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Peyton Manning needed less than a quarter against one of the NFL's top defenses to show the Denver Broncos he's ready to quarterback them to big things in the 2012 regular season.
Going three-for-three in leading the Broncos in scoring drives for a quick 17-0 lead in Sunday's home preseason game vs. the San Francisco 49ers, Manning looked a lot like the four-time MVP he was with the Indianapolis Colts.
Manning picked apart the Niners' loaded 3-4 pressure unit in just 14:18 of action (10 of 12 passing, 122 yards, two touchdowns), and his limited body of work included both a vintage scoring drive and bouncing back from a big hit.
The best of Manning was on display on the Broncos' second possession. He completed all six attempts for 83 yards, spreading the ball around short and deep to five receivers. He kept the Niners' off-balance with long catches from his running backs and intermediate darts to his wide receivers.
The most pleasing play for Denver had to be the 38-yard deep strike to Lance Ball. Manning absorbed a blow from 49ers linebacker Parys Haralson shortly after releasing the ball, yet got up right away and ran downfield for the next play in the drive. Given the biggest concern about Manning in 2012 is how well he can rebound from a season lost to neck surgery at 36, seeing a hint of his old durability is a great sign.
Although a familiar former Colts target, Brandon Stokley, continues to be a good slot safety valve, another key development for Manning has been his rapport with third-year Broncos wideout Eric Decker. Decker caught a 10-yard TD to cap the drive, and then following a 49ers' turnover, scored off an easy 5-yard pitch-and-catch on the next possession.
Manning and Decker did a lot of work together in the offseason, and it's paying off. Decker is a smart route-running receiver with good size (6-3, 218 pounds), and it doesn't hurt he has the same number (87) and some of the skills that a polished Reggie Wayne gave Manning in Indianapolis.


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(Reuters) - South Korean baseball underlined its continuing growth by posting a record $33 million in revenue last year, local media reported on Wednesday.
Winning gold at the Beijing Olympics and finishing runners-up at the 2009 World Baseball Classic boosted baseball's popularity and attendances crossed the 7 million-mark for the first time last year, Yonhap News agency reported.
The league pocketed 35 billion won ($32.9 million) in 2012, bettering the 34 billion it earned a year earlier, the report said citing figures from the marketing wing of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
The league received 25 billion won from its television broadcasting contract and 8 billion from corporate sponsorship, while 2 billion came from merchandise sales.
Each of the eight KBO clubs, having collectively drawn 7.15 million fans, took home 3.8 billion won after the league broke its attendance record for the fourth straight year.
The KBO will welcome a ninth club this year in what would be the league's first expansion since 1991 while another team could be included in 2015.
($1=1061 South Korean won)
Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Peter Rutherford

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Tesla Reps Will Lie To You
Tesla Reps Will Lie To You
There will always be misinformed representatives within any company, just a fact of life. He wasn't really lying, he just didn't have his facts straight. Lying is when you know a piece of information is wrong but push it out as the truth and that certainly wasn't the case.
Lie assumes intent.
Yes, I've had a few issues that had to be resolved as well but there was never any hint of bad intent. Tesla has more than succeeded at removing the unpleasant dealing with the normal Dealer Sales Manager and that is a big plus. I've written about this in other posts but, in short, I think there are at least two issues at play-
(1) I do not believe there is a good enough link between the Sales Reps and Delivery Specialists on the "rim" to the business managers/decision makers at the hub (think sales manager at a standard dealer). This makes it difficult to properly set expectations and manage $100K capital transactions.
(2) I sense a certain amount of hubris on the part of some Tesla management. Call it an Apple mentality where there is less urgency to address issues to the benefit of both parties. I've found the initial responses to be very one sided. It is my opinion that this will wear off quickly when the idealism of Silicon Valley Tesla management makes its way through compliant early adopters and runs head long into the mainstream luxury car sales cycle. This is just my take on it and only time will tell.
Hi Big Tex:
Sale reps talk a lot, but when it is time to seal a deal on pricing and options, smiling, verbal speculations and grandiose "best of both world" don't count. Make sure that they put it in legally binding receipt!
Sorry about the heated seat confusion but if you are not buying the biggest battery because you rely on reassurance from a sale rep, you might feel even more "lied to" with the quoted specs once you get your car and drive in real world conditions.
I would forget about the heated seat pricing problem and get resources/finances (1.49% from penfed.org) in order to get the biggest capacity battery you can find!
Big tex
I for one am annoyed at your need to repost and find ur claim that u occasionlly look at the fotums as disingenuos. The details u list in ur post clearly are from someone doing thier research. I found the short hills reps extremeley honest and willing to confirm information they were unsure of. Furthermore, the configuration specialist called me back to tell me everything hevtold me the day beforewas wrong. Itoo work with startups and know thvalue of ood relations. Tesla should have honored what they quoted but was it a lie no, others have pointed that out and yet now u repost. So who is being deceitful now?
My two cents
Big Tex,
They did in my case. It just takes a bit of time to get to the right people.
If those people are anything like me, they probably react better to a persuasive accounting of the facts as opposed to a hammer and polarizing words like lie. I think it is the language that is putting people off more than the issue itself.
OMG, let it go.
They are a bunch of energetic young people trying to do their jobs.
Can you imagine the onslaught of adult Tesla groupies calling over and over again multiple times a day?
Every time I called to find out my delivery date I was treated with respect and yes they screwed up my delivery times by UNDER promising (got it WAY quicker)but overall, this is a well trained group of kids at the forefront of a national phenomenon fueled by hysterical, impatient, well to do type A personalities.
We owe it to them to act like adults and understand the logistics are not like a conventional car dealers experience. Dude, get a grip.
I really have nothing but positive comments for all but one of the Tesla employees or representatives that I have spoken with. One out of that Many is a very far outlier. They're all enthusiastic, energetic and typically tell me if they do not know the answer. I find them all to be honest. Although I am in my mid-50s, I can tell you that I have not come across any companies off the top of my head that have been so honest and forthright.
I haven't met a car dealer yet in my life who actually could answer solid factual info on the cars they sell. At least with Tesla, I didn't feel like they were desperately trying to qualify me. Most are fairly nice people who are there to just monitor the showrooms.
You can find all the SOLID information on the MS right here on this web site. To be really honest, I usually always do mountains of research on-line, before I buy anything over $100.00.
For me, my MS is working out exactly as I expected it to (and I am a Sig owner). For me, it's a LIFE CHANGING vehicle that nothing else on the planet can match. However, with that said, it is still somewhat I work in progress, in that things are constantly being upgraded with this car, and the software engineers are constantly fixing bugs, and adding new features (unlike any car on Earth).
Is the MS for everyone?... it's new, innovative, and ground-breaking, however, it's not yet the end all vehicle for everyone, no more than a Ford F150 long-cab or Lamborghini is for mine. It has it's limitation, as do all products.
Do your research, and you will find the perfect vehicle for YOUR lifestyle.
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In March 2012, the Finland Citizens' Initiative Act went into effect, giving citizens the right to propose legislation to the Finnish Parliament. To facilitate this, a group of non-profit entrepreneurs launched web platform Open Ministry.
The platform supports a new era of open governance. As Journalist Susan Fourtané noted:
"Today, companies are crowdsourcing everything from designs of cars to marketing slogans. Why shouldn't governments follow suit?"
Through the web platform, citizens can propose and vote on new legislature online. The proposed legislation must gather support from 50,000 citizens of voting age within six months to be considered by the parliament.
This approach empowers citizens to have a say in their governance, and more. Science and technology writer David Hill pointed out:
"More than that, Finnish voters can back an initiative online rather than being physically approached by solicitors. Not only does that make it more convenient, but voters can study the initiatives in more detail and research information before they sign up, something that is much harder to do when someone is pushing a clipboard in your face to sign."
The initiative involves collaboration both between the government and the people, as well as among people, with volunteers running the platform and converting proposals into legal form. Journalist Susan Fourtané noted:
"In the meantime, The Open Ministry's team has been actively working with organizers / campaigners in planning the initiative campaigns for the fall. A group of volunteers from different professional backgrounds evaluate and select proposals that citizens send through the Website. Later, the final selection is passed on to volunteer lawyers who draft the proposals into legal form and terminology."
Several banks and telecom providers have supported the initiative by providing free access to their verification APIs, thus enabling Open Ministry to verify the identity of voters. This partnership was crucial to the Open Ministry being accepted by Finnish policymakers, and provides brands an opportunity to support their consumer's passions.
Thinkers believe that the transparency that is inherent in Open Ministry platform can lead to greater accountability for government officials and increase of trust in officials. Stefaan Verhulst, an academic in law and communications, wrote:
"Finland's program forces representatives to officially take a stand for or against proposals demonstrated to be important to a large portion of the population. "As such, Open Ministry could lead to not only more immediate direct democracy, but greater accountability for government representatives."
Joonas Pekkanen, founder of Open Ministry, shares similar views, which have been summarized by Good News Finland:
"Open preparation and decision-making ensure that real causes and opinion leaders will be heard. When the processing phases surrounding decisions and background documents are open to everyone, trust in government officials and representatives will grow."
In October 2012, the first citizen-proposed law, a ban on fur farming, entered Parliament with the support 55,000 citizens. Thinkers are watching developments to gauge the success of the initiative.
Matthew Ingram, a writer at GigaOm, pointed out:
"The laborious process of putting together a comprehensive piece of legislation — which would require hundreds of pages, legal footnotes and cross-checking with existing laws if it is to succeed in any real way — may simply not be compatible with existing crowdsourcing methods".
While some question if crowdsourcing can be effective in creating serious legislature, some question whether the current definition of legislature is still relevant in today's world. Academic Stefaan Verhulst wrote:
"Despite the promise of crowdsourcing towards more participation, transparency and accountability of the law-making processes several challenges remain. More importantly, broader questions exist on whether these efforts aim to fix a process designed for a previous era or should go beyond what we currently mean by legislation."
Thinkers highlight the progress of the initiative to Finland's open culture and history of collaboration between citizens and government. David Meyer, a writer at GigaOm, noted:
"Nordic countries tend to have relatively close societies where people are enthusiastic about pitching into civic life… Tech-driven democracy fans in other countries may not find the environment as conducive to crowdsourced legislation right now, but on the other hand they just got themselves a model to study."
Though the code for Open Ministry is freely available open source community GitHub, people believe initiative may fall victim to pranksters if replicated elsewhere. Fruzsina Eördögh, writer at The Slate, noted:
"While Open Ministry may be spam- and hacker-proof, there are no signs that it is prankster-proof. Maybe the residents of Finland don't seem the type to vote on bogus legislation, but the same can't be said for citizens of the United States. In July of this year, two writers from the satire Internet site Something Awful got more than 62,000 people to like a Facebook page in order to "exile" rapper Pitbull to Alaska."
People now call for an open democracy and thinkers believe in a 'writeable' society. Joonas Pekkanen, founder of Open Ministry, observed the shift in people's expectations:
"Citizens have begun to call for a more open, transparent and participatory western democracy in place of the old rigid system."
In a TED Talk in June 2012, former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Beth Noveck argues:
"…we live not in a passive society–a read-only society–but in a writeable society where we have the power to change our communities, to change our institutions."
This shift in people's attitudes is evident in the number of open governance initiatives in Europe, Brazil and even the U.S.
In France, WeSign.it allows people to create petitions online. In Iceland, a Constitutional Council allows citizens to offer direct feedback, re-write and vote on new proposed legislature. In Latvia, Mana Balss (My Voice) enables citizens to propose topics for politicians to debate. In Russia, WikiVote! enables citizens to write the laws and vote on the different versions. In Brazil, e-democracia enables citizens to highlight issues, draft solutions and debate with other citizens. In the US, Petition.WhiteHouse.gov enables citizens to highlight issues to the government. On a corporate front, IBM Many Bills is a "visual tool explorer" that aims to simplify legislation for the public. * (MSLGROUP's People's Lab crowdsourcing platform and approach helps organizations tap into people's insights for innovation, storytelling and change. The People's Lab crowdsourcing platform also enables our distinctive insights and foresight approach, which consists of four elements: organic conversation analysis, MSLGROUP's own insight communities, client-specific insights communities, and ethnographic deep dives into these communities.
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Modern Insecticides' Devastating Effects
Like DDT before it, a new class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids is believed to be causing drastic population declines in bird species. It is so effective at killing insects, that it has deprived birds of their basic food. Some scientists also believe they are behind the decline in bee populations in Europe and the United States known as honey-bee Colony Collapse Disorder.
Neonicotinoids, which are part of the nicotine family, are essentially glued to plant seeds, and infiltrate the entire plant. Any bug that eats the plant is immediately infected. The toxin attacks the central nervous system and causes a quick death. It is much less toxic to other animals because the chemical blocks a specific neural pathway found more commonly in insects.
Henk Tennekes, researcher at the Experimental Toxicology Services in Zutphen, the Netherlands, has linked the use of neonicotinoids to declines in bird populations in his recent book, The Systemic Insecticides: A Disaster in the Making. Tennekes said, "The evidence shows that the bird species suffering massive declines since the 1990s rely on insects for their diet." It is also accused of causing the alarming decline in bee populations. Researchers have found that the chemical negatively affects the bee's navigational ability which in turn, causes the bees to neglect feeding and caring for eggs and larvae.
However, the true cause of Colony Collapse Disorder is not fully understood. Other possible factors include Varroa mites, insect diseases, malnutrition, genetically modified crops, and even cell phone radiation. Nevertheless, countries like Germany and France have strictly limited the use of neonicotinoids. In Germany, it is believe that the glue did not sufficiently hold the chemical to the seeds of agricultural crops. The chemical could then drift into the environment where it affected bees.
The effectiveness of this pesticide has certainly taken a toll on insects, but has taken a much more noticeable toll on birds. In Britain, the house sparrow population has declined by 68 percent since 1977. Since 1994, the common swift population has shrunk by 41 percent and the starling by 26 percent. Other birds affected include the spotted flycatcher, wood warbler, snipe, and song thrush.
Neonicotinoids are used on a level far lower than DDT was used back in its time, but since it is so efficient at killing insects, it is having the same effect. For that reason, it is loved by farmers in protecting their crops. The chemical also makes the plants more resistant to drought, low pH levels, heat stress, and viral infections.
More research is needed to conclusively link neonicotinoids to avian declines. Regardless, some European countries have taken small steps to limit its use. However, Henk Tennekes believes that a global ban is the only solution. "Neonicotinoids act like chemical carcinogens, for which there are no safe levels of exposure. The message is that we must act quickly and ban these compounds, to avoid a catastrophe."
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Seriously, talking about computers being 40 Million times more powerful leads to some pretty silly conclusions.
While raw computing power may have improved 40 Million times, programming has not advanced anywhere nearly as much. I would hardly trust Windows (or even Unix) systems to do a lot of launching programs based on what it "thinks" I need, or trusting that it really gets the gist of my natural language request. I could see this really getting out of hand, o
It's pretty darned cool.
Hey! I just went to technetcast.com to try and snag some stuff and it was gone!
It points to some abandoned-site-now-ad-portal now.
Too bad...
I'm pretty sure that I'd tried it before and http://www.technetcast.com/ used to work.


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Nate Yeomans' Fish Bowl Classic Results And Photos
Highlights: Nate Dogg came up with the concept last year around this time and it had about 15 surfers battle. Last year's contest was the Us vs Them (San Clemente locals against the San Clemente Transplant locals). The Locals won with Jeremy Carter taking home the win. This year Nate spiced it up a bit and made the contest Natural vs. Goofy. Of course he called in the ringers like Damien Hobgood, Kalani Robb and Ricky Whitlock. But their were solid natural footers like Nathaniel Curran, Pat Gudang, Teddy Navarro and Matt Pagan. Not to mention a ton of local San Clemente groms who where ready for battle.
There ended up being 35 competitors in the 2nd annual fishbowl classic. The contest broke down as follows, best top one wave score from the Natural footers and best top wave from the Goofy footers made up the final out of five 6 man heats. Then there was a heat of 8 groms and we took the top Goofyfoot score and the top Natural footer score. This rounded out a 8 man final which was action packed. It came down to the dying minutes and was super close between Nate Yeomans and Pat Gudang in he end. Nate Dogg too home the title of the 2013 Fish Bowl and walked away victories and proud. Good vibes and great times as well as epic surfing.
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The Goofies took the comp out and won the title.... All goofy footers received their entry fee back. Thanks to Brad Jacobson for the photos, visit his Facebook page at facebook.com/surfshots


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Beauty of a Northern Pike by Colleen Stack, from Ohio 8/04
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New For 2014
The 3 Series adds the Gran Turismo body style and a new four-cylinder diesel to the burgeoning lineup. The Gran Turismo is a sloped-roof four-door hatchback in the vein of the 5 Series Gran Turismo. It comes only as a 328i or a 335i, both with standard xDrive. The new diesel, in the 328d, is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder unit rated at 180 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque. It is paired only with the eight-speed automatic transmission. The 328d can be had as a rear-wheel-drive sedan, an all-wheel-drive sedan, or an all-wheel-drive wagon. Fuel economy is spectacular: the rear-wheel-drive sedan gets 32 mpg city and 45 mpg highway; all-wheel drive subtracts 1 mpg city and 2 highway mpg from those figures.
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The 3 Series is the heart and soul of BMW. It also has been the benchmark car in its category ever since it was first introduced in 1975. Until this year, the 3-series family included sedan, coupe, convertible, and wagon versions. A big change for 2014 is that BMW has split off the two-door coupe, giving it the new 4 Series label. (The convertible will be introduced soon as a 4 Series as well.) The 3 Series remains available as a four-door sedan, a wagon, and a new four-door hatchback (Gran Turismo). Currently absent from the lineup is the enthusiasts' favorite, the M3, but it should return sometime during 2014.
The BMW 3 Series has long been the most sporting entry-luxury sedan, but the latest version has been diluted somewhat by an attempt to broaden its base. The suspension is softer and the steering is lighter. However, keen drivers can fix both issues, and still get the 3 Series of their dreams. Switching BMW's driving dynamics control mode from comfort to sport helps, although you must select it again each time you start the car. Better to opt for the M sport suspension (part of the sport package), or the dynamic handling package, which includes the adaptive M suspension and variable sport steering.
The harder decision is which powertrain to choose. Those stretching their budget to get into a 3 Series will be drawn to the new entry-level model, the 320i, which costs more than $4000 less than a 328i. The downside is that the 320i's 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder makes only 180 hp — down from 240 hp in the 328i. Just like the 328i and the 328d, the 320i allows buyers to swap in a six-speed manual transmission in place of the standard eight-speed automatic as a no-cost option. It also can be had with xDrive all-wheel drive (but only with an automatic transmission).
The 328i's gutsy turbo four manages decent gas mileage with a combined city/highway EPA rating of 27 mpg — too bad it sounds like a diesel at idle. BMW now offers an actual four-cylinder diesel, the 328d, which is equipped similarly to the 328i but costs $1500 more. You should recoup that premium pretty quickly, however, as the 328d gets spectacular mileage. The 328i and the 328d are available as a sedan (with rear-wheel drive or xDrive) or as an all-wheel-drive sport wagon.
The classic BMW in-line six-cylinder engine, turbocharged to deliver 300 hp, powers the 335i, either as a sedan or the Gran Turismo. This is the most potent 3 Series variant, at least until the M3 returns to the lineup in mid 2014. The 335i is also the only 3 Series sedan where one can combine xDrive and a manual transmission.
You'll like:
- Excellent chassis (with the right equipment)
- Huge variety of models
- Eye-popping diesel MPG
You won't like:
- Gran Turismo's awkward proportions
- Annoying auto stop/start system
- Luxury version not quite up to snuff
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- Infiniti Q50
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R: Your route contained too many branches
C: Your car needs to be 4 exactly spaces from the sidewalk
All very worthy no doubt, but I expected monkey brains installed in a robot...
I am glad I am not the only one who made no sense of the post, even though I have previously read the actual blog linked to (when it appeared in the register).
The old Obi-Wan quote came to mind: "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."
I think Intel has a raft of opportunities. However, like a lot of established tech firms, Intel is a big bureaucracy and it does fantastic things but in a half hearted way.
One gig they missed was that they didn't really push a mass market Linux on Intel consumer device, even though Intel has the best solution to offer (for non-gamers anyway) with a stable in-kernel open source drivers for graphics/wifi etc that just always works. The lack of a big push has allowed Android on ARM to become the post-Windows consumer OS, which it will exploit over the coming years.
It is not too late for Intel to turn it around, but I would not bet any money on it. Whatever has stopped them putting their foot on the gas is probably still there.
At the most optimistic, Wayland is still one or two years away from mainstream use. Even then, most apps will run under the rootless X server.
X will finally disappear if and when all apps upgrade to GTK3 or QT5 (which might be never).
Wayland is X designed properly, however it is basically the same thing. It does not seem to yet acknowledge the wider changing context within which desktop Linux has to operate, i.e. we are moving away from a world where manufacturers produce devices for Windows (and don't care about desktop Linux) into a world where manufacturers produce devices for Android (and still don't care about desktop Linux).
Canonical became flame-bait central over Mir and their reactive 'community engagement' (troll feeding), but I wonder if they have a point, that by the time Wayland is widely deployable it will be outdated?
My old laptop had an Optimus card. Horrible things for Linux users. It never switched to low power mode so the battery did not last very long and it ran worryingly hot.
I am so much happier with my Intel based machine (I do admit I am not a gamer).
I also agree that you should just hang in there and get some kind of degree. It is a "MacGuffin" and a stupid system but you really do need a degree to open certain opportunities. You will not be left behind by waiting until the end. Also you will never have so much free time as you have now to pursue side interests, so make the most of it.
BTW, at University, you also you have the greatest selection of potential life partners you will ever be exposed to, dive in while you can. Afterwards you might find slim pickings
Yeah I do use suspend for short periods, it does work.
Good for you, obviously you have been much luckier in your choice of hardware.
In prison, "work" is the best possible approximation of real work but it is not real work with real responsibilities or control, and there is not real pay and conditions.
Making an "application" based on a digital prison is an approximation of a real app but based on a false foundation. There is no real control or security over the platform.
... because hibernate is pointless and never reliably works anyway. Set everything to autosave and get a distro that boots up quickly.
Compared to ASUS and MSI motherboards, Intel ones are (were) overpriced. I can't imagine anyone will miss them.
That was exactly my first thought. Intel didn't price their boards very competitively, probably out of a desire not to annoy the downstream manufacturers. I often admired the Intel mobos but always then went and bought an ASUS instead, the extra money saved can be spent on the processor and RAM.
Exactly, when the hype dies down, everyone will go back to their keyboards connected to static desktops.
However, I actually do run Emacs on my Samsung S3 using a small bluetooth keyboard. Nothing wrong with the form factor if you stick to a resonable line width (e.g. 80 characters). The port however to Android is immature and sometimes dies because Android does not provide all the shared libraries a normal Linux distro would, however, once they get that sorted out it will be better. You still have to prop the phone up somehow though which is not always simple.
I once met David Prowse at an air show in Norfolk where we has doing signatures, cool guy. He taught us a (perhaps ironic if TFA is true) set of words for the Star Wars Theme:
Star Wars
Made me a fortune
Paid off the mortgage
Bought me a car
Obviously it is funnier sang to the theme
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Just go with the flow control, roll with the crunches, and, when you get a prompt, type like hell.


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Dallas JacksonClick Class of 2013 Team Recruiting RankingsHere to view this Link. is the National Columnist for Rivals.com. Email him your comments or story ideas to email@example.com Class of 2013 Team Recruiting RankingsHere to view this Link. and follow him on TwitterClick Class of 2013 Team Recruiting RankingsHere to view this Link..
John L. Smith was a dead man walking at Arkansas before having one of the worst first months of football for any preseason Top 5 team.
Frank Spaziani has been an unmitigated disaster overseeing the spiral at Boston College from an eight-win team to one of the worst in major college football.
Joker Phillips is in his third season at Kentucky after being named the coach-in-waiting under Rich Brooks. His team will likely end the year with one win over an FBS-level opponent.
All three will likely be fired soon after the season ends, if not before.
While each situation is unique, Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell believes that the commonality falls back to recruiting opportunities after a change is made.
"Selling a new vision at programs that are going the wrong way has a long track record of paying immediate dividends," Farrell said. "I believe that the win-loss record should dictate coaching changes but pressure from fans and boosters has gotten in the way of that at some places. That said, I would always take talent over coaching, so getting better players into the system is always a benefit and firing a guy prematurely can jumpstart recruiting as well."
Yahoo! Sports college football columnist Pat Forde said that the passion of fans can force the hand of administrations and eliminate any goodwill built by coaches.
"When you look at a place like Auburn, it is a fan base that cares so deeply about winning that there is a flip side to its success," Forde said. "It is barely a year and a half removed from a national championship season and it may be the end of the line for (Gene) Chizik."
As the season crosses its midpoint, the internal discussions surrounding potential coaching changes have heated up at other schools outside of Auburn such as California, USF, Tennessee, and Texas may be falling into a pattern that Forde and Farrell speak against.
"Change because of a leveling off is change for change sake," Farrell said. "It is a dangerous game to play because some programs just do not realize that they are what they are, and making a bad hire can be worse than winning eight games every year and going to bowl games."
Forde shares that opinion and points to California and Texas as places that may want to exercise caution.
"Declining returns produce a double-edged sword," he said. "When you have a coach that lifts a program up, people only expect them to keep it at that level, so when you slip they want a change. Not all programs are on autopilot and some programs need to take a long look at what they have and realize it may be the best they can get."
But Forde acknowledged that the immediacy of the sport will continue to force the hand at larger programs.
"It really is 'what have you done for me lately?' in today's college football," he said.
It is in that vein that Rivals.com takes a look at the coaches who have been ineffective recently. It not only could cost them a job, it could impact the school in recruiting.
Situation: In the ultra-competitive SEC the numbers against Dooley are not good. He is winless against ranked teams in the conference and has opened this season with three straight setbacks and there are games against AlabamaClick Derek Dooley, TennesseeHere to view this Link. and South CarolinaClick Derek Dooley, TennesseeHere to view this Link. on the horizon. To his credit, Dooley has addressed the situation saying that he understands the passionate fan base and its displeasure but what needs to be noted is that those 102,000 people are being heard by the administration as well.
Recruiting Impact: The current class ranks No. 20 in the nation and is headlined safety Kameron Miles and athlete Jalen Reeves-Maybin and a change at the top could put those two players back on the board for many other programs. Miles is a defensive back out of Mesquite (Texas) West Mesquite and not a natural fit to come halfway across the country to Tennessee, and Reeves-Maybin is one of the fastest rising prospects from Clarksville (Tenn.) Northeast whose options would increase and pressure to decommitt intensify if Dooley loses his job.
Quotable: "One way or the other the decision at Tennessee will need to be made quickly," Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell said. "The fact of the matter is that until a determination is made every school will be using the uncertainty to recruit against Tennessee."
More Tennessee coverage: VolQuest.com
Frank Spaziani, Boston College
Situation: The Eagles have gone from two straight ACC title-game appearances to winless against FBS-level opponents quickly under the watch of Spaziani. The team will likely not be favored to win in any of its remaining games and as if a one-win season wasn't enough to seal the fate of a head coach, Boston College recently hired a new athletic director. Brad Bates will come into the job from Miami (Ohio) and like most all new hires at the position, Bates will likely look to make a change.
Recruiting Impact: The current class has 17 commitments and none are higher than a three-star; many do not have many other FBS-level options to fall back on. The leading candidate for an immediate decommitment would be linebacker Jack Cottrell from Eden Prairie (Minn.) High, who could elect to stay home and play for the Golden Gophers. Aside from Cottrell, many of the players would likely stick with the school if for nothing else than a stellar education.
Quotable: "This is a tough job," Yahoo! Sports college football columnist Pat Forde said. "It is a geographically odd fit within its conference, it doesn't have the best facilities, and really it has probably overachieved when Matt Ryan was there and it made the expectations higher than they really should have been."
More Boston College coverage: EagleAction.com
Situation: It is looking as though the exit of Gene Chizik may be more unceremonious than his entrance when he was met at the airport by a chant of "We want a leader, not a loser." In his two years at Iowa StateClick Gene Chizik, AuburnHere to view this Link., he was 5-19 and to date his record at Auburn without Cam Newton stands at 17-15 -- with Newton he was 14-0 and won a national championship. The odds increase each week that Chizik will not return next season.
Recruiting Impact: Unlike many coaches in the SEC, Chizik is not known as being very hands-on as a recruiter, and his dismissal by itself would likely have little to no impact on the current class. However, if the administration or the new hire were not to retain Trooper Taylor, Tommy Thigpen and Mike Pelton, the wheels could come off. Those three assistants are the lead recruiters on five-star players Reuben Foster, Carl Lawson and Dee Liner, as well as many of the four-star players currently pledged. Chizik, for recruiting purposes, is very replaceable.
Quotable: "I think Gene Chizik is extremely important to the class, as are Trooper Taylor, Tommy Thigpen, and a number of other key assistant coaches," AuburnSports.com recruiting analyst Justin Hokenson said. "Any coaching change is going to impact recruiting, but it's tough to say to what degree until it were to happen. One thing I'll say, is that Auburn's current class is extremely loyal right now to Auburn and the current staff. They seem determined to stick with the Tigers despite a struggling season."
More Auburn coverage: AuburnSports.com
John L. Smith, Arkansas
Situation: Regardless of what happens over the next month, Smith is gone. He was fired before he started as the Bobby Petrino scandal put the program in a bad spot. The team has not performed well, but has started to show signs of life. Discussions as to who would be the new coach have been going since August and a hire could be made quickly after the season.
Recruiting Impact: This is an unspectacular class that ranks near the bottom of the SEC and will likely stay together as all of its current pledges knew the situation entering the recruiting process. It is not an ideal situation by any means but it is not the bottom falling out as many have speculated could happen. Arkansas is in a state that doesn't usually produce a ton of talent but it can dip its toes into Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The right hire can boost recruiting immediately.
Quotable: "I am not sure there is much left to say about it," HawgSports.com publisher Trey Biddy said. "Arkansas has played well the last two weeks, giving up a combined 14 points in wins over Auburn and Kentucky, but John L. Smith's fate was sealed after the worst September in school history."
More Arkansas coverage: HawgSports.com
Joker Phillips, Kentucky
Situation: Phillips was one of the quick-to-expire trends when he was named a coach-in-waiting by Rich Brooks. Phillips was credited with the explosion in offense for Kentucky as the offensive coordinator but since then, the program has steadily declined. His time in Lexington may be punctuated with two-win season in 2012 that would include a winless SEC slate and losses to Louisville and Western Kentucky.
Recruiting Impact: This could be a positive change for the program. Kentucky is clearly a basketball school and a place that many recruits do not look at as a first choice for football. But the right coach with the right message could spin that around. The in-state recruiting certainly hurts the program as Kentucky is the least talented of all the SEC states, The best players in the state are usually in Louisville and not Lexington, making it hard to land the best players within the borders. There are not many players currently committed that would have other major college football offers, so the class could hold its current form if a change is made. The right hire could energize a product that is in desperate need of something positive.
Quotable: "The SEC is just a different animal that Kentucky struggles to keep up with," Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell said. "Joker did a pretty good job recruiting in the South, but it is just a hard sell to get kids to go to Kentucky."
More Kentucky coverage: CatsIllustrated.com
Situation: Tedford picked the Cal program up off of the mat upon his arrival in 2002 and it is his relative success that could ultimately be his undoing. Historically, Tedford has built his reputation with quarterbacks, producing eight NFL quarterbacks under his tutelage. But he has been equally impressive in developing running backs, as every year at Cal has seen one player rush for more than 1,000 yards. The magic number for the program this year was believed to be eight wins. But it does not look like that will be met as the team currently sits at 3-4 with games against StanfordClick Jeff Tedford, CaliforniaHere to view this Link., OregonClick Jeff Tedford, CaliforniaHere to view this Link. and Oregon StateClick Jeff Tedford, CaliforniaHere to view this Link. to come. Victories over UCLAClick Jeff Tedford, CaliforniaHere to view this Link. and Washington StateClick Jeff Tedford, CaliforniaHere to view this Link. may have bought Tedford more time, but it may not be enough.
Recruiting Impact: Cal is currently next to last in recruiting in the Pac-12 and Tedford has been more known as a talent developer than a strong recruiter. The loss of assistant Tosh Lupoi to Washington was more of a hit to the program than potentially anything the Tedford could do to attract talent. The school hasn't had the same buzz surrounding it as it had following the Aaron Rodgers and Marshawn Lynch days, and with Oregon, USC and Washington making a bigger national splash, this could be a program leveling off regardless of who is at the helm.
Quotable: "This feels a lot like change for change sake to me," Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell said. "I understand that it feels stagnant over there, but a wrong hire is worse than consistency. Look at Pitt without Dave Wannstedt, Tennessee and Phil Fulmer, or Boston College with (Tom) O'Brien and Jeff Jagodzinski, they fell apart. I would bet each program and fan base would rewind the clock and I think we will be adding Cal to that list if they pull the trigger on Tedford."
More Cal coverage: BearTerritory.net
Situation: It may be a bit of a stretch to have Mack Brown on the hot seat at this point, considering what he has accomplished at Texas. There are plenty of Longhorns fans who feel Brown has earned the right to call his shot on leaving. But crushing losses to OklahomaClick Mack Brown, TexasHere to view this Link. are piling up and it has to hurt his standing. The program is running out of coordinators to point the finger at, and it may come down on Brown. Games with upstart Texas Tech and Kansas State could be more telling, but the way the Red River Rivalry games have been going, he may not have the chance to walk away on top.
Recruiting Impact: At this point Texas is Texas and many of the top players in the state want to and will continue to want to go to Austin. The money that is now at the program would allow for Texas to go and buy any coach it wanted, and that has to make current recruits feel secure. Brown is a big reason why kids choose Texas and he has been a solid recruiter in the past, but the results might not be good enough anymore.
Quotable: "The recruits know that if Mack is not around, the Longhorns will still have an elite coach running the show," Orangebloods.com recruiting analyst Jason Suchomel said. "The fear of the unknown would probably cause guys to weigh their options, but Texas would have a good chance of holding on to most of its pledges due to the overall strength of the program."
More Texas coverage: Orangebloods.com
Skip Holtz, South Florida
Situation: After starting the season with uninspiring victories over Chattanooga and Nevada, the Bulls have dropped four straight, including losses to Ball State and Temple, and are winless in the conference. Holtz, who is under contract until 2017, received the dreaded vote of confidence from South Florida athletic director Doug Woolard last week. With six games left on the schedule, this could be premature speculation or it could be writing on the wall for a coach who was on the rise just two years ago.
Recruiting Impact: A consistent revolving door at a place like South Florida is likely to be bad for the long-term health of the program. The current class is solid and is headlined by quarterback Asiantii Woulard who could step right in for B.J. Daniels next season. The team still struggles to get into true south Florida counties and bring in players, but if the school feels good about landing an up-and-comer such as Mario Cristobal, this may be the time to make a move and hope for a recruiting boost.
Quotable: "It is weird to think about Skip Holtz being on the hot seat," Yahoo! Sports college football columnist Pat Forde said. "To think early last year many people were discussing what job he was going to take after leaving South Florida to now where there is real talk that he may not be back at South Florida. The bottom line here, however, is that USF isn't the kind of place that should be hiring and firing coaches."
More USF coverage: USFBullseye.com
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Cirkus - Stockholm, Sweden
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23.05.11 7:41 pm
Amazing show! I even met Nick O'malley walking down the streets of Stockholm to a pharmecy! His autograph is hanging proudly on my wall and the pen which he was the last to use is kept safe :)
10.05.11 5:53 am
07.05.11 6:55 pm
Fuckin amazing! Best gig ever! Loved that you played Teddy Picker and From The Ritz To The Rubble again. The new unheard songs from Suck It and See were really good aswell, especially Thats Where You're Wrong! Looking forward to the record!
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07.05.11 6:36 pm
No moriré en paz hasta que los llegue a ver enserio México o y
en especial yo los NECESITA ver ya ya ya!lastima que no
los vi cuando vinieron enserio los mamo y los amo
06.05.11 8:43 pm
Fantastic concert. Loved every minute. Nearly got a heart attack when you played From the ritz to the rubble, my favorite song. Thank you for an awesome unforgettable night.
06.05.11 8:25 pm
You were awesome, the best gig ever. loys of love //Liz
06.05.11 1:56 pm
Set list looks cool, but yeah it'll probly change after the 6th June - 10th June I will be in Sheffield and then the weekend after I ge to see them again at the Hurricane Festival in Germany!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
06.05.11 12:24 am
Seems like a pretty solid setlist. The only thing I wish was added would be Mardy Bum. That would take it to a whole other level--I've always wanted to hear that live!
05.05.11 11:45 pm
Its an insane setlist... if it is the actual one. Tbh they make all their songs sound amazing live, so I'm not too fussed what they include in it. This House Is A Circus is insane live though so I'm glad they're still playing that (for now at least). They will change it after Suck It And See is released anyway so there's not much point looking too much into it :D
05.05.11 11:02 pm
i guess they'll change the setlist after 6 of june...


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You've heard it a million times before: You need more moisture in the winter. But when you're suffering from cracked nails or a scaly scalp, it's too late for prevention -- it's all about solutions. Here are cures for all your winter woes
The skin on your scalp is just like the skin on the rest of your body -- winter weather will dry it out. But keeping it healthy is as simple as basic conditioning. "By applying conditioner to your scalp, you're reinforcing the moisture barrier," says dermatologist Francesca Fusco, MD. For an at-home treatment, she suggests applying conditioner to your scalp and throughout your hair; then, wrap your hair in a warm towel.
Fusco also suggests looking for products with botanical oils. "They're very beneficial, and you don't have to worry about them clogging your pores," she says. Sunflower oil, almond oil, coconut oil, and aloe vera are some of her favorite ingredients. Try Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy Total Care Nourishing Daily Conditioner, $8.79.
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by stacy45 Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 01:38PM Report as inappropriate
Vaseline IS a GREAT product !!
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Great article! I put flaxseed in my fruit smoothies too...I love using Nivea's Essentially Enriched or Extended Moisture lotions during the winter! They're awesome!
by MizzPink Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 07:10AM Report as inappropriate
winter is the worst season for my beauty
by LittleBunny Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 05:29PM Report as inappropriate
I use Vaseline on my feet every night, and it works wonders!
by WiccanLady Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 09:40AM Report as inappropriate
I need to do all of these. NOW :)
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definitely going to try the ho ney mask tonight, and good to know that omega will help with dryness
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I have oily skin but my face has been so dry this winter, definately looking forward to trying these tips...especially the face mask with honey!
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would have loved a suggestion for a cuticle oil!
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These are great, affordable tips!!
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I hate the three point line. It ruined bsketball
Are you kidding me? All 3 are going to have major roles tonight!
Between 1 and 10 minutes combined
Between 11 and 20 minutes combined
None of the 3 will see the floor, D'antoni will only go 8 deep
I hate the three point line. It ruined bsketball
At what point does Dantoni realize that getting shots closer to the basket might get things going??
Real Talk
What the **** are we watching?
Are you kidding me? I want my old Knicks back..At least I knew we totally suck back then. We're supposed to be good now...
Maybe Jorts should stop shooting 3s for a while. Thats the problem I have with dantoni's system. Too many players get comfortable launching 3s
Real Talk
Remember when some people thought D'Antoni was some kind of offensive genius?...
Nope, turns out he's just offensive.
Shotclock Violation is OK if you play Celtics or San Antonio D...but Raptors???
Offense sucks again.. as does the d
I wonder what D'antoni's offensive game plan would be if there were no three point line.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
Getting destroyed by the Raptors.
Yep... The Raptors
Melo needs to rip into fields, bibby, and walker. Those guys need to give us something but it needs to all start with better ball movement.


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TRACY — A California Highway Patrol officer who pulled over a pickup truck for a traffic violation Wednesday instead stumbled upon a dead body lying inside a sleeping bag in the bed of the truck, a San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputy said.
The discovery around 1 p.m. occurred after the CHP officer pulled over the truck in the area of eastbound Highway 132 and S. Welty Road, Deputy Les Garcia said. Details of how the body was discovered were not released.
A driver and passenger in the truck were detained but no arrests were made.
Investigators said an initial examination of the body, a male whose age wasn't released, showed now visible signs of trauma. Autopsy and toxicology results are pending, and it likely will take six to eight weeks for their results to be known.
The person's ID was not released pending notification of his relatives.
Check back for updates.
Rick Hurd covers breaking news. Contact him at 925-945-4780 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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Author to speak about his Karl Rove book in Guilford
GUILFORD -- After a recent encounter with Republican political operative Karl Rove, Craig Unger penned a piece for Vanity Fair that began this way: "Karl Rove doesn't like me."
That might be because Unger is an investigative journalist whose latest book, "Boss Rove," is an unflattering portrait of a powerful figure in former President George W. Bush's administration and the founder of a conservative "SuperPAC" that's investing heavily in federal elections.
Unger is scheduled to speak Sunday in Guilford about his new book and the powerful forces at work where money and politics intersect.
"Even though (Rove) is well-known, people don't know what he does," Unger said.
The Guilford event is the annual Harvest fundraiser for Kopkind Colony, which brings together journalists, filmmakers and others each summer in Guilford. The colony was founded in 1998 in memory of the late Andrew Kopkind, a Guilford resident and prominent journalist who wrote for magazines including Time, The New Republic and The Nation.
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John Scagliotti, Kopkind administrator, said the Harvest event is the only local fundraiser by the organization.
"We do a number of summer programs, which are free and open to the public," Scagliotti said.
Unger is an easy fit for Kopkind's 15th fundraiser: He was a friend of Kopkind's and, Scagliotti said, practices a similar brand of reporting.
"That kind of journalism is rare, but it's still around," Scagliotti said. "And Craig is one of the best."
Unger has worked as deputy editor at the New York Observer and editor at Boston Magazine. His is now a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, in which he published some of his Rove research.
Having previously penned "House of Bush, House of Saud" and "The Fall of the House of Bush," Unger this time focused on Rove, who has been credited with engineering George W. Bush's rise to the presidency.
Rove resigned as Bush's deputy chief of staff in 2007, saying he wanted to spend more time with family. But he also had been linked to scandals including the firing of U.S. attorneys and the public disclosure of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.
"I think a lot of people thought he was finished (politically) in 2008 when Bush left the White House," Unger said.
But Unger's Vanity Fair piece opens with a gathering of GOP "power brokers" at Rove's Washington, D.C., home in April 2010, a few months after the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission decision had opened the door for non-profit and for-profit corporations to exert unprecedented influence on elections.
Unger wrote that Rove "would become arguably the single greatest beneficiary of the ruling" as co-founder of a so-called "super" political action committee called American Crossroads.
A SuperPAC "suddenly provided a medium through which unlimited sums could be raised from corporations and unions as well as wealthy individuals, and be spent with the express purpose of electing or defeating a specific candidate," Unger wrote.
Through the well-financed American Crossroads and the affiliated Crossroads GPS, Unger argues that Rove and his allies have taken control of the Republican Party and the presidential election.
"Rove was reinventing himself as a party boss," Unger said Wednesday in an interview with the Reformer. "This gave him an indirect way to really control hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars."
Unger believes Rove is manipulating the system with an aim toward "a historic realignment of America's political landscape." He also charges that Rove is at the forefront of controversial, Republican-led attempts to enact voter identification laws.
"Rove is sort of the father of voter suppression," Unger said.
In an attempt to uncover more information about Rove, Unger said he interviewed more than 100 people. He talked to some of those subjects dozens of times.
"It's very hard to get a former operative of Karl Rove to talk," Unger said. "And when you do, you sit down and have a lot of conversations."
He also traveled to places such as Chattanooga, Tenn., where a computer company called SmarTech is based. Unger reports on that company's handling of Ohio's 2004 presidential election returns and its role in the disappearance of millions of Bush White House e-mails.
Unger recounts attending a breakfast at which Rove was the keynote speaker during the Republican National Convention. Rove called Unger's book "an entertaining work of fiction."
But the author believes he has uncovered and illuminated some deeper truths about an influential force in modern politics.
"These are the unseen mechanics of power," Unger said. "I try to describe them and show how they work."
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Could someone possibly identify this bug for me?
Unfortunately this was the only picture i took that turned out clear before i released it. Therefore you cannot see its back which i remember to be hard and opened up to be winged (4 wings i think).
There are normally numerous of these same bugs which measure about 20mm in length flying around my tree and other areas/trees around me outside late at night but never during the day.
Also weirdly enough, if i walk around the garden these bugs are sometimes buzzing on the floor as if unable to fly.
They make a very loud buzzing noise when flying.
any help identifying this insect would be greatly appreciated thanks!
It is a chafer beetle, probably a summer chafer, Amphimallon solstitiale.
There's a useful key to British chafer beetles here
- http://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol05_Part11.pdf (Subfamily Melolonthinae, p.27+)


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Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated February 12, 1870.
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Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated February 12, 1870.
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Villa d'Elci. Feb 12, 1870.
My dear Mr. Marsh
Many thanks for your kind answers to my troublesome enquiries.
Mr Kirkup, whom I saw yesterday, told me that it was Prof d'Ancona of Pisa who was at work, or proposed to set himself at work on Dr Paur's treatise. But I suspect that the old Baron had turned an expression of interest into an intention of translation. The poor old man was greatly animated in showing me the pencil head of Dante & the autograph of his name, which -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- the Divine Poet presented him with two or three years ago. The spelling of the signature settles the long dispute in favor of Allighieri!
As to the Court Ball, I am not inclined to put on a uniform, but one of my sisters & Miss Sedgwick would like much to see the show if it be permitted to them to take advantage of your kindness so far as to be allowed to go under your protection. If you do not mean to attend the ball they, with their best thanks to you for the offer to secure them -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- admission, on the whole prefer to remain at home.
I am very glad that Hoar's pluck forced the Senate to an open vote. But the result is a very disheartening one. So too is that in the matter of the bill for admission of Virginia.
Every faithfully YoursC. E. Norton.


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With all the sports leagues in the LGBT community here, we've long been without a basketball one — until now. As one of the organizers of the new Dallas Gay Basketball Association, Steven Coleman has been helping to get the word out on the new league. The interest is there. Coleman guesstimated about 40 people showed up to DGBA's open gym session last week at Reverchon Rec Center.
"This is something we need here," he said.
DBGA's mission as posted on their Facebook page reads:
The Dallas Gay Basketball Association was founded in 2012. This league was created for LGBTAQ men and women to create an atmosphere for athletes. In hopes of strengthening a community and providing alternative option for socializing within the gay community. The league invites all skill levels, and encourages new members.
According to Coleman, they've been in talks with DIVA citing their structure as a direction DGBA may borrow from. That makes total sense seeing how successful the volleyball association is in expanding its membership practically each new season. DGBA will serve as a co-ed league for teams. Whether Reverchon will be the only location for play was not mentioned.
DGBA gets social tonight (Wednesday) by hosting a meet and greet at Woody's at 6 p.m. Organizers will be there to answer questions and encourage enrollment. They follow up with another open gym session on Thursday at Reverchon where interested persons can sign up with the league. The only requirement at this point is to have a card issued by the rec center (city of Dallas) to play.
Coleman provided pics from last week's open gym. See those after the jump.


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Crashing the Party
National Journal
To hear congressional Democrats tell it, this is the beginning of the end of democracy. Republicans hold only slim majorities in the House and the Senate, yet when it comes to the task of writing legislation, they tend to keep it to themselves.
Democrats can do little but complain. And complain they have, with increasing frequency in recent weeks.
"Just when you think you have seen it all, just when you think [Republicans] have crossed the line in terms of abuse of power by manipulation of the rules, they have now just torn up the rule book," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., complained to reporters recently, regarding the Republicans' handling of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. "You never know with the Republicans. As I say, just when you think you have seen it all, the abuse of power
gets even more abusive."
For his part, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has contended that the GOP effort to elbow out the Democrats "makes a mockery of the legislative process, and it certainly minimizes the role of every United States senator."
All year long, Democrats have consistently complained of GOP attempts to limit their influence. But Democratic ire has reached the boiling point this fall, as Republicans have been driving to rack up some major legislative accomplishments before adjourning for the year. Democrats are particularly incensed that they have largely been excluded from House-Senate conference committee deliberations on Medicare prescription drug benefit legislation and on the energy bill.
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., has challenged the legitimacy of the discussions. "No Democrats have been invited to the conference," Hoyer said. "No conferences as we know them have been held."
A core group of 10 Republicans and two centrist Democrats -- Senate Finance Committee ranking member Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Sen. John Breaux, D-La. -- have been negotiating the final Medicare bill. The remaining five Democratic conferees haven't been invited to participate in the real decision-making.
For the energy bill, 34 Republicans and 24 Democrats serve on the conference committee. But the negotiations have mostly been conducted by the two chief GOP chairmen -- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici,
R-N.M. -- although the ranking member on Domenici's panel, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has attended some meetings.
Back in July, when Republicans resorted to pushing a Democratic energy bill through their deadlocked chamber just to get to conference, Domenici made no bones about his intentions. "I'm happy, because I'll be rewriting that bill" in conference, Domenici said at the time. "It's up to us. We're in the majority, and we'll be writing a completely new bill."
In the Democrats' view, the Medicare and energy negotiations aren't the only examples of Republicans abusing conference committees. House Democrats also objected when Republicans waived House rules and made changes to the FAA authorization conference report without even a perfunctory conference meeting.
Senate Democrats are now threatening to filibuster the FAA conference report over the fact that Republicans removed language, passed by both chambers, preventing the administration from contracting out air traffic control jobs.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking member James Oberstar, D-Minn., lamented that when the FAA conference met in July for the first and only time, Republicans provided Democrats with only a bill summary -- and no details about the controversial "privatization" proposal. "There were opening statements and then no paper," Oberstar said. "It is the most unusual experience I have had in 24 years serving as a conferee, [and in] my 29 years in Congress. [It was the] first time I have been a conferee where we didn't have paper in front of us [and] legislative language to discuss."
Last month, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., a fairly reliable business ally, refused to provide the one vote the Republicans needed to win passage of a bill to curb class-action lawsuits. She said she did not have confidence that her concerns with the
legislation would be addressed in conference. "Once this bill leaves the Senate floor, Democrats have no bargaining power," Landrieu said in an interview shortly after the vote. "We're not invited to any conferences, so how could I have any assurances
[that Republicans] would not go overboard?"
Because few rules govern conference committees, Republican leaders have considerable leverage in determining the agenda and deciding how much to include Democrats. Ultimately, the main requirement is that a simple majority of each chamber's conferees sign off on the final conference agreement -- meaning that Republicans could have the necessary votes without any support from Democrats.
To vent their frustration, Democrats have had to resort to publicity stunts and parliamentary foot-dragging. On October 30, House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and a dozen committee Democrats protested their exclusion from the Medicare bargaining by crashing a conference meeting.
"I came there to say [to Republicans], 'Listen, we don't know what you're doing. How can we screw up anything worse than what we're reading in the papers?' " Rangel said. "Let us know what the problems are. Maybe we can talk to somebody."
Under Pelosi and Hoyer, House Democrats this year have used the few legislative procedures available to them much more aggressively than did their predecessors. They frequently call for time-consuming nuisance votes on the House floor in order to
gum up the works and demonstrate their displeasure with how Republicans are running things. On October 30, for instance, Democrats insisted on at least a half-dozen floor votes on "motions to adjourn." Democrats have also scored several
symbolic victories this year by offering motions that instruct conferees to adopt a specific position in final House-Senate negotiations.
Senate Democrats are using another tactic to protest their treatment: objecting to sending bills to conference at all. In recent days, Senate Minority Whip Harry Reid, D-Nev., has repeatedly objected to the Senate's going to conference with the House on legislation encouraging charitable giving and on a wildfire-prevention measure that allows greater forest-thinning. Daschle has challenged Republicans to seek other avenues to reconcile bills with the House, such as holding informal negotiations between the parties before calling a conference, or sending the Senate version of a bill over to the House and letting the House vote on that version.
In response to all of the Democratic dissension, GOP leaders counter that their conduct of conference committees this fall is nothing new. Republicans explain that they are only trying to get their work done in the most efficient way, and that they
will include Democrats in the end.
"It is not unusual to have discussion groups, meetings with all kinds of different people, as conference recommendations are being put together for a formal conference meeting," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said on the House floor recently.
"I can assure [Democrats] that on the Medicare bill and on the energy bill, formal conferences will be held before those bills come to the floor in the form of a conference report," DeLay said. "But just to make this place work, there have to be
a lot of meetings, and there is a lot of time spent together with a lot of people to get these big bills put together."
Echoing this sentiment, a top Senate Republican aide said that including too many Democrats in a conference would be an obstacle to getting bills finished. The aide conceded that perhaps Democrats "have not been as involved as they would like
to be."
Still, when asked recently whether he could give Democrats assurance that their concerns would be addressed in order to move forward on legislation, Senate Republican Conference Chairman Rick Santorum, R-Pa., did not appear ready to make any new concessions. "I'm not going to give them assurance that they're going to write the bill," Santorum said.
During a hearing this summer, House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., noted that Democrats ruled the House with a tight grip for 40 years until Republicans won the majority in 1994. "It is a tug-of-war that is as old as party
divisions in the House," Dreier said. "When Democrats controlled the House, their leaders found reason to limit debate, modify rules, and control the time of the House in order to get the business of the nation done.... We couldn't get debate time. Many times, we even couldn't get copy machines or bathroom keys."
Likewise, former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., said that majority control of conferences has always been the way Congress operates. "It's exactly how the Republicans were treated" under Democratic majorities, Lott said. "The very idea
they would object to appointing conferees on Healthy Forests [legislation] at a time when we have this huge burn in California is totally irresponsible. I don't think they can continue that position. It's just not credible."
Lott said Democrats are making hay over nothing. In a conference, he said, "you can go through group meetings, but sooner or later, you whittle the objectionable features down to a few. It always gets down to a few people at the top."


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Whichever player that is available when the Giants pick I expect the Giants to pick them up as either one of these 3 players will be the BPA and a need. We all know that Ansah is Jerry Reese's type of player an insane athlete that will be a scary DE for years to come and will instantly help out the pass rush that was lacking this year. Warmack as we all know is an outstanding ferocius run blocker and underrated in pass protection that will help the Giants interior offensive line right away and since Wilson will likely be the Giants starting RB next year they will need the line to block a lot better for Wilson to run through lanes and we all know that Wilson will be deadly if he gets the blocks. Ogletree well it's no secret that the Giants need better linebacking core and Ogletree will be a great start I know secondary will be a big need as well and I see Reese grabbing a defensive back in the 1st round only if all 3 players that I named have been taken off the board. Amukamara will be great if he can just stay on the field, I think Hosley will be a great help if he covers the slot receivers another CB to cover #2 WR is what we will need and they can get it in the draft or via FA just don't know which. But, in the end I think either Ansah, Warmack or Ogletree is the way to go to pick in the 1st round
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you should learn manual machining before you jump into CNC.
Have you thought about building your own?
BTW, that would suck coming home to a Chinese mini-mill after using a Bridgeport at work
At least it's yours, right?
Has anyone had any luck with these designs?
Sherlines are too small for robotics work


text: > > Fixed all the random pieces that assume a writable /. Link /etc/mtab to > /proc/mounts, /tmp -> /var/tmp, /root -> /var/root and similar. > > mount /tftpboot/rh8/rw/<hostname> /var A modification on this idea which goes a little further is to have a template /var (I call it var.pre-init), and to load that into a ram based filesystem. I use a modified rc.sysinit to do the following: Mount /tmp on procfs, copy var.preinit into /tmp (you can trim /var.preinit down to less than 10 MB pretty easily, so this is quick) mount --bind /var /tmp/var Then the server stores no client specific data (unless you use dhcp-static, which is recommended if you want to know where your nodes are in the rack, for instance). Of course you have to send your syslog and anything else you want to keep between reboots to another server. Another benefit for us is that LAM/MPI (and anything else that uses /tmp) gets a small speedup from working on a procfs filesystem. It should also be noted that redhat's init scripts don't play well with nfsroot - in particular you have to make sure that restarting the network doesn't try to umount -a. -- Ryan Sweet <ryan.sweet at atosorigin.com> Atos Origin Engineering Services http://www.aoes.nl


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Glaus cleared in steroids probe
MLB report cites 'insufficient evidence' against third baseman
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
An SI.com report on Sept. 7 implicated Glaus, alleging that he received shipments of nandrolone -- an anabolic steroid -- and testosterone earlier in his career at an address that corresponds with his California address. Those substances were banned by MLB in 2003, when drug testing began at the big league level on a survey basis only.
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball concluded its investigation of Glaus, along with a handful of other players, and it "determined that, with respect to each player, there was insufficient evidence of a violation of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program in effect at the time of the conduct in question."
Mets reliever, and former Blue Jay, Scott Schoeneweis, Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. and Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel also avoided suspensions. But Baltimore's Jay Gibbons and Kansas City's Jose Guillen were each hit with 15-day suspensions for violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
The report that named Glaus cited anonymous sources, which told SI.com reporters that the supplements allegedly received by the third baseman came from a Florida pharmacy and were processed through an anti-aging clinic in California.
Glaus, who captured the World Series Most Valuable Player honor for the Angels in 2002, reportedly received the shipments between late '03 and early '04. The report indicated, however, that receipts only showed that the substances were sent to the address.
The supplements were reportedly obtained through the New Hope Health Center in California, which advertises the sale of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone on its Web site. HGH was banned by baseball in 2005, when the drug policy was expanded, and punitive penalties went into effect for a player testing positive for the first time.
The prescription reportedly obtained by Glaus was then sent through Orlando, Fla.-based Signature Pharmacy, which has been targeted by Albany County (N.Y.) prosecutors as part of their steroids investigation. A release by MLB on Thursday indicated that other open investigations by the Commissioner's Office should be completed soon.
The report about Glaus came out while the Blue Jays were in Florida to play the Rays, and the third baseman appeared visibly upset as he addressed the issue with reporters. Glaus declined comment and hasn't discussed the allegations publicly since.
"I'm not going to comment on the story at this time," Glaus said at the time. "I respect the fact that you have a job to do and you certainly have questions. I'm not going to comment and I hope you respect that at this time."
Glaus met with Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi privately, and he later sat down with MLB officials to discuss the matter. Ricciardi openly supported Glaus after the report came out, and he said he felt the player's explanation was adequate.
"That conversation was really private between him and I," Ricciardi said in September. "I'm not going to really share anything with you guys, but I felt like what he told me is fine. It's not my place to pass judgment.
"We just wanted to let him know that we're here for him and we support him. He's a Blue Jay, and we're not going to turn our back on him because of allegations."
Glaus, 31, is under contract for $12.75 million in 2008 and he has a player option worth $11.25 million for '09. Glaus, who was acquired by Toronto in a trade with Arizona prior to the 2006 season, hit .262 with 20 home runs and 62 RBIs in 115 games last season.
Glaus underwent season-ending surgery on his left foot in September -- shortly after the SI.com report surfaced. Glaus, who battled plantar fasciitis in his foot all season long, is expected to be ready to open next season with the Blue Jays.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NYULawyer: Taking time off is a real consideration. But since you mentioned UVa, I checked and their numbers are (median LSAT 170, mid 50% 164-171, and GPA median 3.87, mid 50% 3.53-3.93) Given my S's 168 and 3.8 I would consider this a high reach. In assessing his chances I am assuming that if he is below the median for both GPA and LSAT that chances for admission are not very good. Do you think I am on the right track?
Only about 1/3 of his fellow grads have found employment so far...
I should report to all who have heard my concerns over the last few years that my kid.... has gotten a job.