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Anyone have success installing a laminer lips windscreen?
Anyone have success installing a laminer lips windscreen?
The hardest part of the installation is positioning the lip. You may want someone to help hold it in place while you figure out the position, then attachment is easy enough with the heavy duty velcro they supply. You might search the Forum for laminar lip as there are other threads about this.
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I had very good results with the LL on my Honda ST1300. It is a bit sensitive to location and I found it worked best with the top of the LL about 1" vetically above the top of the ST's screen. Your results will probably vary.
Before sticking the Dualocks (super-duty velcro) clean-clean-clean the windshield where they will go. They give you an alcohol wipe, as I remember it, but you'll need more. I used a couple of cleanings with Windex-type cleaner, then two cleanings with alcohol. Those stickers really stick so get it right the first time.
Let us know how you like the LL.
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I have used one for a couple years on my F800GS. It fell off on a ride this summer as I had got cloth in the "velcro" locks so thought I would ride without it. Needless to say i got new locks and re-installed it. For me it works great.
Tried a Cee Baily windscreen but actually found it too hot at slower speeds as there was no air flow behind it. The Lip allows some airflow.
I used a Laminar Lip on my 12GS's stock screen and it eliminated the bad buffetting. But, it shook violently at highway speeds, and after a month or two I noticed it had developed a stress fracture next to one of the contact points. I've since learned that, while that problem is pretty uncommon, its by no means rare. If you look you'll find stories of Laminar Lips exploding off of the occasional motorcycle. I decided not to replace the lip, so I spent the money for an Aeroflow and, 90,000 miles later its still working great.
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I've owned two K/RS bikes. The first had the stock little windscreen and there was just too much air pressure against my chest. Got a cut-down "tall" Aeroscreen and was happy except for bugs on the face shield. Saved the screen when that bike was totalled.
Second K/RS had the Laminar Lip installed on the stock screen when I bought it. Couldn't believe this little device, which is MUCH lower than the Aeroscreen, seems to do exactly the same job. I've had zero problems and the Aeroscreen (which I thought would be the first modification) still sits in my basement.
I'd believe the warnings about how you should clean your shield before installing the "velcro," but for the price and increased view above conventional shields, I'd say it is worth gambling you won't have any problems.
I nstalled a lip on my CLC "M" windscreen right after I purchased the bike. It works for me pushing the buffeting air over my helmet just as advertised.
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It made nearly no difference on my Adventure. I tried three different positions to no avail. Ended up with a Touratech spoiler.
Had it in place now for 4 years, the LIP and works perfect, except! The velcro works too good to take it off/on for cleaning and wore out, so I bolted mine on with nylon bolts from ACE Hardware. One bolt each side and a perfect solution accomplished. You must use the "right drill bits" for plastic or make a mess with regular bits. It comes off really easy for cleaning daily or as needed now. The LIP has seen 1000s of miles of offroad(a beating), taking it all in stride, not moving at all. A best buy. BTW; I left the velcro's in place to act as bumpers for the one bolt, each side system. Drilling the holes right in between the velcro's locale and it works perfect. Finger tight bolts only, with rubber and washers for cushion and all for pennies from ACE. It cannot come off while riding, never did, but some have had it happen with velcro only system. Randy
I had one on my 1996 K1100RS and felt very little difference. I use a Aeroflow in the winter and take it off in the summer.
I have used lips even before Laminar Lip came on board, as I made my own. Since then I have always used the Lip product. It is important to place its location correctly, so I use either duct tape or regular velcro to lightly test the placement. Then once in postition revert to the supplied HD velcro. On some bikes I have drilled holes after a fashion and used their nylon screws.
That being said, some shield have airflow holes in the screen or a screen that is separated from the fairing or whatever, and air flows under to created a laminar flow to some degree. Maybe that affects the results??
Also the biggest issue is the pilot height. No one is of equal size, which is why windshields work impossibly different for everyone. I do believe that Laminar Lips work and help in most situations, but some effort may be needed to get there. For others, it may be another windshield that solves the problem.
I am 6'4" and have one on a GSA, with the tank design and the side shields and excellent shield design and Lip, I feel like I am behind a RT with a tall sheild!
I've had two, still have one. The worst part is the 'trial & error' if you attach the Velcro buttons, and need to move it...the buttons can pull the film from the shield. It happened too me, left two spots.
They do seem to work aerodynamically , but too me look odd.
I found i like the Wunderlich air deflector better.
Seems to work well, I got some chrome license plate screws (plastic chrome) to hold the shield on, and quick to remove to clean under. These give a very nice looking attachment.
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There's a place where design and technology intersect, where form and function stand on equal ground. The Subaru Levorg exists in this sweet spot, blending useful functionality with eye-pleasing aesthetics wherever you look.
Subaru's cutting-edge driving support system. Like a second pair of eyes for the road ahead, EyeSight uses two stereo cameras capturing three-dimensional colour images with excellent image recognition, nearly as capable as the human eye. Using images from both cameras to precisely determine the shape, speed and distance, it not only detects vehicles, but also motorbikes, bicycles and pedestrians.*2 When spotting potential danger, it warns the driver and even applies the brakes if necessary, to help avoid an accident. With improved safety performance like this, EyeSight reduces the burden on the driver and enhances your sense of security in the Levorg. Rest assured in the knowledge that the Levorg was recently awarded a 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating.
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Like a built-in smartphone for your car, having the SUBARU STARLINK*1 infotainment system lets you access internet radio, entertaining apps, and much more. Control it with the tablet-like 7-inch centre touchscreen, multifunction steering wheel controls, or one-shot voice recognition*2. If you can't find your favourite music, connect your iPhone*3, smartphone or other mobile music device via the USB or standard AUX jack.
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Positioned to be clearly visible with minimal distraction as you drive, this display shows you a variety of information that puts you in touch with your vehicle.
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Vehicle Dynamics Control System uses an array of sensors to monitor and analyse the vehicle's motion in relation to driver input and driving conditions. To help the driver maintain control, Vehicle Dynamics Control System adjusts AWD torque distribution, engine output, and braking force to each wheel, resulting in a more predictable and safe driving experience. Active Torque Vectoring will strategically apply braking forces, shifting torque to the outside wheels during a turn, resulting in increased steering responsiveness and more control.
Avoiding a collision in the first place is the best way to say safe. So Subaru engineers looked at how a vehicle could make sense of its surroundings. Their answer was EyeSight – a two camera, stereo imaging system. Capturing high resolution 3D colour images and processing them in real-time, EyeSight detects and interprets its environment on the move.
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A look at the San Francisco Giants' 2012 season:
1. The outfield has been remade. Last season, the Giants started Pat Burrell and Aubrey Huff in the corner outfield spots, and it was nothing short of a disaster. It wasn't just the defense that suffered, though. The team got virtually no production from the outfield before trading for Carlos Beltran. He has moved on, though, and this year, Melky Cabrera, Angel Pagan and Nate Schierholtz will make up the outfield. Cabrera had a career year in 2011 with the Royals, but can he continue to produce at that level? In his first six seasons, he had never been anywhere near the .809 OPS he posted last season. Pagan adds some speed, but getting him to hit above replacement level in the NL West will be a chore.
2. They have a couple of talented kids, but both bring questions. Catcher Buster Posey and outfielder Brandon Belt—two players the Giants hope have bright futures—both will figure into the Giants' season, but it's unclear exactly what they'll provide. The team is counting on Posey's bat, but he might not be 100 percent recovered from his ankle injury. He will get some time at first base to stay fresh. Belt has shown some power, but with Huff and Posey at first and the outfield crowded as well, the team isn't sure where to put him. It needs his bat, though—since 2004, the best the Giants have finished in runs scored in the NL is ninth, when they won the World Series in 2010.
3. Contract status will be an issue. Rather than acquiring an impact offensive player, general manager Brian Sabean focused on signing pitchers Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum to long-term extensions. He failed to lock up Lincecum (his deal was for only two years), but the team reached a five-year, $112.5 million deal with Cain just before the start of the regular season. If the Giants are unable to re-sign Lincecum, however, they will have made just one postseason appearance while having that pitching duo under control.
1. CF Angel Pagan. There isn't much power here, but in each season from 2008 to '10, he had an on-base percentage of at least .340.
2. LF Melky Cabrera. Last season's career highs in average (.305), slugging percentage (.470), OPS (.809) and homers (18) put a lot of expectations on him.
3. 3B Pablo Sandoval. Last season, he rebounded nicely from a disappointing 2010, hitting .315 with a .357 on-base percentage, .552 slugging percentage and 23 homers.
4. C Buster Posey. Season-ending ankle and leg injuries ended his sophomore season. His third will go a long way in showing the kind of hitter he might become.
5. 1B Aubrey Huff. He followed an .891 OPS in 2010 with a .676 in 2011. But Huff is in a contract year, so that might motivate him.
6. RF Nate Schierholtz. He has played in at least 100 games the past three seasons but has never been a full-time starter. Last year, he hit .278 with nine homers in 115 games.
7. 2B Freddy Sanchez*. When healthy, Sanchez is slightly above average on offense. He has struggled to recover from a dislocated shoulder he suffered last June.
8. SS Brandon Crawford. In 66 games in 2011, he hit just .204 and had a .288 on-base percentage. In six minor league seasons, he was a .266/.331 hitter.
*Expected to begin the season on the D.L.
1. RHP Tim Lincecum. There is perception that he had a down year, but a season with a 2.74 ERA, 217 innings and 220 strikeouts is impressive.
2. RHP Matt Cain. With his 2.88 ERA, 221 ⅔ innings and 1.08 WHIP in 2011, he is the perfect complement to Lincecum.
3. LHP Madison Bumgarner. In 2011, his first full season, he made 33 starts, threw 204 ⅔ innings and finished 11th in the Cy Young voting.
4. RHP Ryan Vogelsong*. Five years removed from his last major league stint, Vogelsong had a 2.71 ERA in 2011, but his 3.67 FIP indicates he might have been a bit lucky.
5. LHP Barry Zito. He made a career-low nine starts in 2011 and posted a 5.87 ERA. Simply put, he hasn't been good in five seasons with the Giants.
*Expected to begin the season on the D.L.
RHP Brian Wilson. Last season, he wasn't as dominant as he was in 2010, and a 1.47 WHIP shows that. But he still saved 36 games.
Strengths: "It's always their pitching. They can throw it in the rotation, and they can throw it in the bullpen. They are so good that even a mediocre offense is enough to support those guys, and that's what happened when they won the World Series (in 2010). When you have pitching that good—and it could make them better if they have some run support and don't have to throw so many stressful innings—you're always in the mix."
Weaknesses: "They can't score. They were awful last year, and I'm not sure how much better they'll be this year. Buster Posey helps and maybe Cabrera will, too, but they really didn't do much to upgrade the lineup. It seems like they are relying on guys like Huff and Sanchez to repeat their prime years, and I don't think that's possible."
With the way the Diamondbacks have developed, the Giants don't have enough offense to keep up. The moves they made in the offseason weren't those of a team trying to win the division. Instead, San Francisco will hope its rotation is dominant enough to overtake Arizona, but a second-place finish is more likely.


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Court hearing for Professor Green
Rapper Professor Green is to appear in court charged with drink-driving following an incident on the road where he lives.
The 30-year-old, who is married to Made In Chelsea's Millie Mackintosh, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving on November 3 .
It came after police attended reports that a man had been robbed in Tyrwhitt Road, Lewisham, south-east London, at about 2.40am.
When officers arrived, they discovered a Mercedes had been in a crash with a van and arrested the rapper on suspicion of drink-driving.
There were no reports of any injuries.
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I remember that she said somewhere in the books that she prefers playing chaser over playing seeker, if that helps.
I remember that she said somewhere in the books that she prefers playing chaser over playing seeker, if that helps.
Ginny only played Seeker when Harry was "unavailable" and she always said that she preferred to play as Chaser. I'd say that she was a Chaser. I'm not certain that JKR ever made it clear. Professional Quidditch player is all she said, I think.
Personally, I don't think that Ginny has the patience to be a great Seeker, I think that she needs to be in the rough and tumble and scoring goals.
I think you'd have a harder time arguing that she became a Seeker. She wasn't that good at it. Certainly Harry notices that she misses a catch in one of the matches in OOTP and thus Gryff could have won by more points.
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I strongly agree. Everything in the books points to Ginny wanting to follow a career as a chases and not a seeker.
Ginny did say somewhere in the books that she would prefer to be a chaser than a seeker, and while she was a decent seeker she was definitely better as a chaser.
A question of my own about Ginny: do you think she could have been a prefect?
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If Ginny was asked to pose in a wizard equivalent of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine in an outfit that left little to the imagination (although not X rated) would she do it? I had an idea of a young James Potter getting into a fight when someone is looking at said picture and makes an inappropriate comment about it.
Maybe it would make a difference if the issue of the magazine in question was the current issue and the photograph was taken recently, or if it is an old issue and the photo was taken many years ago, before James was born or even before Ginny was married. I think she would pose as one of a group of young ladies all doing the same thing, especially for a layout that had become something of an annual tradition, when she was younger (post-Hogwarts but pre-marriage). But by the time James was eleven years old and Ginny was about thirty-four, I don't think she would do it, even though she could still look pretty hot.
You could have this magazine issue in your story as an old copy that someone had saved and that James's friend had found, perhaps hidden away by an older family member many years ago. It could make a lively story.
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Grammy-award winning rapper T.I. is set to make his debut as color commentator during the Hawks vs. Heat broadcast tonight on SportSouth.
With music, acting, producing, two novels and fashion under his belt, Atlanta Native, T.I. will soon add NBA color commentator to his resume. When the Atlanta Hawks take on the Miami Heat tonight at Philips Arena, T.I. will join longtime SportSouth commentator Bob Rathbun and former Atlanta Hawk Duane Ferrell as contributing sports analyst.
During his debut, T.I. will participate in live game day coverage on SportSouth during the first two quarters of the Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat game airing at 7:30 p.m.
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Does anyone frequent a pay to play course? What are the fees? (weekday, weekend) and what do you expect from a pay to play course? How was your experience(good or bad) How do you personally feel about a pay to play course?
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No. (Well, not exactly.)
But in my travels I've played a number of them. They were among the best courses and disc golf experiences I've had, and almost every one worth the cost. (The exception being courses on ball golf courses, which is not my cup of tea).
Blue Ribbon Pines is my home course. $5 for a day pass, play as much as you want. A lot of the greens are wood-chipped, the grass is mowed, little to no trash, and the course is in great shape. They have a pro shop with discs for sale as well as snacks and beverages. I haven't played it in the winter yet, but I understand they clear the fairways all winter long and the course is always playable. They also have people that go into the swamps and creek and retrieve discs, which are then placed in Lost and Found in the Pro Shop. As an added bonus, in the middle of the course they have a shack where they will often have staff selling beverages, snacks and even grilling hot dogs.
Not every single pay-to-play will feature all of these amenities, and some may offer more, but the others I have played also offered a more manicured course and some of the other features. (Full disclosure, I've only played a handful.)
Considering what I've listed above, that $5 goes a loooooooong ways. Even if it is just better course maintenance and a deterrent to one-disc wonders throwing right at you while you're playing the hole, it's worth it to me. In the case of BRP, it's a family-run operation and that money goes to pay for all of those amenities. I'm happy to support that effort.
I live in a bit of a DG dead zone, which means I have to travel quite a bit to get to courses (the two closes ones are about 30 mins away).
So when you consider the time and gas money invested into going to play, the cost of a round becomes largely insignificant. So in that sense, I don't tend to treat pay-to-play any differently than free courses. In essence, every course is pay-to-play for me.
Our MetroPark courses,(Hudson Mills, Stony Creek, and Kensington) world class disc golf courses and parks, in my opinion, are PTP. I don't mind the two dollar (plus park entry) or 50 bucks a year. I do expect increased amenities or services though. To date, I cannot say I am happy with this end, though I do think more money has been directed to the courses. It is kind of tough to say, due to the outstanding club involvement at some of them. It is my understanding that the money collected here goes to the general fund, opposed to going directly back to the course. Other course around the state and country that are PTP seem to be worth it. They are usually better kept, patrolled, cleaned and frequented.
Pay to play is the wave of the future, or at least it should be. I frequent 1 P2P course, Hawk's Landing. Love it. And it has everything I would like to see in a course. First off and most important, I only see other disc golfers out there. No picnickers, no dog walkers, no vandals, no drunks, no hikers or folks out taking a stroll. In other words JUST DISC GOLFERS! And such peace of mind only costs $3 a round, or $5 all day.
And here's a list of the advantages besides just disc golfers in no particular order:
-Proper etiquette at all times.
-Fairway distance markers
-Places to sit
-No crowds
-Full service store on the premises
-Knowledgeable, friendly owners
P2P courses are the norm in New England. There are VERY few free courses. The $$ courses are typically $5 a round or $8 to $10 for unlimited play.
Pay to play and private courses are the best courses I have played on a whole. I have played Blue Ribbon Pines, Rollin' Ridge, IDGC courses, Winter Park, All Terrain, Trophy Lakes, Seewee Outpost and my favorite private course Stoney Hill. The only pay to play I have been disappointed in is in Surfside Beach, SC - Tupelo Bay (if you are in MB or Horry or Georgetown County play Socastee Rec Park instead. This course has the feel of a private course because the design is terrific and has par 3's and 4's).
I've played a few p2p courses (Black Bear Creek, Sandy Point, Highbridge) and they were all great experiences. I agree with a lot of the other sentiments here that there is a different vibe to most private courses. I wouldn't call it more 'serious', but I love the feeling that the course is for disc golf and disc golf alone. I play a lot of public courses that are in parks and have overlap with the general public. That's just reality for those types of courses and I have nothing to complain about. Private courses eliminate that overlap and that's what I love about them. I do tend to expect the course to be properly maintained when I have to pay to play it, but that's about it. Any other amenities are just icing on the cake, IMO.
After building my own course at my camp property, I have a much bigger appreciation for all of the work that goes into maintaining a course. Mine is only on 3 acres of property and I spend more time on maintenance than I do playing the course. That being said, it has also set the bar for my expectation of private courses and being maintained. I like the fairways to look like fairways and the grass to be cut in places it's meant to be cut. I feel like my money is going toward the expenses involved in caretaking and if a private course looks dumpy and not maintained, the odds of me returning are very low.
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[Illinois] Cancer Community Symposium 2012: DriveRank: Discovering Patient-Specific Driver Mutations
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One of the pressing challenges in cancer genomics is to distinguish driver mutations (i.e. mutations involved in tumorigenesis) and passenger mutations (i.e. functionally neutral mutations). Current approaches to identifying driver mutations in cancer look for recurrent events in multiple samples. However, it is now acknowledged that individual tumors of the same type are highly heterogeneous and have diverse genomic alterations. We developed a novel method, called DriveRank, to discover patient-specific molecular driver events. Our probabilistic model accounts for both gene interactions and somatic mutations, which allow us to quantitatively rank a list of mutations in any individual tumor based on mutations propensity to become advantageous alterations. DriveRank was applied to Glioblastoma, Ovarian Cancer, and Breast Cancer data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, and it was shown to rank proposed driver mutations from other predictive software accurately by displaying a median rank for candidate mutations to be over the 92 percentile for all three cancers. Our results showed that the usual suspects (TP53, EGFR, RB1, APC, etc..) appeared frequently along with rarer, yet functionally important, suspects not normally classified as drivers. The DriveRank method will potentially enable the determination the optimal treatment strategy for patients through individualized assessment.
Cancer Community At Illinois Symposium 2012 April 5-6, 2012: Connecting patient care, research, and scientific advancement Symposium Premise This on-campus research symposium aims to bring together members of campus and the surrounding community to foster interdisciplinary discussions on cancer research and its affects on patient care. In order to increase understanding and awareness, we will discuss in an open forum with research talks, poster presentations, and panel discussions. We invite community members, clinicians, and researchers from UIUC and other Midwest regional institutions from departments ranging from the social sciences to basic sciences to engineering and medicine. The symposium features invited talks from nationally-recognized cancer researchers, oral presentations from UIUC faculty and students, and poster sessions. We encourage student researchers from UIUC and from other regional schools to apply (travel awards are available). About CC@I Symposium The Cancer Community at Illinois (CC@I) Symposium is organized by a group of students on the University of Illinois campus to bridge the areas of social science, basic sciences to engineering and medicine as they relate to cancer. The symposium mission is to: 1) Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and understanding that transcends established departmental affiliation; 2) Foster an increased understanding of the social and environmental factors affecting patients; and 3) Develop unique vantage points afforded by interactive dialogue between and among the various cancer research disciplines. In order to accomplish this, the symposium will engage the local patient community through use of the nascent social and support efforts of the Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Hospital, and regional clinical collaborators. If you are interested in other CC@I events or the program in general, please contact email@example.com
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The Dover junior and senior high cross country teams participated in the Lamar Invitational recently with the junior girls finishing second overall to Mansfield.
"I was very proud of how we competed this afternoon. Our junior girls did a fine job but couldn't overcome a tough Mansfield team," Dover cross country coach Mike Heath said. "We were short-handed today but I don't know if we could have beaten Mansfield with a full squad. They were tough."
Charla New paced the junior girls with a second place finish out of 40 runners where she medaled for the fourth consectutive race with a time of 13:38.
She almost lost her Dover consecutive pace streak to Lena Little who ran a close second to her and third overall with a time of 13:43. They were followed by Ashley Boyer (15:20), Carlee Hinkle (15:35), Sarah Borengasser (16:37), Angel Shirley (18:38), Kaitlin Meador (18:41) and Malinda Boyd (20:37).
Carson Miller once again led the junior. Pirates. He posted a time of 12:40 and medaled in the contest. He was followed by teammates David Borengasser (16:08) and Richard Dunally (17:25).
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Munster alleviate Earls concerns
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Munster are hopeful that Ireland centre Keith Earls will be fit to face Ulster on Saturday in their Heineken Cup quarter-final.
The 30-cap international limped from the field in the 67th minute of Munster's clash with Leinster on Saturday. But his side have alleviated concerns over the 24-year-old claiming him to be "fit and well" ahead of their match at Thomond Park.
And in other team news - Ireland trio Paul O'Connell, Donnacha Ryan and Conor Murray could all be fit in time for the Heineken Cup match. Ryan was back in training last Thursday while former British & Irish Lions skipper O'Connell is set to resume training this week along with promising scrum-half Murray.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. The OpenFlow movement has been casting a shadow in Silicon Valley where it was born. But the reality is that the move to software-defined networking (SDN) remains in its infancy and relatively immature for use in grown up markets.
OpenFlow got its start at Stanford University in a research program geared to radically simplify the process of configuring and managing todays complex multi-vendor, multi-protocol networks. Its aim was to let any programmer issue commands in high-level languages to servers that would control networks.
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This vision generated a tsunami of interest particularly from Google, one of OpenFlows biggest proponents. Simplification is a top priority for the Internet giant as it wrestles with some of the worlds largest and most secretive global nets.
OpenFlow also has its skeptics, especially among the worlds biggest communications vendors. If the OpenFlow vision is realized, tomorrows servers could handle many of the jobs run today on their big routers and switches.
In an OpenFlow world, complex ASICs used by comms gear makers like Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Cisco, Huawei, Juniper and others could shrink to simpler merchant chips. Their resulting routers and switches could collapse to commodity status like the servers that would control them.
But a closer look at OpenFlow shows it is little more than a skeleton that cannot yet handle the wealth of functions running on todays networks. Whats more, even proponents say some of the early implementations of OpenFlow arent fully compatible given the specs immaturity.
But like everything else in Silicon Valley, OpenFlow is changing rapidly. The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) that manages OpenFlow announced plans this summer for four new working groups that aim to help flesh out the technology.


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"The Greatest Frank of All" from MST3K.
"Sorrow" - Pink Floyd.
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The Friday Party Report
A bevy of models turned out on Wednesday night to celebrate Australian photographer Russell James' new book at the Stephan Weiss studio. Host Donna Karan and guests like Alan Cumming, Desiree Gruber, Ally Hilfiger, Douglas Hannant, Veronica Webb, and Josh Bernstein mingled with models like Alessandra Ambrosio (left), Angela Lindvall, Erin Wasson, Doutzen Kroes, Brooklyn Decker, Noemie Lenoir, Julie Henderson, Zuzana Gregorova, and Oluchi. [PMc, Wireimage, FWD]
• Jason Wu was the man of the hour at yesterday's Fashion Group International's Rising Star Awards luncheon at the Rainbow Room. Presenters and attendees included Phillip Lim, Tory Burch, Derek Lam, Dylan Lauren, Jonathan Adler, Nina Garcia, John Bartlett, Thom Browne, Stefani Greenfield, Linda Fargo, Barbara Hulanicki, Jane Lauder, Charla Krupp, Christian Cota, and Phylicia Rashad. [PMc, NYO, FWD]
• Ivanka Trump and Gilles Mendes hosted a cocktail party in honor of Joe Lupo and Jesse Garza's new book, Life in Color, at J. Mendel's Madison Avenue flagship on Tuesday night. Guests at the event included Joan Rivers, Lisa Airan, Meredith Melling Burke, Amy Fine Collins, Lisa Marie McComb, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Helena Khazanova, Stephanie Meyers, and designers Kristy Rao and Summer Rej. [PMc, FWD, PAP]
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Posey feeling better, back in Giants' lineup
By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
Posey sat out Wednesday's middle game as he recovered from a case of shingles, first diagnosed Sunday. The dormant virus, which originates when a person has chicken pox and can resurface years later, can take weeks to resolve itself, but if caught early, the worst symptoms can be staved off.
"I feel pretty good today," Posey said. "We caught it quick. I started the anti-virals right when I saw it pop up."
Posey took batting practice Wednesday and didn't feel like the virus, which in his case was located on his left side, was affecting his swing. Manager Bruce Bochy said he would have the head athletic trainer keep in touch with Posey as the game progressed to ensure he still feels good behind the pate.
"I'll have Dave Groeschner do that for me," Bochey said. "[Posey] feels like it's getting better and he's coming around with this virus. He's good to go."
Wilson notches adventurous first save
DENVER -- He came into a 4-1 game in the ninth inning, and 32 pitches later, Brian Wilson had given his club a scare, giving up three hits to load the bases and walking a run in before securing his first save of the year.
But the real concern came when he threw a 1-0 slider to Tyler Colvin and turned his left ankle, bringing out manager Bruce Bochy and athletic trainer Dave Groeschner to check on Wilson with the game on the line.
"Just a little tweak, no big deal," Wilson said. "They came out to see how it was. It was really nothing. It's one of those things that they have to come check on. It is basically a non-factor."
The at-bat ended with a five-pitch walk to push a run in and leave the bases loaded for Marco Scutaro, whom Wilson popped up to right to end the game.
"He's fine," Bochy said. "He turned his ankle that one pitch. But he said he was fine. He was facing his last hitter. If he walks him, he was coming out, even though the game was still on the line. He had gone far enough."
Said Wilson, "I feel more locked in when bases are loaded. I've seen bases loaded a lot. It's not like I want to pitch in that situation, but when it comes down to it, when I do, I feel that I've been more successful than not."
Wilson made his first appearance in Wednesday's 17-8 blowout loss, entering the game with the Giants behind by eight. Thursday marked his first save situation of the season.
"Once I entered [Wednesday's] game, I knew for a fact I'd be throwing today -- that just the way baseball works," Wilson said. "The pitch count got up yesterday, got up a little high. It was nothing out of the norm. It was nice to get that first pressure situation out of the way [in Thursday's save]. Not that any game has any more pressure than another, but it's nice to get the first one under your belt."
After throwing 24 pitches Wednesday and 32 Thursday, Bochy said he'd most likely rest Wilson on Friday, but he wasn't surprised by Wilson's pressure-packed approach to closing out the game.
"That's just Willy's way," Bochy said. "Good stuff."
Giants sit Burriss, Huff against Moyer
DENVER -- The last time Jamie Moyer faced the Giants -- in a Spring Training game in March -- he threw four perfect innings, stymieing the San Franciscan bats.
"Hopefully they learned from it, because he had his way with us," manager Bruce Bochy said of the possibility that Moyer's outing stuck in the heads of the Giants' hitters. "He pitched great. He was hitting his spots. You hope hitters learn from that and the mistakes they made against him.
"A pitcher like Jamie who knows what he's doing, very smart, he can get the hitters to expand the zone. You need to maintain your discipline, and there's a tendency when you face a guy that doesn't throw real hard to get a little big with your swing. Then you're playing right into his game, and he gets you to hit the ground ball and hit his pitch."
With Moyer on the mound for the series finale with the Rockies, Bochy shuffled his lineup a bit. Despite stating that he'll generally go with the hot hand at second base, Bochy sat Emmanuel Burriss, who was 3-for-4 Wednesday, and started right-handed veteran Ryan Theriot against the southpaw starter.
"Manny had three hits, but they have a lefty going today," Bochy said. "Theriot has had success off the lefties. Especially with an experienced guy like [Moyer], a younger player sometimes gets a little too aggressive off him. We'll let them both play early, get matchups, and whoever deserves it will get the bulk of the playing time."
Another curious omission was Aubrey Huff, who hits Moyer at a .391 clip with three homers in 23 career at-bats.
"I thought Huff Daddy would be in my office saying, 'How am I not playing?'" Bochy said "He's had success against Moyer. I don't think he knew he had success against him. In the spring he had some tough at-bats."
After the spring game against Moyer, who throws a fastball in the upper 70s, a frustrated Huff said, "I'd rather not see guys like that. It screws up my week."
With right-hander Brett Pill getting his first start of the season at first, and Nate Schierholtz swinging a hot bat with two homers Wednesday, Bochy gave Huff a reprieve.
"He's got some numbers off this guy, but Nate had a good game yesterday, so I'm going to let Nate go out there," Bochy said.
Bochy faced Moyer at the tail end of his career and sees much the same pitcher on the mound when the 49-year-old faces the Giants.
"He was tough," Bochy said. "I was at the back end of my playing days. He had remarkable control on the outside part of the plate. Good movement, good sink on the ball. I think I got one hit."
Lefty starter gets Pill into Giants' lineup
DENVER -- Six games into the season, Giants manager Bruce Bochy finally found a start for the last of his bench players, putting right-handed reserve Brett Pill in the lineup at first base and batting fifth against Rockies southpaw Jamie Moyer.
"He needs a start," Bochy said. "He's the last guy that hasn't had a start, so we'll get him out there. It's a day game."
Pill made his big league debut last September and started 13 of the final 26 games, hitting .300 (15-for-50) with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs.
"I'm used to playing every day in the Minor Leagues," Pill said before Thursday's start. "They explained what my role is when I made the team. Any time I go in there, it's easy to come [inside] and hit in the cage and get ready. Just kind of pay attention to the game and keep your mind thinking instead of just spacing out. It's easy up here [in the Majors], though. You have so much adrenaline. I feel fine coming off the bench."
Pill entered the game 1-for-3 on the season, hitting a pinch-hit homer Saturday off the D-backs' Daniel Hudson. He was hit by Moyer's 79 mph fastball in his first appearance as a starter Thursday and then stroked an RBI single in the third inning. As a right-handed bench bat in a lefty-laden lineup, Pill expects to see the majority of his starts against southpaws.
"It'll be good to get out," Pill said. "So far I've just been waiting around and coming in in games. It's exciting that I'll get more than one at-bat. I'll have a good time."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ATKINS - The Atkins School Board finalized a contract last week for hiring Daine Duvall, who took over as the district's interim superintendent Nov. 8.
The board called an executive session to discuss the legalities of the contract, which was unanimously approved afterward.
The contract is for October through June 30, 2006, and will pay Duvall zero dollars.
"The board has no problem with compensating Mr. Duvall," Board President Philip Haney said. Duvall had requested that no money be allotted for his position.
"I'm here to help them until they can find someone," Duvall said after the meeting.
The board is unlikely to be able to find someone during the middle of the school year, he said, noting he didn't want to cause any strain on the school and would like to be able to leave at the end of the school year with no hard feelings.
In other business, the board voted to accept responsibility for a loan Track Coach Scott Glasgow said was needed to finish the track. The Atkins Industrial Development Commission will loan about $14,000 to finish the project.
Glasgow said the loan should be paid off within five years through fund-raising projects. The interest would be 0 percent for the first year and about 3 percent thereafter.
Three bids have been taken, but Duvall requested time to talk to one of the construction companies to try to get a better deal.
Glasgow would like to complete the project before winter weather arrives. Once construction begins, it should only take about a week to finish, he said.
The board accepted the resignations of Mary Lou Meyers, school bus driver, and Tammy Cleat, title assistant. Cleat's last day will be Tuesday.
Board Member Gary Simmons and Duvall will represent Atkins at the Arkansas School Board Administration meeting Dec. 6-8. Simmons will be the voting representative, the board decided.
Restrictions were added to flex-day requirements for teachers. Teachers cannot take time off for training purposes.
Also, the board decided teachers will be paid twice a year for duty-free lunches.


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ONLY THE SWORD BAG IS FOR SALE. The bag itself was sewn with a machine, but the black straps were HAND SEWN on along with the buckles. It fit the sword I had and it was made to that scale. (plus to his back cause I was using a manga reference and if it say went from his neck to his thigh, I made it the same on me).
- Most Recent Photo
- 01-20-2013
- Series
- Blue Exorcist
- Character
- Rin Okumura
- Special Variation:
- Summer School
- Year Completed:
- 2011
- Construction Difficulty:
- Easy
- Costume worn at:
- New York Anime Festival 2011
- New York Comic Con 2011
- Otakon 2011
This Costume has been retired
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
When I say all of my time went into hand painting the tie, ALL MY OF MY WENT INTO FABRIC PAINTING THE TIE. spoiler: the original color of the fabric for the tie is RED. But outside of that, it was easy to construct, just time consuming... which is what easy cosplays usually do.
- Personal Thoughts:
- I adore Rin and his character and I do hope to cosplay him more in the future.
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I'm worried. Celtics is probably not gonna shoot like that again ( 23.5%) ..that number is gonna go up. We gotta push the tempo and keep attacking the rim. Stop with those mid range fade away jumpers that we be doing.
C'mon, KO, hands in everybody. Let's do this! Let's go Knicks!
What do we need in the 2nd half .......
quiet the crowd...c'mon Knicks...SCORE SCORE and SCORE
Good things happen when Melo gives up the ball. Way to get everyone else involved, Melo. No more mental lapses. Nothing but good smart effort from here on out.
Felton, I love you.
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Prigs and Felton are fantastic for now.
Love it...pedal to the metal..keep pushing guys..
Please stop complaining on every freaking call.
Words can't describe how much I hate Paul Pierce..Let's just say..IT'S A LOT
11 .... what the f*ck is going on. Everytime we have a comfortable lead we just stop playing defense ..
Don't be afraid of these guys. They're barely hanging in there right now, relying on us to keep them in it with lazy plays. Keep attacking. Without free throws or easy baskets, these guys have nothing tonight. Let's go Knicks!
it wouldve been nice if we had a 2nd-unit lineup to put in with 6 minutes left in the 3rd.


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OCEAN CITY — The Mayor and City Council have penned support for a bill that would make it a requirement for motorists who receive a traffic ticket to elect on the spot whether they plan on going to court.
Upon Chief Bernadette DiPino's request, Mayor Rick Meehan got the approval from the council last week and will give the nod of support to the bill's passage in a letter to state legislators who are considering the bill that would cost a good bit of money on the front end (approximately $250,000 statewide for information technology upgrades), but save Maryland police departments a substantial sum of money in years to come.
"This bill failed last year, and we are hopeful that it will get passed through this year," said DiPino. "It would save us a lot of time and resources if we could install a system that would ensure that people who say they are going to be in court for a traffic violation are actually going to show up."
According to the District Court of Maryland, there were over 343,000 cases in which a traffic citation recipient failed to make a scheduled court date of the 1.2 million traffic citations resolved in the state last year.
DiPino says that the bill would require "traffic violators" to check a box at the time the ticket is issued that would signal their intent for a court date or if they are just going to pay the ticket and essentially plead guilty.
"Right now, there are three ways to do it – either, request a court date, pay the ticket by essentially conceding guilt or don't request a court date and have one assigned to you," the chief said. "This would allow the officer to know right away if he or she needs to plan on being in court for a traffic violation."
Authorities have noted that this bill, if passed, could hold the potential to save millions of dollars for agencies throughout the state and help ease law enforcement budget concerns concerning overtime.
"This also simplifies the issue for the motorist as well," said DiPino. "The current system can be complicated, and, of course, it will give us more resources in the field if officers aren't spending time preparing for court appearances that never end up happening."
Forty-seven states require that motorists request a court date for traffic violations.
Naysayers of the bill seem to point to the initial costs that it would require to update the software for state agencies to file this new "check-for-court-date" box, as the state is facing huge cash flow problems and looking to shrink the budget, not expand it.
DiPino said that she was unsure what her department's exact statistics were when it came to officers who went to court dates, but other jurisdictions throughout the state have cited numbers that account for up to half of their total overtime budget costs.
DiPino says that she understands the concerns from a fiscal standpoint, but stresses that the long-term savings and the time it will free up officers to be better utilized in the field makes up for that in the long term.
Meehan pledged his support for DiPino's efforts to be apart of the group to get this bill passed, after seeing it stall last year in the House Judiciary Committee.
"I think this is a fantastic idea, and it makes a lot of sense to do it this way, and the savings that it will bring in is substantial," Meehan said.


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He actually used C3 too against Gaara and the village so "C2 at best"? Lol, it's Ironic that you're saying I didn't read the manga.
Lmao, again did you read the manga? Do you even know what's the point of Hidan's jutsu? He though he had his blood, the ritual was complete, all he had to do is stab himself, it seems like you don't know anything about Hidan.


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CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, August 29, 2013) – LA Galaxy Academy Director Peter Vagenas announced today the complete coaching staff that will lead the Galaxy Academy, driven by Chevrolet, in the upcoming 2013-14 season. The Academy staff will feature seven former MLS players, including four former Galaxy players. This is the first time in the history of the Galaxy Academy that all of the program's head coaches are former professional players. The 2013-14 season starts in September, when all seven teams begin their respective competitions— the Galaxy Under-14's are the first team to kick off their season on Sept. 7, against the Central California Aztecs in Bakersfield at 3 p.m.
The 2013-14 coaching staff is highlighted by the appointment of former LA Galaxy forward Ante Razov as head coach of the Galaxy Under-18's, former Galaxy midfielder Mike Muñoz as head coach of the Under-16's and former Galaxy defender Greg Vanney as head coach of the Under-14's. Razov and Vanney each played in the inaugural season of the Galaxy and MLS in 1996 while Muñoz played for the club in 2008 before moving into coaching. All three will be coaching their respective Galaxy Academy teams in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy this season.
"We believe that we have assembled the best Academy staff in this country and are excited to see the work that they will be able to do with our collection of talented young players," said Vagenas, who was named LA Galaxy Academy Director in June. "Ante, Mike, and Greg have proven themselves as teachers of this game and their pedigree as players will only enhance the culture of our Academy. They will not only develop future professionals for LA Galaxy but teach our young players the responsibilities associated with being members of this club."
Razov, one of the most prolific goal scorers in MLS history, is entering his second season as a head coach on the Galaxy Academy. A year after leading the Galaxy U-14's to an unbeaten 8-0-1 record in the Southern California Developmental Soccer League, the former Galaxy, Chicago Fire, MetroStars and Racing Ferrol forward takes over the Galaxy U-18's, who have won the Western Conference Southwest Division title in each of the last two seasons. A native of Whittier, Calif., Razov, 39, and played collegiately at UCLA before being selected by the Galaxy in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He scored 114 goals in his 13-year MLS career, leaving him in fourth place on the MLS all-time scoring list.
Muñoz, the 2010-11 U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-16 Coach of the Year, is entering his fourth season as a head coach of a U.S. Soccer Development Academy team and first as head coach with the Galaxy Academy. In three seasons as head coach in the Development Academy, Muñoz, 29, has compiled a 53-21-15 record and qualified for the playoffs each of those seasons. This is Muñoz second stint as a coach with the Galaxy Academy, previously serving as assistant coach for the Galaxy Academy U-16's in 2009. Prior to joining the Galaxy this season, the Bellflower-native spent the last three seasons as head coach of the Academy U-16's for Real Salt Lake-Arizona and Chivas USA.
Vanney, a member of the Galaxy's 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winning team, is entering his second season as head coach of a U.S. Soccer Development Academy Team and first as head coach with the Galaxy Academy. The 39-year-old was previously the head coach of the Real Salt Lake-Arizona U-18's during the 2010-11 season prior to being hired as an assistant coach with Chivas USA. He served as Robin Fraser's assistant with the club during the 2011 and 2012 MLS season. A two-time MLS Best XI, and an MLS All-Star in 2001, Vanney played in LA from 1996-2001, helping the club reach MLS Cup three times in the first six seasons of MLS. Following the 2001 season, Vanney went to Europe, where he played for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 1 from 2002-2005. He returned to MLS in 2005, signing with FC Dallas. He also spent time with the Colorado Rapids and D.C. United before returning to the Galaxy in 2008. He retired after that season having played in more than 300 regular season and postseason games in his time in the league.
In addition to those three teams, the Galaxy Academy will also have four teams competing in the Southern California Development League. Andrew Boyens, who played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup with New Zealand and was a member of the Galaxy's 2012 MLS Cup championship team, will serve as head coach of the U-16 (B) squad while Ted Eck, who played for the Dallas Burn from 1996-2001, will be the head coach of the U-14 (B) squad.
LA will have two U-12 teams playing in the Southern California Development League with Alexi Yi, who played in Belgium with Royal Antwerp before joining FC Dallas in 2005, serving as the head coach of the North U-12's and Braeden Cloutier, who began his career in Germany before playing for the MetroStars (now New York Red Bulls), San Jose and New England in MLS, is head coach of the South U-12's. The North U-12's will be based out of the South Bay while the South U-12's will be based out of Orange County
All four of the Galaxy's SCDL head coaches have previously coached in the Galaxy Academy prior to this season with Yi coaching the club's U-18 side and Boyens serving as U-16 assistant coach while Eck and Cloutier where coach of the club's U-13 and U-12 teams, respectively.
Rounding out the Galaxy Academy staff are former LA Galaxy midfielder Mauricio Cienfuegos, who is a technical coach with the Academy, Ruben Messina, who returns to coach the program's goalkeepers, and Billy Bizzaro, who serves as the Academy Coordinator.
"The LA Galaxy Academy has grown to become one of the best academies in the country. We are constantly evaluating and improving our staff as well as the developmental progress of our players," said LA Galaxy Technical Director Jovan Kirovski, who oversees the Academy as part of his role with the club. "The goal of our academy is to develop players for our first team and we have done an exceptional job of assembling a staff that we believe is the best in the country to achieve this goal."
The complete Galaxy Academy staff can be found below…
LA Galaxy Academy U-18 Head Coach Ante Razov
LA Galaxy Academy U-16 Head Coach Mike Muñoz
LA Galaxy Academy U-16 (B) Head Coach Andrew Boyens
LA Galaxy Academy U-14 Head Coach Greg Vanney
LA Galaxy Academy U-14 (B) Head Coach Ted Eck
LA Galaxy Academy U-12 North Head Coach Alex Yi
LA Galaxy Academy U-12 South Head Coach Braeden Cloutier
LA Galaxy Academy Technical Coach Mauricio Cienfuegos
LA Galaxy Academy Goalkeeper Coach: Ruben Messina
LA Galaxy Academy Coordinator: Billy Bizzaro
LA Galaxy Academy Head Athletic Trainer: Pablo Chung
LA Galaxy Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jonathan Brooks


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Ron Keas has produced what he proclaims to be the "world's first political campaign poster in 3-D." And it promotes the re-election of President Barack Obama.
It incorporates his oil painting of Obama and adds the Lincoln Memorial and one of the President's campaign slogans, "Forward."
With special glasses (available for purchase on Keas's Web site), you will see the effects.
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Team Breezy vs. Team Drizzy - Celebs Share Their Thoughts
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Team Breezy vs. Team Drizzy - Celebs Share Their Thoughts
1. 1. Chris Brown, Drake and their crews were involved in a brawl at a NY club this month in which several people were injured. (PR)1 of 11
2. 2. Terrence J of 106 & Park compared the Chris Brown and Drake beef to the Biggie and 2Pac beef.(Photo: PR Photos)2 of 11
3. 3. Will Ferrell took to Twitter in response to Terrance J's comment. 'More like Brandy & Monica' LMAO. (PR Photos)3 of 11
4. 4. Tony Parker was at W.I.P. Club. He is suing the nightclub for 20M due to an eye injury he recieved during the melee. (PR)4 of 11
5. 5. Chris Rock also took to Twitter. He said 'This light brown on light brown violence has got to stop' (PR Photos)5 of 11
6. 6. Lil Kim apparently has no love for Drake. She is definitely Team Breezy and called Drake some very unpleasant names. (PR)6 of 11
7. 7. 50 Cent finds it all kinda weird because he didn't see these two artists doing something like this. (PR)7 of 11
8. 8. Lil Wayne wants this entire situation ended because bad blood is bad for business. Money matters more. (PR Photos)8 of 11
9. 9. Meek Mill says that both Drizzy and Breezy are innocent and it was other people who took that s**t to the next level. (AP)9 of 11
10. 10. Birdman said 'Drizzy ain't did nothin' wrong to nobody, he ain't reckless, he's a humble kid makin' great music. (PR)10 of 11
11. 11. Celebrity Boxing founder, Damon Feldman, has offered both artists a cool million to square off in a boxing match. (AP)11 of 11
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In a stunning move only attempted once in presidential election history, the Obama campaign today finalized a deal to purchase an entire half hour block of broadcasting time from a major network. CBS sold Obama a half hour of time on Wednesday, October 29th, starting at 8:00PM. It appears Obama will present his closing argument to the American people in this fashion as negotiations are also ongoing with NBC and Fox for a similar half hour block of evening broadcasting.
The news of Obama's strong network buy comes at time when John McCain's campaign stands at its nadir and possibly its last legs. Three of the four debates are over, and both instant polls and later larger surveys of each debate show the public siding with the Democratic ticket. More troubling for the McCain campaign is the strong voter move to Obama over the past few weeks as world's stock markets have steadily sold off with no end in sight. Indeed, today's selloff of the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed below 9000, the first time the Dow Jones has seen such depths since August of 2003, to close at 8,579.19. Over 20% of of the Dow Jones has been lost in the past seven trading days, nearing the 22.6% selloff on Black Monday in 1987.
Obama's purchase of blocks of primetime network time follows in the footsteps of Ross Perot in 1992, the only prior presidential candidate to buy such half hour blocks of network time. In 1992, Perot purchased blocks of time on NBC and even beat some of the other networks for ratings at the time. Considering Obama's popularity, Obama's primetime show will undoubtably beat Perot's numbers and perhaps all other competing broadcasting.
The move into blocks of network time comes on the heels of Obama's purchase of an entire satellite channel, Channel 73, on the Dish TV network last week. Channel 73 is looping an effective two minute Obama economy ad entitled Barack Obama's Plan for America. The fundraising advantage of the Obama campaign enables such large and unprecedented media buys and sets up Obama for a strong closing message.
Against that backdrop, the McCain campaign continued with a focus on Obama's relationship with ex-terrorist William Ayers and explaining McCain's debate night proposal to buy up mortgages directly and renegotiate them downward with the homeowners. Neither initiative appears to have picked up steam, and the media narrative continues to be dominated by discussion of Obama's surge in popularity since the economic crisis began.
Centrist, independent and moderate voters are moving strongly towards Obama, and McCain has yet to find the right message to stem that tide. Considering the shocked reaction of many Americans to the recent stock market collapse, and Obama's skillful linkage of this crash to the GOP as the market's "final verdict" on GOP's economic policies, no message may fit the bill for McCain.
McCain now stands nearly 10 points behind in most national tracking polls, with the esteemed Gallup tracking poll showing Obama with a commanding, campaign-best 11 point lead, 52-41%. State polls are following suit, with McCain at his lowest support level of the campaign in battlegrounds such as Virginia, Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. With only one debate to go and less than four weeks until election day, the McCain campaign is teetering on the edge of a collapse in support which would result in a electoral landslide not seen since Reagan's victory over Mondale in 1984.


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Francona to welcome Torre
This time around, Sox skipper will greet friend as a Dodger
By Maureen Mullen / Special to MLB.com
"I'm glad," Francona said of seeing his friend in a uniform other than the Yankees. "Me and Joe actually talked about this a little bit. It just gets so out of whack, the whole [rivalry] thing. I like Joe so much, but at the same time, you want to beat each other's brains out -- that's just what you want to do. I'm glad he's in the National League. I feel like I can go put my arm around him tomorrow and nobody's going to start yelling at me."
Francona said he would not mind greeting Torre with a hug on Thursday, which he avoided in previous seasons when Torre was wearing pinstripes.
"I never went out there to the batting cage," Francona said. "Not just because of me. I just didn't want to put him in that position. People don't want to see that."
Although Torre is no longer in pinstripes, Francona knows the rivalry with the Yankees will not diminish.
"I don't think anything affects it," Francona said. "It's going to go on. Again, the game is so good, there's so many good players and the games end up being so interesting, for the most part, that the stuff that happens before and after, that doesn't matter. It's a headache and you end up having to answer things, but the games are so good. That game in '04, when [Derek] Jeter went into the stands [at Fenway Park to snare a foul ball]. ... It's hard to find games better than that. I wish we'd have won, but it's hard to find games better than that. The game where they came to our place and Billy Mueller hits the walk-off, that's pretty good baseball."
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Regarding the rivalry, Torre told The Associated Press: "It's fun, especially the way people perceive the Red Sox and the Yankees, that they hate each other. As a rule, the players had a great sense of respect for each other.
"I talk with Terry, and he'll say, 'Aren't you glad to be done with this?' As passionate as those games are, every game is a season. The game is over and you are totally exhausted."
Torre, 67, began managing in the Major Leagues in 1977. Francona, who turns 49 in March, contemplated managing at that age.
"I don't know," Francona said. "I guess if somebody wanted me and if I felt like I was ... the thing I'm worried about is losing energy. I don't know how well you can do this job without having energy for the day. Again, how you feel health-wise. This job wears on you, so I don't know."
Thursday could potentially be the last managerial trip to City of Palms Park for Torre, who signed a three-year contract with the Dodgers, who next year move from Vero Beach, Fla., their Spring Training home for 61 years, to Arizona.
Maureen Mullen is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CARSON, Calif. –During the LA Galaxy's 7-2 preseason scrimmage victory over UCLA on Wednesday, two of the club's brightest attacking stars showed why they could be valuable contributors in 2013.
Homegrown forward Jack McBean (three assists) and 2013 MLS SuperDraft first round pick Charlie Rugg (two goals) were among the most productive on Wednesday in the club's fourth preseason fixture of the year.
READ: Notes from the LA Galaxy's 7-2 preseason scrimmage win over UCLA
McBean earned the start in place of forward Robbie Keane, who is currently in Ireland after a death in the family. The match offered an opportunity for McBean not only to get a start alongside Mike Magee, but also a chance to play against former Academy teammates Grady Howe and Reed Williams.
During his 57 minute appearance, McBean's physical presence up top was vital as he provided assists on goals by Michael Stephens, Sean Franklin and Hector Jimenez.
"It was good to get the start and play with [the starters]," McBean told reporters. "I thought that I did okay, but I thought I could hold the ball up a bit better. It's good to produce something whether it's a goal or an assist and it's good for me."
In the 57th minute, McBean gave way for Rugg, who was making his preseason debut just two days after returning to the training field. Showing no ill effects of the lingering groin injury that has plagued him for nearly two months, Rugg was dynamic alongside fellow rookie Andy Riemer and created several scoring opportunities.
READ: Rookie Charlie Rugg nearing his return from nagging injury
Rugg notched his first goal of the game in the 64th minute, heading a Hector Jimenez corner kick past UCLA goalkeeper Juan Cervantes, a member of the LA Galaxy Academy U-18's last year. Three minutes later, the rookie from Boston College scored again on another cross from Gaul that he nodded into the net.
"It's great to be back playing again," said Rugg. "I could have had a couple more, but that's what I do, I create chances and I put them away. I felt pretty good and I'm pleased with my fitness, my touch has a ways to go, but I felt pretty good."
After his club struggled to generate offense in their 1-0 defeat to Real Salt Lake last Friday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena admitted that the spirits were up across the side—in part due to the youngster's contributions.
"Last Friday, our entire group didn't do a good job; it was a little bit better today," said Arena. "Obviously [it was] a different kind of opponent, but the attitude and the approach was better than on Friday."
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Google's settlement with the Author's Guild and publishers over its book scanning project and Google Books business will be reviewed, again, by a judge next week who might finally issue a decision.
The original settlement was returned to the parties in the case over concerns that it would give Google far too much power over the eBook business.
The Department of Justice criticized the revised settlement on the grounds that it unfairly gives Google rights to scan and sell "orphan works," or books which no longer have an author or publisher to defend their rights.
Critics -- including competitors like Microsoft and Amazon -- argue that essentially granting Google a license to profit from orphan works is where the company could get its unfair advantage, and represents an end-run around congressional copyright authority.
In its defense, Google said there was plenty of competition in the eBook business, citing coverage of the new Apple iPad, which will include an eBook store.
The company also whined that here it is, willing to spend millions to create a modern, digital equivalent to the Great Library of Alexandria, so why are you ingrates giving it such a hard time?
But it is hoped that this compromise between authors, publishers, libraries, and a company willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to digitize so much of the printed history of humanity will be another small step toward the vision that the Alexandrian Library represents.
Even Alexander or Caesar might wince at such a grandiose proclamation.
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From Maria Palmer.
Last weekend I participated in the innagural WW Finlator Lectures in Faith & Social Justice at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh. The church Bill Finlator pastored for 3 decades celebrated his legacy as one of the great American prophets of the 20th Century. Thank you, Pullen, for an inspiring weekend and for reminding us that we have so much work to do.
It is easy for us privileged Chapel Hillians to think that our actions are always consistent with the highest ethical standards. We don't break the law. We recycle. We donate money to great causes. I am sure, many of us also pray for justice and for the poor on a regular basis.
But justice is NOT like the climate, something we can call "an act of God." Justice (or injustice) is the result of our collective decisions. Bill Finlator reminded us that the Bible calls us to DO justice. When we fail to protect women and girls from sexual violence; when one third of our county's residents are low-income and thousands are uninsured; when one in five children in Orange Co. are living in poverty, I think we may be failing to DO justice.
As we welcome Chancellor Carol Folt, I take hope. After all, UNC president Tom Ross has said she meets his criteria of "unwavering integrity" and somewone who will "always stand for what is right."
What is right, Dr. Folt, is leading UNC and the community in doing justice. What is right, is paying UNC workers a living wage, what is right is protecting women—students and employees—against abuse and sexual violence. What is right is celebrating and thanking whistle-blowers, not harassing or firing them. They are the heroes who will make our University great. What is right is mobilizing the brain power of our expert Educators to close the achievement gap in our schools. What is right is giving the children of our lowest-paid workers access to the resources of our great university for tutoring, to attend summer programs and enrichment opportunities that bring wealthy children from across the US to our campus. What is right is giving poor children in our community the help they need so that they can attend UNC, not because they pulled themselves up but their non-existent bootstraps, but because the University refused to stand by while children of color are channeled into a permanent underclass. What is right, Dr. Folt, is to find a way to provide adequate health care and transportation for the workers in this community that will make it possible for you to do great things.
Chancellor Folt. Welcome to Chapel Hill. We expect great things from you!


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Larry Hoppen '71 brings his classic band Orleans to the Ithaca Festival. by Mbeti Hyess
You don't have to be a boomer to love the songs "Dance with Me" and "Still the One." They've become standards of American popular music. And when you listen to the original versions of each (not one of the numerous copies or commercial...