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Once again we ask, is this the Apple iPad mini?
0. phoneArena posted on 08 Oct 2012, 23:50
Another picture said to be of the Apple iPad mini made the rounds of the internet on Monday and displayed a tablet obviously smaller than the full sized version that is currently available; other changes include two rear speakers and the new lightning digital connector...
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1. ScottSchneider (Posts: 336; Member since: 06 Dec 2011)
Looks the Same Ugly Pad... No Change... :(
Except for the "Totally New Connector"...
20. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Looks much better.
22. StreetNerd (Posts: 851; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
not sure if trolling =)
2. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Ok let's presume it is. So what next?
25. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
I mean honestly who cares?
After google launches the super hi-res tab for the premium segment and the US $ 99 tablet for the regular segment who is actually going to care for this flash in a pan device?
Oh yeah and Google already has the mid-range segment covered with the Nexus7 tablet :)
29. darkkjedii (Posts: 26785; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lets wait and see the sells charts, then revisit this post. Your hot air mouth running speaks for u, not the other 6-7 billion people on earth.
30. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
huh you mean like how we waited for the iPhone 5 to release and overtake us androids :)
Read the figures Jedi, a post on PA itself stated that the S3 sales surged after the launch of iPhone 5 and its still the steadiest rate of selling for a device this year.
The iPhone 5 launched here in Bahrain just a week after US release and for the first time there was no fanfare. Despite the hype the launch itself fizzled out in 2 days flat! I was hoping for it to fail but this was hilarious!
And all this happened in a country where iPhones were the fastest selling and most in-demand phone. They used to be out of stock and now people arent even asking for it...pathetic.
There's a reason that happened because peeps just got smarter and were able to see through the crap Apple has sold to them for the past few years!
Besides the S3 was truly awesome and the NOTE 2 now is AWESOMENESS PERSONIFIED!
So if the iFlop(iPhone) sales are any indication...then oh my I am shaking in fear of the launch of the mighty tiny-winy iPad mini :)
Oh yeah lets not forget....
31. darkkjedii (Posts: 26785; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
5 million n 3 days is lots, however I really don't care since I don't work for apple. I jus trip off how $+¥?!d ur posts r
32. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
whoa quite a figure count for someone who doesn't care :)
hmmm I have heard the rumors too...abut what I've also heard is that there's a 20% return rate for the new Apple iPhone 5 because it coomes with defects out of the box :)
5 million is the number ordered by the carriers not the actual sales figure of the handsets bought by the consumer....just FYI :)
3. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
oh you can believe this is our fun sized version of the iPad. consistent leak after consistent leak just like the new iPhone had.
10. Contreramanjaro (Posts: 153; Member since: 04 Dec 2011)
Unfortunately, like the iPhone, these leaks have already made me uninterested in the device. I wasn't planning on getting one to begin with but something is killed when a product is introduced to the world in grubby, blurry pictures.
Perhaps the software side will be cool enough to reignite something when Apple announces this stuff but the way iOS develops, I doubt I'll be surprised. Don't misunderstand, I love Mac OS and I'd love a true companion offering that iOS simply cannot fill. Windows 8 makes me hope Apple will be inspired.
4. theyseemetrollintheyhatin (Posts: 10; Member since: 28 Sep 2012)
Who cares.
5. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
PA does so you have articles on even screen protectors for mimipad . I must say I haven't seen a neutral tech review site with so much of Apple tilt like PA ... :)
7. rf1975 (Posts: 263; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
I do not agree with you. Reason for this much apple article I guess, Apples poor new product security. I have read plenty of article in PA, about galaxy nexus Note II before its launch. No one complain about that even apple fan-boys. Why you guys are complaining once PA publish article about Apple. PA did not insist you to buy any Apple product. If you do not like Apple product you do not read those article about Apple.
14. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
... if you don't like just don't rteply/react to my comment .. as they say practise what you preach .. I am not complaining i am just stating degradation of quality of reporting if one has to start covering "screen protectors" also just because they seem to be for not yet released some pad ... i didn;t see a article on screen protector for a GS Note II for example did we ?
21. rf1975 (Posts: 263; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
I never said in my reply that I do not like your comments. I always preach what I practice. Weather you are agree or not, it seems you are over reacting.
13. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
really? if you think this site, comments, articles and all, is apple biased, then I am not sure what your neutral refers too?
if publishing articles about other companies besides android is biased, then ya, this site is guilty as charged...
15. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Reporting on screen protectors and c ases just for Apple somehow doesn't make it seem neutral for me :)
23. darkkjedii (Posts: 26785; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
The millions of people who'll buy it care, and so do u that's y u r on the article running ur mouth.
6. Izzy_V (Posts: 216; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
I bet as soon as other Android users saw this, they also thought of "Once again we ask this, why would anyone get an iPad?"
Android all day for actual innovation.
26. darkkjedii (Posts: 26785; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Wow thanks! We all needed to hear that bit of pointless useless senseless info.
8. BREvenson (Posts: 240; Member since: 17 May 2012)
If a majority of people who buy this new mini iPad already own a regular iPad (any generation), it will surely be a perfect image of the way our society is; way too much money, not enough brains to use it properly. Who in the world would need two tablets anyway, regardless of size?
But that's just me on my soapbox. To be honest, what makes this better than most other 7"tablets on the market? I don't see any chance that this will be less than $250, so it won't beat the Nexus 7 or the Fire HD in terms of price. The Nexus has one of the best processors in a 7" tablet (if not, THE best), so unless this mini iPad has a kickin' quad-core in it, it's still weak by comparison.
There are a lot of factors that make a tablet worth buying, but even with all the hype, I have a feeling Apple will once again make a device that doesn't fare much better than the competition, yet millions will be standing in line to get it...like always.
9. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Wow look - the connector is all digital. What does it even mean? :D
27. darkkjedii (Posts: 26785; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
It means faster charging, syncing, and data transfer. Far faster than the old 30 pin. You've been schooled. I'm ready for a senseless response.
11. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)
if price right... it will be tolerable!
but i like to have one! :)
16. phil2n (Posts: 488; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
if u want one. dont post it in here you will get ....whispering(trolled)
24. darkkjedii (Posts: 26785; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lol ain't that the truth
12. phil2n (Posts: 488; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
Once again we ask, is this the Apple iPad mini?
don't ask me im not a $heep
17. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
Take a iPod touch 5G , increase size by 3.8 inches ..voila
18. Kronic (banned) (Posts: 321; Member since: 11 Sep 2012)
Yeah sure, this is going to outshine the new iPads design. Bullll crappp!


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The South West has the highest proportion in England of households that were married/cohabiting couples with no children (33 per cent in 2010).
In 2010 13 per cent of housing in the South West was rented from registered social landlords or local authorities, the smallest proportion among the English regions. In the region 70 per cent of housing was owner occupied compared with 51 per cent in London.
The median house price in the South West in 2009 was £175,000 compared with the England figure of £170,000. Within the region the highest and lowest house prices at local authority level were in Gloucestershire: Cotswolds (£250,000) and Gloucester (£140,000).
In the three-year period 2007/08 to 2009/10 the median equivalised disposable weekly household income after housing costs in the South West was £353, compared with £356 for England.
In the same period, 20 per cent of people (1.0 million) in the South West were in households with incomes below the poverty threshold.
The South West had one of the lowest proportions of workless households at 11.7 per cent in Q2 2011, compared with the UK average of 15.8 per cent.
Life expectancy at birth in the South West in the three-year period 2008 to 2010 was among the highest of the UK at 83.5 years for females and 79.5 years for males. Within the region, life expectancy at birth was highest in East Dorset for both males and females (82.0 and 85.9 years respectively). The lowest for males was in Bristol unitary authority (UA) (77.5 years) and for females in Plymouth UA (82.0 years).
The proportion of the South West's population who have no qualifications is the lowest of any English region or country of the UK (7.5 per cent in 2010 compared with the UK average of 10.7 per cent).
Crime rates in the South West are among the lowest in England. In 2010/11 there were 2,150 household offences per 10,000 households, substantially lower than the England average (2,520 incidents per 10,000 households). The rate of police recorded crime was the joint second lowest of the English regions. In 2010/11 there were 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 population compared with 75 per 1,000 population across England.
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(AAR noted U.S. Class I railroads originated 108,590 carloads of crude oil in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing total Class I crude oil originations for the year to 407,642 carloads, a 74% increase carloads originated in 2012. Crude oil accounted for 1.4% of total U.S. Class I originations, AAR said.)
Canadian freight carload traffic for the week ending March 8 fell sharply, down 11%, while Canadian intermodal fell less dramatically, down 2.4%. Mexican freight carload traffic slipped 1.1% for the week, while Mexican intermodal fell 3.4% short of its same-week total in 2013.
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As one of the top prospects in the class of 2015, five-star prospect Elijah Thomas is enjoying the experiences coming his way.
Last weekend, the 6-foot-9 post player from Dallas (Texas) Prime Prep was in attendance at the Pangos All-American Camp and made the top 30 Cream of the Crop all-star game.
"It's been very fun," said Thomas of his Pangos experience. "I've been able to play with my teammate Emmanuel Mudiay and meet a new people. It's been a fun experience."
Big and skilled, Thomas has earned acclaim not because he's a deluxe athlete but because he knows how to play the game. He will score over either shoulder, has great hands and is a high-volume rebounder. Very personable, Thomas also has a good feel for what his best attributes are.
"Doing well would be being an overall leader, getting my teammates involved and being able shoot over both shoulders with both hands," Thomas told Rivals of his strengths. "If needed, I can get the ball up the court to my point guard if he's being trapped and block shots and rebound. Just being an overall scorer."
Ranked No. 10 overall in his class, Thomas has become a primary target for many of college basketball's top programs.
"Offered, that I can remember right now, and no disrespect to the colleges I don't name, I just don't remember at this point," said Thomas. "Florida, Ohio State, Georgetown, Kentucky, Louisville, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Indiana, Alabama, LSU. Pretty much every big-name school, it's hard to remember."
This summer, Thomas will continue touring the country with Team Texas Elite and he's in no rush to make a decision. He will soon know which schools are prioritizing him, though. Programs can begin contacting rising juniors directly in just over a week and Thomas hopes to get a better feel for things then.
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Where is the leadership?
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Obama and his Red Line: Leading from behind.is not leading
Original post made by James, Midtown, on Apr 26, 2013
Where is the leadership?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Apr 26, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Obama is not a leader. He is a lawyer, and as such, a smooth talker. Nothing more.
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" Iraq and Afghanistan are falling into the toilet. Syria is a hellstorm. Jordan is on the brink of collapse. Egypt is the new wet dream for the Islamists. The Middle East is burning..."
Aw, c'mon. This can't be happening. Cheney, W, Condi, Wolfowitz, and their minions promised us that invading Iraq would immediately yield the new dawn for the USA in the Mideast. Or is this actually what they had in mind?
But you can make your mark. If you haven't already exercised your Second Amendment right to own an assault rifle, buy one now, hop on over there, and fight for whichever side you favor.
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Following up on a New York Times article about the rapidly depreciating value of a law degree, Concurring Opinions has some advice on whether going to law school is a good career choice.
The gist of Sarah Waldek's opinion is:
I've been thinking hard about what advice I would give prospective students and this is where I've landed: Only go to law school next year if (1) you have always dreamed of being a lawyer; or (2) you are accepted by a very prestigious institution; or (3) you are offered a full scholarship.
Of course, this year law school applications will be partly driven by the lack of opportunity costs. Graduating college students face generally dismal employment prospects regardless of what field they want to enter. But I suspect that optimism bias plays just as large a role in student decision-making. No matter what the economy, some lawyers will be wildly successful. Many prospective students are inclined to think that they will be part of this group, no matter how daunting the odds against it. On the more rational side of the analysis, it's also true that law school historically has proven itself a relatively good place to weather out bad economic times.
What is different this time around, however, is that no one is yet sure whether the changes in legal markets and in law firms are permanent, or whether things will eventually return to what we had come to think of as normal. If you haven't always wanted to practice law, or if you're considering a law school that is not one of the best in the nation, or if the law school isn't offering to pay for you to attend, my advice is to wait to see how this plays out.
Some of the comments on the article are also deeply troubling. Here's a sampling:
Native JD: Don't bother. There are no jobs for you. It's a racist profession dominated by white men (I'm Native and Biglaw wouldn't even interview me (Top 50 school, 3.0+, 5 years of Capitol Hill experience and heavily involved in ABA diversity efforts).
This profession is doomed.
Unemployed OVER A YEAR NOW: MEMO TO PROSPECTIVE LAW STUDENTS: THERE ARE NO JOBS! I have been out of law school three years now. I spent 2 years at Big Law (Cravath) and the past 14 months looking for work and doing lousy temp jobs. I had a 4.0 in college and law school (that is how I landed the Big Law job) and all the volunteer, pro bono, language skills, etc you could dream of. None of that matters. THERE ARE NO JOBS FOR LAWYERS. Go to Med School if your brain works.
LAC: I have been giving people who wanted to go to law school this advice since my 1L year. Except I say that you shouldn't go to law school unless you are already rich (meaning you have about $200k just lying around), you can go to a Top 10 school, AND you can go for free or for less than $30k.
I was one of those poor kids who decided to be a lawyer when I was young so that I could grow up and support myself and my family. I went to law school with no debt—my college education was paid for with federal grants. I am now-$100k, and that only accounts for 70% of my tuition, which means NONE of my living expenses. The last $40k is one year of tuition in my LL.M program. One year. Frankly, I was in a better financial position when I was on Welfare. And at this rate, I will be again soon enough.
There are no entry-level jobs anymore for anyone. Not for finished fed clerks, not for LL.Ms (like me), and not even for Harvard grads. I have a degree in tax from one of the best programs in the country and about 10 people in my graduating class of more than 100 are employed 6 months later—more than half of those people are foreign nationals who have jobs in their native lands. Now, my friends who were lucky enough to get government jobs to take advantage of the public service loan repayment program are being told they make too much money to qualify (less than $70k/yr) and are left with $100k+ of student debt and a low-paying job. Frankly, many of us are taking paralegal jobs (and some firms now only hire JDs for such positions), thus effectively nullifying our credentials and Bar status just to put food on the table. At this point, my education is a curse. It automatically disqualifies me for lesser work elsewhere, and the loan load is oppressive to say the least.
There is no upside any longer. There needs to be a moratorium on law school admissions for at least 5 years to stop the excess flood of lawyers into an economy that cannot remotely support the supply it currently has.
I'm not sure how applicable Waldek's concerns (or those of the commentators) are to the Canadian context.
First, Canadians pay far less for a quality legal education than Americans do. Tuition at the most expensive law school in Canada (U of T) is roughly $22,000. It's considerably less at other law schools. You can get a top notch education at McGill, for example, for under $7000/yr (it's even cheaper for Quebeckers). Out west, you can hit up UBC for under $10,000. Or try Dalhousie out east for under $13,000. American tuitions are 3-5x higher!
Second, the job market here appears to be better. To be sure, Bay Street recruitment has definitely dropped, salaries have dropped, and hire-back is no longer guaranteed for summer and articling students. But even so, the impression I get from my colleagues on the Street is that we are far from the nightmare scenario being described above.
Most importantly, it appears that although this past year was one of the worst in recent history, the storm is passing. The economy is now improving. Legal recruitment and salaries should begin to rise. Of course, it will be a long while before firms are throwing around money and perks like candy, as they were before.
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Curry...potatoes...? Damn, I'd eat it! I LOVE curry!
I think you could always throw them in a pan with butter and cheese, as you mentioned. Maybe you could even forget the butter. Some onions would be good, too...and maybe a little cayenne pepper for extra zip.
Damn...I'm hungry!
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And on here way too much?
As much as you might love curry, the texture just sounded weird. (I realized whether or not I like something has a lot to do with texture - weird I know.) And you might have eaten it, but I doubt it would be good by the time it got to you in Michigan.
Oh, and cheese can actually stay out much longer than we all think. In fact, if you know you are going to eat it, most kinds are are better if you set it out for at least a couple hours to come to room temp. Where do you get yours from?
Yep, cheese is better closer to room temp...I LOVES me some good cheese!
My favorite place to get cheese is Renards Cheese. Their 5 year cheddar is to DIE for. Their cheddar curds (wish I could get them fresh, so that they still squeak), Muenster, and Havarti are also excellent.
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Okay so I'm just going to let everyone know that I've heard from several different people that the book is very sexual, so I have a big "I hate it" thing going on, because it's not some little innocent skim over stuff, but heavy-duty really getting into details. So I don't like the book and I'm biased toward that so I really want the movie to be the musical because I want to be able to watch the musical over and over and over and over without have to pay $200 bucks each time.
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GAO Report: Small Businesses Dodging Taxes in Big Way
Some small businesses appear to be dodging taxes in a pretty big way, according to a new report by a congressional watchdog.
The report by the Government Accountability Office estimates that as much as $91 billion a year in small-business income was "misreported" for the period 2006 to 2009 (out of an average total of $517 billion in such annual receipts). That corresponded to about $19 billion in lost taxes for the federal government each year.


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A former Russian banker accused of fraud has been granted political asylum in Britain.
Announcing the news to Russian media on March 1, former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin said the legal case against him in Russia was politically motivated.
Russian authorities said they would continue to seek Borodin's extradition.
Borodin's lawyer, Dmitry Kharitonov, said he believed his client will not be extradited, adding, "The issue is closed."
There was no immediate word from Britain, where the Home Office does not comment on individual asylum cases.
Borodin fled to London in 2011 to avoid charges stemming from the Bank of Moscow's $14 billion bailout following state-run VTB's takeover.
British authorities denied him political asylum in May 2012, but he filed an appeal.
Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Borodin at Russia's request.
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bart scott getting exposed isnt all his fault. the jets lbs are old and slow everyone knows this.
The Sharp Decline of Bart Scott
Coming back from a commercial break, NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth had a replay at the ready Thursday night so he could tell the nation exactly how the Patriots' Tom Brady had completed an easy 83-yard touchdown pass against Bart Scott and the Jets' defense.
There was Brady, pointing out to running back Shane Vereen that the Jets were aligned in man-to-man coverage. There was wide receiver Wes Welker, setting an oh-so subtle screen to delay Scott's sprint toward the sideline to pick up Vereen. And once Vereen ran his wheel route and Brady lofted the pass to him, there was Scott, losing ground with every step as Vereen coasted into the end zone.
"As soon as Bart Scott got in the game, they knew," Collinsworth said. "They started throwing it."
Aging Jets linebacker Bart Scott has been slowed by a toe injury.That touchdown, the second of the five that New England scored in its 49-19 victory, crystallized a question important to the Jets' present and future: How long can Scott remain one of their starting inside linebackers? Over his four seasons in New York, Scott has been a vocal leader on the NFL's most vocal team, his presence providing the sort of toughness and edginess that Rex Ryan sought for the Jets' defense upon becoming their head coach. (Scott had spent seven years with the Baltimore Ravens, where Ryan was an assistant coach and the defensive coordinator.) But he's 32 years old, elderly by the standards of pro football. After earning a guaranteed base salary of $4.2 million this year, he will have two years left on his contract, and his playing time has declined every season since he signed a six-year free-agent deal with the Jets in February 2009.
He sat out a game last month because of a hyperextended toethe first game he'd missed since 2004and the injury has made it harder to judge just how effective a linebacker Scott might have been this season, and might yet be. When Scott injured the toe, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine said, the Jets anticipated that he would miss three or four games. Instead, Scott has played despite the soreness."Before he hurt the foot, I thought Bart was playing really well," said Pettine, who added that Scott had one of his best games as a Jet in the team's Week 2 loss in Pittsburgh, recording eight tackles. "Some people will look at it and say there's a changing of the guard or we're phasing him out. That's not the case at all. We're going to get Bart healthy. We're in the business of winning football games, and if Bart can help us win football games, which he can, he's going to be out there."
Ryan and Scott's teammates remained loyal to him in the aftermath of Thursday's loss, defending him for his role in the play that resulted in Vereen's score. "He did a tremendous job in a lot of areas," Ryan said. "He was hitting people. We should have played him more." (Scott had three tackles in the game.)Cornerback Antonio Cromartie said that although Scott was responsible for covering Vereen and "was in a bad position because he was too far inside," the Jets' defensive backs should have recognized the mismatch and checked to a different scheme, one in which Scott would have covered another receiver and a safety would have taken Vereen."He tried his best to get over," Cromartie said, "but we as a secondary put him in a hard place."
That Scott's age and toe injury have slowed him, though, seems beyond dispute. Among the first 51 inside linebackers graded this season by the statistical and scouting service Pro Football Focus, Scott ranks last in tackling efficiencythat is, the frequency with which a player makes and misses tackles. And he has ceded snaps to rookie Demario Davis, suggesting that the Jets do understand they'll soon have to replace Scott in the lineup.In the Jets' previous game, a 27-13 victory in St. Louis, Scott had recovered a fumble by quarterback Sam Bradford and returned it 38 yards. But the Rams' Matthew Mulligan (a former Jet) tracked down Scott and tackled him from behind, preventing him from scoring a touchdown. Afterward, several of Scott's teammates guffawed over the play, teasing Scott for allowing Mulligan, a slow-footed tight end, to catch him. "I'll get some busting on the plane," he said.Four days later, Scott's lack of speed was again a topic of conversationin the Patriots' huddle, in NBC's broadcast booth, in the Jets' postgame locker room. This time, no one was laughing.
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bart scott getting exposed isnt all his fault. the jets lbs are old and slow everyone knows this.
One thing that has been a part of the Jets defense is that it lost its edge and "swagger" (sorry for the lack of a better word). Scott always was the vocal leader, the one who motivated his teammates on the sideline and in the huddle. He was like a captain out there and I think his teammates fed off his fire and competitive spirit. As his play and his snaps declined due to age and injuries, he also couldnt play that role anymore.
The one player who I see right now on the Jets who can take that spot of the feisty leader is Laron Landry. He is a tough guy, big hitter and plays with a lot of emotion. David Harris, Wilkerson, Revis or others are rather quiet guys.
Bart was barely average when he got here. His value was definitely oververated playing with Rae Lewis and a great Ravens defense.
In the postgame show, Adam Schein said that if Rex wanted to send a message to the defense, he'd cut Bart Scott immediately. I have to agree.
The fact that he's still on the team and playing is due to his ridiculous misguided loyalty.
Also, my guess as to why Sanchez hasn't been benched and this now comical "he gives us the best chance to win" non-sense is because at some point after the Tebow acquisition, when everyone was saying it's a matter of time before Tebow starts, Rex promised Sanchez that the rumors weren't true and he would not bench him for Tebow.
So even though it's obvious anyone would be better than Sanchez right now, Rex gave him his word...Team and fans will suffer but Rex's integrity is intact.
Sharp decline? I don't think so. In Rex's/Tannys eyes maybe but they never seem to realize a player is past it until to years later. Scott, Pace, Leonard, Eric Smith, etc etc etc.
There was no sharp decline, he's gradually gotten slower the past two seasons and should be a reserve player at this point, not a starter.
Collinsworth's thoughts went down the drain when he tried to absolve Sanchez of blame by saying that Moore was owned by Wilfork on that play.
What a joke... He had no idea what he was looking at. Moore wasn't owned by any means and actually got the better of Wilfork initially. He let himself fall after it was clear that a runner was hitting him from behind, basically as linemen always do.
Bart has been a mediocre player during his entire tenure here. He would get as much attention as Bryan Thomas if he didn't have a big mouth


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Process to replace Fort Bliss's Logan Elementary set to start
By ALEX HINOJOSA | El Paso Times, Texas | Published: February 3, 2013
The $13.3 million process of rebuilding and expanding Logan Elementary School, an aging campus on Fort Bliss that the Department of Defense wants improved, will begin this month.
In late January, the El Paso Independent School District advertised a request for contract bids for the reconstruction of the school. The deadline for bids is Feb. 15.
According to a U.S. Department of Defense study, released in September 2011, Logan Elementary was the third-worst school out of 160 schools on a military installation. The report said the school was in dire need of renovations to accommodate students in the 21st century.
The report said the school's building needed repairs, was overcrowded and did not meet military base anti-terrorism standards. Although the school needs repairs, district officials have maintained that the quality of education did not falter and that the federal report never questioned it.
As a result of the report, the Department of Defense allotted $13.3 million to the district specifically for the construction of the new school and demolition in phases of the original building. About $3.3 million in 2007 bond money will also be provided for the project by the EPISD.
Construction of the new elementary school is expected to begin in mid-April and be completed by fall 2014.
"It's great news for us to meet all the challenges of the 21st century," said Jean Offutt, spokeswoman for the post. "I know that the students
will be very happy to have these great things available to them. And we're very glad about the reconstruction."
While the school has been maintained over the years, it was the expansion of Fort Bliss and the increasing number of military families that deemed the campus unfit to accommodate future students, said Nick Corona, EPISD's executive director of facilities, maintenance and construction. The school, built in the 1960s, has 38 classrooms, including a 12-classroom wing built in 1991.
With about 620 students enrolled at the school, the count is nearing the campus capacity of 646.
The Army post is now in its second phase of building 1,066 homes, which include duplexes and four-plexes, because of the growth.
Because of the anticipated growth, Corona said, the new campus, which will be built south of the current school, will have 48 classrooms, increasing the school's capacity from 646 to about 800; a multipurpose classroom; refrigerated air conditioning; two playground structures and the latest amenities in technology.
Offutt said the Army post will work closely with the district to ensure that the school meets anti-terrorism standards.
However, officials with Fort Bliss would not go into details about what measures would be taken.
Corona said that once a contractor is selected, the bid will be taken to the EPISD Board of Trustees for approval during its March 12 meeting.
The rebuilding of the campus will be done in phases, allowing the students to remain on campus, Corona said.
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I own a 2006 r1150R and most manuals stop at 2005? Curious about why?
Publishing economics. A manual that includes the 2005 model must have been issued sometime after the publisher saw that the 2005 bike was the same (or similar enough) as the 1150R's previous years and could be included in the same book. Then when the R1200R appeared as an '07 model, the publisher likely didn't think it worthwhile to reprint the prior manual (now addressing a non-current bike) to include the 2006 bikes.
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I guess Canada had them until then...most I see are late model '04's in the States
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I'm returning to DW with my tail between my legs after having argued a bit with Tilt about the idea of taking refuge in oneself.
I just read this from HH 17th Karmapa:
And there we have it. I tried to find the previous thread where Tilt brought it up and I can't find it, but I think the idea is worthy of its own thread.How we come down to the real meaning, the whole point, of what I am saying here. It is that I am my own refuge, I am my own protector. Nobody can actually give me protection. I must help myself by clearly understanding what I have to take up and what I have to get rid of. I have to find this out myself and then do it, and that the true practice of Dharma. It is through the practice of Dharma that I create the causes and conditions for my own happiness and for achieving wisdom, compassion, and the ability to help others. Entire article
Does anyone else find this interesting? When I first read about taking refuge in my own self, I thought that sounded so wild! I mean, me?? I'm the deluded one. But from a certain angle this makes sense, too. Any thoughts, opinions, or suttas are appreciated.


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The AFC East is 1-1. Check your gut. Let's play some freaking football.
Did you know we're 1st in the division? And oddly enough, NE is last. Kinda funny.
And the Pats travel to Baltimore for a night game. Jets could definitely be in 1st next week.
The Arizona loss, and the Hernandez loss suddenly make the AFC East a lot more interesting.
sorry guys, season ended today. probably should start looking forward to spring training right about now.
I don't know what the deal is with Pats but great teams don't lose their home opener to Kevin Klod. There is definitley blood in the water.
Pats looked mortal, which is good for everyone. Miami proved it is tough at home in September, which is usually the case. Bills showed some life. Pats may drop to 1-2 after the Ravens next week, but we aren't getting through our next few games unscathed either, so I wouldn't get too concerned about what place we're in (for now). Just beat Miami. A loss there would really change the way we're looking at this season. Can't let that happen.
No, we suck, lets go into the fetal position and cry Some of this fanbase is just ****ing sad
Gronk looks like he has lost half a step and I suspect he is not fully recovered from his offseason surgery. Hernandez is obviously out indefinitely.
Kevin Kolb had almost nothing to do with the Cardinals win, so it's not really fair to say that the Patriots "lost" to Kolb. The win was all about the Cardinals D and ST, both of which looked awesome. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they were 7-0 going into MNF against the 49ers.
Some people need to chill. We're 2 games into the season and it wasn't like we got shut out and lost a ton of people to injury
AFCE is a two team race between Jets and Pats. One thing to lose to Steelers in Pittsburgh another thing to lose at home to Kevin Kolb. Pats got exposed today.


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" Genre: Biography / Author: Andrew Flintoff / Paperback / 336 Pages / Book is published 2006-04-10 by Hodder Paperbacks "
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Released in 2006, for me this book marked a total change in cricket biographies and not one I particularly like.
In the past at the end of a distinguished career and following a few years to really think about their achievements and place in the game, great players released Autobiographies, this along with about 6 other books was released after Englands first ashes victory for a number of years in 2005, despite the odd controversial comment about players still in the game, Flintoff hasn´t had enough of a life to justify an autobiography yet, we miss his later problems with injury, further ashes failures and the pedalo incident in this book, I also feel it would be interesting now to hear his views when he isn´t quite as close to the situation or the players, what will he do with his future, how will life without playing cricket affect him.
Unfortunately, despite being a nice guy and a good cricketer, this reads like a boys own adventure rather than a frank, intelligent read similar to Shane Warne´s outstanding Autobiography.
We learn that Flintoff was nicknamed Freddie, that he has always had problems with his size, that his injuries often relate to his bulk and size and that he has a constant fight with injuries and has celebrity mates in Ricky Hatton, David Beckham etc.
The best bits are when he concentrates on talking about his cricket, as Flintoff is clearly a smart cookie and a player with the potential to be a coach, but this dwells too much on the facile and needless elements of his career.
I like the guy but I feel this follows the footballer stereotype of writing about a life before it has really matured, with Botham, Warne, Waugh etc we get the chance to understand what life away from Cricket means to them, similar with Atherton and Hussain but this book is too soon and feels dated because of it, lost in the mid 2000´s, a further book would now be pointless as Flintoff hasn´t really moved on from the Ashes win apart from being a team captain on some needless Sky One quiz.
The book is available in paperback for 6.69 on Amazon and a lot less on Marketplace, it is needlessly 336 pages long, over half of this is padding and whilst it is good to know what Flintoff thinks of the Indian captain or Murali Muralitharan or Shane Warne, or Pietersen, it would be more interesting to hear those views now from an utterly new perspective.
This isn´t a good book and has opened the door for ridiculous autobiographies like the 22 year old Alistair Cook´s and marked a sad day in cricket journalism for me.
I have met Andrew Flintoff twice, both times when I was writing a piece for Northamptonshire Cricket Club. The first occasion was quick banter in the car park, whilst the other was asking some proper questions at a 50 over game against Lancashire at Northampton which would be his only domestic game in 2006 because of his England central contract commitments and his lucrative benefit year, raking it in after his Ashes heroics the year before. I asked him some stuff between the innings and he mumbled some laddish answers and then was gone. But the real let down was his refusal to sign autographs for the kids after that only game. He stayed in the dressing room having a beer and then got his driver to park the car around the back so to dodge the kids and do a quick exit, some swanky benefit gig more important. At the start of the year to help boost his bumper benefit Freddie said he would give half the money he raised to charity if he passed one million quid, which he easily did, but failed to give the other half to charity, by all accounts, accounts yet to be inspected as the tabloid press have yet to turn on the boozy all-rounder. If we fail in the Ashes I think they will.
He can be a bit immature and certainly tired of the Botham comparison, a rare cricketer who can get test hundreds and five wicket hauls. But he never did get near Bothams records as injuries and booze continue to curtail his career, similar demons for the likes of Steve Harmisons and Mathew Hoggard. The northern bowlers just love to go on the lash and party and only this week Freddie once again missed the plane after a late night, although having him wander through a field of poppies at Flanders is perhaps not a good idea with a week to go to the Ashes.
But he's 31 now and as Freddie says in his book:' I got one not out in my first ever innings as a schoolboy and I would take that now', his form that woeful of late with the bat as the Ashes arrived. You can never question his heart with the ball but it's that bravado on wanting to be the man with that same ball that has worn away most of his cartridge and tendons, this, his last Ashes series in England for me. The greedy ECB play too much international cricket to keep their salaries high and the broken down Flintoff is the result.
-The early years-
There's not much about his childhood in the book other than an honest northern working-class upbringing and strong parenting, his dad a decent club cricketer in the Lancashire leagues...Freddie getting into the game that way, soon rising through the ranks of the various age groups and then a trail and second eleven contracts with Lancashire. He was also rising through the England age groups at the same time, at 17 that early talk of him being the next Botham. In the Under 13s he played alongside Phillip and Gary Neville, no less, both England class cricketers back in the 80s. Considering Freddie's often brainless behaviour he was also Preston schools chess champion when he was aged just eleven!
The beer began to flow on second team games for Lancashire, the game very different back then, Freddie recalling Ronnie Irani and Ian Austin rolling a barrel on to the team coach as they headed to a game down south, something Freddie could match Botham at. But it would be runs and wickets that would go down well with the Lancashire members, not ale, Flintoff showing his credentials early by taking 34 runs off one over at Surrey in a first-class game, still a world record.
That form would earn him his England cap at just 20, a one-day international his prize after three straight hundreds in the championship. But his test career didn't start so well under club and England captain Michael Atherton, a pair at Headingly against the Springboks and two more ducks in the same summer. His poor fitness and love of the ale was blamed for the run of poor scores and he was returned to county cricket, his coach, tough Aussie Bobby Simpson, also less than impressed with his off field activities, calling him a c**t to his face in his office for a one word motivation session on how not to waste an immense talent.
But in 2004 it began to click for England and Fintoff as they won series after series, including a record seven straight test wins for England during the double slaughter of New Zealand and the West Indies, culminating in that amazing 2005 Ashes series, hence this book. When Glen McGrath stood on the ball and missed the second test it completely changed the series and the rest is history, Pietersen and Flintoff the hero's amongst many. Intriguingly KP is hardly mentioned in the book, the tension between the two well documented, Flintoff believed to be behind Pietersen downfall as England captain.
-The Conclusion-
Never buy books from prominent sportsmen under 30 years of age and still playing, this even worse than Monty Panesars seminal drudge. Understandably books were rushed out after that dramatic 2005 Ashes series to cash in but that doesn't mean they were going to be any good. I personally read it to get an insight into Flintoff as part of my work but it's not worth more than a reference point to people who love the game, strictly only for cricket fans. I can not think of one single reason for biography fans in general to buy this.
The bulk of the book is statistics and match information over any intelligent comment or gossip, Flintoff 'bigging himself up' at every opportunity. Its match after match, injury after injury, filler after filler...For some reason I have never been fan of Freddie and this book is another reason why. What's charismatic and brave for some people in their sports hero's is yobbish and bigheaded to me and by reading this book I was hoping to change that. That was not the case, this a very lame cricket biography if you consider the image and achievements of the man.


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>General Running>Does the Boston Incident mean that all races need to tighten security?
I just learned that everything at the bag check at our local marathon will be inspected, and runners and spectators are being asked to limit what they bring. New rules this year.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
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I'm not sure HOW a road race could even tighten security without building walls around the entire course...
• Recover from 2017
• Surgery in March
• Continue showing Cancer that it's not welcome back. Ever.
• Rebuild to racing and big running & biking miles in 2019
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
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Just run.
Make all races a one mile loop? Enclose the loop? :-P
"When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem." Emil Zatopek
I think it depends on the city and the race. I live in D.C. I anticipate tightened security at most large races here going forward. (As YMMV and I were chatting about in one of the post-Boston threads, I know the Army Ten Miler has been checking bags since 9/11.)
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
My blog is JT Running DC. It's awesome.
Probably not the entire course but they could have an officer walking around with a bomb sniffing dog. And, I think I saw a headline from an article that suggested they could use drones. (Steps away from the political debate about domestic use of drones).
All the news I've seen is that the Boston bombing was the result of an isolated pair of nutcases, not the beginning of a planned terror campaign by a larger organization. In which case, increased security will accomplish nothing.
This. They were just as likely to target a race as they were to target any other large gathering of people. Their next move was Times Square, according to reports I heard...but I'm sure something like a parade or soccer game would have been just as appealing targets to people looking to do the most harm.
Really? We even need a pole for this?
Runners run.
Imminent Catastrophe
About all they can do is check for backpacks or weapons in the most crowded areas, easier at some venues than others. Safeguarding 52.2 miles is impossible, it will be interesting to see what happens at Peachtree, NYCM and other large events. And 4th of July parades, etc.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
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Our local half is tomorrow, and we got a notice last week that there's going to be extra police and a bomb-sniffing dog there. Plus, they told everyone to be on the lookout for anything suspicious, in particular anyone "not dressed appropriately for the weather."
I'd vote for no but not for the reason given so ... no vote for me. Why can't the poll just say Yes / No and offer no editorial comments?
Feeling the growl again
We are always reacting to the LAST crime. The criminals are planning for the next one.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
Apparently race committees think it's a good idea. I just find it annoying, and another useless exercise.
Letting off steam
Apparently race committees think it's a good idea. I just find it annoying, effing ridiculous, and another useless exercise.
Apparently race committees think it's a good idea. I just find it annoying, effing ridiculous, and another useless exercise.


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Just moments before ripping 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree in one of the most memorable postgame interviews of all time, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman sprinted out of the endzone and over to Crabtree after the game had been all but decided. Sherman wrote Monday that he simply wanted to shake Crabtree's hand and told the receiver "good game, good game." When Crabtree responded with a shove, it triggered Sherman's rant with Erin Andrews.
Audio from the game has been released, and that's more or less exactly what happened.
Both Sherman and Crabtree were mic'd up for the game, and you can listen to a few of the highlights here(Sherman memorably tells an official before kickoff "don't let 'em beat us up too much"). During that moment following Sherman's decisive play, Crabtree remained silent, and Sherman had a simple, eight-word message.
Sherman: Hell of a game. Hell of a game.
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You can have a rock-solid OS, but poor partner support and lack of polish can ruin its public perception. Steven Sinofsky realized that and he worked hard to transform Windows 7 into one of the most highly anticipated Microsoft operating systems to date. As a reward for his exemplary work, Microsoft is promoting him to Windows President.
Mr. Sinofsky previously had been in charge of the development of Microsoft Office. He also served as a former technical assistant to Microsoft's founder Bill Gates, a stepping stone position. When Windows Vista turned into a sour experience in terms of PR and failed to outsell its predecessor, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shuffled staff and brought Mr. Sinofsky aboard. Internally, Microsoft blamed much of Vista's problems on two years of delays, which made it harder for software programmers and computer makers to plan for compatibility.
As senior vice president of the Windows and Windows Live engineering group, Mr. Sinofsky indeed righted the ship, making sure that Windows 7 stayed ahead of schedule. He also worked diligently to communicate with the public, as one of the two co-editors of the Windows 7 blog.
Matt Rosoff, an analyst at the Kirkland, Washington-based research firm Directions on Microsoft praises, "He runs a tight ship. He always did a good job getting Office out on time, and he appears to have done the same thing with Windows."
Mr. Sinofsky's former fellow Windows vice presidents -- Bill Veghte and Jon DeVaan -- will now report to Mr. Sinofsky, rather than to Steve Ballmer, the former arrangement. Mr. Veghte will be assuming new responsibilities, while Tami Reller is being moved to the Windows team as the manager of sales and marketing.
Windows 7 is set to release on October 22 and should be one of the most polished software releases in some time, with thousands of bugs captured and fixed thanks to an extensive public testing period and a refocused Microsoft.


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The Novation Launchkey 61 USB Keyboard Controller has up to 50 physical controls including 16 velocity-sensitive multi-color trigger pads. As well as enabling hands-on control of your DAW's mixer, instruments and effects, Launchkey is an integrated software/hardware instrument. The control surface has been designed to work tightly alongside two intuitive apps for iPad: the Launchkey app and the Launchpad app - plus the powerful V-Station & Bass Station synth plug-in for Mac and Windows.
Launchkey 61 includes an entire suite of software for iPad, Mac and PC including a brand new stand-alone synth app, a Launchpad app for triggering and improvising with loops, and the powerful V-Station and Bass Station soft synths for Mac and PC - not to mention Ableton Live Lite and a huge Loopmasters sample pack.
Launchkey is a controller for all major music software, giving you hands-on control of your mixer, transport and more in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic and Cubase. With nine faders, nine buttons, eight rotary knobs and transport controls, nothing comes close to Launchkey for sheer controllability.


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Eurobarometer 66.1: European Values and Societal Issues, Mobile Phone Use, and Farm Animal Welfare, September-October 2006 (ICPSR 21281)
Principal Investigator(s): Papacostas, Antonis, European Commission
This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures, such as how satisfied they were with their present life, whether they attempted to persuade others close to them to share their views on subjects they held strong opinions about, whether they discussed political matters, what their expectations were for the next 12 months, and how they viewed the need for societal change. Additional questions focused on the respondents' knowledge of and opinions on the European Union (EU), including how well-informed they felt about the it, what sources of information about the EU they used, whether their country had benefited from being an EU member (or would benefit from being a future member), and the extent of their personal interest in EU matters. Respondents were also asked to provide their opinion on social issues, identify personal and European values, and evaluate whether these values are shared among EU member states. A second major focus for the surveys was on mobile phone use, including roaming. Respondents were asked to evaluate the cost of local mobile phone services versus those services used in other countries and the involvement of the EU in price regulation, to describe their mobile phone access billing plan, and to identify mobile services they used most frequently while abroad. For a third major area of focus, the survey asked respondents about their knowledge of animal welfare, their opinions about its practice and application during food production and importation, the availability and purchase of animal welfare-friendly food products, labeling and signage indicating the source of food products, and financial compensation of farmers who farm animals in animal friendly conditions. In addition, respondents were asked their opinion in regard to the role of the EU and the United States, and the position of the EU as compared to the United States, in regard to several social issues. Demographic and other background information includes respondent's age, gender, nationality, national provenance, marital status, left-to-right political self-placement, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, religion and religious involvement, as well as household composition, ownership of a fixed or mobile telephone and other durable goods, type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).
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The first solo studio album from this former member of the Be Good Tanyas (her previous solo release was a collection of demo recordings) is a haunting set of acoustic folk, jazz and blues. Holland has a bewitching, elastic voice with a smoky tinge that meshes well with the dusky originals and a couple of traditional tunes she offers up here. 4/5/2004 - Don Yates
Other Jolie Holland album reviews:
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Time for a Beauty Stash Inventory — What to Keep and Toss
Hair challenge: Stopping frizz and pumping up volume
Mother Nature has the upper hand in this one: Humid weather can easily deflate and unravel hairstyles. "Save yourself frustration by embracing your natural waves or curls," advises Oribe, owner of Oribe Salon in Miami; define them with a cream like John Frieda Frizz Ease Unwind Curls ($7, drugstores). Another reason to go natural and skip the blow dryer or flat iron: High heat dries out hair, which only exacerbates frizz in damp weather.
Though your instinct may be to avoid adding more moisture, Oribe says a conditioned head of hair is a tame one. Curly and coarse hair could benefit from a deep conditioner; fine hair may need just a light conditioner.
Whenever you do blow-dry, start with a styling product. High humidity can make fine hair look skimpier than Gisele's bikini, so fight the flatness with an amplifying mousse, like Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Extra Firm Hold Mousse ($4, drugstores). Or, if frizz is your main concern, try Pantene Pro-V Smooth Shine Serum ($6, drugstores) — apply, section hair, and then meticulously dry it. "Even slightly damp hair can frizz up later," says Rebecca Tallerine, owner of Blow Dry Bar in Houston. On the go? Mascara-sized Ojon Rare Blend Tamer ($24, ojon.com) is ideal for brushing down flyaways and frizz.
Get more tips on dealing with frizzy hair.
Hair challenge: Preventing breakage and boosting shine
As the humidity level drops, so does your hair's resilience. "Dry air saps hair of natural oils, leaving it dull, brittle, and more likely to break," says Crystal Phillips, a stylist and master colorist at Salon Tullio in Aspen, CO.
The antidote: more moisture. Apply conditioner to hair from the ears down before shampooing your scalp. "The conditioner will stay on longer — it's like a mini treatment. And you'll salvage some of your hair's oils instead of washing them all away from root to tip," Phillips explains. A duo to try: Charles Worthington Moisture Seal Shampoo and Conditioner ($10 each, in Target stores this month).
If your hair's texture is curly or coarse, try an extra shot of hydration. "Add a couple of drops of a treatment oil to your shampoo," says Eileen Van Benschoten, a manager of Drybar in Scottsdale, AZ. Conditioning agents, like the coconut and sunflower oils in L'Oréal Paris Advanced Haircare Total Repair 5 Extraordinary Oil ($7, drugstores), coat your hair to help trap moisture.
After showering, avoid wrapping wet hair in a towel, which can rough it up and result in flyaways. Instead, gently run a wide-tooth comb through wet strands, and air-dry if you can — doing so is less moisture-zapping than blow-drying. For shine, finish with a spritz of Ogx Weightless Hydration Coconut Water Oil ($8, Walmart).
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While UFC featherweight Eddie Yagin (16-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) recently cashed a "Fight of the Night" bonus check for $65,000, the 33-year-old Hawaiian has seen his share of hard times.
Shot in the hip at age 17, incarcerated at age 19 and growing up idolizing Tony Montana, Yagin had plenty of reasons to be down on himself. But none was more painful than what he experienced before he was even old enough to drive.
"When I was 15, I had a son, and he passed away from SIDS," Yagin told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I was so young in my life, and I had nobody there except for me and my girlfriend."
Today, Yagin sports a tattoo on his back bearing the initials of his departed child, Tristen Cortez. It's not something he often discusses, but it's a memory never far from his mind. At the time, it seemed like the end of his world and just one more example of why things were never going to go Yagin's way. With no one around to help steer him in the right direction, Yagin was clearly on the fast track to rock bottom.
"I was born in Hawaii, and when I was young, my parents moved out to Oxnard, Calif.," Yagin said. "From there, they moved us to Washington for a couple of years and then back to Hawaii when I was in seventh grade. When we moved back to Hawaii, my accent wasn't intact, so I spoke a lot different than the usual Hawaiians. I got hated on big-time.
"Every single day in high school, I got in a fight. I was just the type of kid that if anybody talked [expletive] to me, I didn't back down at all. So I got into a lot of scraps."
Yagin's affinity for violence and detest for authority continued to develop as he grew. The pain of his loss always close to the heart, Yagin began to fall into a criminal pattern, selling narcotics and eventually finding himself locked away in a Hawaiian jail.
It was there Yagin finally began to see the light.
"It was my dream to be like Tony Montana and live and die like him," Yagin said. "When I got locked up, it made me realize a lot of things. In the middle of my time, I was in the hole, and at one point they locked us down and raided our cells and took everything from us. They left us with only one book, and that was the Bible. So I started reading the Bible. That was the most I ever read in my life.
"When I started reading the Bible, I started getting into it to the point where I started understanding it and learning the message, and I even started doing little sermons in the hole."
Just 19 years old and locked away, Yagin began to see the mistakes he had made. He began to consider a different path for himself when an impromptu holiday prayer session ultimately changed his life forever.
"I remember on Fourth of July that year, you could hear outside the walls, and there were little kids playing," Yagin said. "It was real faint, but you could hear it because it was so quiet in there. You could hear kids playing with fireworks and cheering and stuff like that. Then you heard all these guys sniffling, holding back tears.
"They let us out for our one hour of recreation that we got each day, and I went up to the guards and asked, 'Is it OK if I get all these guys to hold hands and pray individually?' They looked at me, and they looked at each other, and they started cracking up. They were laughing at me so hard, and I was like, 'OK.' I wanted to prove them wrong. I wanted to prove that just because these guys are criminals doesn't mean they don't have hearts. They're all human."
And so Yagin went about the improbable goal of arranging a prison-yard prayer circle. His results were astounding.
"I got every single one of those guys – murderers, rapists, thieves, whatever they were – to hold hands and pray individually," Yagin recalled. "There was more than 50 guys out there. Some of these guys were three times the size of me. They had teardrops tattooed on their eyes and tattoos all over their face and neck. They were just crazy-looking guys, and they were praying individually, praying for their moms and their family."
Yagin had been in his share of scraps, but inspired by his Bible readings, he determined he should utilize his gifts for fighting as a blessing rather than to find trouble.
"I thought about it and said, 'Why am I fighting and getting in trouble for it? Maybe I can fight and get paid for it. God gave me some type of gift because there's no way any other guy would have done what I did to these guys.'" Yagin remembered. "That's when I starting applying myself. When I was locked up, I was actually about 205 pounds. When I got out, I was 155 pounds.
"I was like, 'I'm going to fight and save my money and buy a house and live the American dream.' When I got out, I didn't touch any kind of drug. I didn't even say a cuss word. I got into the Bible, and I joined a gym. I told myself I wanted to fight, and I wanted to see how well I would do. I had to see what God gave me. If he gave me a gift, then I knew I could go far. I wanted to see how well I would do."
Yagin turned pro shortly after his release from jail, and he opened his career at 8-0. He then struggled through a four-fight winless stretch as he tried to balance a career as a carpenter with the rigors of training. However, he was completely unfulfilled and returned to fighting full-time, eventually earning his way to the UFC. After a false start against Junior Assuncao in September 2011, Yagin earned an April win over longtime veteran Mark Hominick and secured the hefty bonus check during a bloody, back-and-forth affair.
With that first octagon win under his belt, Yagin now has championship visions in his head. And while his faith remains strong, "The Filipino Phenom" believes he's now fighting for all the right reasons.
"When you're doing it on the streets and you're breaking the law – even if you're defending someone or something or yourself and even though it could be the right thing to do – it's not the same as when you're a professional and you're doing it for a living and it's your livelihood," Yagin said. "You train, and you fight another professional, and you're putting on a show for other people that enjoy watching it. There's nothing wrong with that. You're just showing people what you're talents are. That's the way I look at it."
Yagin believes his dark days are now a thing of the past, and at 8-2 in his past 10 appearances, he feels primed for a breakout win against Dennis Siver at December's UFC on FOX 5 event. Now blessed with three healthy children and living in training in Southern California, Yagin knows what it means to be down, but he also knows what it takes to get back up.
"Tristen was my inspiration growing up," Yagin said. "He passed away, and it was one of the reasons I had a hard childhood. But I finally realized that if you feel like you don't have anything, and you feel like you're in the gutter, it doesn't mean that life is over. It just means that you have a lot more to fight for."
For more on UFC on FOX 5, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.


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MADRID, July 17 (UPI) -- The Egyptian Air Force is increasing its fleet of Airbus C295 transports to 20 aircraft through an order for additional planes.
Airbus Defense and Space said its new contract from Egypt is for eight aircraft but it did not provide a monetary value for the deal.
Delivery of the C295s, which are manufactured in Spain, will begin next year.
"We greatly appreciate the Egyptian Air Force's confidence in our products based on their successful experience with the C295 in-service to date," said Antonio Rodríguez Barberán, Airbus' head of Military Aircraft sales.
The C295 is a twin-turboprop. It can carry 71 troops and has a payload capacity of more than 20,000 pounds. Its cruise speed is listed as 300 miles per hour, while its range is more than 2,000 miles with a 13,200-pound payload.
Egypt had previously ordered 12 of the aircraft. Six of those are in service.
The new contract includes a support package that covers spare parts, training, and fleet maintenance.