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Offensive coordinator Dean Norsworthy and wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Kyle Shipp will remain in their previous roles, while former Wonder Boys player Clint Reed will move from coaching the defensive line to the offensive line.
"I'm excited about being able to retain three coaches on this staff," Monica said. "I know they will all be a good fit. Dean Norsworthy has a solid track record with his offenses at Southeastern and Midwestern State, and his offensive background is a good fit with what I want to do.
"Clint Reed was an all-conference player here, he knows the terrain, and Kyle Shipp, in his role as recruiting coordinator, knows the ins and outs of how things are done here. They all know the area and will be valuable members of the staff."
The new coaches will be defensive coordinator Scott Symons, Raleigh Jackson (linebackers) and Danville native Kurt Corbin (defensive line).
"We need to improve on defense," Monica said. "I wanted to hire somebody who has experience running defenses similar to what I would like to run. I talked to a lot of people, and we kept coming back to Scott (Symons).
"Kurt (Corbin) has a good bit of FCS experience. He's a very good technician, an Arkansas Tech alum, and he will head up our strength and conditioning program. I also knew Raleigh Jackson from Slippery Rock. I am happy he called me. He has family close by and recruited Arkansas and Oklahoma while he was at Missouri Southern. I am really excited to have them here."
n No stranger to the Great American Conference, Symons spent 2008-11 as an assistant at rival Harding University, where he served as receivers coach in 2008, defensive backs coach in 2009, and co-defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator in 2010 and 2011.
Symons coached a receivers corps that averaged more than 460 yards and 30 points per game, helping the Bisons offense to a No. 2 national rank in passing offense. He also served as the program's video coordinator and as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
In his second year, Symons moved to defensive backs coach. After mentoring first team all-American Josh Jones, Symons was named co-defensive coordinator in 2010, and under his watch the Bisons were one of the top defenses in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) — ranked first in the nation in sacks (43 in 10 games), eighth in third-down efficiency (27.1 percent), 11th in tackles for loss (8.3 per game), 13th in rush defense (90 yards per game) and third in the GSC in total defense, allowing just 315 yards per game.
In his final season at Harding, the Bisons led the GAC in total defense and sacks per game, while ranking second in rushing defense and turnovers gained. Harding's defense ranked 29th nationally in first-down defense, allowing 17.1 per game.
Symons spent the 2012 season on the staff of coach Gus Malzahn at Arkansas State as a defensive quality control coach. His duties included serving as a strong safety coach, while preparing scouting reports, film breakdown, and other game-planning tasks. Arkansas State posted a 10-3 record, won the Sun Belt Conference again, won its first bowl game since 1970 and picked up its first win over a ranked opponent since joining the FBS in 1992.
Symons, a two-year starter at Lindenwood University, earned his Bachelor of Arts in History in May 2008 and his Masters of Science and Education in Kinesiology from Harding in 2009.
n Jackson spent the last season as linebackers coach at Slippery Rock, as The Rock posted a 6-5 overall record and a 5-3 record in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play.
Last season, Slippery Rock's defense ranked seventh in the 16-team PSAC in total defense, fifth in rush defense, and eighth in sacks.
In 2011, Jackson spent one season as the outside linebackers and tight ends coach at his alma mater, The Citadel, which finished that season ranked fourth nationally among FCS-member institutions in rushing, averaging 286.6 yards a game. The Citadel also improved its scoring average from 14.9 to 23.5 points per game in 2011.
Prior to joining The Citadel staff, Jackson served three years at Missouri Southern State University as defensive run game coordinator, recruiting coordinator, defensive line coach and linebackers coach. Under Jackson's tutelage, linebacker Jared Brawner and defensive tackle Brandon Williams achieved All-America status in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Jarious Jarvis, Kenny Smith and Dave Benham were also selected as All-MIAA picks during his tenure.
In 2010, the Missouri Southern defense led the MIAA in total defense, rush defense, tackles for loss and sacks by defensive linemen.
A 2007 graduate of The Citadel, Jackson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. A four-year letterman, Jackson was a starter as a senior (2006) and helped lead The Citadel to its first winning record in the Southern Conference in 15 seasons.
n Corbin returns to the Wonder Boys coaching staff, having previously spent the 2005 season as the receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. He will serve as the defensive line coach.
Corbin spent 2009-12 as the defensive line coach/recruiter at Stephen F. Austin State University, guiding a unit that recorded more sacks over his three-year tenure than any other unit in NCAA Division I. The Lumberjacks won back-to-back Southland Conference titles, and during his tenure finished among the nation's top-20 in tackles for loss and top-10 in sacks.
Before joining the SFA staff, Corbin spent two seasons as a defensive coach at Northwestern State, where he helped produced one of the league's more intimidating defenses. In 2006, the Demons led the league in total defense, rushing defense, pass defense efficiency, opponent first downs and opponent third downs. Corbin helped produce two of the better players in the nation in All-Americans Ed Queen and Tori Collins.
Corbin coached the Demon linebackers and took on the added responsibility of defensive coordinator the following season. Northwestern State posted similar numbers leading the SLC in four defensive categories. The Demons finished the year tops in the league in total defense, pass defense, opponent first downs and opponent third downs.
Corbin began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State in 2001. After spending his first two seasons with the Demons, he was named the defensive line and linebackers coach at Arkansas-Monticello.
Corbin received his bachelor's degree from ATU in 2001. He graduated with a master's degree from Northwestern State in 2003.
The Wonder Boys coaching staff is currently recruiting and will announce the newest signees on national signing day, Feb. 6.


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Redmond gives Lucas tryout in No. 2 spot
By Robert Falkoff / Special to MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- First baseman Ed Lucas was penciled into the No. 2 slot in the Marlins' batting order Tuesday night as manager Mike Redmond continues to search for his best alternative in that role.
"We're looking for somebody to get on base in front of [Giancarlo] Stanton," Redmond said. "We've talked about Hech [Adeiny Hechavarria ] in there. But at the same time, Hechy is a free swinger. He's really aggressive and that's OK in that No. 2 hole. But in that spot, we need a little higher on-base guy. Lucas has done a nice job no matter where we put him in the lineup."
Heading into Tuesday's game, Lucas had a .306 on-base percentage vs. .273 for Hechavarria. Donovan Solano, who hit in the two-hole in the series opener on Monday, was at .304 in on-base percentage.
Lucas had a tough night, going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in the Marlins' 1-0 win in 10 innings over the Royals.
Jennings on familiar turf in trip to Kansas City
KANSAS CITY -- Marlins reliever Dan Jennings is getting an opportunity to reconnect with friends and family from around the Midwest during this trip to Kauffman Stadium. Jennings attended high school in Des Moines before moving on to the University of Nebraska.
Jennings said his parents, in-laws, wife's grandparents and brother-in-law were taking in parts of the Marlins-Royals series, as well as college friends from Nebraska.
"I don't have quite as many people as when I was in Triple-A and went to play in Des Moines, but still quite a few," Jennings said.
Jennings has particularly fond memories of his college baseball career. He was an under-the-radar lefty who was given the opportunity to join a Cornhuskers program that was churning out currently established Major Leaguers such as Alex Gordon of the Royals, Joba Chamberlain of the Yankees and Brian Duensing of the Twins.
Jennings, 26, had some rocky times early at Nebraska and said he thought at one time about giving up the game.
"I had a miserable freshman year," Jennings recalled. "Then, I was absolutely miserable the first half of summer ball. I was ready to hang it up. But I was able to develop a breaking ball and throw a fastball with conviction every single time."
Jennings got progressively better over the next two seasons at Nebraska and used Big 12 competition as a springboard to professional baseball. With his relief work the last two years, Jennings hopes he has laid a foundation to be a prominent member of Miami's bullpen for years to come.
Jennings worked in Monday's series opener and allowed a bloop RBI single by David Lough. But Jennings bounced right back to get hot-hitting Eric Hosmer to ground into a double play.
"I like where this ballclub is heading," Jennings said. "You look around this clubhouse and there are a lot of young guys that know how to play the game the right way. The future is very bright for this organization."
Marlins haven't set cutoff point for Fernandez
KANSAS CITY -- Before rookie Jose Fernandez took the mound on Tuesday against the Royals, Marlins manager Mike Redmond reaffirmed that the organization has not set a specific time for shutting down the All-Star right-hander.
"We've talked about it," Redmond said. "He's still got a ways. We haven't settled exactly on a date yet."
Redmond mentioned somewhere around early September as a general time frame.
"We'll continue to monitor how he feels and his innings," Redmond said.
Fernandez began Tuesday's game having worked 132 2/3 innings.
Robert Falkoff 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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Boy tracks speeders with toy radar gun
Subdivision plans speed humps to slow drivers
By Charlie White
The Courier-Journal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As city leaders look to address speeding in the Stone Lakes subdivision off Taylorsville Road, one neighborhood boy is taking it upon himself to hold speeders accountable.
After numerous complaints about speeders, Metro Councilman Stuart Benson commissioned a traffic study for the area. "We probably get 10 calls for speeding there for every one in any other neighborhood," said Angela Webster, Benson's legislative aide.
In the meantime, 11-year-old Landon Wilburn got an idea. He and his friends had often yelled at speeders to slow down, to no avail.
Then last month, Landon began pointing a Hot Wheels-brand radar gun at them and charting their speeds. The orange radar gun, which costs $30 to $40 at toy stores -- although Landon traded toys with a neighbor for his -- can clock the speed of almost anything from baseballs to cars.
Landon also began wearing an orange safety vest and carrying a battery-operated flashlight with a built-in siren.
George Ayers, 61, who lives on Stone Lakes Drive, said he could not believe his eyes when he first saw Landon with the radar gun. He initially didn't recognize the boy and, judging by drivers' reactions, he thought he might be a police officer.
"When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it," Ayers said. "People were locking up their brakes when they saw him."
Ayers, who knew Benson had received lots of complaints about speeding in Stone Lakes, told him, "You wouldn't believe what Landon is doing."
The speed limit on nearby Taylorsville Road is 55 mph, but Landon found that several drivers approached that speed through his neighborhood, where it is posted at 25 mph.
The city's traffic study found there were enough speeders on Stone Lakes Drive to meet the standards for adding speed humps, which force drivers to slow down. They are flatter and wider than traditional speed bumps.
The Metro Council recently adopted a policy for speed humps, and the first two sets have been installed on Sudbury Lane between Breckenridge and Hunsinger lanes, and on Trail Ridge Road off Barbour Lane.
Preliminary approval has been given for four speed humps along Stone Lakes Drive, although 70 percent of its residents must sign a petition before they are installed, Webster said.
Each speed hump and its accompanying signs and markings cost about $1,800. Benson's office would use neighborhood development money to pay for half, but the developer or the homeowners association will have to pay the rest.
Ayers said he will sign the petition.
"We have tried everything else," he said, including putting up signs, talking about it in the neighborhood newsletters and asking police for more patrols on the street.
Landon's parents, Bryan and Julia Wilburn, moved to the subdivision 10 years ago, and many developments have sprung up around them off Taylorsville Road between the Snyder Freeway and Tucker Station Road.
"It has grown a ton and the traffic has gotten progressively worse," Julia Wilburn said.
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So far, SemEval has been organised in a 3 year cycle. However, many participants feel that this is a long wait. Many other shared tasks such as CoNLL and RTE run annually. For this reason we are giving the opportunity for task organisers to choose between a 2 year or a 3 year cycle. Task proposers will be asked to vote for the date of SemEval-3 and choose amongst:
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Reasons for 2012
We still have almost 2 years! If its after 3 years, we probably won't be doing anything in the first year anyway. Hence, I vote for 2012.
-- Naushad UzZaman, University of Rochester (TempEval-2 participant and TempEval-3 co-organizer)
Reasons for 2013
I understand that some participants are eager to run in yet another "competition" sooner rather than later. This is no reason to believe that squeezing the cycle into two years serves a useful purpose. My perspective is that of an organizer. A new task requires much thought and even more legwork. An old task merely repeated is not worth the bytes its data sit in. There must be new elements. To reuse the old data is easier said than done. I could share our experience with tasks 4 (2007) and 8 (2010). There was a markedly higher effort in 2009-2010 than any of us had initially thought. If the community goes with the idea of a common annotation style, well, that alone requires a deeper reflection.
I could go on, but you may already be bored. Let me just make a social observation. What we do is not a spat, a fisticuff or a race. It is a shared evaluation exercise. That many people treat is as a fight is painfully obvious. i suspect that it is not uncommon for someone to use the scores -- especially a showing close to the top -- as an argument in grant applications or requests for promotion. A stimulating intellectual challenge turns into (excusez le mot) a pissing contest. Naturally, it is better to have more chances to win that medal.
I propose to keep the usual pace. A three-year cycle has worked well. It allows organizers to do their work carefully and thoughtfully, without overstraining themselves. Those who run annual events probably survive only because innovation is very incremental.
-- Stan Szpakowicz, PhD, Professor SITE, Computer Science, University of Ottawa
As a task organiser from 2007 (task 10) and 2010 (task 2) I concur with Stan's sentiments. It does all depend on the thought that is required for the new approach/annotation and how much time the organisers have to spare. Another argument for a longer cycle is that it gives some time for analysis of the previous data before implementing the new ideas. I do agree with Suresh and Deniz (the current SemEval co-chairs) that the decision should rest with those who are willing to organise the tasks.
-- Diana McCarthy, (co-) Director Lexical Computing Ltd., Brighton UK
As of the date of this posting (Oct 28, 2010), I would note that about 6? months has already passed since the results were submitted in the last SemEval. I think there is some argument for allowing ourselves a bit of breathing room, and also time to reflect on what happened last time before moving on to the next round.
I particularly like the idea of having a workshop of some kind about one year after the conclusion of a SemEval to allow for more detailed discussion of what happened last time around, and might help to avoid too much repetition in tasks and also provide a nice opportunity for a more in depth discussion of lessons learned. Given that, I tend to prefer a 3 year window (particularly if this enables a lessons learned style workshop after 1 year). There was, for example, an ACL 2002 workshop after Senseval-2 (2001) that focused on "Recent Successes and Future Directions" and featured some papers that did a bit more analysis of results, etc. than is normally possible right after the event. I couldn't find the call for this event, but you can see the proceedings here :
I'd also be concerned that a 2 year window this time around might not be sustainable, and so we'd end up fluctuating a bit on the interval as the years go by. I think having it generally understood that SemEval will happen every 3 years is nice in that folks can generally plan on it. This can be helpful when working with or planning to work with students or others on a fixed time interval.
Ted Pedersen
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porscheturbo911 wrote:Omg, the apple was insane!
I wonder how they did it?
It looked so real; it gave me hope for all the other special effects that are going to be in the movie!
I was thinking the same thing. I dreamed about that scene last night. I am hope that the rest of the movie's effects are just as spectacular.


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Apple and Google should merge.
MSFT would absolutely sh1t itself, worth it for the comedy value of Balmer's reaction alone!
Looks like Google is again trying pull US telcos round to its way of thinking, this time with plans underway for a handset optimized for its online services. The precocious Silicon Valley company has reportedly spent hundreds of millions of dollars prototyping cell phones tailored to its search, email and a planned new browser …
Apple and Google should merge.
MSFT would absolutely sh1t itself, worth it for the comedy value of Balmer's reaction alone!
Wish 1: Please try to be as open as possible; not just in aspects of the phone design but also in choice of carriers as well as your billing and ancillary services. This gives your customers more freedoms and will cut the costs of ownership. While other companies may see giving customers freedom of choice as a threat; you might see this as an opportunity to win a great deal more business through customer satisfaction and loyalty than your competitors will ever have through control and manipulation.
Wish 2. Whatever the interface you select for the phone, please keep it simple and clean. For example, don't make me tap 5 times to send a single SMS message. Give me the same freedoms and simplicity we are accustomed to with the Web. We don't expect your phone to look or feel like an operating system or anything other than an easy-to-use phone.
Wish 3. Make your phone capable of connecting at 3G or better speeds. You can not hope to provide a media rich platform for services like YouTube, while at the same time forcing your users to connect at modem speeds. This will be seen by some as a deliberate limitation built in to force people to upgrade before they truly need to.
Wish 4. Allow your phone to connect to WiFi networks for surfing and even for calls when WiFi is available. That way your end users will benefit from cheap or free service while they are at work, at home or near a hotspot. Surely this kind of thing will force the carriers to adopt better pricing for their networks; and will ultimately benefit you by making your services easier and cheaper to access by all.
Wish 5. Please do not make 'DRM' media mandatory; and if you do support DRM, allow the user a range of choices rather than locking them in to a proprietary service, say "gTunes", for example. People will slowly wise up to this approach and grow to resent having to re-purchase media they already paid for if they choose to move computer platforms or phones at some future point.
Wish 6. Allow the phone to sync with contacts, calenders and offline files, as well as connect to other devices. You will probably want it to sync with your own services, but please keep it open enough to connect with services and devices that are in popular usage. This will reduce the cost to us of changing to your services and will result in more sales for you.
Wish 7. Consider other countries and other markets in your rollout of your services. Appreciating you are a US-based corporation, the true marketplace for your services is global. Lack of adoption of universal standards and short-sited tactics like regional lock-ins will only create inertia and damage the credibility of your offering.
Wish 8. Keep it simple. Simplicity reduces price, size and battery consumption. Complex systems are hard to use, slow and more prone to security problems.
"Post net-neutrality era"
Sends a shiver down my spine hearing that phrase for the first time. So it really is going to happen? The wonderfully anarchic World Wide Web/Internet system that developed while the corporates were sleeping will come under their control as they would have always preferred it to be? Say it aint so, ElReg.
Soo.... let me get this right...
Google already knows what you search for, what links you click on, who you email, what you email them about. With it's other addons, it knows about your photos, your public opinions, your meetings schedule... and now... now... it will know where you are and who you call?
I wonder how long before they introduce extra helpful services like online banking, house-sitting and online storage of your medical records and biometric data.
And please make it a fully open SDK so we can write apps for it. Not the half-assed fake SDK that Apple has on the iPhone.
Is this Google's plan to seperate the net into two ? Default their phones to .mobi extension ? Imagine a device that's content is dictated by google's mobile serach engine.
My vote is for Gphone, or perhaps gPhone. Googleociter. In my heart I would love it to be "The Google Telephone" but it will not be so. Googlebox? Perhaps they will create a new brand, with a cute / sickening name, with a quasi-African sound.
There is also the possibility of a tie-in with G-funk. G-Phune? Googlephattphone?
Pimpin' Daddy G-Phone?
Surely we can't fit another phone brand into the market, it's squeezed tight enough as it is, who's going to be the first casualty?
The correct words to use when describing the G$$gle mindset are gauche and hubristic.
Normally, I'm an apple supporter, but apple really made a hash of the iPhone, so I'm going with the other company I support. I want this in the UK, and I want the option to have it PAYG since some people don't like monthly plans. Infact, i'd like to buy a handset with Google branding and no SIM or network lock, so I'd be able to use my own SIM card in it, so I don't even have to change my number or operator. I also don't want to have to pay over the odds for it, so no more than £150 ideally, but I would go some bit higher if it would include all the following: 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Good camera with Recording function, Touch-screen (optional but really boost sales), Movie storage and playback, Googles apps like calender, spreadsheet and document, 4GB or more inbuilt memory and/or the option to add an SD/other portable card that is 4GB or more, USB connection so I can connect it to both my computer and an external HDD and access files stored on that and access an external DVD drive (so I can play full length movies), good speakers, Open Source part, so developers can write google gadgets for use on it, AND store them on the phone and maybe write whole new apps for the phone. Phew, long list, thank you if you took the time to read it. I know I'm optimistic and there are more features i'd like, but I don't want to kill anyone.
So Google is going to archive your phone calls now? Soon Google knows absolutely everything about you. They have your Usenet posts, your email, your searches, whatnot. Just waiting when they start abusing all that.
Will it be a typical Google product - perpetually in beta in order to get round any troublesome expectation or delivery issues?
Not the sort of thing you want to see in a phone...
are something that is good for making money. For finding information many people would just choose the free networks. If companies won't provide them then the people would. By using mesh networking the whole system could easily get out of the control of telco companies or governments or anyone who wishes to regulate it.
Come join us in discussing the upcoming release of the Google Phone!
Check out this article from, uh, early april:
Phones are crap for browsing t'internet. I occasionally use the Google maps Java app 'cos typing in a postcode isn't too painful on your 12 key pad. Otherwise I'd die of boredom.
Anything else I can't be bothered. Got a perfectly good laptop with WiFi - if they were looking at WiFi everywhere - rather than phones - that'd be interesting. I s'pose some kind of thing along the lines of a Frog Pad might work - I'd like to see that in a phone - that might even be useful, particularly if you could make a frogpad phone into a keyboard when you weren't using it as a phone.
Now I've confused everyone I'll go back to eating my lunch.
Cool do we get a fee SMS txt message telling me that I could of bought a round of drinks off eBay?
Or maybe that they can get me a better deal if I get a goldfish credit card...
Just remeber they will store every txt for a million years, or until the EU threaten to sue the arse off them...
So the two companies with the most aggressive cult followings go head to head? What's going to happen there, then?
Every discussion forum, everywhere, swamped by incredibly vehement iPhone vs. gPhone arguments? Or will they all just buy both?
Never underestimate the ability of object-fixated geeks to have a keyboard fight, after all :)
Bloody hell Nathaneal, the only thing you've missed off there is the Moon on a stick!
With that feature list and that price of course it would sell. Funnily enough, they'd sell a lot more Rolls-Royces if they were, say, £5000 each..........
Mobile telephones aren't circuit-switched like the old-style tethered telephones used to be. This means that the two parties can be disconnected from one another and force-fed advertisements, most probably based on location and things they said, at anytime during the conversation. You won't be able to shout over the advert because you'll have been disconnected from the other party. And hanging up won't help; they'll know you were trying to evade the adverts, and just force you to listen to even more advertisements before you can dial another number.
"And now, we interrupt this conversation to bring you a word from our sponsors. You used the word 'Holiday'. New Age Travel Agency are the specialists in arranging trips. Press 'one' now to be connected now. Press the 'comment' key to repeat this message. Press 'nine' to return to your call. Press 'two' to hear another exciting advertisement!"
"And now, we interrupt this conversation to bring you a word from our sponsors. You used the word 'Taxi'. Freewheel Taxis get YOU from A to B. Press 'four' now to be connected now. Press 'six' for another carefully-selected advertisement. Press the 'star' key to repeat this message. Or press 'five' to return to your call."
It's all very well (well, no, not really; actually it's terrible) until they get the context seriously wrong.
"And now, we interrupt this conversation to bring you a word from our sponsors. You used the word 'Rape'. Chesterman and Sons are the East Midlands and East Anglia's leading suppliers of all varieties of oil seed crops. Press 'three' to be connected now. Press 'two' to return to your call. Press 'zero' to repeat this message. Press 'eight' for another advertisement."
Would the Wi-Fi enabled places be called gSpots? (and the little Wi-Fi strength indicators be gStop finders)
Those silly tassels you can buy for your phone be called gStrings?
(too hot for a coat I'm afraid)
If they do offer a gPhone, it will probably be like every other phone I've had from them, hobbled by "custom software" that essentially disables every neat feature that you thought you bought the phone for, except those they can monetize at absurd rates, of course.
"So Google is going to archive your phone calls now? ... Just waiting when they start abusing all that."
Prolly already happened. Trolling GMail, GoogleDocs and Usenet posts may just be the "Other undislosed monitoring programs" recently hinted at by the US attorney general.
@US Secret Police: Really guys, just an intelligent guess, please don't put me on "vacation"...
You don't think AT&T, Orange, Virgin, T-Mobile, etc don't keep your phone records and text messages?
If they want to send me ads, they had better pay for them. My broadband effectively makes the transmission of those ads "free" and there's enough real estate on my monitor to ignore them. But I'm paying by the KB for data on a phone, or by the message. And the screen is small enough that I can't ignore the ad. If this is Google's business model for the mobile business, I give them two years.
In the US, 3G, two carriers. GSM, two carriers. And only one does both. And they already have a premium glamor phone.
Thank you for making my friday. The thought just cracked me up, Google-Apple Merger. I don't mean that it is impossible or ridiculous, but I'd love to be a fly in Steve Ballmer's Office if and when such a thing were to happen.
Do you suppose he will throw more than a chair ?
At Whom ?
Let's see...
Well, firstly, if it doesn't do voice dialing, it's crap. Does the iPhone do voice dialing? No. It's a $600 turd.
Now, this one: Will it be the gPhone? The GooMoPhone? The GooPhone? How about the GummiPhone? Or, since it's ad-supported, the GadPhone?
I'm looking forward to the gPhone.
This should hit the Hiphop/rap/R&B Fans easy.
I wonder what the phone would look like...
Please also let us change the damn cover on the phone - Whatever happened to us being able to do that nowadays...
I miss my Nokia 3310 w/ Snake II <3


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CarGo joining in Rockies' hit parade
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez struggled for hits and through bumps and bruises for the better part of three weeks, yet found the experience oddly liberating.
The going wisdom has been the Rockies need Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki hot and healthy or else it all falls apart. Well, Gonzalez's batting average was at .232 through April 28, yet the Rockies were fine. Lately, Gonzalez has joined the rest of the Rockies, having knocked two doubles on Monday and gone 5-for-5 with a double and three RBIs Tuesday in victories over the Rangers at Coors Field.
Gonzalez entered Wednesday night's game at Globe Life Park on an eight-game hit streak during which he hit .400 (14-for-35) with five doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs. He drew relaxation from knowing his slump didn't send the Rockies' season off the rails.
"It's been fun, and I haven't felt like this for a while -- the last time I felt like this was 2009," said Gonzalez, referring to the last time the Rockies went to the playoffs. "It's the feeling that you can win every game and it's not up to you. It's about everybody.
"It's nice to feel there's no finger pointed to me or to Tulo. When the team is going bad, it's like, 'Let's point the finger at CarGo and Tulo; Whatever they do, that's how the Rockies are going to do.'"
Of course, Tulowitzki has hit enough to make up for any slump, with a .421 average, nine homers and 30 RBIs going into Wednesday night. But with Nolan Arenado riding a long hit streak and six hitters at .311 or above in Wednesday's lineup, the Rockies have enough hitting, even with Michael Cuddyer out for nearly three weeks and counting with a left hamstring strain. Now with Gonzalez (.279, 6 HR, 24 RBIs) looking as if .300 and above are just around the corner, he can carry extra when inevitable slumps
As for how he dealt with the slump, Gonzalez said he didn't mess with his swing mechanics. Many baseball players drive themselves crazy seeking advice, which is plentiful from accomplished hitters and almost everyone else with a computer to study video or a stat program to analyze trends. Or they analyze themselves to confusion.
"My swing won't change because I've been swinging like that since I was 5." But he realized his leg kick was too quick and simply needed to keep swinging to find the timing. Behind his simple strategy was a unwavering belief he would hit.
"I've hit .200 before in months, then I know I can come and hit .500 in one month," Gonzalez said. "Baseball is a game of feelings, sometimes you feel bad and sometimes you feel good. But your mental part, you have to keep it the same. I believe in myself, and the numbers are going to show."
Of all the stats that can be placed on a hitter, the most telling may be this one. From the start of the slump with an 0-for-4 against the Giants on April 12, manager Walt Weiss has started Gonzalez in all but two games.
"For me, I watch their body language," Weiss said. "When I see them getting real frustrated or you see them get a little demoralized by the game, those are the times I try to give them a breather. But CarGo is such a happy-go-lucky guy and free spirit, he's always smiling, so it's tough to read into it.
"He's been working hard, like all players have to, and it looks like he's ready to take off."
Cuddyer set to take next step to running
ARLINGTON -- Rockies injured outfielder-first baseman Michael Cuddyer, out since suffering a left hamstring strain on April 17, plans to make the next important step in his rehab by introducing running exercises when the club goes to Cincinnati this weekend.
Cuddyer had been exercising in the fitness pool at Coors Field, but Wednesday he did strengthening exercises on flat ground at Globe Life Stadium.
"You're obviously looking for positive steps, and a big one is being able to go out and run," Cuddyer said. "I'm not there yet, but I'm slowly approaching it."
Cuddyer (.317, 3 HR, 10 RBIs in 16 games) said he could take swings, but doesn't believe it's necessary and believes that could be at the risk of accidentally tweaking the hamstring injury.
Weiss, Rockies not focused on road hitting
ARLINGTON -- Fresh from outscoring the Mets and Rangers, 38-25, in a six-game homestand, the Rockies are playing the first five games of a seven-game road trip at hitter's parks - the Rangers' Globe Life Park for two and the Reds' Great American Ball Park for three.
The Rockies have had a long tradition of difficulty adjusting after leaving Coors Field, so going to offense-friendly parks could ease that transition.
However, manager Walt Weiss would prefer not to see it that way.
"We try not to make too much of where we're playing," Weiss said. "I know we play well at home, and we try to establish that and really embrace that homefield advantage. We're doing that early on.
"But we feel our lineup plays anywhere. These are considered hitters' parks but regardless where we're at, it's a tough lineup for the opposing pitcher to get through."
Tulo making history with torrid start in home park
ARLINGTON -- In 1933, Hall of Famer Chuck Klein hit .467 at his home park, the Philadelphia Phillies' Baker Bowl. No player since has reached that level in a season of 200 or more plate appearances. So when you're name is mentioned with his, as Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is experiencing, it's special, even if it's a small snippet of at-bats compared to a long season.
Tulowitzki, who entered Wednesday's game against the Rangers at Glove Life Park batting.421 (45-for-107) overall, has an otherworldly .608 batting average in his 15 games at Coors.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Tulowitzki is the first player to hit better than .600 over a stretch of 15 home games in one season while making at least 50 at-bats since Klein hit .614 from the second game of a June 28, 1933 doubleheader through an Aug. 5 doubleheader.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by neil1b, Apr 13, 2012.
I use the 4 3/8. seems slightly more than Wilson or Head
I heard Donnay is in some financial trouble and that's why they don't have any rackets coming out in 2013. Does anyone know anything about this?
Not every brand has new models each year. The had the Pro One and Formula Pro in 2012. Which are both great frames.
Yes, welcome to the club.
The grips are abit more rounded than the Head's.
You better hope Cjack is reading, he switched from the Roddick,
He knows all about it
I don't think many of us P1 users give a crap, we've all probably stocked up on sticks and grommets, LOL:twisted:
It will be sad if they are already in trouble, tennis fans don't want to see Donnay bite the dust twice!
flat hitters using the P1 - are you using the 16*19 for a bit more spin potential or did you go to the 18*20
not sure what this is, but I'll be hitting with it later tonight
more details: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=448096
Hey guys I'm considering getting a pro one, for a doubles player ( serve in volley game ) what would be better the formula 100, the pro one 16 x 19, or the 18 x 20 ( I'll demo no matter what but just looking for opinion )
Looks like one of the Pro One 16x19 prototypes. Awesome find! Donnay sent out a small batch of 'testers' to pro's and semi-pros before they launched them to the general public. I have a similar looking 'tester' of the 102 sq inch X P-Dual. The guy I bought it from had a bunch of these early Pre-mass production versions. It's actually what got me hooked on the brand.
I'd be interested to read your review of the racquet.
Really depends on what your preferences are. A lot of folks would tell you to go with the Formula because its lighter and seemingly more maneuverable. I'm good with the Pro one 16x19 for singles or doubles.
Can anyone tell me if the weight kit comes free when you purchase a Donnay or is it extra?
^^ extra....a good bit extra (something like $30)
wow...I think I'll stick with $2 lead tape
thejackal, did you ever test that unmarked Donnay?
can any of you Pro 1 users tell me if you found a soft setup that is not too powerful in this racquet. I would prefer not to use poly mains if possible, to give my arm a little break. I know natural gut with copoly would be good, but it's costly. Anyone try a lower powered multi like NXT Control or a multi/poly or multi/syngut setup?
Also....can any of you Pro 1 experts tell me how to read the specs off the sticker? Which numbers are the weight, sw, balance and flex?
Can anyone compare this frame (both patterns) to the Blade?
First 3 is the wt in gms.
Next 3 is the balance in mm.
Next 2 is RA
Last 4 is the serial # for the particular stick.
For example:
309gms. 318mm balance. 68ra. 1234 production #
This is what I know. No sw info that I know of.
Hope this helps. Looking forward to hear what you think of the stick.
I thought you tried it before and didn't care for it ??
Does this mean RA spec can vary? Can we ask TW to find flexier version for little extra?
Thanks, that was EXACTLY what I needed.
I did try the Pro 1 briefly but gave up quickly because I thought it was too heavy for me at the time. Recently, I have been looking to switch from tweeners like the Juice 100 to a slighlty smaller head and more comfortable racquet to better accomodate my revent switch to a one handed backhand.
I am thinking about ordering a pair from TW and asking for a spec'd one with a 305 weight and most headlite balance possible (what # would be good?, > 315mm or <315mm?) . I think with the lightest specs possible, it will be perfect for me. Also if it's light enough stock, I can add more weight to the handle and make it more headlite, which will also benefit my one hander.
I tried a P1 demo last 2 days and I really LOVE the way the ball feels off the stringbed. Makes you want to just hit balls over and over My demo is pretty hefty and weighs around 338 grams. I can definitely notice a little extra weight but I think I will get used to it if I force myself to stick it out. My backhand is nice and smooth with it. Right now I play slightly better with my Juice, but that's because I can get away with sloppy footwork and flick balls bacl with it.
TW charges a $10 matching service fee if you want certain specs, but for Donnay's they shouldn't charge you anything. How hard is it to look at the sticker? Its not like they have to physically weigh a bunch of racquets!
I'm not sure how reliable their listed specs are on the sticker.
I have two that are supposed to be only 1 gm apart and 1 mm difference in bal, but in reality they were quite different. I got these second hand so previous owner may have modded them. I couldn't find anything though on the one that was off from listed specs.
I just ordered one that had a sticker saying 310320.....and TW looked through them while I waited on the phone. They only had 2 in total in 4 1/2", so I was only able to get one, sicne the other one was too heavy. Funny thing was that TW didn't even realize the number's on the stickers were weight, balance, etc. They just thought they were serial numbers
If anyone else has one around 310 static unstrung weight in 4 1/2" and wants to sell it please let me know.
one of my new babies
ill post some more pics tomorrow to show the differences between this and a retail p1 18x20
got trolled a bit and realized I got one 18x20 and one 16x19 instead of two matched racquets, so only played with them a bit before giving them to my dad and swithing to leaded-up dunlop 300 tours
the racquets are really solid, though. just rock-solid and not harsh at all despite the high RA ratings. the pallet was kind of strange as I noted before. seems like there's an outer layer of kevlar weaver over the foam pallets. not sure why that is, but maybe it contributed to the feel.
Hi Jack, Yeah man, that $30.00 smakeroos kinda stings. But here's some things to consider.
1. If you ever put lead at 3:00 and 9:00 you better plan on leaving it there forever, because when you remove it, the silver metallic paint located there is likely to come off with it. You wont have that issue with the slides however, because they fit into the outside of the bumpers / grommets.
2. Because they are solid core, you wont be able to put silicone in the pallet. That means you have to put your tailweight on the outside, under the grip. Anytime you do that, you've got the be strategic about altering the grip size too much. +10 buttcap is a big help with that issue, because 10 grams of lead is 40 inches of tape. That can get problematic very quickly if you are finicky about grip feel. To get to -12 points I use the +10 buttcap, and another 10-15 grams of lead right on the outside of buttcap, that gives me the flared, hockey stick feel that I like, without altering the core grip size. Stock balance is about -4.5 points. Iv'e found that tail weighting to -8 is pretty awesome, but right around -12 the stick is right in my golden zone.
Like you I was interested in obtaining the lightest, and most headlight frames. I have found that TW only carries 2-3 at most of each grip size. You might luck out, because getting just 1-2 frames in your spec range is going to be a whole lot easier than finding 3-4 in the specs you like. Of course try TW first, but if all else fails you might try ordering directly. I was able to get a set of 6 of the extremely rare 65ra, and all are under spec for mass and balance. Had to wait three months for them to roll off the line, but I got em. By the way, welcome back.
- The Other Jack
Can anyone do a direct comparison of the 18/20 to the Blade 98 18/20?
Jack - have you tried Big Hitter Blue Rough 17 or Black Widow 17? I find they are fairly soft and controlled if strung in the racket's mid range.
knights of Columbus! what is this rare beast you have corralled?
Is this one of the James Blake's personal stock you've obtained?
Not to derail but I've had this (pics below) for quite some time. Still not quite sure what it is.
The beam is slightly thinner than the Pro 1. Head size is slightly larger. maybe 102. I was thinking it was an X-P Dual Tour prototype. the plastic piece in the throat is weird. not sure what it is. any thoughts?
i believe blake plays a 16x19, where as this is an 18x20. i can't give all the details on the frame, but I have 2 of them. Considerably heavier than the retail pro one, and the feel is amazing. Grommets seem a little higher quality, and the headguard on the top is longer than the retail version as well. The paint on the frame is also glossy "like" a head prestige, so the foil lettering and things should not chip off as easily. I am waiting to see if this holds true, but really enjoyed hitting with it yesterday.
your frame in the pictures does look like the x-p dual prototypes. They were considering putting the D shape in the throat for a short time before realizing it would be a mistake. It was supposed to be a gimmick dampener. Very happy they didn't end up putting it into production.
thanks for all the info Jack. Not a problem about ruining the silver lettering...I have no desire to add any weight to the hoop. I wonder if there's anything we can do with a new racquet to protect that delicate lettering? How about some clear nail polish or some other way to seal it?
Where do you buy the weight kits from anyway? Directly from Donnay?
I would like to try the 5g one first?
Anyway I am loving the Pro 1 today. I played 2 great sets of singles today against a much better player and he barely beat me 5-7, 5-7 and I was up 5-2 in the 1st and 3-0 in the 2nd. Gotta stop letting up when I get the lead!
But the Pro 1 performed great.
does anyone have a 5g buttcap they want to sell me? I don't need the entire customization kit.
Blake is an 18x20 guy. The only reason I thought it could be his is because it has a retail Pro 1 97 PJ. It could have come from a Philip Petzschner stash or some other Donnay endorsers pro stock whom they want pushing the Pro 1. I'm guessing if you were to weigh it that would help solve the mystery.
TT poster Miami Tiburon seems to always have inside knowledge concerning Donnay.
btw. this thread has pics of the James Blake's 'Donnay' (or Dunlop PJ) stick from a few seasons back
i have a couple 16 x 19 pro ones and i'm gonna string them with 17g cyclone. what tension do you guys recommend for this type of string?
Its definitely from their pro stock stash. Im not sure exactly who's but im trying to figure it out. If blake uses an 18x20 it very likely could be his. I will post more as i get some more.info
Blake does use 18x20 and what you have there is a Dunlop 300 Tour mold.
^ VS. So the Pro One has the mold of the 300 Tour 4D Dunlop?
No. The "Donnay" that Blake uses does. What Donnay sells at retail does not.
As well as the X-Dual Pros, correct VS?
The dual pros are the same mold as the p1. This one is definitely different. Ever so slightly longer, headsize slightly different, and weight/balance totally different. It is xenecore blasted though, at least through the grip
Guess ill just have to saw it in half and find out
as promised... some more pictures, next to a retail pro one 18x20
Those pics really highlight the difference between the retail and the pro stock.
the feel of the pro stock is so much different as well. it feels unlike anything i've hit from donnay really, in a good way though. even more stability. i do feel it is stiffer than the retail pro one too. the sticker on mine says 66 and i would say that's about right, whereas the retail to me feels more like low 60's
Interesting stuff. Considering they (Donnay) don't have a lot of current pro players using their racquets it probably makes your find really rare.
That's right, I half forgot and half wanted the answer to be yes haha.
I def see the slight difference, too. The P1/XDP has a more symmetrical oval shape going on, where the pro stock looks more like my TF335 (ever so slightly wider at the top). The XDP head shape is close to my TF335, and the TF335 is close to my Dunlop 4D 300 Tour (even though theyre from the same mold...can there be head shape variance among different racquets (in this case, racquet brands) from the same mold?)
Not a find at all
1. Yeah sure, no problemo, happy to help. I've tried clear nail polish. It's effective, but up close you can kinda see brush marks. I've purchased 3 dif kinds of spray on clear lacquer... matte, semi gloss, and hi gloss, hoping that might get a more pro look. I'll experiment with these but, it needs to be applied in a narrow temperature range, and given that I'm doing this in my garage I will have to wait till spring, way too cold in Chicago right now.
2. Adding nickels to the inside of the buttcap is a not a good idea. You will be adding length to your frame, and even minor changes in length result in huge increases in SW. I think that's the exact opposite of what you are trying to achieve. However, if you could figure out a way to add them to the outside of the cap at the very end, that would work.
3. If all you want to do is add a bit of tail weight you don't need the weight kit. The +10 butt cap is only required in my case because anything over 15-20 grams of lead right on the buttcap is just too flared. So I need the +10 to get to the +25 that I like. I've found (see pics) that 5-20 grams of 1/4 inch lead tape wrapped around the buttcap has the added bonus of providing a nice flared feel. (The racquet in the pics shows 15 grams) I've since figured out that three rows will create fewer wrinkles than a sprial, looks a bit cleaner, but once the grip is on there, that gets smoothed out either way.
4. Many of the pros pay P1 or **** for custom caps, and Gasquet's grip is one where you can see the flare quite prominently. Mine is no where near that extreme, but I've figured out why Gasquet likes the flare. It gives you more leverage right where the flare pushes into the heel of the palm. The BH side is where most people draw the line at max SW, not the FH side. That added leverage makes it a lot easier to control the racquet thru the backhand stroke. It's been a big help for me.
So with the lead tape option, you get the flare, much more flexibility with weight, plus it's much cheaper too. Feel free to ask if you have any follow up.
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A rematch or re-battle is the second or subsequent battle against a Trainer or Pokémon.
In the main series games, it is mandatory for the player to defeat certain Trainers to advance within the game. Technically, if the player is defeated, they are given the chance to battle this opponent again until defeated (except in exceptional circumstances), it is still considered a rematch.
Most of the time, however, if a Trainer is defeated, that Trainer will not be available for a rematch until certain conditions have been met. When Trainers usually agree to rematch, their Pokémon will have become stronger (level up or evolution), or they would already have acquired more Pokémon (sometimes from another region, once the player has obtained the National Pokédex).
- 1 Types of rematch
- 2 In side games
- 3 In the anime
Types of rematch
Elite Four and Champion
In the early Generation I games, only the Elite Four and Champion/Rival were able to be re-battled. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen introduced the concept of having the Elite Four and Champion's rematch teams at higher levels, with different Pokémon and more competitive movesets.
Since Generation I, the player's Rival plays a key role within the game, occasionally giving hints, helping out or even challenging the player to a rematch. With the exception of Brendan and May in Generation III, the player's rival can be repeatedly rematched after defeating the Elite Four of that region.
The following table shows where and when the player's Rival can be challenged for subsequent rematches:
Regular Trainers
From Generation II onwards, rematches were extended to regular Trainers found along normal routes and caves. Appearing in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Pokégear allowed the player to exchange telephone numbers with specific Trainers, allowing them to contact the player for a rematch. In Generation III, the PokéNav's Trainer's Eyes or Match Call found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald has similar functions as the Pokégear, keeping track of Trainers who want to re-battle the player. However, the only way to rematch with these Trainers was to wait until they were ready, which meant that the player could not control who and when they wanted to battle.
The introduction of the Vs. Seeker in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen allowed the player to conveniently locate and identify Trainers within an outside area who were ready for a rematch, giving more control over who and where the player wanted to battle. The Vs. Seeker is charged by taking 100 steps, thus reducing the timespan a player has to wait between each rematch (as opposed to waiting for a call).
Additionally, in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum certain Trainers can be challenged daily at Seven Stars Restaurant. In Pokémon Platinum, players may also fight the maids in the 5-Maid Knockout Exact-Turn Attack Challenge in Pokémon Mansion. Besides that, in Pokémon Platinum, several Trainers appear in Pokémon Centers of different cities who can be battled every day. Their particular location changes daily.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the upgrades for the teams of the Trainers that can be re-battled are fought in three different rematch phases. The requirement for going to the next phase is to face each rematch phase, as well as getting past a certain point in the game. While the first phase is accomplished from the first rematch, the second phase's requirement is that the player must defeat the Elite Four, and the final phase's requirement is for the player to have all sixteen Badges. For example, Youngster Joey's Rattata becomes a Raticate for the first rematch, and its level increases further during each rematch phase.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, certain Trainers from the Pokémon Breeder class (such as Irene along Unova Route 4) will challenge the player to a battle every time the player enters the area, regardless of whether they have been battled prior and without the need for the player to use special items.
Gym Leaders
Gym Leader rematches were first introduced in Generation III in Pokémon Emerald. However in Generation IV, Gym Leaders were not available for rematches in Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon Emerald
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In Pokémon Emerald, the Gym Leaders can be rematched through a Double Battle via the PokéNav's Match Call. The player must have defeated the Elite Four.
Pokémon Platinum
- Main article: Battleground
In Pokémon Platinum, the Gym Leaders of Sinnoh, together with the player's previous Tag Battle partners, can be found in the Battleground. Up to four of these Trainers appear each day and they can be battled only once a day. Resetting before entering the Battleground would change the Trainers who are inside.
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Main article: Fighting Dojo
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto would be found in the Fighting Dojo. However, unlike Platinum, the Leaders will not arrive at the Dojo until they have been called on for a rematch.
To re-battle a Gym Leader, the player has to first obtain the Gym Leader's number. Following that, the player can call the Gym Leader at any time, but he or she will only accept a rematch when their schedule is free.
When a Gym Leader has accepted a rematch, he or she will stay in the Fighting Dojo until he or she is defeated. There is no limit to the number of times a Gym Leader can be rematched.
Note that the phone numbers for most of the Leaders can be obtained after defeating the Elite Four. However, rematches with the Gym Leaders cannot be scheduled until after the Earth Badge has been obtained (i.e. Blue has been defeated).
Gym Leader phone listing
Each Leader's telephone number must be obtained from them personally when he or she is out of their Gym (except Chuck and Blue, which have to be obtained from their wife and sister respectively). By speaking with them at the appropriate time and place, players can obtain their phone numbers.
The following table shows how each Leader's number can be obtained:
Gym Leader rematch schedule
The following table shows when the Gym Leaders are free to accept a rematch.
As midnight to 3:59 AM is considered to be "night" by the game, any Leader who can be battled at night can be battled from midnight to 3:59 AM or from 8:00 PM to 11:59 PM.
|Gym Leaders' Schedule
Legendary and special encounter Pokémon
In all games, being defeated by a legendary Pokémon does not cause it to disappear. In all games in which roaming Pokémon exist, fleeing from them does not cause them to vanish; the game simply behaves the same as if they were the ones to flee.
In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, if the player flees from a stationary legendary Pokémon it will reappear upon leaving and re-entering the room, unlike the previous games where a stationary legendary Pokémon could only be encountered once. The game informs the player that "The <Pokémon> flew away!"
In Pokémon Platinum, if the player defeats or flees from a stationary legendary Pokémon, it reappears after the player enters the Hall of Fame again. If the player defeats a roaming Pokémon, the player must re-trigger the event which caused it to start roaming; for example, the player must talk to Professor Oak to cause a legendary bird to resume roaming. If the player flees from or defeats Origin Forme Giratina in the Distortion World, it will reappear in Turnback Cave in its Altered Forme, where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary legendary Pokémon.
This was extended to all stationary Pokémon (red Gyarados, Sudowoodo and Snorlax) in HeartGold and SoulSilver. If Suicune is defeated or fled from, Eusine will comment on this fact, and it will instead reappear at the Burned Tower, where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary legendary Pokémon. If Ho-OhHG or LugiaSS is defeated or fled from during the storyline, the Kimono Girls will comment on this fact then leave, but the two still behave like all stationary Pokémon.
In Pokémon Black and White, ReshiramB or ZekromW must be caught; defeating, fleeing or losing to the Pokémon does not cause it to disappear, and the story cannot be progressed until it is caught; instead, the player is warped back to the Pokémon League Pokémon Center to try again. However, if the player has a full party and PC, it is possible to progress without catching it. If this situation occurs, it will instead appear at Dragonspiral Tower after defeating Team Plasma, where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary legendary Pokémon. However, it will still not give any experience points even in that situation.
In side games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, legendary Pokémon that have been battled must be fought again in order to be recruited. However, this is only true if the said legendary Pokémon is involved in the storyline.
Pokémon Ranger
In the Pokémon Ranger series, the Drowsy Guy will allow the player to re-do a memorable capture. In Pokémon Ranger, he allows the player to re-capture the legendary beasts, while in the sequel, he allows the player to re-capture Darkrai. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Nema allows the player to re-battle several Boss Pokémon on a model of Dolce Island via the use of her "Many Times Any Time Capture Machine"
In the anime
With the exception of the Orange League and the Unova League, Ash has had to rematch at least two Gym Leaders or Frontier Brains in each leg of his journey. However, only once has he had a rematch with a Gym Leader he has beaten that isn't in his circle of friends.
Original series
|First match
|Follow-up match
Showdown in Pewter City
Showdown in Pewter City
| Ash forfeits again,
but Brock rewards his Badge in
recognition of Ash's compassion.
Lt. Surge
Electric Shock Showdown
Electric Shock Showdown
Abra and the Psychic Showdown
Haunter versus Kadabra
| Ash forfeits again, but with Haunter's help,
he manages to break Sabrina out of her trance.
Ash receives Badge as a token of gratitude.
Riddle Me This
Volcanic Panic
A Goldenrod Opportunity
A Dairy Tale Ending
Fangs for Nothin'
| Interrupted by
Team Rocket
Better Eight Than Never
Advanced Generation series
|First match
|Follow-up match
There's No Place Like Hoenn
| Unofficial one-on-one battle
Ash loses
Balance of Power
| Official match
Ash wins
Brave the Wave
Just One of the Geysers
Watt's with Wattson?
| Ash wins with an
overcharged Pikachu.
Wattson insists Ash keeps the Badge.
Manectric Charge
| Unofficial rematch
Ash loses
Talking a Good Game!
Second Time's the Charm!
Battling the Enemy Within!
| Ash is possessed, and
the match is declared unofficial.
| First official match
Ash loses
Pace - The Final Frontier!
| Second official match
Ash wins
Diamond & Pearl series
|First match
|Follow-up match
A Gruff Act to Follow!
O'er the Rampardos We Watched!
The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!
| Unofficial battle
Ash loses
The Grass Menagerie!
Playing the Leveling Field!
Shield with a Twist!
Best Wishes series
|First match
|Follow-up match
The Battle According to Lenora!
Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!
|This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.


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Honolulu, HI (April 18, 2010) –Shell Management Hawaii, Inc. was awarded the number one Best Places to Work in Hawaii for 2010 in the large company category at the Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Waikiki on April 1, 2010. The award was presented to Linda Anthony, Regional Vice President of Shell Management Hawaii by Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor James "Duke" Aiona. The sixth annual event honors Hawaiian businesses in its "Best Places To Work In Hawaii" program, is sponsored by ProService Hawaii and published annually by Hawaii Business Magazine.
This "Best Places to Work in Hawaii" program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Hawaii, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The Best Places to Work in Hawaii list is made up of a total of 60 companies, split into three groups: 25 small- companies (25-49 employees), 18 medium companies (50-149 employees) and 17 large companies (150 or more employees). With over 250 employees, Shell Management Hawaii was named the #1 Best Place to Work in Hawaii in the large company category. Included in the large company category were respected companies such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Wyndham Vacation Ownership.
Upon receiving the award, Anthony said, "Shell Management Hawaii's recognition as the number one best place to work in Hawaii resulted from a magical blend of amazing employee-centric programs and policies carried out by a deeply committed team of managers." Anthony added, "Sue Kelley, President of Shell Vacations Hospitality, provided the vision and the Hawaiian team brought it to life. A corporate culture of personal accountability coupled with ongoing meaningful recognition means that every employee of Shell Management Hawaii knows they are responsible for and recognized as the sole reason for Shell's success."
There are five Shell Vacations' resorts on the Hawaiian Islands and they include: Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village, Kona Coast Resort and Paniolo Greens on the Big Island; Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy in Kauai as well as Waikiki Marina Resort at the Ilikai in Honolulu.
Supported by more than 1,100 hospitality professionals and consistently rated in the nation's Top 50 Management companies, Shell Vacations Hospitality is the management division for Shell Vacations and handles all resort management responsibilities. Headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois Shell Vacations LLC is one of the nation's most respected independent vacation ownership developers in the United States. The company specializes in the sales, marketing, and hospitality management of its vacations ownership resorts with 23 resorts in the U.S., Mexico and Canada and 1,700 employees serving over 125,000 owners and members.
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Question: What's the least useful college major if you need to rebuild civilization after the apocalypse?
May 18, 2011 by Patrick Madrid
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It's not English literature. It's not economics. It's not classics. It's not philosophy. It's not accounting. It's not history. It's not pre-law. It's not linguistics. It's not sociology. It's not special education, political science, communication, or Portuguese. And it sure as heck isn't engineering, chemistry, or physics. So, what is the least useful college major if you needed to rebuild civilization after the apocalypse? Click the image to find out. . .


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Time Travel Fan: A time machine is never a good idea, and so David Raskin (Jonny Weston) discovers the hard way. Clad in his trademark tee and hoodie combo, he and his friends engineer a time machine based on prints left by his late father. The highbrow science experiment first leads to fun, then to tragedies across the globe, leaving David to fix the damage caused by time travel, if he can.
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just brew it! wrote:Got an odd one for an opiate addiction rehab program last night, and the ad at the top of this page right now is a link to a page at bp.com where they toot their own horn about how much they've helped clean up the gulf oil spill. Very random.
just brew it! wrote:@deruberhanyok - Maybe you need to stop using those dodgy Ukranian web proxies!
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Edit: Are you.....are you married?
JohnC wrote:Arclight wrote:
Edit: Are you.....are you married?
No, but... I'm afraid to ask, but why are you asking?
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superjawes wrote:Arclight wrote:Please make my suffering go away
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Isn't that IE? You can start by downloading a better browser
bthylafh wrote:As you wish - there's one for Zoosk at the bottom of this page. Just did ctrl-F5 to force refresh & it's still there.
Aphasia wrote:For some reaons I just thought - huh TR has ads ?
You know you've become really accustomed to a site when you dont have an adblock and still dont see the ads because your mind automatically filters whats important from the site
JBI - I bet the forum would gladly offer both solicited and unsolicitet bad and good advice on that matter
That said, I'm with just brew it on the issue, but then, apparantly I have a attention filter on those...
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bthylafh wrote:That's an R&P ad anyway.
tanker27 wrote:Can I complain about the Nexus 7 ads?
Cause I am a apple fanboy
superjawes wrote:With the exception of the Sleeping Dogs background clickable ad, TR's ads have never been intrusive.
I hate clickable backgrounds. Misclick and you end up on a page you never wanted to be or opening a new window. Auto-sound ads are also terrible, as are unskippable ads with no relevance to you on Youtube. I'm looking at you, CDC...
But like I said before, my TR pages are pretty relevant. All tech stuff on my end.
derFunkenstein wrote:Not really weird so much as obnoxious.
I can't get off of this page. There's an ad (see link below) that hides the TR logo button that you click to get back to the home page. And then when I accidentally roll over it, it opens to take up a bunch of the screen.


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FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in San Bernardino County say a man has been killed and another injured in an industrial accident in Fontana.
Fontana police say county firefighters called to the Oldcastle Precast company at 7:19 a.m. Monday pronounced one man dead at the scene and took the other to a hospital with serious injuries. Authorities have not released their names.
A police press release says a preliminary investigation indicates the men were struck by a cable that possibly snapped while being rolled into coils under high pressure.
Investigations will be conducted by the district attorney's office and state occupational safety officials.
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Okjohnny wrote: please convince me lotus doesn't matter! sincerely. i don't like lotus! however i would need a posture that is as conducive too wakefulness since lotus helps with that a lot.
it doesn't say how to cross your legs,
The passage could also mean sat on a sofa
pallaṅka: a sofa; a coach; a cross-legged sitting.Pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā, ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya,
They sit mastering the crossed legged posture, intending to keep their body upright,
there is never the suggestion to sit full lotus in the canon, and the sugestion is to meditators who are mendicants who had the robe & bowl as their only possessions, not a rucksack full of things, so having a bench of some kind would of been a luxury.


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West Sac picks new chief of police
The City of West Sacramento announced this morning that the city council has chosen a police chief to replacing retiring chief Dan Drummond.
Tom McDonald, a currently a Los Angeles Police Department captain, has been appointed to the post.
McDonald currently serves as the commanding officer for LAPD's Bomb Squad, Bomb K-9, and Hazmat. He has also served as the patrol commanding officer in Rampart and in south central Los Angeles. McDonald will replace Drummond, who recently announced his retirement after serving for nine years.
"We are very pleased to add someone with Mr. McDonald's leadership and background to our city's police department and management team," said West Sacramento City Manager Martin Tuttle in a press release. "His personality and expertise are a perfect match for the department and the community."
Among his assignments during his 30-year career, McDonald served as a gang officer, SWAT element member, and training officer. McDonald specialized in crowd management during the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City, McDonald developed an award winning counter-terrorism program known as Operation Archangel designed to assess and protect thekey facilities in Los Angeles.
"I am looking forward to building on Chief Drummond's efforts and contributing to, and being part of, West Sacramento's emergence as a great city," said McDonald in a press statement.
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Some economists predict the likely cost of Hurricane Sandy could exceed $5-billion (U.S.). Here are the costliest tropical storms, in 2010 dollars, according to the U.S. National Weather Service:
NO. 1: Katrina, 2005
Damages: $105.8-billion (U.S.)
Visitors try to stay dry as rain falls on a monument listing some of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, before a service in Shell Beach, La., Aug. 29, 2010 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the storm.
(Patrick Semansky/AP)
NO. 2: Andrew, 1992
Damages: $45.6-billion
In 1992 Hurricane Andrew shredded Miami Metrozoo's aviary, above, and killed most of its 300 exotic birds.
(RON MAGILL/Associated Press)
NO. 3: Ike, 2008
Damages: $27.8-billion
Thousands of fish are left on the shoulder of a road as flood waters caused by Hurricane Ike recede in Orange, Tex., Sept. 15, 2008.
(Eric Gay/AP)
NO. 4: Wilma, 2005
Damages: $20.6-billion
Waves lap up against Cancun in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma, Oct. 26, 2005. The storm forced some tourists into damp, stinking shelters for days, devastated resorts and swallowed up famed white beaches.
NO. 5: Ivan, 2004
Damages: $19.8-billion
Pensacola Beach, Fla. residents walk past an SUV covered in sand by Hurricane Ivan on Sept. 22, 2004, the first time since the hurricane they had been allowed to check their homes.
NO. 6: Charley, 2004
Damages: $15.8-billion
A mobile home park in Punta Gorda, Fla., is shown Aug. 14, 2004 after the devastation of Hurricane Charley. The storm battered multimillion-dollar houses on exclusive islands off southwest Florida, prompting an initial damage estimate of $3-billion in one county alone.
NO. 7: Hugo, 1989
Damages: $12.8-billion
Houses, photographed on Sept. 22, 1989 along a beach they once faced, show some of the damage caused by Hurricane Hugo.
(© Tom Salyer / Reuters/Reuters)
NO. 8: Rita, 2005
Damages: $11.8-billion
Michael Trahan and his daughter Michelle row away after rescuing two family dogs from their flooded home in Carlyss, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, Sept. 25, 2005.
NO. 9: Agnes, 1972
Damages: $11.76-billion
This June 23, 1972 photo shows senior citizens being rescued from their homes by boats as a business burns in the background after Hurricane Agnes caused the Susquehanna River to overflow its banks in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Hurricane Agnes ravaged 12 states and was the United States' costliest disaster at the time.
(Associated Press)
NO. 10: Betsy, 1965
Damages: $11.2-billion
Flooding in New Orleans, above, caused by Hurricane Betsy devastated regions still recovering from 1964's Hurricane Hilda. The storm looped through the Gulf of Mexico and struck Louisiana, then travelled inland.


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DL's 'history of progress' continues
Detroit Lakes is growing. More industry, residential and retail interests have all moved into the city during 2005.
"Detroit Lakes made significant gains in industrial development through its strategy of emphasizing business retention and expansion, combined with attracting new industries whose operations are suitable to our community," stated a letter to the mayor, signed by Community Development Director Larry Remmen and Development Authority President Dixie Johnson.
"We have a history of progress and a future of opportunity."
In 2005, the DLDA assisted businesses in creating 200 new jobs in Detroit Lakes, obtained approval of nearly 300 acres of JOB Zones for the state and more.
The DLDA, created in 1985, has created 1,274 jobs since its inception. To provide living quarters throughout the city, with the help of tax increment financing, the DLDA was able to assist a 24-unit multi-family development and two single-family developments. With the Public Utilities Department, the DLDA also helped in the sale of land to Menards.
Besides assistance to Menards, two other major projects the DLDA was able to assist were Doghouse Dyeworks and Lodge on the Lake.
The DLDA has also donated land to the Becker County Humane Society and worked with the Minnesota Department of Transportation with the Highway 10 Gateway Redevelopment project.
Land acquisition for city use was also prominent last year, with the purchase of 20 acres of the Cleveland farm for an expansion of the North Industrial Park and land from Don Lefebvre for future annexation of the Ray J. Anderson property along Highway 59 North and Tower Road.
Mayor Larry Buboltz said he is pleased with the growth of the city. The city has always been aggressive in annexation in order to obtain that growth.
"It's important to continue the growth of Detroit Lakes," he said.
He said in acquiring the Ray J. Anderson property and taking steps to annex the property, the city is creating a 20-year vision for the north area of Detroit Lakes.
The Becker/Lakes Industrial Development Corporation, a private, non-profit development organization, has also helped grow the city through the North Industrial Park expansion. In 1993, land in the park was sold to DL Manufacturing for expansion and to the city to develop more of the industrial park. Only four lots are available in the park.
On the more residential side of things, the Detroit Lakes Planning Commission has granted many subdivisions, annexations and variances.
The Planning Commission gave a total of 18 variances, double the number from 2004. Most of the variances were for changes to houses.
Six pieces of land were made a part of the city, including two Clear Creek phases (54 and 27 acres), two phases of Dick Pettit land (126 and 11 acres), the North Industrial Park (20 acres) and Dean Chadbourne property (4 acres).
Subdivision planning was at a high, with the planning commission reviewing 13, which Buboltz said is one of the most important things the city has seen, growth-wise.
"We are set with infrastructure for growth for the next decade," he said.
He said five to 10 years ago the city was short on housing possibilities, but not anymore. Now the city has numerous lots in numerous locations in all price ranges.
He also mentioned it was a great year for building permits, one of the highest the city has seen in years, and this will only continue to grow in 2006. With the building of Menards, the addition to St. Mary's Regional Health Center and all other incoming projects, it could just be a record year.


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I'd blame Casey for coaching errors, but not for steering the franchise one way or the other.
I'd blame Casey for coaching errors, but not for steering the franchise one way or the other.
If people are wondering why we keep hiring rookie coaches with no experience, it kind of starts here with Colangelo. The reason likely stems from the fact that BC wants to have full control, and a rookie coach wouldn't have enough clout to have it any other way.
your pal,
I think its far more important to be successful then to be liked, but that's not the characteristic a lot of people have. Not from what I've seen.
OR, he's just a moron like we all think he is.
your pal,
I think I've come to terms with the fact that Casey probably just didn't think about what he was saying. There's no way that Detroit game was any fault of JV's, but Ross played like crap (not that he cost them the game). Casey has this problem where he'll randomly list players just as he thinks of them, instead of actually coming up with a name that fits.
I still think his rotations have been messed all year, rookie things aside, and ths team has shown very little progress for some in-game aspects, most noticeably for me, plays out of timeouts, where the Raps execute badly and make so many poor decisions. Unless they are sure they can get a big-name coach to take over the program, the kind of guy even a new GM would have a hard time even wanting to fire, it is not such a bad thing to take him into next season.
Now that I think about it. There is a chance that Casey's gonna get fired. Hm, not sure how I feel about that yet.
I mean the difference in opinions on this guy has made a complete 180 since the end of last season. There we were talking bout how great of a defensive minded coach this guy was, how he had the respect in the locker room, and how he really got the best out of every player and overachieved greatly to the point where it fucked us over.
It's a shame, I like Casey a lot, but I don't think he's the right guy for this completely new roster of ours. Which I think would benefit greatly in a more fast paced and motion heavy offense. Especially our best player Gay, and our soon-to-be best player Jonas.
Casey has been here for 2 seasons now and well I dont think he got a fair shake to coach the team how he wanted give him the squad without Bargnani being here for a full 82 and that opinion will change again.
Casey is coaching to BCs design, Im really interested in what those 2 talk about....I hope Casey said you gotta move Bargnani off the squad hes un-coachable
But putting aside the rotations, rookie-minutes, and the inability of the team to inbound the ball when they're under pressure, what's displeased me most about his coaching this season is the way our defence nose-dived. And I've yet to hear a good explanation as to why. Some people try to put in on Val, but I don't buy that - sure, a rookie centre's always going to a problem on defence, but I don't think you can pin it all on him. (And he should not have been starting at the beginning of the year. He should have been eased in against second stringers. That's another of Casey's huge mistakes this year.) Some people say that there was too much roster turnover for the defence to stay solid, but that doesn't make any sense when you consider that last year was his first year with the team, and with an entire roster of new players. You can't have more 'turnover' than that. And yet, he built them into a decent defensive squad.
For whatever reason, there's an overall lack of aggressiveness and cohesion to the defence this year; and, as I said above, I've never seen a good explanation for that. And given that he's supposed to be a defensive specialist, this is the thing that has me doubting him the most.
If Casey had his way, we'd probably be seeing a whole lot more of Gray and AA. Apparently, Casey doesn't think that having useless possessions at the offensive end is a problem. That's why he doesn't mind AA chucking up useless shots early in the shot clock, creating fast-break opportunities for the opposition continuously.
Something to consider.Daryl Morey: Coach McHale 4 Coach of the Year! He has the most inexperienced tm ever on brink of West Playoffs! Also,6th youngest tm ever 2make playoffs Twitter @dmorey
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The "blame the youth" excuse is extremely annoying for me.
The youth are young but they are also talented.
When you point the finger at someone else, three point back at you.
For the past 5 years I've been waiting for Colangelo to prove me wrong.
I'm still waiting.
your pal,
I'd like to see new blood running Toronto without outside the box ideas and thinking for a franchise that due to geography and other reasons is unlike any other team in the NBA.
When it comes to a GM with the new CBA and changing environment, past experience or success is not a prerequisite for me like I would prefer for a new head coach.
I defended Colangelo for a long time but he has had 7 years and it is evident now it is best for everyone if ways are parted. Fingers crossed.
Next year for BC and DC its playoffs or bust. He raises some good points in this video. Unfair to fire Casey now, he deserves this 3rd year.
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Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: `Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear —
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.'
— "Ozymandias", Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Ozymandias" was Pharaoh. He had everything but God. Moses was one of the Prophets. He had nothing but God. The House of God that Moses served still stands for the Lord still lives!


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So whats the deal with this guy? He was supposed to be a star but then he got into a car accident and now he definately wont be good or he still has a shot at being a solid NBA player?
i don't think this was such a bad move. the kid has potentional, and can replace anytime shandon anderson, or even penny.. why not?
Here's a nice piece on DerMarr from Daily News
Wilkens has enough to worry about with the latest roster addition, DerMarr Johnson. The former first-round pick was at practice, his second full day as a Knick after signing a 10-day contract on Tuesday.
The 6-9 Johnson was selected sixth overall in the 2000 draft by Atlanta, but suffered three cracked vertebrae in a car crash on Sept. 13, 2002. He tried to make a comeback with Phoenix last year before being cut in the preseason.
"I didn't follow his whole background," Wilkens said. "But it's a second chance, it's an opportunity and you've got to make the most of it. That's what we should be looking at.
"He's paying attention, he's listening. It's too soon to say anything. We've got to get him into some up and downs, see how (he) responds, how quickly he picks things up."
Johnson said he isn't limited physically as a result of the injury and was eager to get to work with his new teammates.
"I can't wait. They've been playing every day and their guys are beat up, so it's not worth it going after just me. I'm sure we'll get in a good day tomorrow," he said. "I know all the plays; it's not that hard. I feel I know what it takes to prove to them that I can stick here."
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dermarr has been playing in the ABA (i think) and has been averaging 22 ppg.. i dnt think he'll get min with penny and shandon in rotation...
i think he's going to be a good backup
he played just 4 minutes last night, but i can't wait to see him getting more time
do what you gotta do!