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Here is an interesting question that I was asked.
Which is better for a law firm? The cloud or a server?
It would be a small firm with only two people in it, and if it wasn't a law firm, I would recommend they go with some hosted services. However, I haven't worked with lawyers, so I'm not familiar with the unique IT requirements of their field.
There isn't any money involved with the question. My brother-in-law just asked me for advice, and the question really piqued my interest in regards to regulations and due diligence needed.


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CCA Spends Millions on Lobby Efforts
WASHINGTON — Corrections Corporation of America spent $2.5 million lobbying federal lawmakers and agencies on legislation and regulations related to the private prison industry during 2007, according disclosures filed with the Senate's public records office.
The Tennessee-based prison construction and management firm lobbied Congress, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and federal departments, including Homeland Security and Justice, on the privatization of Bureau of Indian Affairs prisons, the Public Safety Act and the Private Prison Information Act. The company disclosed payments to lobbying firms totaling more than $2.5 million.
CCA, which also lobbied lawmakers and government agencies on immigration reform and fiscal year 2008 spending bills, paid one Washington law firm $120,000 in the first half of 2007, according to federally mandated disclosures.
CCA, which operates about 72,000 beds at 62 facilities in 20 states, ranks as the fifth-largest prison system in the United States after the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the state systems of California, Texas and Florida.


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Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by StCoop, Feb 10, 2012.
I quite liked the artwork up till now, it seemed a bit different to me this issue.
The artwork is different in this issue.
Gordon Purcell, veteran Star Trek comics artist, is providing the pencil foundation for Woodward to paint over from here on out.
Thanks I was going to check but my wife gave me chores to do instead.
Personaly, I'd enjoy a primeval and dr who cross over (on TV, not in a comic). I could just imagine Lester shooting a dalek with a big gun.
tonights episode may help with that.
Something which bothered me in Part 4, the Borg and the interior of their ships are drawn to resemble the look from the TNG TV series, even though the previous issues went with the First Contact look. And then to really mix things up, TV series Borg are using tubules to assimilate, which was intorduced in First Contact.
Man, even with photo references, the artist couldn't draw Amy/Karen to save his life.
Agreed. That was the worst rendering of Karen/Amy in the book yet.
I did notice a change in the artwork with this issue. It was a tad distracting, considering it took me a bit to get used to the art in the first place.
All in all I thought this was a strong issue, the characterizations are still spot on. And the new twist of the Cybermen turning on the Borg has me intrigued, and I can't wait to see where they go with that. This miniseries has been turning out to be really fun and I can't wait to ultimately find out how this crossover is even possible.
Yeah, IDW has always been abosolutly awful when it comes to art. I remember one Star Trek comic they did with Next Gen where they had Geordi talking and he was intentionally out of focus, and I realized this wasn't stylistic so much as it was time and effort saving.
When I heard IDW was doing the Doctor Who/TNG crossover, i got really sad. Same thing when I heard they were doing the Magic: The Gathering comics. le sigh.
Story is alright, but I'm probably not going to keep buying these. Heck of a lot of padding.
I liked the last issue a lot. So I guess the El-Aurians are the Trek version of Time Lords maybe?
Not really. They are very long-lived (Guinan at least five hundred years old in the late-24th-century), their homeworld was destroyed by the Borg, but by and large they're normal humanoids.
Guinan is somewhat unique, as we learn later in Star Trek Generations because of her encounter with the Nexus in 2293. There's a part of her that's always outside of time. That's how she was able to sense that the timeline was wrong in "Yesterday's Enterprise," for instance. The other El-Aurian we saw that had the same encounter with the Nexus, Tolian Soran, was driven pretty much mad by it.
This series is terrible, there are so many problems with it - it's hard to know where to start, the art ranges from "passable copy of a screen capture" to "I drew this with my dick", the story itself is just boring - yak,yak, yak. Seriously, how can you write a story where you have no budget concerns that feature the Borg, Doctor Who, the Cyberman and the TNG and make it so static and dull?
The fifth issue reminded me of how static and dull Star Trek: The Next Generation could be at its worst. We're in a comic book, there's no budget, and yet the story felt like one of the dull, talky bottle episodes they did because they needed to save on the budget.
I've been posting reviews on the series on my blog. The review of the fourth issue covers some of the larger problems with the series. The review of the fifth issue is more positive (I felt like the series was finally fulfilling its promise), but it's still a disappointment because the series took far too long to reach that point.
I was really enjoying this series up until the latest issue. 5 just took a dive in all respects. The art which I thought was really well done previously looked horrible this month, and the story which I always thought was a good balance between Good TNG and Doctor Who went full Who - and I really dont like full who.
Hopefully it will bounce back?
Right - in many respects it is a faithful recreation of that era of Trek (although I'd argue their Picard isn't right) but this isn't a TV show being made in 1991 on a limited budget, it's a comic book made in 2012!
You have effectively an unlimited budget so you don't have to worry about blowing it - so why you have 24 pages of talking heads and a three page recap of an old episode is beyond me.
I mean one of the characters you have to play with is Doctor Who - if you are writing a modern Doctor Who comic and it's page after page of people standing around talking, you've gone wrong.
I agree that the characterization of Picard isn't right. He feels like movie-era Picard, not mid-TNG Picard.
For that matter, I think that the characterization of Troi and Crusher in the fifth issue was off, as well.
I scoured the flashback to "Best of Both Worlds" for something timey-wimey, something that shouldn't have been there, because that would have been about the only thing that would have justified three pages on that. Otherwise, they shouldn't have spent more than a single page on the flashback. It was necessary -- the Doctor had to understand Picard's relationship with the Borg -- but not at that length.
Yep. Over in the Treklit forum Christopher pointed out recently that the two series have a mismatch in tone. I think the differences in tone could work, but they've haven't thus far.
This has been pretty disappointing compared to Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes so far, and the art issues are simply distracting as hell to me.
I love this series so far. Yes it´s not perfect...but balancing two fandoms is not easy I guess. For some reason I´m suspecting we are steering towards a reset button solution though. Something the doctor did "let" the cyberman into trek universe in the first place...yadda,yadda,yadda....on the other hand...the doctor seems to generally avoid going back in time in his own time line (there was a comment to that effect in end of time part 1)...so...hmm...maybe...
^^Reset buttons are pretty rare in Doctor Who. Really, the only prominent one was Last of the Time Lords, and even that was arranged so that the main characters were still aware of everything that went on.
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I am a big fan of local government when they plan and then complete projects like these road improvements that enhance the quality of life in a community.
For many, a roadway is simply a place that allows traffic to move from one point to another. And that's an important part of the formula in many places, including here in the Arkansas River Valley.
But another bit of philosophy that road builders like Michael Oakes, Russellville's director of public works, have come to embrace is the notion that roads that offer usage to multiple users, like walkers, bicyclists and vehicles, create zones in a city that cause positive things to happen in that community. I also have to add that officials at Arkansas Tech University have been a part of all the planning that has gone into these projects.
To the north of the downtown, Phoenix Street has room for bikes and vehicles. There are places for walkers, as well as runners. The plans include places for trees and plants. The place offers much to folks looking to unwind after a long day, for Tech students heading downtown on an errand, or just for residents wanting to take a stroll in a relaxing setting. The El Paso Street project has similar promise.
If Russellville is like other places around the country, soon new businesses will follow these improvements into those parts of the city where they can cater to patrons who make use of the new amenities. One thing follows the other until we've got ourselves a part of the city where cool things are happening. And these things happen because the city was bold enough to toss aside the old way of doing business and looked to be creative and progressive.
I like that because I want to live in a city where good things are happening. I also want to live in a city that is nice looking and has a comfortable feel to it. I like that because I want to live in a city where leaders aren't content to be passive and not work for positive change for residents.
Since moving to Russellville 90 days ago, I've been on most of the city's roads and I've got a good feel for what the city is all about.
I can't say I've always been overly impressed with what I've seen, because with as much natural beauty as the city has with the lake area, we have many, many areas of town that don't shine brightly, or in many cases, are just unattractive with sort of a depressing feel to them. For every comfortable feeling neighborhood, we have more commercial areas that give bad vibes as you drive by. Only the north and west entry ways into the city are positive; the roadways coming into Russellville from the east and south can be viewed as somewhat depressing. Also, some parts of downtown aren't very inviting.
However, I am excited to see the development that is happening off the downtown with these street projects, and I'm glad to see how the city is embracing the idea of giving residents areas where the community can grow together into a place where more good things will happen.
I believe many people in Russellville will agree with me once they get past simply reading about these street projects in The Courier and get to see and experience what the city is trying to accomplish in real life.
After talking with Oakes, I noted there are other plans for areas along Arkansas 7 and on West Main Street that will bring similar benefits to those parts of the city, and that also excites me.
Some good things are happening around Russellville these days that are changing the city for the better. I'm pretty excited about these happenings and I think many of you will be, too. I look forward to us all growing together.


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The Nevada State Athletic Commission and the UFC can't come to an agreement, but UFC boss Dana White makes a pretty compelling argument.
In his latest video blog, White explains why Duane "Bang" Ludwig – and not Todd Duffee or Chan Sung Jung – owns the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history.
Currently, the NSAC doesn't recognize Ludwig as the record-holder.
Ludwig, who recently has campaigned for recognition as the record-holder, sent opponent Jonathan Goulet to the canvas with a punch in January 2006 at UFC Fight Night 3. Although White uses his video blog to detail how Ludwig's KO lasted just 6.06 seconds (a second faster than Duffee's and Jung's seven-second KOs), NSAC executive director Keith Kizer recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he has no way to change it from 11 seconds.
"If you use a stopwatch, from the time the fight starts to the time that Mario grabs Duane, it's about 7.9 seconds," he said. "Why the official timekeeper had it at 11, I don't know."
Kizer said the commission unfortunately has no legal avenue to overturn the official time.
Earlier this week, White pointed out the perceived irony.
"It's funny," he said. "The state athletic commissions are in place to look out for the fighters, but it seems like I'm always the one making sure they don't get [expletive]."
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Missing wife killer gets 22 years
A multi-millionaire has been jailed for life after murdering his pregnant wife - even though her body has never been found.
Robert Ekaireb, 39, was found guilty last month of killing his wife, Lihau Cao, following a row about her previous work as a lap dancer in October 2006.
Police say they will never find out exactly how the 27-year-old died, or find her remains.
Old Bailey judge Nicholas Cooke described property entrepreneur Ekaireb, of Hendon in north London, as "a callous, manipulative and selfish hypocrite".
Ekaireb will serve 22 years - less the 209 days spent in custody - before being considered for release.
The trial had heard Ekaireb lived in Hampstead with his wife who worked as a waitress and dancer in London's Chinatown.
The couple had met while Miss Cao, who took the anglicised name Lisa, was living in Dublin and working as a lap dancer - a career that defence counsel Michael Skelley said "tormented" Ekaireb.
After a whirlwind romance, the couple married in 2006 - three months before she was killed, the trial heard.
But members of the victim's family in her native China became suspicious when they did not hear from her and they reported her missing in February 2007. A jury found Ekaireb guilty of murder last month.
Sentencing today, Judge Cooke recalled evidence that the victim was 19 weeks pregnant at the time she was killed.
He said: "This was the murder of a pregnant wife - in that sense you ended two lives.
"I accept that this is a case of no evidence of pre-meditation. It was also a case of extreme domestic violence.
"The evidence is this case exposed you as a callous, manipulative and selfish hypocrite."
Met Police Detective Inspector Andy Manning, who worked on the international investigation, said Ekaireb "lost control" and killed his wife, before disposing of the body, clearing up and attempting to carry on with his life.
He said: "We will never know how Lihau died or what happened to her body which is a tragedy for her family and her unborn child.
"Despite this, the jury has found overwhelming evidence that Ekaireb killed his wife and it is satisfying seven years after her disappearance to reach this conviction today and provide some answers to Lihau's family.
"Lihau clearly wasn't happy in her marriage - Ekaireb was controlling, restricted her access to money despite his immense wealth and often lost his temper. She had spoken to friends and family about leaving him and there is evidence she was preparing to do so for good.
"Detectives continued to work tirelessly to piece together the key events of the last few months of Lihau's life to provide indisputable evidence that Ekaireb had killed her."
The victim's brother, Li Bin Cao, was in court for the verdict but declined to comment after sentencing.
In his witness statement, on behalf of his family, he told the court of the anguish which had overcome them since learning of his sister's disappearance.
He said: "It was very hard to grasp and we are struggling to accept the fact that our beloved Lihau is gone forever.
"We will never understand why he (Ekaireb) killed Lihau. She was a social, loving, warm person.
"We will never see her alive again, and even in her death she is missing.
"We don't know how to move on with our lives with no Lihau to bury."
The court heard that the death had had a particularly profound effect on the victim's mother in China, while the family were so fearful of what the news would do to the health of her grandfather that he is yet to be told.
The judge said: "When there is no body, the bereaved will suffer agonies of false hope.
"They are left, potentially permanently, without the ability to grieve in the way the family of those with the body returned to them can grieve."
Mr Skelley said Ekaireb had a long-term partner, a two-year-old child with another baby on the way, and described the death as a double tragedy.
The defendant, described by the judge as being of "considerable wealth", was told to pay costs of £120,815.05.


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Topic: Error installing iRedMail
I started out with a fresh install of Freebsd 8.0 after testing iRedMail with LDAP. This time I choose MYSQL database and postfix admin because I like postfix admin plus I can setup up forwarding email easier then LDAP. This is the error I recieve now:
Line 654: cd: /usr/ports/security/php5-mhash: No such file or directory
< ERROR > Tarballs were not downloaded correctly, please fix it manually and then re-execute iRedMail.sh.
I checked the directory and it is there. I even tried to reinstall using LDAP but receive the same error. Any ideas what is happening?
BTW using latest version of IRedMail


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Rodney's early 'arrow' sparks Angels' comeback
Pujols, Trout mimic Mariners closer's signature routine after he performs it in eighth
By Matthew DeFranks / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- Fernando Rodney must have run out of arrows on Sunday.
After the Seattle closer got Kole Calhoun to fly out to deep center and end the eighth inning, Rodney reached back for one of his trademark imaginary arrows and shot it towards the Angels' dugout.
"That was for the fans, because they booed me," said Rodney, who pitched for the Angels from 2010-11 and is far from beloved in Anaheim. "It's part of the game."
The game was not over, however, and the Angels came back to beat Rodney and the Mariners, 6-5, in the ninth on Grant Green's single up the middle at Angel Stadium. Before Green's game-winner, however, the Angels responded to Rodney's display.
After Mike Trout drew a five-pitch walk, Albert Pujols stepped in against Seattle's All-Star closer. Pujols watched two pitches before jumping on a 1-1 Rodney fastball and dumping it into right field. Trout scored on the double to tie the game at 5.
While standing on second base, Pujols fired an arrow towards the Angels dugout. Trout sent one back.
"Rodney's Rodney," Trout said. "He's out there competing. We're out there competing against him."
Rodney said he was unaware that Pujols and Trout mimicked his celebration.
"I didn't see that," Rodney said. "I'll have to check the film. They must've got emotional. ... I'm friends with everybody. Mike Scioscia is a great manager and a good person."
Green, whose single gave the Angels their second walk-off win in three days, said Rodney's reaction was poorly timed.
"He woke up our dugout," Green said. "At the time, we were hitting well in the game but we didn't really have that key hit. He did it at the wrong time with Trout, Pujols and Josh [Hamilton] coming up."
Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Morneau hoping to stay with Deadline close
Twins first baseman in final year of contract with club fourth in division
By Rhett Bollinger and Kelly Erickson / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- First baseman Justin Morneau was a late addition to the list of Twins representatives on hand for the unveiling of the 2014 All-Star Game logo at Target Field on Tuesday, and it caused manager Ron Gardenhire to joke about Morneau's trade status on the eve of the Trade Deadline.
Morneau has been the subject of trade rumors leading up to Wednesday's non-waiver Trade Deadline at 3 p.m. CT, as he's in the final year of a contract that pays him $14 million and the Twins sitting in fourth place in the American League Central.
But Gardenhire took a light-hearted approach to those trade rumblings with Morneau joining Minnesota natives Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins for the All-Star logo press conference before the series opener against the Royals.
"I asked him how he got in on the 2014 logo if he's not going to be here -- he laughed," Gardenhire said. "You've got to have fun with it. It's serious stuff but still, I want him to be relaxed and play baseball. You can't control that stuff."
Morneau said he's been doing his best not thinking about being traded, and reiterated he wants to remain with the Twins.
"I just have to go out and play," Morneau said. "Hopefully, I'll be wearing the same uniform today, tomorrow and the next day. I'm happy to be here. This is where I want to be. But if there's something that will make this team better in the future, that's up to them. But I want to be part of it and be here."
Morneau, though, did say it's weighing on him more than in recent years, as there's a stronger possibility he's dealt this time around. Teams reportedly interested in Morneau include the Orioles, Pirates, Red Sox and Yankees.
"[This year is different] because I'm so close to the end of my contract," Morneau said. "And with the team not doing as well we'd like, it's always a possibility. I'd like to be here with my family, it's the only team I've ever known in the big leagues, and that's all I can really do."
Twins general manager Terry Ryan wouldn't talk about Morneau specifically, but said he wouldn't trade a player in the last year of a deal just to do it, as he'd still want a quality player in return. He added the Twins are looking for younger players with years of control because they're building for the future, but couldn't predict whether he'd make a move before the Trade Deadline.
"As you can tell it's been a little slow in the industry, but tomorrow it should speed up like it does whenever the Deadline arrives," Ryan said. "Whether we do or do not, I don't have a prediction right now. There haven't been many things happen in the last three or four days, frankly."
Twin papa: Mauer back after daughters' births
MINNEAPOLIS -- All-Star catcher and Joe Mauer returned to the Twins on Tuesday after missing the previous six games to attend the birth of his twin daughters, Emily and Maren.
Mauer, who left the Twins in Anaheim on Wednesday, was officially activated from the restricted list on Monday and was back in the lineup batting third against the Royals on Tuesday.
Mauer wasted no time making an impact as he delivered an RBI single in his first at-bat and finished the night 2-for-4 in a 7-2 loss to the Royals.
"It's great to be back, but I also can't wait for after the game to see how the girls are doing," Mauer said before the game. "But it was fun for me to come to the clubhouse and see my teammates. The people in this organization have been great."
Mauer found out that his wife, Maddie, was going into labor shortly before Wednesday's game against the Angels and was able to charter a plane to Minnesota to make it just in time for the births of the couple's first children.
Mauer arrived in Minneapolis at 3 a.m. local time, and Maren was born at 3:44 a.m., while Emily followed two minutes later. Both weighed in at 4 pounds, 15 ounces.
"That day was crazy -- it felt straight out of a movie," Mauer said. "I ended up getting on a plane and getting back 40 minutes before they were born. So it was good timing and I'm glad I was able to experience that."
Mauer added that the twins are both still in the hospital, as they were born about five weeks premature. But Mauer said that all is well with both Maddie and the girls.
"We're both very happy and very excited," Mauer said. "The girls and my girl, Maddie, are doing great. So it's just been a great week."
Willingham begins taking batting practice
MINNEAPOLIS -- About four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left meniscus on July 3, Twins outfielder Josh Willingham, on the 15-day disabled list, has started to take batting practice and ramping up baseball activities.
Wearing a brace more likely to be found on football field than a baseball diamond, Willingham said he's feeling good and looking to start playing a few rehab games early next week after five days of batting practice. He tentatively hopes to rejoin the Twins some time in Chicago late next week.
"I'll be striking out in no time," Willingham joked.
"My knee feels good, a lot better than it did before I had the surgery," said Willingham, who had been dealing with soreness in the knee throughout the season. "It was obviously bothering for a pretty good while. The knee feels good and now it's just a matter of getting the endurance and the repetitions up."
Willingham noted that with the way his knee is feeling, it reinforces his initial decision to undergo surgery.
The slugger also said he plans to play left field right away and will continue to wear the brace for a little while. While he doesn't think he needs to wear the brace in order to play, it serves a precaution to keep him for putting too much pressure on the inside of his knee, where Willingham sustained a bruised bone along with the torn meniscus.
"If I felt like it slowed me down or if I couldn't play with it, I'd take it off and play without it," Willingham said. "So far it's been good."
With his first day of batting practice, Willingham said his swing felt rusty but when it comes to rehab, he isn't solely looking for getting his bat back, he wants to feel good running down a ball in the gap or making a slide -- things he thinks are more important than just getting hits.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said the club still doesn't know where Willingham will rehab, but getting him out on the field again was good, initial step.
"He's moving around good; his leg feels great," Gardenhire said. "Now it's just a matter of letting him do it for a few days here and trying to figure out a rehab for him and how many days. We'll talk about that in the next few days once he got on that field and ran with us a little bit."
Twins tidbits
• Twins second baseman Brian Dozier wasn't in Tuesday's lineup after leaving Sunday's game in Seattle early with a sore back. He is also dealing with a sore knee. General manager Terry Ryan said they're giving him another day or so of rest, but doesn't think "it's anything to worry about."
"He had a little stiff back out there in Seattle and a little stiff knee so we gave him an MRI [Monday] and it's OK," Ryan said. "I don't know if he's going to play tomorrow, but he might."
• Outfielders Wilkin Ramirez and Darin Mastroianni started their rehab stints on Monday from injuries earlier this season -- Ramirez a concussion and Mastroianni foot surgery. Both got a hit -- Mastroianni went 1-for-3 with two RBIs as the designated hitter while Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a double as the starting right fielder for the Gulf Coast League Twins.
"We're going to let those two guys play a couple more there and then I think we're going to send them up," Ryan said. "We'll get them out of there pretty soon, as soon as we think they're ready to go compete at that next spot, wherever it is. I don't anticipate sending both those guys to the same club though."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. Kelly Erickson is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - After improperly soliciting raffle prizes that included those from a local adult-entertainment establishment, the Naval Ordnance Test Unit commander at Port Canaveral has been relieved of duty.
Local 6 news partner Florida Today reported that Capt. John P. Heatherington was relieved of duty Tuesday by Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, who is the director of Strategic Systems Programs.
A news release from the Navy stated that there was a loss of confidence in the former commander. The release also stated that Heatherington promoted an unprofessional command climate that was contrary to good order and discipline.
Heatherington failed to keep members of his command from wrongfully soliciting items of monetary value and accepting items of value from a company doing business with the Department of Defense, according to the release.
Heatherington is also cited as wrongfully affiliating the U.S. Navy with businesses that aren't representative of the Navy and the Department of Defense's high standards.
John Daniels, Navy spokesman, said the businesses cited were two local "adult-entertainment establishments," though he declined to name them, according to Florida Today.
Deputy director for SSP Capt. Kevin R. Brenton has assumed Heatherington's duties as commanding officer, and a permanent relief will report later this year. Heatherington's reassignment is pending.
NOTU's senior enlisted leader, Master Chief Petty Officer Eric Spindle, was relieved of his duties for similar reasons. Command Master Chief (SS) Victor Smith, SSP CMC, has taken over as senior enlisted leader for NOTU.
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The National Weather Service said Friday the heaviest rain is expected over central and eastern Arkansas and that repeated bouts of showers and thunderstorms are expected.
Thunderstorms are expected to be most intense Saturday afternoon and evening, and the weather service said isolated tornadoes can't be ruled out.
Wintery precipitation is possible late Saturday and into Sunday north of a line from Clarksville to Clinton to Batesville. The wintery precipitation is expected to be light and may start as freezing rain and then turn to sleet, then snow.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Are you a Tweeter? If not you may want to join Twitter and here is why.
More and more companies are turning to Twitter and at the end of the day, you may be able to get in contact with companies via Twitter a lot faster than calling on the phone.
For those of you new to Twitter, it is a social media site. You can send and receive messages using up to 140 character spaces. Those messages are called tweets.
"We always want to be where our customers are," said Donald Forbes of Brighthouse.
Brighthouse found their customers are on Twitter. In fact they have a half dozen people just to tweet from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.
"Anytime anyone goes on there whether they spell Brighthouse right or wrong we are going to see it and we are going to respond," Forbes said.
You can expect a response in roughly 5 minutes, according to Forbes.
Orlando Utilities Commission is tweeting to their customers too.
"They can tweet at us we can respond and let them know we got it, as opposed to wait for someone to pick up the phone," said Erika Hodges of OUC.
In fact a storm earlier this year knocked out power to 40,000 customers and people turned to Twitter to get information and report outages.
"It was a stressful time but they wanted to let customer out there to know they are coming and to hold tight," Hodges said. "We saw a lot of customers hop on Twitter, some were saying 'I'm down to my last bar' so they'd rather send a tweet or email rather than sit on hold or navigate the phone system and burn up their battery."
Jetblue airlines also uses Twitter and has dedicated team watching for tweets 24/7. JetBlue has one of the quickest response rate, they try to respond to every tweet within a 15 minute window.
Laurie Meacham out of JetBlue's Salt Lake City office says almost all questions or concerns can be resolved via Twitter and agents can actually help people faster on Twitter.
"We can be a little quicker responding that way with Twitter you can have multiple conversations at once where as on the phone you can only speak to one person at a time," Meacham said.
Ashley Weaver said she tweets all the time but it wasn't until this tweet she realized the power of Twitter. She ate an Auntie Anne's garlic pretzel that she says was awful! So she tweeted about.
"So I took a picture of the pretzel, I tweeted Auntie Anne's and within 10 minutes they got back to me and said 'oh Ashley we're sorry,'" Weaver said, adding that not only did they tweet her back, they reimbursed her for the pretzel and sent a handwritten note.
Weaver said she believes consumers are in the driving seat now.
"They don't want you to say I've had bad experience and it go unnoticed," she said.
You can find the majority of business on Twitter. Keep in mind many businesses use Twitter to inform their customers of upcoming sales, promotions and deals.
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Hey, that's pretty creative with the old computer.Are those 6" tiles? 15" x 18" hearth?
The tiles seem a bit on the thin side- when you crank the burners to high during the bake, there's a slim possibility the intense heat might make it through the tiles and burn the bottom- even in 3-4 minutes. Even if the heat doesn't travel that far, the next pizza's going to get scorched. You might be better off with firebrick splits. It's a shame this grill can't handle 18" x 18"/8 firebricks.
You may not need clearance on all sides. If I were working with a genesis, I might go with a hearth that's 17 x 19 and make 16" pizzas. The 17" dimension won't allow much air to flow, so the rim in the front and back won't burn and the rim that's 1.5" in from the sides of the hearth should be far enough in to shield the pizza from the intense heat wrapping up and around from below. I know 17 x 19 isn't all that practical, but it gives you the largest possible pizza without exposing the rims to too much heat. 17 x 18 with 15" pies would also probably work well.
What does the "sear station" knob do Petef? Thanks!
Very creative use of stuff! My wife yells at me whenever I bring home junk, but after I turn it into useful things, the yelling stops. Nice job.
I'm curious whether your grill has a front vent in the hood. In the LBE setup, without a vent to set the airflow, the hot air essentially gets trapped, ruining the convection aspect that provides the top char.Could you take a pic of the grill with the lid shut?Would you be willing to make a vent in the lid, or fabricate some skirts that would allow you to prop up the lid about 1", but seal the grill except for a 1" high by 3" long gap in the front?.Not that I'm encouraging you to have the same issues that everyone else has, since you are meeting with such good results already - I just wonder whether you could achieve a NY/NP hybrid.
Here's the thread... like I said, the issue has been discussed ad nauseum, over and over. Skim it if you like.http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,4753.0.html
Sorry, I can't remember his name right now but you might be interested in his mod....removed the rotisserie infra and put it face down in the middle of his brick ceiling. Those things don't work well anyway for the use they were intended. Actually, I have one an never used it....it's yours if you want to play. Jus let me know....Bob


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Hi Cheryl
You are correct vision and my husband were taking pictures at the training. My husband took videos at two points on the gravel road. He was the only guy I trusted to take the pictures and then scram! when he gets back we are doing some editing and going to make a slide show show, including the videos, that will be emailed to all of you! This may take several weeks.
Background on why women only
A number of men including Bill, the instructor with Liz, wanted to go out for the ride. They were so excited this was happening and wanted to be a part of it...even if just lurking,but they were all told no!
Part of the ride was about doing it ourselves. That if any one went down...or got nervous Etc it was women that got them thru it. Why?...As I learned how to ride off road I depended solely on my husband to guide me and get me out of trouble. this was great and I was lucky...but what if I didn't have this..or what if I wanted a girls day...but not shopping...riding!
As we have expanded our riding group I now have women coaching me...are you keeping your head up...Stay in the friction zone...what kind of knobbies do you have...I'll help you pick up your bike. This is the experience I wanted all of us to have! It changed a lot about my riding.
Just thought I would share the background for anyone who might be joining the conversation and not understand the multi purpose behind the women's only ride.
Ride On !!!
We all owe you, Liz and Bill a BIG thank you for making this opportunity possible!
That one morning was my first intentional experience off pavement and my first experience standing while riding. In 15 years of riding, I had never done either of those things. I know I still have lots to learn and will only head out with a partner for a while. I will also be looking into the class at RPU.
After the rally, we headed west for the UnRally gathering in Colorado. A friend joined me to ride Phantom Canyon and it was terrific! I went down twice and banged up my ankle quite a bit, but finished the ride to lunch and then back to Salida. After X-rays and 2 days of ice for me and a bit of repair for my Jesse bags, I rode back home to Michigan. It will probably be a while before I get to head off pavement again to allow for healing, but I did it and I'm really okay. My head has long told me that I can handle all types of challenges. Now, my heart knows it. That's big!
Thank you for inspiring me and the other women in the class to learn something new!
Susan Stevens
How extreme is the gravel road?
Bye bye 2006 F650 GS for a 2011 F650 GS.
Women riders looking for more challenge will have plenty to choose from with all of the other options in the event.
ps => there is a bit more discussion about the ride over in the Women of the MOA forum.


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Action caching is similar to page caching by the fact that the entire output of the response is cached, but unlike page caching, every request still goes through the Action Pack. The key benefit of this is that filters are run before the cache is served, which allows for authentication and other restrictions on whether someone is allowed to see the cache. Example:
class ListsController < ApplicationController before_filter :authenticate, :except => :public caches_page :public caches_action :index, :show, :feed end
In this example, the public action doesn't require authentication, so it's possible to use the faster page caching method. But both the show and feed action are to be shielded behind the authenticate filter, so we need to implement those as action caches.
Action caching internally uses the fragment caching and an around filter to do the job. The fragment cache is named according to both the current host and the path. So a page that is accessed at http://david.somewhere.com/lists/show/1 will result in a fragment named "david.somewhere.com/lists/show/1". This allows the cacher to differentiate between "david.somewhere.com/lists/" and "jamis.somewhere.com/lists/" — which is a helpful way of assisting the subdomain-as-account-key pattern.
Different representations of the same resource, e.g. http://david.somewhere.com/lists and http://david.somewhere.com/lists.xml are treated like separate requests and so are cached separately. Keep in mind when expiring an action cache that :action => 'lists' is not the same as :action => 'list', :format => :xml.
You can set modify the default action cache path by passing a :cache_path option. This will be passed directly to ActionCachePath.path_for. This is handy for actions with multiple possible routes that should be cached differently. If a block is given, it is called with the current controller instance.
And you can also use :if (or :unless) to pass a Proc that specifies when the action should be cached.
Finally, if you are using memcached, you can also pass :expires_in.
class ListsController < ApplicationController before_filter :authenticate, :except => :public caches_page :public caches_action :index, :if => proc do |c| !c.request.format.json? # cache if is not a JSON request end caches_action :show, :cache_path => { :project => 1 }, :expires_in => 1.hour caches_action :feed, :cache_path => proc do |controller| if controller.params[:user_id] controller.send(:user_list_url, controller.params[:user_id], controller.params[:id]) else controller.send(:list_url, controller.params[:id]) end end end
If you pass :layout => false, it will only cache your action content. It is useful when your layout has dynamic information.
Set cache time-to-live
You can specify time-to-live for the cached item in seconds with :expires_in option.
class ListsController < ApplicationController caches_action :index, :expires_in => 1.hour end
:expires_in not in Rails 2.1
AFAIK this is from a patch to Rails 2.1, which hasn't been accepted yet.
Also, I think it needs to be supported by the cache_store you're using.
:expires_in option
If you need :expires_in functionality in Rails 2.1, you can use this plugin:
Paying attention to query parameters
Standard action caching ignores query parameters, which means you'd get the same results for a URL with and without query parameters if it was action cached. You can make it pay attention to them by using a custom cache path like so:
caches_action :my_action, :cache_path => Proc.new { |c| c.params }
Or, maybe you want some of the query parameters, but not all to factor into different versions of that action's cache:
:cache_path => Proc.new { |c| c.params.delete_if { |k,v| k.starts_with?('utm_') } }
Beware of things like pagination if you use expires_in to expire the cache, as pages could get out of sync.
:cache_path strangeness
I've noticed that using an example like this one shown in the docs has some issues with URI escaping:
caches_action :feed, :cache_path => Proc.new { |controller| controller.params[:user_id] ? controller.send(:user_list_url, controller.params[:user_id], controller.params[:id]) : controller.send(:list_url, controller.params[:id]) } end
When I do this, the :myroute_url methods return URLs with escaped parameters, as one would expect, but for some reason Rails unescapes these strings by the time it uses them to store the cache blob. This is messing up my cache expiration routines, because they keep track of the escaped versions of the urls that are returned by the routing methods, not the unescaped versions. It would be easier if Rails didn't do any magic to the string and simply used exactly what you pass to cache_path.


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Hard-luck Pettitte gives his all in Game 2
Lefty exits after six with stiffness, 'pen blows his two-run lead
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- Andy Pettitte gave it all he had in Game 2 of the World Series. And when Astros manager Phil Garner didn't send him out to pitch the seventh inning on a cold and rainy Sunday night at U.S. Cellular Field, he had nothing left to give. "Weather has never been a problem for me," Pettitte said after the White Sox beat the Astros, 7-6, to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series that continues in Houston on Tuesday night. "But it's a little bit different circumstances for me now, coming off elbow surgery last year and how late in the season it is." For his second consecutive start, Pettitte left with the Astros holding a 4-2 lead, and for the second consecutive start he didn't win that elusive 15th career postseason game to re-tie Atlanta's John Smoltz for the all-time record. The bullpen and the circumstances prevented that. A week ago in Houston, Brad Lidge blew the win in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series when the Cardinals' Albert Pujols hit that ninth-inning, three-run homer to stave off the Astros' pennant-clincher for one game. On Sunday, Dan Wheeler, Chad Qualls and Lidge all conspired to deprive the Astros of what would have been a series-tying win. Pettitte had thrown 98 pitches in a steady rain and left because Garner rightfully thought the veteran, 33-year-old left-hander had pitched enough. "I began to stiffen up in the cold, and the skipper wanted to make a move and go to the 'pen," Pettitte said. "I just wish I could've given us more innings and it had turned out a different way." Asked what in particular had stiffened up, Pettitte added: "Everything. Not my arm. The whole body." Before the seventh was out, Wheeler had loaded the bases and Paul Konerko hit a grand slam on Qualls' first pitch to give the White Sox a 6-4 lead. "It was a sinker that didn't drop, but stayed over the plate," Qualls, the right-handed Houston reliever, said. After the Astros tied it up in the top of the ninth, Scott Podsednik drilled Lidge's 2-1 pitch into the right-center field bleachers for the victory. It was the second walk-off homer Lidge has allowed in the last four batters he's faced. Pettitte had hoped to pick up the team a night after his buddy Roger Clemens left the Game 1, 5-3 Houston loss after two innings when he re-injured a left hamstring that has been bothering him since the end of the regular season. "There's no doubt, this was a big game," Pettitte said. "To be able to split here would've been real nice for us. But we didn't."
Two postseasons ago, while he was still in New York pitching for the Yankees, Pettitte was the Game 2 stopper in each of the three rounds, defeating Minnesota, Boston and Florida after the Yankees had dropped the first game of each series.That Game 2 magic didn't take hold on Sunday night. "I can't allow myself to even think about that," Pettitte said. "All I can think about is just going out there and pitching my game. Man, I just hope I give us a quality start and be on the mound as long as I can." This is his first postseason for the Astros after elbow surgery cut short his 2004 season, but though Pettitte has been just as determined, he hasn't been as fortunate. Before starting Game 1 of the NLCS at St. Louis, Pettitte was running the bases during batting practice when he was drilled in the right knee by a Roy Oswalt line drive. Pettitte took a pain-killing shot so he could start the game, but he wasn't effective. Though Pettitte insisted that the injury didn't affect him, the Cards led 5-0 through five innings on their way to a 5-3 victory. Pettitte worked six innings, allowing five runs on eight hits. In Game 5 at Minute Maid Park, he continued to struggle, but left in the seventh inning having allowed two runs on seven hits. On Sunday night, Pettitte held the White Sox to two runs on eight hits, but he had obviously run out of gas when Garner pulled the plug. "He hasn't had a break," Oswalt said in Pettitte's behalf after the game. "They were trying to get the pitch count up, going deep in every count. Make him throw 15, 20 pitches an inning. This late in the season after elbow surgery last year, he gave us six solid innings. You couldn't ask for anything more."
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For the sixth consecutive season, Eric Chavez was selected as the top defensive third baseman in the American League. Teammate Mark Ellis, who posted the best-ever fielding percentage for a second baseman, on the other hand, is still waiting for his first.
Despite battling injuries all season, Chavez claimed the Gold Glove Award, edging out a strong field of contenders including Hank Blalock, Joe Crede, Brandon Inge and Mike Lowell. Some observers think Chavez played his best defense ever in 2006.
"It doesn't really make much sense," Chavez told the San Jose Mercury News. "Offensively, I had a terrible year, but I was still able to play good defense. I think it's the most rewarding part of this thing."
Chavez joined Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson (16) and Buddy Bell (6) as the only AL third baseman to win six Gold Glove Awards.
"We don't win the division if Chavy doesn't play third base," A's General Manager Billy Beane said. "If there's ever such a thing as a difference maker with his glove, it was him this year. We might lose 3-4 games if he's not at third."
New team and position for Burrell? The Giants are looking to add offense this offseason and they are thinking creatively to make that happen. The latest idea is to acquire Pat Burrell from the Philadelphia Phillies and convert him into a first baseman.
Burrell was a third baseman in college, played 58 games at first base in his rookie season, but has played left field exclusively since 2001.
"He's more athletic than a lot of first basemen I've seen," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel told the San Jose Mercury News. "He'd be fine over there."
Burrell hit .258 with 29 home runs and 95 RBIs last season.
Matthews hasn't ruled out return to Rangers: Gary Matthews has filed for free agency, but the center fielder has not ruled out returning to the Texas Rangers. But that doesn't mean he isn't going to listen to offers from other teams.
"Thus far, the interest from other teams is overwhelming," Scott Leventhal, Matthews' agent, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "There are a tremendous amount of teams looking for a big bat who can lead off, play center field, drive in runs and play Gold Glove defense. I don't know if anyone fits that description as well as Gary."
Matthews is one of the top center fielders in the free agent market. Always known as a strong defensive player, Matthews had an outstanding season at the plate this year as well. Teams can start to negotiate with Matthews about contract terms starting Nov. 12. But one of the negotiations Matthews is currently watching is whom the Rangers will name as their next manager.
One of the finalists is Texas bench coach Don Wakamatsu, and Matthews admits he hopes Wakamatsu lands the job.
"Guys wouldn't be telling the truth if they said they weren't pulling for Wakamatsu," Matthews said. "I've gotten the chance to build somewhat of a personal relationship with him over the last couple years. It would definitely be a positive [if he was hired]."
Hall scoops up Brewers' honors: Bill Hall started the season playing no set position. But after taking over as the starting shortstop in mid-May, Hall established himself in the lineup.
This week, Hall was named the Milwaukee Brewers' Most Valuable Player by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Hall led the team with 35 home runs, 85 RBIs and 39 doubles while hitting .270.
Hall was also honored with the team's "Good Guy" award, which is given to a player for his cooperation and interaction with the media. And the Milwaukee organization awarded Hall with the Michael Harrison Award for Community Service.
Cuban defector Perez signs with Brewers: The Milwaukee Brewers signed shortstop Yohannis Perez, 24, who defected from Cuba two years ago and has since lived in the Dominican Republic.
Perez has been invited to the Brewers' Spring Training camp as a non-roster invitee and, according to scouting director Jack Zduriencik, is expected to play at Triple-A next season or higher.
"He has some nice tools," Zduriencik, who watched Perez work out in Florida as well as play in some games in the Dominican Republic, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "We think he can play the middle of the infield."
Zduriencik credited Fernando Arango, the Brewers' coordinator of Latin American scouting, for developing a strong relationship with Perez, allowing the team the chance to sign him.
"He kind of liked us, right off the bat," said Zduriencik. "We had some information on him from when he played in Cuba. He's a pretty good runner who can field and throw.
"We'll bring him to big-league camp and let the pieces fall where they may. I think he saw an opportunity here to start near the top (of the farm system)."
Eckstein joins select group: When the St. Louis Cardinals finished off the Detroit Tigers last weekend to win their 10th World Championship, it was a milestone of sorts for shortstop David Eckstein, too.
Eckstein, who was also the starting shortstop in 2002 with the Angels, is one of only three players in Major League history to start at shortstop for two different franchises that have won world titles.
That accomplishment is something very special to him.
"The one thing that is most important is winning a championship," Eckstein told the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "It is the ultimate accomplishment. The highest thing you can do in this game is to be a world champion. It quiets a lot of the critics. It cannot be questioned."
Aurilia ready to test market: Free-agent shortstop Rich Aurilia could still be back in Cincinnati in 2007.
"He's not eliminating us by any stretch," Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky told the Cincinnati Post. "At least, that's what I'm being told."
Each side declined an option for 2007, making Aurilia free agent. But Aurilia's agent, Barry Axelrod, confirmed that all doors are open to his client.
"I've been doing this for a long time, and the first thing or the main thing I've come to realize in every free agent season is you can't predict anything," said Axelrod. "It may be that there's a very hot market for a guy like Richie and it may be that people are kind of ho-hum about it. That was really our point with the Reds: we're not going to know that until we have a chance to get into it and be out there and let people let us know what interest they have."
In 2006, Aurilia batted .300 with 25 doubles and 23 home runs in 122 games.
Grilli: 2006 season will be tough to let go: Detroit Tigers pitcher Jason Grilli can look fondly back at the run his Tigers made this year and take with him the positive experience that came with it.
"We're better for the experience," Grilli told the Detroit Free Press. "I'd rather lose the World Series than not be in it at all."
But that doesn't make losing it any easier.
"But losing this thing is pretty harsh," he admitted. "You see grown men cry.
"A lot of it is that we've been together since February -- in some cases even before that. Usually, I'm a month into my workouts by now. This year, I'm laying in bed, just taking a week to revamp."
The 2006 Tigers, he added, were a very close-knit group.
"A lot of guys connected on this team," Grilli said. "We live together. We room together. I don't know how much closer you can get.
"This was a team in every sense of the word. It was awesome."
The game, he concluded, holds on to you in ways you may not even realize.
"There's a great saying," Grilli said. "You think you're gripping the baseball, but the baseball's gripping you. It never leaves you. Baseball's that way."
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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies: Kelvin Universe' started by King Daniel Beyond, May 13, 2012.
I saw it and I loved it. The story was very different from what I was expecting and had pieced together in my head after seeing all the trailers. If you've seen them and think you've virtually seen the whole movie, you haven't.
I think if you liked the last one you'll likely enjoy this too, it's essentially more of the same. There was one moment where I cringed and another where I groaned, but otherwise I was in Trekkie heaven for two hours. It was one hell of a ride
I'm glad you liked it Daniel.
Ready to go for a second ride?
^Yes I am!
Considering you started this thread thinking that the movie was going to open on the 13th of May...
(and had abut three interventions during it)
I wouldn't be too distraught if I were you.
Thank you, BTW, for making the wait just a bit more tolerable.
In one week's time, God willing and the creek don't rise, I will have seen it.
It's going to be a busy week, as in addition to my job I will be getting ready for my vacation (holiday for you UK people) that starts on the 17th. I'm glad I'm seeing an early evening show on the 16th, that means I should get a good night's sleep before my flight on Friday afternoon. Unless, of course, I'm so jazzed up by the movie that I stay up replaying it in my head.
^I saw it early and was buzzing all day. I'm surprised I managed to sleep!
You're welcome.
US/Canada general release (May 16):[highlight] -6[/highlight]
US IMAX/3D (May 15): [highlight]-5[/highlight]
UK, Ireland and Australia (May 9): [HIGHLIGHT]NOW[/HIGHLIGHT]
Not too shabby. I'm still pretty much spoiler-free. I am both pretty happy and amazed at that. Just one more week....
You and me both bbailey! (I choose to believe that the things I heard at work are speculation. So, nope, no spoilers for me!)
I have reduced my time surfing the BBS, and when I come to this forum I come sraight here. I have looked at the graphic in the grading thread, but that is it.
I can't wait to be able to join that thread and catch up on all of the comments!
Well, I have not really been much of a forum regular. I'm hoping to jump into the discussions once I have seen STID.
If I have time in the coming week, I might spin up my copy of ST 2009. No guarantees though.
US/Canada general release (May 16):[highlight] -5[/highlight]
US IMAX/3D (May 15): [highlight]-4[/highlight]
UK, Ireland and Australia (May 9): [HIGHLIGHT]NOW[/HIGHLIGHT]
I might be seeing it again on Tuesday. Hopefully.
4.5 hours away for me now.
^I hope you like it!
US/Canada general release (May 16):[highlight] -4[/highlight]
US IMAX/3D (May 15): [highlight]-3[/highlight]
UK, Ireland and Australia (May 9): [HIGHLIGHT]NOW[/HIGHLIGHT]
I'm so excited...
and I just can't hide it...
I've been sooooo careful about avoiding Spoilers around here...
(and on the internetz)
Then this morning some idiot in the STO Forums posts a MAJOR plot point in a thread title...
I share your pain. But rest assured, there are a LOT of surprises in store. The film was very different to what I was expecting, and I'd seen all the trailers and been spoiled on one pretty big thing by a douchebag too!
Well that was fantastic! I'll say no more.
About 101 hours to go for me and my movie buddy Michelle.
As an aside, I printed out my ticket at home when I bought it on Fandango three weeks ago. More recently I discovered a mobile ticket for the same purchase had been placed in the Fandango app on my iPad. I've half a mind to have the ticket taker scan the mobile ticket (since I've never tried that option before, and hey, it's a very Trekky piece of technology) and just have the paper ticket as a backup.
I also saw a potential spoiler on YouTube, in a comment from someone I was following on there. Have no idea if it is true but I dropped the guy from my subscriptions like a hot potato.
I agree, I went in thinking the worst because of how a lot of the trailers and promo material set it up i.e. the orange, grimdark guns with leather jackets part was only a small part of the movie and was pretty cool.
Yes. I made the conscious decision to view all accidental spoilers I have heard as sheer speculation, not actual fact from people who have already seen the movie. It may be wishful thinking, but it makes me happy!
Hubby and I tried to buy tickets for Friday, but so far you can only buy tickets for the price -gouging screen at the theatre ( it boasts bigger seats, better sound, and you can reserve your seat. None of this s worth the extra $5.00 surcharge per ticket). I'll try again mid-week!
I'm glad that those of you who have seen it enjoyed it!
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England v New Zealand, Twickenham, December 1
How to beat the All Blacks?
Graham Jenkins
November 30, 2012
Can England coach Stuart Lancaster conjure a season-defining victory over New Zealand from his charges at Twickenham on Saturday? © Getty Images
England and New Zealand will do battle for the Hilary Shield at Twickenham on Saturday and it is set to take a monumental effort similar to that of the legendary mountaineer whose name adorns the silverware if the hosts are to scale rugby's Everest.
Ten sides have tried and failed to conquer the All Blacks since they were last beaten by old foes Australia in the 2011 Tri-Nations decider. That 20-game unbeaten run - with a draw against the Wallabies' last month the only blemish - has seen them lay claim the Rugby World Cup crown and The Rugby Championship bragging rights.
Any thoughts that the sport's biggest prize would quench their thirst for success were simply wishful thinking. A rejuvenated All Blacks side has simply raised the bar again with an awe-inspiring ad sometimes breath-taking approach to the game that has left the rest of the world playing catch-up rugby. A capacity crowd will pack English rugby's HQ on Saturday in order to witness the masters of the rugby universe for themselves and in the hope that England can cause a major upset - but how?
No dithering with decisions
England's game management has come under the microscope in the last fortnight with key decisions at pivotal times arguably contributing to their defeats at the hands of Australia and then South Africa. Perhaps more alarming was fly-half Owen Farrell's decision to question his captain Chris Robshaw's chosen tactics. Such division will spell trouble against the All Blacks and England must ensure they are all singing from the same hymn sheet on Saturday.
Build a score
The All Blacks have conceded an average of just over 11 points per game on their unbeaten run which suggests they are not only the most dazzling side with ball in hand, they are also the most Scrooge-like in defence. That water-tight stats is reinforced by the fact that they have conceded an average of just over one try per game during that same 20-game run. Not the most heartening news for an England side struggling to find a cutting edge. With visits to the 'red zone' likely to be hard to come by, every scoring opportunity must be grabbed with both hands. Do not expect a gamble if England are handed a kickable penalty and the game is in the balance.
Raise the intensity
A game-defining intensity - symbolised by a gut-busting defensive showing - was arguably the key to Australia's victory over the All Blacks in Brisbane in 2011 and the same could be said for South Africa's triumph over the Kiwis the week prior to that. The Wallabies displayed some similar characteristics when earning a draw against their trans-Tasman rivals last month where a lack of errors also helped stem the All Black tide. The trouble is that such a level of intensity and the ability to execute under pressure comes as second nature to this current All Blacks side whereas their rivals can only dream of such consistency. On the latest evidence, England are some way from delivering such a high-octane yet controlled showing. We have seen only brief glimpses of such endeavour and a complete 80-minute performance will be required to triumph on Saturday.
'Keep getting up'
This simple mantra has served All Blacks flanker Richie McCaw well throughout his success-laden 115-Test career and should be noted by an England side looking to send him off on his sabbatical on a losing note. You may not like the way McCaw operates or what you see as his ability to evade punishment at the breakdown but you cannot question his commitment or work rate. That insane level of industry serves as inspiration for the rest of his side and they follow suit to often devastating effect. Only by matching those standards can England hope to live with the All Blacks - let alone beat them.
Get Carter
Not to take anything away from his deputy Aaron Cruden, whose undoubted talents make him arguably the second best fly-half in the world, but New Zealand are a more knee-trembling prospect with Dan Carter in the No.10 shirt. While his skipper McCaw and his cohorts hammer away up front, Carter provides the finesse as a playmaker without equal. Blessed with an awe-inspiring ability to leaves defenders grasping at thin air, and an unrivalled backline packing power and pace, he calls the shots and makes it look so easy. Keeping the ball out of his hands is easier said than done but it is the key to England upsetting the odds. That will require a monumental effort from the team as a whole and a performance from his England counterpart Owen Farrell that is good enough to silence those who mocked his inclusion on the shortlist for this year's IRB Player of the Year.
Back to basics
One of the headline-grabbing aspects of the All Blacks' latest march through Europe has been their ability to cut down their rivals by simply employing the basics - but to devastating effect. In particular it has been the forwards' mastery of catch-run-pass that has had pundits gushing and opposing fans on their feet. This is nothing new to those more familiar with the standards this side set for itself, but their rivals continue to strive for such excellence. And when married to an equally impressive level of understanding between all the players it makes for an enthralling spectacle. England appear a little disjointed in contrast and such harmony may even be a generation away and require a re-think as to how players are developed and then coached. At the very least, England must hold their own at the re-start, lineout and scrum time if they are to even have a platform from which to threaten the All Blacks.
Get a little nasty
This is by no means a recommendation that England go outside the laws of the game as that is a recipe for disaster. But controlled aggression is one of the keys to unsettling the All Blacks and knocking them out of their stride. Every scrum, ruck and tackle must be attacked with the kind of ferocity reserved for someone threatening your next of kin. Think Liam Neeson in Taken. You would not label the All Blacks as a dirty side but they are no strangers to the citing procedure with two of their players having been banned during this current tour. That no-nonsense approach and tone-setting physicality helps preserve the aura that surrounds them and influences their rivals. The loss of the brute force often provided by the likes of hooker Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes has not helped England's cause in recent weeks and they must front up like never before. Of course, poking the bear comes with a certain amount of risk.
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She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; one grandson, Johnny Marlin Campbell; two sisters, Alma Humphrey and Nelia Marion.
She is survived by five daughters, Joyce Campbell (Devoe), Russellville, Lena Bryant (Lon), Valley Springs, Loretta Jones (Garry), Ozark, Annetta Pelt (Jerry), Dardanelle, Melinda Smith (Dennis), Marble Falls; nine grandchildren, Randy Campbell, Russellville, Evan Bryant, Valley Springs, Renee York, Harrison, Nelson Jones and Yalonda Mayner, both of Ozark, Jessica Robinson and Joe Pelt, both of Dardanelle, Ashley Smith and John Ross smith, both of Marble Falls; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Calvary Temple Assembly of God. The Revs. Devoe Campbell and Gene Saylors will officiate. Burial will be at Moore Cemetery in Ben Hur by Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., on Friday, at the funeral home.
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As much as I am an Apple hater I can say I've heard a lot of bad things about Android phones too.
If you are a geek and want to toy with your phone and be able to do everything with it definitely go with the Galaxy. Plus it's the best of the best of Android phones right now.
On the other hand I've had a lot of friends who use their phones for actually phone calls, and a lot of them, complain about their top of the line Android devices constantly dropping calls, losing coverage and in general not being stable Phones (as in phone-call-making phones). Although I have no feedback on the Galaxy specifically, in this area I've only heard good things about the Iphone - it seems to be a more stable phone.
I would suggest you make some online research on forums (android and iphone support forums) and such for possible issues and bugs that both devices observe, so that you know which one is best for your needs.
Definitely the Samsung Galaxy which has a much better build, better features, better camera and a lot easier to customise...
I've heard great things about the GS3 and Note 1 and 2, but I've also heard terrible things about previous Samsung models (including the Galaxy Nexus).
I'm presently very happy with my year old HTC Amaze, much better experience overall than the iPhone 3G I had (it was the single worst phone I've ever used). But despite my sour Apple experience, I've heard the iPhones from 4 on up are much better (though the verdict is mixed for the 5). And despite the bad things I've heard about LG (mostly relating to poor software), I've also heard the Nexus 4 is very good, and I may give away my phone to buy the Nexus 4...
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New Mexico Nixes Death Penalty Amid Uptick in U.S. Executions
SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson repealed the death penalty in New Mexico as he signed legislation to replace capital punishment with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
New Mexico is only the second state in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty, joining 13 other states and the District of Columbia in abandoning capital punishment.
In 2007, New Jersey Gov. John Corzine signed a similar law replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment — the first such action by a state since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
"Faced with the reality that our system for imposing the death penalty can never be perfect, my conscience compels me to replace the death penalty with a solution that keeps society safe," Richardson says.
Iowa and West Virginia, in 1965, were the last states to abolish capital punishment.
"If the state is going to undertake this awesome responsibility, the system to impose this ultimate penalty must be perfect and can never be wrong," Richardson says.
More than 130 death row inmates have been exonerated in the last 10 years. Richardson also cited the overrepresentation of minorities in the prison and death row populations as a factor in his decision.
"The system is inherently defective," Richardson says.
The New Mexico Sheriffs' and Police Association opposed the repeal on the basis that capital punishment deters violence against law enforcement and correctional officers.
District attorneys also opposed the ban on capital punishment. The new legislation is not retroactive and will not apply to the two inmates currently on death row in the state.
"People continue to commit terrible crimes even in the face of the death penalty and responsible people on both sides of the debate disagree strongly on this issue," Richardson says. "What we cannot disagree on is the finality of this ultimate punishment."
As New Mexico abandoned capital punishment, lawmakers throughout the country are wrestling with the legal, financial and moral issues of capital punishment.
States including Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Montana and New Hampshire are considering legislation to limit or repeal the use of the death penalty as they face the harsh economic realties of tightening budgetary constraints and growing spending obligations.
U.S. courts handed down 111 death sentences in 2008, the fewest since the Supreme Court re-introduced capital punishment, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
|New Mexico becomes only the second state in 40 years to abolish capital punishment.
However, the United States remains among the most active capital punishment countries in the world and lawmakers in Alaska, Georgia, Nebraska and Virginia are considering legislation to reinstate or expand capital punishment.
With 20 inmates in 12 states executed in the first quarter of 2009, the total number of executions could surpass 80 by year's end — the most since 1999, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
The increase in capital punishment activity is a direct result of the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling that found Kentucky's lethal injection protocols meet constitutional standards, experts say. Executions throughout the United States were on hold as states awaited a decision in the Kentucky case.
In 2008, 37 inmates were executed, the fewest since 1994. The majority of executions were carried out in southern states — Texas was responsible for 18 of the 37 executions last year — as only nine of the 36 states that retain the death penalty carried out executions in 2008.
More than 1,130 executions have been carried out in the United States since the 1970s. Texas is the most active death penalty state, having executed 435 inmates since 1976.
"Executions in the United States are increasingly a regionally isolated phenomenon," says Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, of Amnesty International. "Elsewhere, concerns about cost, the possibility of executing the innocent and racial bias have led to a significant decline in support for capital punishment."
New Jersey, which reinstated the death penalty in 1982, six years after the Supreme Court reauthorization, has not carried out a death sentence since 1963.
New York has not carried out an execution since 1963 and a court-ordered moratorium has been in effect since 2004 after the New York State Supreme Court ruled the state's capital punishment statute unconstitutional.
New Mexico has carried out only one execution since the 1960s.
"From an international human rights perspective, there is no reason the United States should be behind the rest of the world on this issue," Richardson says. "Many of the countries that continue to support and use the death penalty are also the most repressive nations in the world."
Worldwide, only 25 of the 59 countries that retain the death penalty carried out executions in 2008, according to Amnesty International's annual report on capital punishment. Belarus is the only European nation that still uses the death penalty.
The five most active capital punishment nations — China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Pakistan — accounted for 93 percent of 2,390 documented executions worldwide in 2008, according to the international human rights organization.


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The Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care is kicking off its effort by holding a mega adoption event at its headquarters at 3200 Carr Street from 12 to 6 p.m. Saturday.
"Our goal of 2,100 adoptions in the next three months is ambitious, but we know that we can do it with Houston's partnership," said Alfred Moran, director of the department which oversees BARC. "Each one of the 2,100 adoptions is like a gold medal for each family that provides a new home and new hope for our pets."
All animals up for adoption are spayed or neutered and have received age-appropriate vaccinations, a city of Houston license tag and a microchip. People who adopt dogs will also get a free voucher for a six-week obedience training class at BARC's facility.
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During an event at Ohio Technical College's Edelbrock Performance Academy in Cleveland on March 6, Bill Bader, Jr. spoke to hundreds of attentive students about Summit Motorsports Park's participation in and enthusiasm about this summer's Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour.
The magazine, which has a reach of more than 6.4 million readers monthly, considers the tour its signature event. It features more than 4,500 muscle cars driving more than 1,500 miles and stopping at seven tracks in seven states in seven days, beginning in Concord, North Carolina on June 7.
It then motors on to Knoxville, Tennessee on June 8 and Charleston, West Virginia on June 9 before rolling into Summit Motorsports Park on June 10, followed by Crown Point, Indiana on June 11; Bettendorf, Iowa on June 12 and Wisconsin Dells on June 13.
Bader, Jr. was joined in delivering comments by Carla Majors, the Director of Career Services at the college; Tom King, the Director of Enrollment Management at the college, who discussed its automotive training; Andy Fiddick, President of RAD Air Complete Car Care, who covered aspects of being a career partner with the college and Jeff Dahlin, publisher of Hot Rod, who spoke of the tour's beginnings twenty years ago as an editor road-trip with just twelve cars and how it has evolved into an event that draws 75,000 spectators.
"We've been intending to come to the track for a while, and there's no doubt that it's a facility that can handle this event," said Dahlin.
Spectators are welcome when the tour stops at Summit Motorsports Park, and more news will be posted on the track's Website as the event draws near, as well as at www.hotrod.com.
"We're incredibly excited to be there," said Dahlin. "It's a great community with a great culture of performance cars and it's an ideal place for us to stop at during the tour."
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Refs show no love for Fields in this game. Every call is against him. :barf:
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Go Knicks, You CAN do it!! :thumbsup:
Man team looking rough out there.
One of the coldest GTs for a while:
- Knicks playing with little intensity.
- KO went down during the game.
- News of Lin out for 6 weeks.
We're struggling out there... Woody is simply looking for a spark off the bench but no one seems to be able to provide that extra energy. This game is ugly as hell...
That was a sick bounce!
We need Jeffries back to constantly set screens for Novak again. No one else on this team is concerned with getting Steve open looks.
Bringing TD for defensive purposes just for 16 seconds? That was ugly Mr. Woodson.
Fields with 6 TO's in 22 minutes.
damn what a boring game.. we keep leaving them in the picture...
Our bench is not doing Melo, BD or Tyson any favours by keeping this game close. We need to rest these guys they are all injured. Grrr :barf:
Counting the days until JJ will come back, this will change the rotation probably:
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Come write me down – Phil Edwards explains the phenomenon of policy-based evidence.
Reviewing through the Time Machine: Remembering Margaret Cavendish – Ro Smith on the 17th century female founder of science fiction. I'd honestly never heard of Margaret Cavendish or The Blazing World before this, but it sounds fascinating.
How I Lost My Fear of Universal Health Care – An expat American in Canada's experiences of what it means to not have to worry about the cost of getting ill.
Money and the love of money – Excellent Ross McKibbin piece in the London Review of Books about the corruption of Britain's political system.
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Good looking Robin!ReplyDelete
Have a great WW
Awww! that's a beautiful bird! What a great pic! Yay! Take careReplyDelete
Spring is returning and so are the birds. Great shot.ReplyDelete
So fat and sassy!!!ReplyDelete
that is one FAT bird!ReplyDelete
Thanks Ann, I've joined you too. I was checking out what kind of flower I was and found out I'm a daffodil.ReplyDelete
I copied but didn't know how to paste to my blog.
So pretty! Where I come from robins mean Spring! I miss seeing them here in Texas.ReplyDelete
Oops, forgot to comment on your wordless Wednesday. I read several of your posts and got sidetracked.ReplyDelete
I think that the robin is admiring your budded peony .
I clicked on your link and the picture of the robin popped up.ReplyDelete
Surrounded by pictures of cats.
I couldn't help but smile while thinking Grizelda would probably make a similar look as she is making in the picture if she spotted the bird in person. :)
Ann, thanks so much. I got on my blog.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the OQW question, McGuffy Ann! I just added it to my answers post. Here's a question back for you... If you could relive one day of your life which one would it be, why, and would you change anything about it? :-)ReplyDelete
aww, tweet tweet tweetReplyDelete
which of course means
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Cool perch. What a candid shot!ReplyDelete
Following you. Happy WW!
Wordless Wednesday: Croque Monsieur in Paris
Play the game: What's your favorite food-city combination?
That's a bird with att-ee-chude!ReplyDelete
cool shot... bet the felines wanted to go out & play!ReplyDelete
Josie, I have thought about your question for several days, and my answer is...I don't think I can say I would relive or change anything. The things I love, I love as they are. I things I don't love, I have learned from. To choose one day is impossible, for any reason. I have had some really wonderful days, and some very painful ones. But all together, they have made me who I am, and what didn't kill me made me stronger.ReplyDelete
Beautiful answer to my question, McGuffy Ann. For me too, it would be hard to choose just one day above all others, it is the mix of things good and bad that makes up life. I know if I would have made wiser choices my life might have been easier, but then I would probably just have made different mistakes instead! :-) You are so right, we have survived it and that is the true test of a successful life I think. The older I get the more I am at peace with that!ReplyDelete
McGuffy Ann, I was happy to find your note on my blog! My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com feel free to write me there anytime! And of course I'm always open to questions, hehe :-)ReplyDelete