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Romney Lays Out Immigration Plan Before National Latino Leaders
Before a national gathering of Latino leaders Thursday, Mitt Romney said that as President, he would give undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as minors the chance to stay in the country permanently --and an eventual path to U.S. citizenship-- but only if they serve in the U.S. military.
Romney, the expected Republican presidential nominee, made his statement at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference in Orlando.
His announcement came less than a week after President Obama said he was going to give a two-year reprieve to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as minors before the age of 16 years old, as long as they met other criteria, including those currently in school or have graduated from high school as well as serving in the military.
"We...have a strong tradition in this country of honoring immigrants who join the military," Romney said.
As president I will stand for a path [to legalization] for anyone who is willing to defend this great nation through military service
He said 75,000 immigrants in the military have become naturalized U.S. citizens since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
"As president I will stand for a path (to legalization) for anyone who is willing to defend this great nation through military service," he said.
Those willing to serve "have earned their right to make their life in America," Romney said.
Obama's announcement on June 15 was quickly condemned by Republicans. Romney cast Obama's move to give so-called DREAMers a reprieve as a cynical attempt to romance Latino voters. He began his speech at the NALEO gathering by saying that Obama, who is scheduled to address the group on Friday, takes the Latino vote for granted.
"Unfortunately, despite his promises, President Obama has failed to address immigration reform," he said. "For two years this president had huge majorities in the House and Senate. . .After three and a half years of putting every issue. . .before immigration, now the President is being seized by an overwhelming need to do what he should have done [from] Day One."
Romney said he has been asked if, as President, he would overturn Obama's order to suspend the deportations. Without saying outright what he would do, Romney said "will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supercede" the Obama administration's plan.
"As President, I won't settle [for temporary solutions]," he said.
Romney's campaign has generally avoided delving into the topic of immigration -- specifically, what to do with the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants who live in the United States. But with the intense focus on immigration in the last week --because of Obama's deportation announcement and the imminent Supreme Court decision on Arizona's immigration law-- many said the Romney campaign would feel pressured to acknowledge a topic they have treated as almost toxic.
During the GOP primary, Romney often took hard-line stances on immigration, and vowed to veto the DREAM Act –a measure that would give such immigrants a path to legalization as long they meet a strict set of criteria, including graduating from a U.S. high school, going to college or serving in the military, and staying out of trouble with police.
Obama campaign officials shot back at Romney's comments.
"Today, Mitt Romney told the largest national gathering of Hispanic elected officials: 'When I make a promise to you - I will keep it,'" said Gabriela Domenzain, director of Hispanic Press for the Obama campaign. "But in front of an audience of Republican primary voters, he called the DREAM Act a 'handout' and promised to veto it."
"Now, after seven days of refusing to say whether or not he'd repeal the Obama administration's immigration action that prevents young people who were brought here through no fault of their own as children from being deported, we should take him at his word that he will veto the DREAM Act as president."
Previous to the NALEO address, Romney had portrayed himself as unyielding on immigration. He included in his campaign circle such high-profile immigration hard-liners as Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State and author of Arizona's controversial anti-illegal immigration law, which is before the U.S. Supreme Court. Kobach has been a key proponent of immigration programs that would make undocumented immigrants so miserable that they would opt to "self-deport," a view that Romney also voiced during the primary.
Romney also made former Gov. Pete Wilson --a Republican from California who made headlines in the 1990's with his hard-line views on illegal immigration-- an official of his campaign staff in that state.
But once Romney essentially secured the GOP nominee spot --which would be made official in the Republican convention in Florida in August-- he seemed to avoid the topic. So much so, that this has made for awkward moments for him.
In a press conference call in recent weeks to announce a Hispanic voter outreach campaign for Romney, Republican National Committee officials grew exasperated over reporter questions about immigration. They clearly said they preferred to focus on the economy, which they stressed was of greater concern to Latino voters than immigration.
And polls of Latino voter sentiments do support that. Respondents have said in polls, including one by Fox News Latino, that immigration trailed other issues, such as the economy and healthcare, on their list of concerns. But likely Latino voters also have showed that a candidate's rhetoric on immigration can alienate them if it comes across as hostile or insensitive to Latinos.
Between 800,000 and 1.4 million undocumented immigrants were brought as minors illegally, or with legal visas that then expired, making their presence here unlawful. Proponents of giving them a path to legalization have argued that they should not be penalized for the decisions of their parents to be here illegally, and that many of them would be assets to the country.
Opponents of giving them a path to legalization say that any reprieve would be tantamount to "amnesty," and would essentially reward the decision of their parents to break U.S. immigration laws.
The DREAM Act passed the House in 2010, but failed in the Senate.
Obama often has placed blame on the lack of progress on comprehensive immigration reform -- and on getting the DREAM Act passed -- on Republicans.
But many immigration advocacy groups, and DREAMers, as those who were brought as minors are called, increasingly have pointed a finger of blame at Obama. They said he had not really pushed hard, as he did for healthcare reform, for example.
Obama got roughly 70 percent of the Latino vote in 2008, but his supporters had expressed concern that he had alienated many potential voters with his failure to push harder for comprehensive immigration reform – a centerpiece theme of his courting of Latinos four years ago. Polls showed that Latinos had grown frustrated over his unfulfilled promises, especially when taken together with his administration's record-level deportations. An average of 400,000 immigrants have been deported annually under Obama's administration.
Romney also laid out his plan for a reformed immigration system that would, among other things, raise caps on visas for highly skilled immigrants, streamline the guest-worker process for agricultural and other seasonal workers, mandatory employment verification system.
"Many country caps—or limits on immigrants from specific countries—are so low, that America is losing some of the best and brightest to our international competitors," said a press release from his campaign.
"High-skill immigrants start companies, create jobs, and drive innovation at an especially high rate. The United States is also projected to face a shortage of 230,000 science and technology workers by 2018."
"America should keep the best and the brightest here in the United States," the statement said. "Every foreign student who obtains an advanced degree in math, science, or engineering at a U.S. university should be granted permanent residency."
Romney said he would make it easier for people to come legally by, among other things, streamlining the visa program for guest-workers who are employed on farms and by reducing the time that legal immigrants who are not naturalized citizens must wait before bringing in relatives to live here.
Daniela Alulema, of the New York State Youth Leadership Council, which pushes for the DREAM Act, expressed ambivalence over Romney's proposals.
"We welcome Mitt Romney's change of tone on immigration, and his proposal to help reduce the case backlog on family petitions," Alulema said. "However, not providing a solution for the millions of undocumented immigrants who considered the United States their home is unacceptable."
She said that "undocumented youth. . .are Americans in everything but paper."
"The DREAM Act is a first step towards legalizing undocumented immigrants, who are the backbone of the American economy and society."
In his NALEO address, Romney did not leave aside his preferred topic -- the economy. He told the audience that Hispanics had been especially hard hit under what he described as Obama's failed economic policies.
Romney's speech drew praise from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.
"The Hispanic community has been especially hurt by President Obama's failed economic policies and hostility to job creators," she said in a statement. "Governor Romney is that leader for us and he will stop this administration's attack on our country's job creators. I applaud Governor Romney's efforts to ensure our country enjoys economic growth and prosperity in its future."
Critics balked, calling Romney's immigration proposals insufficient.
"At his NALEO speech, Mitt Romney fell short," said Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum Action Fund. "American voters want — and the Republican Party needs — visionary plans to fix the immigration system, not tweaks around the margin where the only path to legal status for grandmothers is to enlist in the military."
"For the leader of the Republican Party to ignore his Senate colleagues' obstructions to the DREAM Act in 2010 is revisionist history."
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On August 24, 2015, the Third Circuit upheld the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) authority to challenge deficient cybersecurity practices as "unfair" under the agency's general authority, in Section 5 of the FTC Act, to regulate "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce." The court also ruled that the defendant, the Wyndham hotel chain, had "fair notice" of what the FTC might consider as "unfair" – in part because prior FTC cases had challenged practices similar to Wyndham's. In June 2012, the FTC brought suit against Wyndham, alleging that the company's "unfair" cybersecurity practices "unreasonably and unnecessarily exposed" its customers' data. The FTC's suit came after three cyberattacks on Wyndham's networks in 2008 and 2009 resulted in the theft of credit card or other payment information for 619,000 consumers, leading to over US$10 million in losses due to fraud.
The implications of the Third Circuit's decision are clear:
- companies handling consumer data should establish reasonable privacy and data security practices
- companies should regularly assess and monitor those systems and promptly correct any deficiencies
- companies should pay attention to FTC cases and the kinds of cybersecurity practices that have drawn the FTC's ire in the past, or face potential enforcement action and liability
As the Third Circuit's decision was an interlocutory ruling on the fundamental issue of the FTC's basic statutory authority, the case now returns to the District Court for further proceedings.
The FTC Has Authority to Regulate "Unfair" Cybersecurity Practices
Since 2005, the FTC has brought enforcement actions against companies with allegedly deficient cybersecurity protections. The Third Circuit's decision in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Dkt. 14-3514 (3rd Cir. 2015) confirmed the FTC's authority to rule that substandard cybersecurity practices are "unfair" to consumers. Among the practices that the FTC alleged as unfair in this case: Wyndham's failure to monitor its system for cyber-attacks; its use of easily-guessed passwords for its administrative system; its failure to use firewalls or other "readily available" security measures; and its failure to take reasonable steps to detect and prevent unauthorized access to its system – even after hackers had gained entry.
The Third Circuit dismissed arguments that in order to be deemed "unfair," the challenged conduct must be "unscrupulous or unethical." The court ruled that under the FTC Act and Supreme Court guidance, conduct is "unfair" if it is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers, the injury cannot easily be avoided by consumers, and the potential injury is not outweighed by the benefits of the conduct to consumers or competition.
In its decision, the court emphasized that conduct can be deemed "unfair" even if it does not result in actual harm to consumers, or if the harm results from other, potentially criminal action (such as data theft) undertaken by a third party (here, the hackers).
Wyndham Had "Fair Notice" of the FTC's Cybersecurity Standards
A critical second finding by the court was that Wyndham had "fair notice" that its cybersecurity practices could be challenged as "unfair" by the FTC for two main reasons. First, the court found that after Wyndham had been "hacked" three separate times, it should have been "on notice of the possibility" that its practices might be so deficient that they could be unfair to consumers, who had no notice of the substandard practices and could not protect themselves from the deficiencies. Secondly, the court found that Wyndham should have known about the FTC's views concerning minimum standards for safeguarding personal consumer data. The court noted that both general guidance materials issued by the FTC and the FTC's prior enforcement actions against companies provided Wyndham with adequate notice about the applicable legal standards – especially as some of Wyndham's challenged practices were similar to practices the FTC had taken action against in prior cases. In the Third Circuit's view, companies should derive guidance from settled cases as well as from litigated cases, as the FTC's complaints and consent orders provide guidance on the FTC's standards for reasonable cybersecurity and privacy protections.
In view of the prior guidance, the Third Circuit rejected Wyndham's claim that the FTC's reliance on an undefined "unfairness" standard deprived the company of due process. The court noted that Congress had rejected the notion that it should explicitly define "unfair" practices, instead intending "unfairness" to be a "flexible concept with evolving content" (quoting a 1941 Supreme Court case, FTC v. Bunte Bros., 312 U.S. 349, 353 (1941)). The Third Circuit also rejected Wyndham's arguments that the FTC's authority in the cybersecurity area is limited to certain statutory grants of authority, such as under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. Rather, the court found that while such Acts require the agency to promulgate rules relating to cybersecurity, they do not preclude or limit the FTC's general authority over "unfair" acts or practices.
The Third Circuit's decision reinforces the need for companies to examine their data privacy and cybersecurity practices against the FTC's standards and generally accepted industry standards, while paying heed to the FTC's actions in the cybersecurity realm.

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Lately I've received a lot of requests for what is essentially "Law School 101" information. Maybe you already know some (or all!) of the information in these posts. Maybe you knew some of the information once upon a time, but have since forgotten it. Maybe the information is completely new to you. Whatever background you bring to these posts, I invite you to read on, and hopefully this body of work will help some people, in some way.
The federal government has three (3) branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. The executive branch consists of the President of the United States (POTUS), his Cabinet, and all offices and agencies falling under the control of those Cabinet members. (Cabinet members include the Secretaries of State, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Education, Commerce, Labor, Defense, and the Interior.) The Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, collectively called Congress. The judicial branch is the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), the federal courts of appeals (largely based on geographic region), nearly 100 federal district courts (also based on geographic region), and a number of other courts based on substantive matters (such as bankruptcy courts). The interplay between the three branches of government is dictated by the Constitution. Lawyers, politicians, and others working in government or related fields commonly refer to this interplay using terms such as "separation of powers" and "checks and balances."
So, how do all those people in power get there? A quick review. The President is elected every four (4) years by the Electoral College. The President appoints a Cabinet, who must be confirmed by the Senate. (Ah ha! A check on the President's power.) Members of the Legislature are elected by the voters. Senators serve terms of six (6) years, with approximately one-third of the Senators up for election every 2 years. Representatives serve terms of two (2) years and seats in the House are up for election every even numbered year. SCOTUS justices are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Once on the bench, justices have lifetime appointments unless they resign, retire, or are removed through an impeachment process.
Ok, now the people are in power. What exactly are those powers? Here's an overly simplified explanation. Congress makes statutes by writing bills, voting on the bills, and then sending those bills to the President for a signature making the bill into an official statute. (If the President does not sign the bill, Congress can override that Presidential veto with a certain greater number of votes.) Congress also controls the money and holds the power to declare war. The President is the head of state and the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. As Commander, POTUS can send troops into battle without an official declaration of war from Congress. As the head of state, POTUS can sign bills into law, issue certain Executive Orders, and control the Executive Branch, which executive offices and agencies create and issue regulations that interpret and give greater context to the statutes enacted by Congress. SCOTUS reviews problems with statutes, regulations, other government actions, and various private activity to determine whether anything conflicts with the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and all subsequent Amendments. If so, the Constitution wins. SCOTUS may also review problems for a number of other reasons, but only if those reasons for review are set out in Article III of the Constitution. You see, SCOTUS is a court of what's called limited jurisdiction – it can only review cases specifically delegated to it, and the rest are reserved for lower federal or state courts. (By the way, the same thing happens with Congress and POTUS… specific powers are granted to the federal government and the rest are relegated to the states. This is called federalism.)
To get a case before SCOTUS, first you file a petition to be heard. The justices then decide whether or not to grant that petition. Every case filed receives at least this initial review. Most cases are rejected at this point, but a few will go through to a hearing. If the case is granted a hearing, then you know you've got an interesting problem. The parties submit briefs to the justices explaining their arguments and points of view. In addition, some "friends of the court," or amici curiae in Latin, might submit briefs explaining other arguments. Each "friend" brief is commonly called an "amicus" brief. SCOTUS itself decides whether or not any particular amicus brief may be filed.
SCOTUS has nine (9) justices, each appointed by POTUS and confirmed by the Senate. Since these justices cannot be removed except in very rare circumstances and receive a lifetime appointment, those appointments are extremely important in shaping American law. This is particularly true because there really isn't any check or balance on SCOTUS decisions, except for a subsequent set of SCOTUS justices reversing a prior decision. Reversing prior decisions, however, is rare because of the importance of precedent and the concept of stare decisis.
The stark problems with the nuclear option just exercised by the GOP Senators and Gorsuch's appointment to the bench should be apparent. Once seated, a SCOTUS justice gets one of only nine votes FOR THE REST OF HIS OR HER LIFE. Further, once that vote is cast, whatever the majority decision is, it's very likely here to stay. Few moments in American democracy bear comparable need for separation of powers and appropriate checks and balances.
The GOP, however, just eroded that Congressional check on Presidential power to appoint a SCOTUS justice (and I haven't even mentioned what those same GOP Senators did to Merrick Garland, the person who should be sitting on the SCOTUS bench instead of Gorsuch).
The very fabric of our democracy just ripped like the seat of someone's pants.
Did you hear it? Do you feel the breeze?


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The Sports Xchange
By Jon Gold, The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers used a big early run to take command, increased their lead to as much as 18 then held on against the feisty New Orleans Hornets to take a 111-106 win Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Trailing by 18 with just under six minutes remaining, the Hornets used a 21-4 run to cut the deficit to 102-101 with 2:05 left.
However, the Lakers regained control as Earl Clark dropped in a layup, Steve Nash drained a 3-pointer, and after a 28-foot 3-pointer from New Orleans' Eric Gordon, Antawn Jamison drove to the hoop for a finger-roll layup with 15.1 seconds left to ice Los Angeles' third straight win.
The biggest catalyst to the Lakers' recent success? Kobe Bryant has become one of the game's most prolific passers.
Bryant had 11 assists -- after back-to-back 14-assist games, both in wins -- to go along with 14 points and eight rebounds.
With Bryant changing his game, the Lakers' offense has come alive around him, particularly in the post. Los Angeles had six players score in double figures, led by Dwight Howard, who had 24 points. Clark added 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Jamison finished with 16 points and seven rebounds, and Jodie Meeks added 13 points as the Lakers bench finished with a plus-minus of plus-59, boosted by the return of backup point guard Steve Blake from a long injury layoff.
Gordon hit six 3-pointers in eight attempts and scored 25 points to lead the Hornets, who shot 26 percent from the field in the second quarter. Greivis Vasquez continued his strong play with 15 points and 15 assists, and Robin Lopez added 16 points and nine rebounds.
Ryan Anderson had 16 points off the bench for New Orleans, but the rest of the Hornets' reserves shot just 5-for-23.
NOTES: Blake last played for the Lakers on Nov. 11 in a 103-90 win over Sacramento. With Nash hurt early in the season, Blake assumed the starting point guard role and was averaging 26 minutes, 5.1 points and 3.4 assists per game before being injured. ... The Lakers won the teams' other matchup this season, a 103-87 win on Dec. 5 that featured some of the team's best offense of the year. Los Angeles had 24 assists, just nine turnovers and shot better than 46 percent from 3-point range in the win. ... Vasquez entered the night ranked third in the NBA with an average of 9.2 assists per game. He recorded his 20th double-digit assist game. ... Los Angeles swept the season series last year, 3-0. ... Anderson's seven 3-pointers in a 91-83 Hornets win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan. 27 marked his 10th game with five or more 3-pointers this season. He went 3-for-7 from long range Tuesday.


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Investor Carl Icahn abandons Apple share buyback effort
Activist investor Carl Icahn has announced he sees "no reason to persist" in his attempt to force Apple to return more money to shareholders.
Mr Icahn had been demanding Apple buy back $50bn (£30.5bn) of its shares.
However, he said he was satisfied with the recent efforts of Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, to return cash to investors.
Apple said it had repurchased $14bn of its stock in the two weeks since the firm reported disappointing earnings.
"As Tim Cook describes them, these recent actions taken by the company to repurchase shares have been both 'opportunistic' and 'aggressive' and we are supportive," said Mr Icahn in an open letter.
Mr Icahn's announcement comes a day after a shareholder advisory service, ISS, recommended that Apple shareholders should vote against Mr Icahn's plan.
ISS said that Apple had "returned the bulk of its US-generated cash to shareholders via aggressive stock buybacks and dividends payouts".
In light of this, ISS said Apple's board's "latitude should not be constricted by a shareholder resolution that would micromanage the company's capital allocation process".
Apple's board had been scheduled to vote on Mr Icahn's proposal on 28 February.
Last month, Apple reported flat earnings, and many analysts were worried about the firm's outlook for the rest of the year.


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Texas Longhorns Baseball
Some thoughts and takeaways from Texas' series against LSU
The Longhorn bats exploded in game 3 of the series against LSU, propelling Texas to a 11-1 victory. The win helped Texas avoid the sweep and get some momentum heading into this upcoming week, when the Longhorns will host UTSA in a midweek game and then welcome in Northwestern for a 4 game series. Let's take a look at this past weekend's performance against the Tigers:
Hitters of the Weekend- Zach Zubia and Tate Shaw
Zubia and Shaw both delivered huge offensive performances over the course of the weekend. After going 0 for 3 on Friday with 3 strikeouts, Zubia responded by delivering 6 RBI's over the final 2 games. He blasted a pair of home runs on Saturday and drove in 3 runs on a bases clearing double on Sunday. Texas will never be mistaken for a power hitting team, but the presence of Zubia in the middle of the order gives David Pierce a run producer with big power. If he can continue to make consistent contact, Texas has found a true weapon at the DH spot going forward.
Shaw finished 0 for 9 against Louisiana-Lafayette opening weekend, but bounced back with a 2 for 3 performance against Lamar on Wednesday. The junior carried that performance over into this weekend, delivering 3 multi-hit games against the Tigers. Similar to last season, Shaw showed a willingness to hit the ball to all fields. His compact swing allows him to hit line drives and use his speed. Despite the series loss, the performances of Zubia and Shaw were encouraging for a team looking for consistent middle-of-the-order production.
Pitcher of the Weekend- Blair Henley
Entering Sunday, Texas pitchers had a 9.50 ERA for the weekend. Henley responded by tossing 6 scoreless innings in Texas' lone win. The sophomore hurler danced around trouble for most the game, but in the end delivered a much needed performance and gave the bullpen some rest. Henley relied heavily on his 2 seam fastball to get key outs while also mixing in his offspeed pitches. Nolan Kingham and Chase Shugart could not avoid the big inning , but Henley effectively got out of jams, allowing the Texas offense to build a big lead.
Key Takeaway
Although the Longhorn's lost the series, there were several positives that can be taken away from the 3 games in Baton Rouge. Several players who had a rough first weekend at the plate began to string together good at-bats. Texas very easy could have won the series if not for some defensive miscues, particularly on Saturday. David Pierce talked about how his team can not allow mistakes to snowball on them, allowing big innings like the ones put up on Friday and Saturday. It is hard to find better teaching moments than a series at Alex Box Stadium. Texas will get another good test this upcoming weekend when they welcome in a solid Northwestern club to Disch-Falk Field.
Quotes from David Pierce
On his thoughts on the series overall
"We played the first two games with the energy, I just thought we played with too much aggression and too much anxiety really. We got tense and things snowballed on us. They made a great commitment to trust their skills today and go out and play the game the right way.
On Blair Henley's performance
"If he can maintain his focus and preparation through the week, you can see a lot of that. He was really good with location and we had some great defensive plays behind him early when the play could have gotten out of hand."
On losing the shutout in the 9th
"It stings. Every time you have a chance for a shutout and don't complete it, yeah it bothers us. Our pitchers and coach Haig, they have a pride in that. When we have opportunities for a shutout, we want to finish the game."
Bonus Note
Pierce mentioned after the game that while Zubia will be the DH going forward, the coaches want him to continue improving his footwork at first base so he can be an option to play in the field. This would help give the lineup more flexibility and options going forward.
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Despite early exit in CWS, 2018 season a huge success for Texas
David Pierce sat down for his press conference following the Longhorns 6-1 loss to Florida in an elimination game at the College World Series. The first statement out of his mouth was something everyone who follows college baseball could agree with.
"There's nobody in this room and nobody in this country who expected this team to be here," Pierce said. "And they did a heck of a job from start to finish, from the fall ball into early spring. The things that they had to accomplish to get here is incredible.And I can only saw how proud we are as coaches and the effort that they gave us and the way they represented the University of Texas."
Entering the 2018 season, Texas faced the daunting task of replacing 11 MLB draft picks from a 2017 squad that reached the Long Beach Regional Final. It was a tall task, and Pierce, along with assistant coaches Sean Allen, Philip Miller and Phil Haig, filled the holes by bringing in several junior college players along with nearly a dozen freshman. When it was all said in done, nearly half Texas roster would be spending their first season on the forty acres.
"Coming in this year, people expected it to be a building year due to everybody we lost year," junior Chase Shugart said following Tuesday's loss.
"We had a lot of new guys that came in, and we didn't know them at all," Kody Clemens added. "And honestly the time that I was at UT we never really had an junior college guys come in. So it was different."
In addition to all the new faces in the program, the injury bug struck Texas before the season even began. Junior college transfer Donny Diaz and freshman Cole Quintanilla, both of whom figured to be key parts of the Texas pitching staff, underwent Tommy John surgery, forcing them to miss the entire 2018 season. The transition of Chase Shugart from a reliever to a starter left the bullpen with major question marks, especially in the back end.
For the first month of the season, there were mixed results. Texas suffered a series loss at LSU and at home against Stanford while also being swept in a midweek series at Arkansas. Despite entering conference play with a 9-9 record, the Longhorns confidence never wavered. As conference play began, roles started to be established. Andy McGuire, who was not on the team the previous two seasons, emerged as the Texas closer. Parker Joe Robinson, a player Pierce admitted he wasn't sure going to be a contributor on his team, had an ERA under 1.00 in Big 12 play. Duke Ellis cemented his place at the top of lineup and hit .390 during conference play.
Texas started to build momentum, and they rode the momentum all the way to Omaha, a place the Longhorns had not been since 2014, which felt like an eternity for a program that has a record 36 appearances on college baseball's biggest stage.
It was not always pretty, as David Pierce admitted after Texas beat Tennessee Tech in game 3 of the Austin Super Regional, but it worked. From the moment he became the head coach, Pierce brought his style of baseball to Austin. He wanted the Longhorns to be mentally tough and have an edge.
"The attitude we had was gritty," Chase Shugart said when asked to reflect on the season. "We weren't given anything; we had to take it. We took the Big 12 championship, like we needed, and the Regional and the Super Regional."
In just his second year in Austin, Pierce re-energized a program and a fan base hungry for success. Following Tuesday's loss, he spoke with the media openly and honestly, making sure to point out the 2018 season was anything but a disappointment.
"This motivates you and this builds a culture of expectation from our program," Pierce said. "And that's the beauty of it. Their accomplishments were great, but what they've done for Texas athletics and Texas baseball is tremendous."
Now, Pierce and his staff will go back to work, preparing for the 2019 season where the Longhorns will likely return 7 of 9 starters in the lineup. As he has done from the very beginning, Pierce talked about embracing the process and building off success.
"Hey, let's build off of (this CWS appearance)," he said. "Let's understand we are a pretty good team, especially when we do things together and do the little things. This wasn't easy. For things to develop the way these kids allowed them to, and to accept the game and not force it, but to keep playing. I mean we go down the stretch, we are 3 (games) back going into the last weekend of the regular season, we sweep and roll through the regional and the supers, how can we regret anything."
The 2018 season marked David Pierce's first trip to Omaha as a head coach. It likely won't be his last.
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Texas falls to Arkansas in CWS opener, 11-5
If Texas hopes to make some noise in their first trip to the College World Series since 2014, they will have to do so by going through the loser's bracket. Sunday's 11-5 loss to Arkansas in the CWS opener puts the Longhorns in a very tough position, needing 4 straight wins to advance to the Championship Series.
The loss to the Razorbacks drops Texas' record to 0-3 this season against the old SWC rival. One of the top offenses in the country pounded out 15 hits and pulled away in the 6th inning behind an 8-run outburst against 6 different Texas pitchers.
Here are some thoughts and takeaways from a long day in Omaha:
- Texas starter Nolan Kingham battled through 5 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits while striking out 4 and walking 1. Although the final line wasn't very good, Kingham looked pretty good for the first 4 innings of his outing. He attacked pretty well with his sinker and flashed a plus slider at times.
- "Yeah, the pitch count was down, just a couple of balls running away from me and leaving the ball up, and made a few mistakes and they capitalized. And that was it"- Nolan Kingham's thoughts on his outing
- The 5th and 6th innings were ultimately his undoing. With one out in the 5th and a runner on first, Kingham appeared to induce what could have been an inning ending double play. A hard groundball to Jake McKenzie was briefly bobbled, but McKenzie recovered and fired to David Hamilton at second base for the force out. Hamilton, who had a little more time than he thought for the return throw, threw wildly of first trying to complete the double play. The throw extended the inning, and Luke Bonfield made Texas pay by blasting a 2-run home run into the LF seats to give Arkansas a 3-2 lead.
- In the 6th and with the Longhorns still trailing 3-2, Kingham allowed back-to-back singles to open the frame. Despite his starter having only 82 pitches, David Pierce opted to go to the bullpen to call on Parker Joe Robinson, who has been outstanding the entire postseason. That is when things fell apart…
- Robinson walked both batters he faced to force in a run, which David Pierce even admitted after the game is something he never expected from his right-hander. Robinson entered the contest with 9 walks in 30 ⅔ innings.
- "Hindsight is a beautiful thing. You look back at that and you would really say should have stuck with Nolan. But Parker Joe hadn't walked two guys in the entire year back to back and that's what happened. And it just unraveled."-Pierce
- Josh Sawyer then entered the game and promptly walked Eric Cole, forcing home another run.
- After Cole's walk, the contest entered a 2 hour and 49 minute rain delay. Once it reached a certain point, it was obvious Sawyer would not be returning to the mound. With the game still within reach at 5-2, David Pierce had a decision to make on who he was going to bring with the bases loaded and nobody out when play resumed
- Pierce chose Chase Shugart, and it did not work out like he would have liked. Shugart allowed back-to-back singles and hit a batter, allowing 3 more runs to score. To Pierce's credit, he pulled Shuart after 11 pitches, meaning the right-hander should still be in line to start Tuesday's elimination game. Personally, I didn't mind the decision. If Shugart were to escape the jam, Texas would have only trailed 5-2 with 3 innings remaining.
- "No, that's why he only went 11. The thinking was we're in a pickle. We need to get our best guy in the game right now. And if we can get it within one run, as far as giving up one run, so it's a four-run deficit, and then we can tack on runs, maybe two, then we were going to stick with Chase. Otherwise, we were going to get him out, keep him available and move to the next guy, and that's what we did"- Pierce on the decision to go to Shugart
- Shugart gave way to Kamron Fields, who recorded two outs but allowed 2 more hits and a walk. Ultimately, Andy McGuire came in finish out the inning, but at that point, the damage was done. Arkansas had 8 men cross the plate and the game was out of reach.
- Texas had limited success against Arkansas starter Blaine Knight, who admitted after the game he didn't have his best stuff, but it worked. Knight threw all of his pitches for strikes and kept Texas off-balance.
- Tate Shaw was the best player on the field for Texas. The centerfielder collected 3 hits, including a triple to the RCF gap in the 3rd that eventually allowed Texas to tie the game at 1.
- Kody Clemens was held in check. Texas' best hitter finished the afternoon 1 for 5 with 2 strikeouts. David Hamilton, Duke Ellis and Clemens combined to go 1 for 11 at the top of the order.
- DJ Petrinsky barely missed a 2-run home run in the top of the 2nd, flying out to the wall in LF. If anything can be taken away from the first three games at the CWS, it is that the ball has to be absolutely crushed for it to go out.
Looking Ahead
Texas will now need a win on Tuesday to stave off elimination. Chase Shugart should take the ball for the Longhorns, and all the eyes will be on the Texas pitching staff. The Longhorns had their fair share of struggles offensively against Arkansas, but Texas isn't going to win many games when allowing 5 walks and 15 hits. The pitching will have to be superb for the Longhorns to have a chance to make it through the loser's bracket.
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Omaha Bound: 5-2 win over Tennessee Tech sends Texas to College World Series
Last weekend, David Pierce said he knew Augie Garrido's presence was with his team. So as game 3 against Tennessee Tech unfolded, did Pierce have the same feeling he had during the regional?
"No doubt. I was rubbing Augie's jersey in the 7th inning," Pierce said after the game.
The result? The Longhorns are headed back to the College World Series.
An emotional 5-2 game 3 win over Tennessee Tech punched the Longhorns ticket to Omaha and solidified that the special 2018 season would end with Texas playing on the biggest stage.
As has been the theme for the majority of the season, Texas received huge performances from unlikely sources. Josh Sawyer said last week that the Longhorns are a team of misfits, but the team of misfits is now heading to the College World Series.
I will have some more content as the week progresses, but for now here are some thoughts and takeaways from the biggest win for Texas Baseball since 2014:
- As I was leaving the ballpark yesterday, I ran through the different pitching options Texas could turn to today. Kamron Fields, Matteo Bocchi, Nico O'Donnell and Bryce Elder all seemed like viable candidates, but I had a feeling Pierce would lean towards the hot hand and go with Bocchi. Pierce did just that and was rewarded in a huge way. Bocchi delivered 5 strong innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits while striking out 3. His sinker appeared to have a lot more life than in his previous starts, and the Italian native made the best offense in the country uncomfortable for the majority of his time on the mound.
- "Well Matteo has thrown well in our extra period last week. He threw well in the regionals and I knew his fastball would play if he commanded. He threw enough sliders, actually they probably eliminated the sliders because he wasn't throwing it for strikes enough, but he hit the location."-Pierce on Bocchi
- Ryan Reynolds has struggled during the postseason, but it had to be a welcome sight for him to see left-hander Alex Hursey on the mound. Since he began switch hitting again, Reynolds has hit left-handers a lot better than right-handers. In the 2nd inning, Reynolds put Texas on the board with a 2-run double into the gap in left-center. Later in the game, he also singled against right-hander Ethan Roberts.
- DJ Petrinsky, who was moved up in the order to the 5-spot on Sunday, delivered a solo home run in the 3rd inning. Petrinsky has probably been the second best hitter in the postseason for Texas, and has served as a legitimate power threat.
- Matt Bragga jokingly said yesterday that they may walk Kody Clemens every time he came to the plate today. Well, Bragga may have wished he said that statement seriously. Clemens smashed his 3rd home run of the weekend in the 3rd inning, an opposite field solo shot. There is little doubt who the best hitter in the country is right now, and David Pierce even said so after the game.
- "This young man is the best hitter in college baseball when the game is on the line."-David Pierce on Clemens
- Pierce admitted after the game that he did not know how Blair Henley would respond throwing in back-to-back days for the first time this season. Henley entered in the 6th in relief of Bocchi and walked both batters he faced. He was unable to locate his fastball, and Pierce had to make a change quickly.
- "It was risky, because Blair hasn't gone back to back, even though he only threw like 39 pitches yesterday. And so, we had a little hiccup there and got the ball to Parker Joe and that's where we needed it."
- After Josh Sawyer faced two hitters in relief of Henley, Pierce opted to bring in Parker Joe Robinson, who may reliever Texas has at the moment. Robinson worked 2 ⅔ scoreless innings and continued to effectively get hitters out by using his unusual arm slot.
- "Always, I mean he doesn't ever get to start clean innings. It's usually bases loaded and nobody out. If he has one out we basically tell him, hey this is a luxury for you, this is easy. It happens. Kody can admit that, we talk about it on the mound. He's just so cool. The thing is he isn't trying to be anybody else, he does what he can. Great with location and he's touching 90 with that slot right now. That's something you don't see enough as a hitter as far as day to day BP. You don't see this enough and when you can command it to both sides it really makes a difference."-Pierce on Parker Joe Robinson
- With Tennessee Tech making things interesting in the 9th inning, Pierce opted to bring in Nolan Kingham, who had thrown 95 pitches in his start on Saturday. Kingham responded by recording the final two outs for his third save of the season. David Pierce said yesterday that everyone would be available, and it proved to be true.
Looking Ahead
- Texas will kick off the College World Series on Sunday against either South Carolina or Arkansas, who play a game 3 later today. The CWS is formatted in 2 four-team double elimination brackets, with the winners from each bracket meeting for best-of-three series.
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Texas staves off elimination with 4-2 win over Tennessee Tech
As has been the case for the majority of the season, Texas responded with their backs against the wall. Facing elimination and going against Tennessee Tech's ace Travis Moths, the Longhorns pieced together just enough offense and received a great performance on the mound from Chase Shugart and Blair Henley to force a decisive game 3 Monday afternoon. The 4-2 win featured what has carried Texas for most of the postseason, clutch pitching and the big bat of Kody Clemens.
The Longhorns and Golden Eagles will square off again tomorrow at noon with a trip to the College World Series on the line. Here are some thoughts and takeaways from a season saving win at the Disch:
- Chase Shugart has elevated his game in the postseason, and he showed it again Sunday afternoon. The right-hander tossed 6 innings, allowing 1 unearned run while striking out 5 and walking 5. Although the command wavered at times and he was only able to make it through 6, Shugart was able to shut down the best offense in the country.
- "It was a great pitching performance by Chase (Shugart), there's no doubt. He put us in the position to win, to give us an opportunity."-David Pierce on his starter
- During the 6th inning, action began in the Texas bullpen. Parker Joe Robinson and Blair Henley both started throwing. Yesterday, I said I would not be surprised if Pierce turned to Henley at some point today, and he ended up doing exactly that. Henley came in to start the 7th and besides allowing a lead-off home run on the first pitch he threw to David Garza, was really effective. The sophomore recorded the first save of his career on only 39 pitches, likely making him available tomorrow.
- "Well, this is the thing, there's no tomorrow if we don't win today. It makes no sense to me to have our next best guy sitting in the bullpen and then we'd never get to him, for the simple fact that we're waiting on playing him tomorrow. We had an opportunity to win and we went for it. Plus, he gives Parker Joe (Robinson) and Josh (Sawyer) some rest. I knew he was fresh, I knew his stuff would play and it was the right decision for us."-Pierce on the decision to go to Henley
- Texas has done an excellent job of putting up runs in the first inning during the NCAA Tournament, and they did again in game 2. David Hamilton worked a lead-off walk and eventually scored on a 2-out double by Kody Clemens to give Texas an early 1-0 lead.
- Oh, and Kody Clemens homered again. The 3rd round pick of the Detroit Tigers blasted his 23rd home run of the season in the 3rd innings, giving Texas a 3-1 lead. Clemens belted a pitch fastball from Travis Moths over the RF wall. Later in the game, Tennessee Tech intentionally walked Clemens with a base open, opting to face Zach Zubia with the bases loaded. Golden Eagles head coach Matt Bragga joked after the game that they may intentionally walk Clemens every time he comes up to bat tomorrow.
- "Early in the game we were willing to see what would happen there. We would not walk him and put runners on that early in the game. Late in the game, obviously we're going to walk him there. But in the first 3, 4, 5 innings we're doing everything we can do to attack guys. And he beat us- good job. The double, the home run, the young man is a great player, that is why he is up for the Golden Spikes Award. Maybe tomorrow we'll walk him every time we face him tomorrow. I mean this kindly, but the guy is an animal, I just don't see the weaknesses right now. He's as good as we've seen all year, this park plays fairly big, and he's popping them out of here like it's a cracker jack box."- Tennessee Coach Matt Bragga on choosing to pitch to Clemens
- David Pierce opted to shake the lineup up prior to game 2, moving up Jake McKenzie from the 9 spot to the 6 spot, and dropping Ryan Reynolds from 6 to 9. The result? McKenzie collected another double and Reynolds collected his first hit of the weekend with a RBI bloop double in the second inning. Despite Reynolds struggles at the plate, Texas had to keep in the field because of his defense. The move down in the order made sense and Pierce was rewarded with his decision.
Looking ahead tomorrow
- Tennessee Tech has already announced their starter, LHP Alex Hursey. Hursey is 8-4 on the season with a 4.52 ERA. In last weekend's Oxford Regional, Hursey turned in a complete game win against Missouri State in an elimination game.
- Despite Hursey getting the start, it would not be surprising to see closer Ethan Roberts throw the most of any Golden Eagles pitcher tomorrow. Roberts threw 56 pitches on Saturday and received Sunday off. He has been used as a multiple inning guy the entire season, and Monday will be no different. Last weekend, Roberts threw 47 pitches on Saturday before coming back to throw 107 pitches in a start on Monday. The 4th round pick of the Chicago Cubs and his nasty cutter will be leaned on heavily.
- David Pierce did not announce a starter. As mentioned above, expected game 3 starter Blair Henley threw 39 pitches out of the bullpen. Henley will likely still be available tomorrow, but it may not be in a starting role.
- So where does that leave Texas? David Pierce could go a number of different directions. He mentioned after the game that he needed to look at the matchups before determining a starter. Kamron Fields and Matteo Bocchi both seem like logical choices, and both have starting experience at some point this season. Bryce Elder is another option, but he has not thrown yet in the NCAA Tournament. Elder possesses a nasty cutter and when he commands it, he has no problems retiring hitters. Regardless of who starts, it will be an all-hands-on-deck game for the Longhorns. Pierce said every pitcher is available, even if it's for just a batter. Nolan Kingham and Chase Shugart have experience as relievers, and Kingham in particular could be an intriguing arm to bring in at some point. The right-hader has been up to 98 MPH out of the bullpen.
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Steve – What is your involvement with the video game WWE 2K15?
Xavier – well I'm hoping I will be a character in it. This is my first year on the roster. We will see if I made the cut to be in the game. I've seen some screenshots out there…. I saw (a screenshot) the other day with Zina, and it looks amazing… you can see the pores in peoples skin and the environment looks very real, as they do with all 2k Games its going to be a amazing game.
Steve – So you mention you weren't guaranteed to be in the other roster. When will you find out about that?
Xavier– I don't know. Hopefully soon. I will keep my eyes and ears open, they'll let the world know fairly soon.
Steve – Let's talk about the card trading game, (WWE SuperCard). I want to know more about it tell me more about your involvement with that?
Xavier – Well I'm actually playing it literally right now! I'm in a king of the ring thing, and I have to make sure my guys are winning. It's awesome. The roster is ridiculously deep…. tons of cards. You open packs of cards and you make a five man roster, or four superstars and 1 diva. They all have different ranking; power, toughness, speed and charisma, so when you go into matches it might say "oh you have a singles match " and it's based on your charisma then you're going to pick your cards with the highest charisma and if your opponent pick a card with lower charisma then you win that round. You do 3 rounds per match and if you win you get the chance to pick two new cards at random and you can add those into your deck. There's also an RPG element as well. You can take lower ranking cards and feed them to the higher ranking cards to level them up so your stats increase. So, just because you and I are playing each other and we have the same cards we can have different stats because your level of card can be higher than the level of my card. It really ads a element of surprise as you're playing because you think someone has something but they have something else. Each of the cards has a specific superstar on them. There's current guys, there's legends, Me for instance, I'm in one of the cards! As my card is played, it shows my arena intro. I walk down the ramp, get into the ring, and then for the match, the cards actually move to each other! It's great to have the animations. It makes it better than just playing a card game face to face. It's a really cool, fun way to play a game using WWE cards.
Steve – fun, so is this a physical card as well as virtual card game?
Xavier – No, it's just virtual cards
Steve – how do people acquire their desks of cards?
Xavier – when you start, you get enough cards to create a deck. Then you can either win more cards through single matches, or you can do a mode called king of the ring, where you try to build your best deck and other people who have entered this king of the ring you'll play against them and whoever wins gets the top prize which is a bunch of cards. But if you're impatient, and don't like playing a lot, you can buy cards. There's tons of different ways get cards and to build your own specific deck that you like.
Steve — this free to enter and free to start?
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Steve – Awesome! How do people get started on the game?
Xavier – Look for it in the App Store— "WWE SuperCard" and it's out now!
Steve – Great! Alright, so let's talk about you a little bit now I know that you're currently wrestling all the time and you're also studying for a PHD how do you balance those two things in your life?
Xavier – I don't really sleep, its defiantly difficult at times like you said. Traveling all the time and studying. I'm in a place where I'm working on my PHD, so I've essentially have to build an experiment which will contribute to the world of educational psychology. While also keeping up my body going to the gym and then doing interviews, wrestling… so it's very hectic. You just have to keep your head on straight, and be alert at all times. My job is wrestling, and also getting my PHD. Both are very important to me so I make the time to get things done.
Steve – when do you expect to get your PHD?
Xavier – I'm hoping before I'm 30 I'm 27 now I'll be 28 in two, 3 weeks and I'm hoping, fingers crossed before I'm 30 but hopefully it doesn't take any longer than that.
Steve – Besides playing this new card game WWE SuperCard, do you play any other video games?
Xavier — Oh that's pretty much all I do with the my time. Right now I'm playing; Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X, and tons of other games too.. I have ps4, Xbox and a Wii-U. When I'm home, I really want to sit down on my couch and relax and video games are my getaway. If I wasn't wrestling or doing stuff with psychology I believe that I would be working in some capacity in the gaming world, cause it's my life.
Steve – What about wrestling video games? Did you play last year's WWE 2K14? What other sort of fighting games do you like?
Xavier – I play all wrestling games. I was telling somebody else, the create-a-wrestler is my favorite thing. I've actually created my gear, on the create-a-wrestler, and that's how I come up with the stuff that I wear on TV! Back in the day my favorite wrestling game was Wrestle Mania 2000 it's just an amazing game… way ahead of its time. It has a fun, huge, roster, tons of awesome moves, great modes in it…njust awesome…., I love all wrestling games and all sorts of fighting games!
Steve – Let's talk about you in the ring…. what you got going on is there a Nation of Domination angle coming up with Big E and Kofi?
Xavier–No sir, there's no Nation of Domination. What we are doing is something that is much more intelligent then what people are believing. It's a low common denominator thing. I can tell you that it's a group of very talented and educated young men who have been semi successful on there own but want a little more out of life and out of their jobs in general. They are willing to fight the man next to him to make sure he gets what he deserves. Hopefully things keep going down on a positive path and we'll see where it ends up.
Steve – What's next for you in the ring? You got some notable contests we can talk about?
Xavier – I'm not really sure that's what's going on. That's one of the fun things about wrestling, everything is kind of up in the air so you're always on your toes. You have to be ready at all times for anything. It's kind of hectic at times, but it makes it really fun.
Steve – Ok, so what next on your schedule do you have any dates or city's we can talk about?
Xavier – I think a lot of my stuff is happening in September so I don't think I have anything coming up until then. One thing that's not wrestling related is, DragonCon. It's a big convention that I go to every year so I'll be at that at the end of August…. that'll be cool.
Steve – Is there anything else you'd like to say while we have you here?
Xavier – No, just tell the kids to stay at school and carry their briefcase. Be smart and get a good job.
Steve – Sounds like good advice, thanks a lot!


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The guy who brought us the autotuned tribute to Steve Irwin—John D. Boswell, a.k.a. Melodysheep—has put his voice-manipulating skills to work once again to make this musical tribute to Game of Thrones.
His latest video takes scenes from show and autotunes them into a sort of collective battle cry. Daenerys has the honor of "singing" the chorus ("I am the dragon's daughter"), but the best part is the song-ification of the Night's Watch oath at the beginning. The clip (which contains spoilers only for Season 1) is the perfect way to get pumped for Season 4, premiering April 6.


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A Quest(s) from John "Big Hook" Marsock|QID|30754;30753|M|68.34,43.49|N|From John "Big Hook" Marsock, if he is offering|
A Quest(s) from Fisherman Haito|QID|30586;30584|M|67.92,45.24|N|From Fisherman Haito, if he is offering|
A Quest(s) from Fiznix|QID|30678;30698|M|67.49,44.59|N|From Fiznix, if he is offering|
A Quest(s) from Angler Shen|QID|30588;30700|M|67.56,43.51|N|From Angler Shen, if he is offering|
A Quest(s) from Trawler Yotimo|QID|30613;30658|M|67.62,42.49|N|From Trawler Yotimo, if he is offering|
A Quest(s) from Fo Fook|QID|30763;30701|M|67.21,41.14|N|From Fo Fook, if he is offering|
A Quest(s) from Elder Fisherman Rassan|QID|30585;30598|M|68.34,42.08|N|From Elder Fisherman Rassan, if he is offering|
C Armored Carp|QID|30613|M|68.50,46.10;71.00,49.95;67.07,50.15;69.33,51.12;69.14,48.33|N|Use the spear south of the wharf.|CN|U|80403|L|80437 5|
C Bright Bait|QID|30754|M|66.50,34.08;59.67,39.42;62.08,37.11;61.45,33.88;59.40,33.70;64.41,36.00;59.51,37.07;64.05,31.48|CN|L|81116 7|N|Go north into the forest and look for them on the roots of trees. Careful with the tigers.|
C Riverblade Raider slain|QID|30588|M|63.25,38.85;62.04,40.82|CN|QO|1|T|Riverblade Raider|N|Slay Riverblade Raiders. Only they count.|
C Huff & Puff|QID|30658|M|50.50,58.65;53.20,64.70;50.50,60.95;52.24,62.58|CN|T|Prickly Puffer|U|80403|L|80529 5|N|Face the fish and click the button. No aiming required. Put pets on passive or you may lose the loot.|
C Jagged Abalone|QID|30586|M|68.70,39.80;73.83,38.45;71.00,40.46;70.47,37.59|CN|L|80277 9|T|Jagged Abalone|N|Watch for sharks and stay torwards the top of the trench.|
C Frenzied Reef Shark|QID|30753|M|68.2,42.2|QO|1|N|Jump on the shark. Hit all three buttons on cooldown, 123. If you get thrown, ask John for another shark.|
C Like Bombing Fish In A Barrel|QID|30678|M|60.80,46.60;61.50,44.70;60.05,50.10;59.20,44.40|CN|T|Sting Ray|U|80599|L|80600 3|N|Use the raft and the end of the dock. Target a Ray on the surface close by and throw the bomb. Get off your raft to loot.|
C What Lurks Below|QID|30585|M|34.2,31.4|L|80262|N|Fish in the mysterious whirlpool. When Narjon appears, re-equip your weapon and kill him. Loot the ring.|
C Piranha!|QID|30763|M|32.33,46.38|L|81122 5|N|Head out to the river and fish! Stay away from Dawnchaser Retreat or the Temple of the Red Crane.|
C Scavenger Hunt|QID|30698|M|56.96,54.51;64.23,50.31|CC|L|80830 15|N|Get on the raft next to Fiznix and go fishing for Debris.|
C Shocking!|QID|30584|M|63.38,36.02|L|80260 7|N|Head up to the Dojani River and fish! Stay away from Thunder Cleft.|
R Snapclaw|QID|30700|M|71.17,38.33|CC|N|Go to the entrance of Snapclaw's cave.|
C Snapclaw|QID|30700|M|73.4,38.2|L|80831|N|Kill Snapclaw and loot his claw.|
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C Who Knew Fish Liked Eggs?|QID|30598|M|65.47,47.90;63.48,47.97;72.83,45.19|CN|QO|1|N|Get your egg from a nest.|
C Who Knew Fish Liked Eggs?|QID|30598|M|67.58,44.48;68.47,42.05|CN|QO|2|N|Now go fishing for a Goby!|
T Bright Bait|QID|30754|M|68.34,43.49|N|From John "Big Hook" Marsock|
T Jumping the Shark|QID|30753|M|68.34,43.49|N|From John "Big Hook" Marsock|
T Jagged Abalone|QID|30586|M|67.92,45.24|N|From Fisherman Haito|
T Shocking!|QID|30584|M|67.92,45.24|N|From Fisherman Haito|
T Like Bombing Fish In A Barrel|QID|30678|M|67.49,44.59|N|From Fiznix|
T Scavenger Hunt|QID|30698|M|67.49,44.59|N|From Fiznix|
T Fishing for a Bruising|QID|30588|M|67.56,43.51|N|From Angler Shen|
T Snapclaw|QID|30700|M|67.56,43.51|N|From Angler Shen|
T Armored Carp|QID|30613|M|67.62,42.49|N|To Trawler Yotimo|
T Huff & Puff|QID|30658|M|67.62,42.49|N|To Trawler Yotimo|
T Piranha!|QID|30763|M|67.21,41.14|N|From Fo Fook|
T Viseclaw Soup|QID|30701|M|67.21,41.14|N|From Fo Fook|
T What Lurks Below|QID|30585|M|68.34,42.08|N|From Elder Fisherman Rassan|
T Who Knew Fish Liked Eggs?|QID|30598|M|68.34,42.08|N|From Elder Fisherman Rassan|
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New Defense research report from Strategic Defence Intelligence is now available from Fast Market Research
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/26/2014 -- The Strategic Defence Intelligence Global Top 10 Homeland Security Contractors: Company Guide is a crucial resource for anyone looking to gain information on the top companies in the global homeland security industry. Detailed company profile and SWOT analysis information is provided for all the leading companies who are ranked in order by total annual revenues generated.
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This report presents key information and issues for all the leading companies in the global homeland security industry for business intelligence requirements. It also provides information on business operations, history, major products and services, prospects, key competitors, key employees, locations and subsidiaries for the companies featured within the report. In addition, the report also provides strengths, weaknesses, opportunities (growth potential) and threats (competition) for all the leading companies in the industry. All strategic and operational business information is objectively reported.
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As most people know, there's almost nothing in life as frustrating as a broken computer. Read this article to find out how to get your computer running smoothly again.
What Problems Can Be Easily Repaired?
Some common computer problems that can be easily repaired by a qualified technician include:
Slow Computer Speed: This problem is usually caused by lack of regular maintenance or a spyware infection.
Frequent Computer Freezes: The technician will have to perform diagnostic test to determine the cause of this problem, though it can be caused by a virus or spyware infection.
Continuous Reboots: Hardware issues, faulty power supply, or a defective cooling fan can cause this problem.
Unusual Noises or Vibrations: A hardware or electronics issue is usually to blame for this problem.
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If you perform regular maintenance on your computer, you will be able to avoid all of these problems.
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In most instances, computer repair should not be considered a do-it-yourself project.
Professional help is recommended because the technicians have the experience necessary to solve almost all computer problems, including:
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By trying to repair the computer yourself, you could accidentally cause more damage to the machine. In some instances, you could lose access to your hard drive data and all of your irreplaceable files.
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Computer repair costs can vary from business to business. Some of the factors that determine how much a particular repair will cost include:
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With today's inexpensive computer prices, you might ask yourself, "Why should I repair my old computer when I can simply buy a new one?"
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Superman Returns deleted opening scene video have premiered. Brandon Routh stars in the Superman Returns (2006) deleted opening scene video. The scene showcases Superman visiting planet Krypton and after Lex Luther (Kevin Spacey) and his henchman Stanford (Kal Penn) trick Superman into believing there still may be life on the planet. I read about this omitted plot point years ago and I am surprised I remember it.
This scene is included in the eight-disc Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology. The anthology includes Superman: The Original Theatrical Movie (1978) and Expanded Edition (2001), Superman II (1980 and The Richard Donner Cut), Superman III Theatrical Version (1983), Superman IV The Quest For Peace Theatrical Version (1987), and Superman Returns (2006).
For those unfamiliar with Superman Returns:
Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It is the fifth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a loose sequel to Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980) by ignoring the events of Superman III (1983) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)…A sequel was planned for a summer 2009 release, but the project was later cancelled. The Superman series will be rebooted in 2012 with the film Man of Steel and will be directed by Zack Snyder with Henry Cavill as Superman.
We previously posted a Superman Returns Film Review and the Superman Returns (2006): Deleted Opening Scene Photos. Superman Returns also starred Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Parker Posey, Sam Huntington, Eva Marie Saint, Eva Marie Saint, Tristan Lake Leabu, David Fabrizio, and Ian Roberts.
For more Superman news, photos, and information, check out our Superman Page. Check out the Superman Returns deleted opening scene below and leave your thoughts on it.
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The drama heated up on Sunday's "The Celebrity Apprentice" with a double firing and NeNe Leakes – who was the third contestant to leave on Sunday, as she quit the show – is sounding off on Donald Trump and fellow contestant Star Jones.
"I call my own shots in life, I do whatever I feel, and when my gut tells me to do something, I follow my gut feeling," NeNe told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Monday's Access Hollywood Live.
"I felt like it was a toxic situation for me and for my own sanity and health reasons and everything else, I decided to leave the show," she continued. "Star was absolutely being manipulative and backstabbing and all those things, but the final straw for me was when Mr. Trump decided to switch me, take me out of my comfort zone to accommodate Star."
On Sunday's episode, Trump mixed up the teams paring NeNe with La Toya Jackson, Lil' John and John Rich, while Star teamed with Meatloaf and Marlee Matlin. In addition to NeNe quitting, La Toya and Star were fired by The Donald on Sunday.
"I felt he was disrespecting me," the "Real Housewives Of Atlanta" star continued. "I'd rather be around people who love and care for me. I don't want to be in toxic situations, So, I decided to say, 'Bye,' because I don't think you have to be backstabbing and lying and manipulative to raise money for a charityââ¬Â¦ we're not on 'Survivor!'"
Despite NeNe's on-camera feud with Star, she felt they were attempting to bond when the cameras stopped rolling.
"Star was one person on camera and another person off camera. I felt like we were trying to form a friendship, and I'm very loyal. I saw her being very backstabbing and it really threw me," she told Billy and Kit "I haven't heard from her and I don't mind not hearing form herââ¬Â¦ I don't hold a grudge and it cost me nothing to say hello, but I don't want to have anything to do with her."
But fans haven't seen the last of NeNe.
"Absolutely I will be back on the finale," she revealed.
The sassy reality beauty also gave Billy and Kit an update on her hit Bravo series.
"We're shooting our fourth season," the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star said. "We've been shooting for about three weeks."
"The Celebrity Apprentice" returns on Sunday at 9 PM on NBC.