, accepts cash donations, and sponsors a community wide toy drive. Donors can drop off an unwrapped toy at Hand Motors, Orvis or the Dorset Playhouse.
Area schools are also getting in the spirit. The Dorset School, Mettawee Community School, The Long Trail School, and Burr and Burton Academy students are collecting food baskets for CSP families.
The overall mission of Community Sharing Project is to provide a more bountiful holiday for neighbors in need. More than 170 families will receive new toys, cloths, boots and a holiday food basket complete with a turkey, all thanks to the generosity of the community.
CSP will distribute these gifts on Friday, Dec. 14. Since 1991, the non-profit Community Sharing Project has brought Holiday Joy each year to families in Danby, Dorset, Pawlet, Rupert and Wells.
For questions about Community Sharing Project contact Beth Eire at 867-2260.
To make a monetary contribution, make checks payable to Community Sharing Project, c/o United Church of Dorset, P. O. Box 263, Dorset, VT 05251. All donations are tax deductible.
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Russia Plays Both Sides Against the Middle on Senkaku Islands
|Jamestown Foundation
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|14 November 2012
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|Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 209
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|Jamestown Foundation, Russia Plays Both Sides Against the Middle on Senkaku Islands , 14 November 2012, Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 209, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50a4d04d2.html [accessed 21 January 2018]
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It has become clear that China intends to wage a prolonged war of psychological attrition against Japan with regard to the disputed Senkaku Islands, a crisis with profound international repercussions. Russia's position in this struggle, therefore, provides a revealing picture of its foreign policy goals and tactics in Asia, a rising priority in Moscow's foreign policy. In September 2010, China and Russia jointly published a statement supporting each other's claims to islands contested by Japan, namely the Kurile Islands that Russia now possesses and the Senkaku or Diaoutyi islands that China claims, respectively (Daily Yomiuri Online, September 28, 2010). This agreement was part of a broader Sino-Russian alliance reaffirming both sides' mutual support for each other's core interests (Xinhua, September 28, 2010).
Now, however, Russia is pursuing an overall rapprochement with Japan, and its tone has become quite different. As part of this rapprochement, the head of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov made an unannounced visit to Japan in October to prepare the way for formal talks. These meetings represented the first real working-level talks with Japan (The Japan Times, October 20). At the October talks, the two sides made arrangements for an upcoming summit in Tokyo in December, and the results are noteworthy.
First of all, Japan briefed the Russian delegation on the Senkaku crisis and its side in this issue. In response, Patrushev stated that "along with common threats, such as terrorism, extremism, illegal migration and drug trafficking, a major threat in the Asia-Pacific region is territorial claims of states to each other. Russia stands for solving such problems through dialogue and political and diplomatic means" (ITAR-TASS, October 25). Patrushev further said that Russia will not take sides in this dispute and that Japan and China must solve this problem through mutual dialogue (ITAR-TASS, October 25). Beyond this, according to the Kyodo News Agency, Japan and Russia agreed to "strengthen the bilateral dialogue in a bid to expand cooperation in the fields of security and defense amid the rapidly changing security environment in the Asia-Pacific region." In other words, not only did the Japanese insert the Senkakus into a discussion of trade, the Kurile Islands and the summit, but Russia also adopted a position of studied neutrality while actually discussing security and defense cooperation (possibly arms sales or technology transfer with Japan at the same time) (Asia Times Online, October 24; Kyodo, October 23).
Furthermore, the two sides also "converged" on the importance of the 2001 Irkutsk Statement. This statement is important for it confirmed the continuing validity of the 1956 joint Soviet-Japanese declaration where Moscow raised the possibility of returning two disputed islands to Tokyo (The Japan Times, October 20). This step toward a bilateral agreement offers the world the prospect, at the upcoming summit, of a negotiated resolution of a bitter territorial dispute that has lasted almost seventy years. As such, it is also clearly intended to send China a signal that Russia does not support threats and intimidation in such cases.
While it is clear that part of Japan's newfound attraction to Russia is the possibility of large-scale energy sales and Japanese investment in the Russian Far East to make them happen (see EDM, October 15), it also is evident that Moscow is substantially concerned about Beijing's threats of force as well as Chinese efforts to intimidate Japan and other Asian powers. Russia's overriding regional strategic goal is to reclaim for itself the position of an independent Asian great power. More and more it appears that the only alternative to Asian regional power status would be a form of subordination to China. But Moscow certainly rejects Chinese domination of Asia. It thus increasingly appears that a larger role for Russia in the Asian political space can come only at China's expenseor, more precisely, at the expense of Beijing's expanding military-political objectives.
It is clear, therefore, that there is both more and less than meets the eye in the 2010 declarations referred to above. A Russo-Chinese alliance might be more effective at thwarting US power and the spread of liberal Western values, than a close partnership between Russia and Japan or any other East Asian powers. But Moscow's close relations with Beijing will do nothing to resolve regional disputes in Asiaespecially if they involve Chinese irredentist and strategic claims at the expense of major Asian powers who have a great deal to offer Russia. Consequently, the Kremlin's position on the Senkakus can only come as a major rebuff to China and as an opportunity to both Japan and the United States to check growing Chinese assertiveness. It is unlikely that they will forego this opportunity in the foreseeable future.


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This is in Goblet of Fire, when the kids go to meet Sirius in the cave, and he says that Mad-Eye received special dispensation from the ministry to perform the Unforgiveables. Then Sirius says "I'll say this much for him; he always brought them in alive, if possible". So Moody undoubtedly DID use the Killing Curse, but tried to avoid it if at all possible.Originally Posted by Gmariam
I'm not so sure the governmental repercussions would be that big; by that point, nearly everyone was in a state of constant terror. If James had killed, say, Rosier (James didn't, Moody did, but let's not worry about that for the moment) and James was able to demonstrate either that Rosier was Marked or was attacking James' family, he'd probably have gotten away with it.Originally Posted by Gmariam
But I absolutely agree that the rest of the Order would have taken their cue from Moody.
Except for Lupin and Black don't do anything to correct this assumption. And according to Jo [*], the Pensieve memories don't show a point of view, they show it from a dispassionate third-party perspective. Harry came to the conclusion that James was a prat all on his own.Originally Posted by The Black Sister


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Autopsies cost a lot of money. At least $2,500.00 each, cost accountants say.
Hospitals rarely do autopsies. Decades ago, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Institutions lifted the requirement that hospitals perform autopsies on a certain percentage of people who die in the institution. Autopsy rates plummeted in part because hospital administrators saw a way to save money.
Medical insurance wont pay for an autopsy. The insured, who is dead, derives no benefit.Government the state or county depending on the jurisdiction pays for autopsies done under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner. But in these days of budget shortfalls, governments are also clamping down.Many of my colleagues say budget cuts have left their offices understaffed and ill-equipped to handle the volume of deaths reported. Some triage cases and autopsy only the most suspicious cases.
The choices are hard ones. What kinds of low-suspicion autopsies should be cut because of budget constraints? Obvious suicides? Traffic fatalities when no charges are anticipated? Vehicular passengers regardless of circumstances? When people die in the hospital following injury, is a review of hospital records adequate? Some offices have answered all these questions in the affirmative. Some go further.
According to a Washington state news article, a medical examiner in that state declined to autopsy the body of a 7-year-old boy because his death was of low suspicion. The child had a history of seizures, and seizures are known to cause sudden death. In most cases of epilepsy, no abnormality is found at autopsy anyway, because the abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes the seizures cant be detected or measured.
Two years before the boys death, his father was found guilty of reckless endangerment because of deplorable conditions in the home. The Department of Social and Health Services made sure the place was cleaned up. The boy was returned to his parents, and the case was closed.
The police, aware of the previous investigation, wanted an autopsy, but the medical examiner declined. A blood sample was drawn for toxicology, and the boys body was released to his family.
Eleven days later, after the body had been cremated, the laboratory reported an aspirin compound in the childs system at nearly three times the reported lethal level. Now what?
Was this boy poisoned? The news report doesnt say where the specimen was drawn from, but a blind needle stick can be contaminated, invalidating results.
Without an autopsy, investigators hands were tied.
Without an autopsy, theres no way to confirm or rule out some competing cause of death. No way to know if some disease or metabolic abnormality contributed to the elevated drug level. No way to know much of anything.
Without an autopsy, the most minimally competent defense attorney could raise reasonable doubt.
I dont know if this autopsy was declined for fiscal reasons. I dont even know if the news report is accurate.
I do know this: If you need to order toxicology, you need to do an autopsy.
firstname.lastname@example.com. Dr. Carol J. Huser, a forensic pathologist, served as La Plata County coroner from 2003-12. She now lives in Florida and Maryland.


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While I'm all for making delicious cocktails with 100 percent fresh ingredients, sometimes certain occasions call for a little help from the grocery store. For example, at my Big Game cocktailgate, I bought my favorite mixer, Stirrings, to make these delicious Tangerinis. Stirrings has tons of different flavors that aren't too sweet or overpowering. I prefer the tangerine because it's tart and a teeny bit fizzy. To see how I made these cocktails,
2 ounces of vodka
2 ounces of Tangerini Mixer
cocktail shaker
fun plastic glasses
- In a cocktail shaker, combine 2 ounces of vodka, 2 ounces of Tangerini Mixer and a glass of ice.
- Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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I'd say dump but this more like a fart.
Lost in all the anger over yesterday's pasting by the Eagles was the fact that New England won the AFC East. Time to be classy and give props, fellas. They're the best team in the division, coached magnificently, quarterbacked legendarily.
It hurts less to lose the division to a team that's better than we are. Hats off to the Patriots.
I'd say dump but this more like a fart.
thank you sir, may I have another?
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This is the worst Jets statistic of them all.
I wouldn't buy division champion gear even if the Jets were to win the division, any gear that's not representing a SB is meaningless
Defensive Rank: 32, New England Patriots
LMAO. You are a real attention whore (SAR1). Just remember that you posted this as you run and hide in january.
Speakign only for myself, it will be a cold day in hell before I root for those cheating ass bastids. F-u Patriots, and F this dumbass thread.
It's the Patriots year, trust me. I've seen weak Yankee teams with no business in the postseason go on to win the World Series. The old dynasty always gets one later, unexpected title.
I don't get it I thought Sanchez was a "winner"?


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Showed up in my scan today, antispyware definitions 8/30/2006 (latest). Showed up as a registery entry only. If deleted it comes back after reboot and new scan. Turning off system restore ,etc. also does not fix, it still shows up on new scan. According to security forum around the tenth of August, this was/is a false positve and was to be fixed with 8/11 definitons.
Was this not fixed or has it returned in latest definitions, or is it NOT a false positive. Not detected by another security scanner I have, NAV 2005, Spyware Doctor, Windows defender, Trojan Hunter, /adware, Spybot
Information on the status of win32.yok would be appreciated. Thanks!
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