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Why Snoop Dogg is the Real MVP
Snoop Dogg has almost as many nicknames as P. Diddy. With a new Netflix series and his recent win at the 2018 NBA Hip Hop All-Star game, you should probably call him Coach Snoop. Snoop Dogg's love for sports has been evident since his family-based reality show "Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood," the beloved rapper was often shown coaching his son's football team and introducing new sports to his children.
With a coaching career of over 13 years, it's no surprise that Doggy Dogg's All-Star team would come out on top. Both Snoop Dogg and rapper 2Chainz were in charge of coaching the 2018 NBA Hip-Hop All-Star game in which their rosters would go head to head. Hosted by Adidas, this was their first stab at the NBA All-Star weekend festivities. There was an NBA sponsored Hip-Hop game as well, but the Adidas game took the cake.
Moderated by comedian and sports super-fan Michael Rappaport, there were many things about this game that was entertaining. At the end of the game, Snoop Dogg was announced as the MVP, having 15 points, 25 rebounds and five blocks. Chris Brown was another head turner Friday night but could not edge out Snoop as the real MVP. You can check out some highlights from the game here.
Team Snoop (West Coast):
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K Camp
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Hitman Holla
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Chevy Woods
Team 2Chainz (East Coast):
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Playboi Carti
Short Dawg
Dave East
Waka Flocka Flame
Freddie Gibbs
Trinidad James
Young M.A
French Montana
Coach Snoop Loves the Kids
Initially created as an AOL series, "Coach Snoop" follows the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) and their adversities trying to reach the championships. Snoop's Youth League was created in order to give inner-city children from across the nation the chance to play football. Netflix released a trailer for their new "Coach Snoop" series on January 18th, just a few weeks before it began streaming worldwide.
"Coach Snoop" is the spinoff of the AOL series and features an 8-part series that shows Snoop in his natural element as a youth organizer and long-time coach. Throughout the series, Snoop Dogg is shown on and off the field as well as the young men that play for his football league.
Personal struggles and obstacles of the children are discussed in a manner that teaches them about the journey of life and how things will always fall into place. In one scene, Snoop says to them "One thing about life: you're gonna lose more than you win. But are you gonna get up?"
The SYFL was established in 2005 as a non-profit organization aimed to help the inner-city youth in the United States. On the SYFL's website, their objective and mission is stated as: "
"The objective of the SYFL is to provide youth, regardless of race, color, creed, or economic background the chance to learn the values of character, integrity, discipline, and teamwork through football and cheer; to bring all other communities together through a common interest in sports; to promote fair play and fellowship; to teach the game elements promoting safety, enjoyment, and healthy competition."
During the first year of the league, there were over 1,300 participants that got the chance to play football, learn more about themselves, stressing the importance of education and how to operate in a team setting. Kids from ages 5 to 13 are the target market for the league, with teams stationed throughout California and other southwestern regions of the country. There are currently 50 different teams in the league with over 5,000 football players and almost 1,000 cheerleaders.
Launched after the football program, SYFL introduced their Cheerleader division that aims to instill those same values within the young girls and boys who decide to join. The SYFL brand is one that exudes positivity and provides a great number of resources that can't always be learned in school. Take a look at the SYFL site and see for yourself the benefits of this nonprofit organization.
In an interview with Billboard magazine, Snoop Dogg pens his philanthropic ways to that of Muhammad Ali. Snoop says, "I don't even look at this as philanthropy…It's just what I love to do: help."
The Real MVP
Beyond his 20-something year music career, Snoop Dogg is a man that wears many hats. Snoop Dogg does a lot with his celebrity status by bringing awareness to youth programs including his own, as well as through charitable donations and endorsements. Snoop even hosts a Turkey Drive annually in Englewood, California, where in 2016 he'd given away 3,000 turkeys.
Snoop and other celebrities alike that use their celebrity platform to give back to their communities are truly people to look up to. Other celebs like Kendrick Lamar, John Wall, Jay-Z, and Beyoncè are just a few of the many people that exercise their power to do good. Snoop Dogg is the real MVP because he displays charisma, compassion, and overall love for others.
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ReviewWe own two 2011 Suxuki SX4 Crossovers, one with CVT, the other with the manual transmission.
Both are worthy performers in both dry and inclimate weather.
I've done several 600 mile days in both cars and found them more comfortable than many full size cars.
I particularly appreciate the i4wd system which allows for either 2wd or 4wd operation.
In snow deeper than the rocker panels I had no problem with traction, steering, or braking.
Both cars are averaging well over 28 MPG in town, which is quite a bit higher than the EPA estimated mileage.
Best FeaturesI particularly like the i4wd (Intelligent 4 wheel drive) system, which is easy to use and intuitive. There are adequate cup and bottle holders for drinks on those long trips. I also purchased the optional cargo floor which raises the cargo deck to the level of the folded back seats and also gives more underfloor storage. This is a simple option, but one that makes a great deal of sense.
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Even so, I've long resisted my family's blandishments to get one; apart from anything else, I've always thought of myself as a cat person. But our beloved Bengal died the summer before last, and I couldn't imagine allowing any other feline to take his place. Which is no doubt how I allowed myself to be bamboozled by my husband and children into taking in an ex-racing greyhound, after they fell in love with one at the Discover Dogs show.
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I am starting this discussion to post information for testing the Px4 platform.
Most of the discussion is currently in the APM vs Px4 thread. ArduCopter on the Px4 is a work in progressand has made great progress. I have Arducopter on a Px4 Fmu board hovering now and I am very glad to see the code base integrated into the Stm32 platorm. Ardupilot represents many hours testing and refinement , many thanks to Andrew Tridgell ,Randy Mackay and the other developers as well as Gary Mcray for the documentation on the Wiki
The Px4 can support a Quad with 4 Motors using only the Px4_FMu board with some of its Usart pins defined as Pwm outputs or using the Px4_Io board to supply Pwm motor (servo) outputs. The configuration with the Io board may work better at the moment , the Fmu only has a number of issues to get booted up configured and running. It may be that all the testing at the moment is being done with boards that use the Px4_Io.
The Px4 usb is software driven not a ftdi chip like the Apm and has given problems but is working now . When the Stm32 bootloader starts it creates a Usb port with its own Id and sets up a DFU device for loading. If no bootloader request is received it jumps to the code startup and creates a usb serial port with a different USB Id for a mavlink connection. Windows drivers have to deal with the Usb connection and connect the appropiate driver.
I think the Px4 vs Apm answer is that it is still early in the Px4 development but shows great promise.
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At this time with the 2.91b-dev on startup the Virtual com port on the USB is being created but the ArduCopter task gets hung up. If a ftdi serial is connected to the console port sending a return allows it to boot up and start mavlink on the usb.
I found that shorting the console TX/rx on boot allow it to start.
Great idea to start this thread John.
I have now ported the PX4 Overview and Wiring and Assembly sections over to the New Wiki as well which is down at the moment or I'd provide links.
I briefly got my PX4FMU plus PX4IO fully operational in spite of a bad power supply on the PX4IO board.
And I learned a few things.
I did not have the problem that you are having which requires the use of an FTDI port.
Mine worked with both PX4FMU only and PX4FMU plus PX4IO.
I worked through this problem on a screen share hangout with Andrew Tridgell which he fixed and he had me try both configurations to be sure.
It may be that the versions you are using are out of date, because this was only fixed a week ago and in the latest "dev" version.
It will work with correctly a conventional receiver and the little 3DR 8 channel PPM-Sum encoder board for those people who don't want to go out and get a whole new RC system.
Albeit the Turnigy 9XR and FRSky modula and receiver are only about $100.00 from HobbyKing.
It is reasonable to power the receiver and the 8 channel encoder from the PX4IO power supply but don't try to power servos from it.
After you have the firmware loaded into the PX4FMU (and PX4IO if you are using one), when you plug the PX4 USB into Mission planner wait at least 10 seconds before attempting to connect (or checking the Com Port.
When the PX4 starts up it initially uses a dedicated port to permit downloading firmware into it.
After 10 seconds or so it switches to the next sequential USB com port for MavLink (Mission Planner) communication.
Once you have it up and running it works like a regular APM with mostly the same parameters although needed PID values might be a bit different.
I also found that at least for the PX4IO mode the normal standard of having the Px4IO board on the bottom with it's connectors facing downward - sucked.
Fortunately, they have just implemented a board orientation parameter in the top part of the Advaced Parameters list.
I selected roll 180 and it works fine with the PX4IO on top facing up.
Just a few quick tips.
I didn't move the Firmware loading portion of the old Wiki to the new Wiki because they are planning on handling the entire batch of procedures directly from Mission Planner, but if you are having trouble getting the firmware working properly, the old Wiki entries are still present.
PX4FMU only is here: https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/PX4_First
and PX4FMU plus PX4IO is here: https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/PX4FMU_PX4IO_First
Hope this is of some use to get things started.
Thanks for the board orentation info Gary that is the kind of thing needed. To get the Motors command to work in the correct sequence and the quad fly I had to use a very different motor order .
I've some questions to the new PX4. I install the windows-usb driver and then the latest FW PX4FMU und PX4IO. After some issues with my pc I could connect. I don't know where the problem was. On our noteebook it was no problem (both win7 64 bit / one of them ultimate).
Where can I calibrate the sensors? If I click at MP on configuration > ArduCopter Level and then on the button "Calibrate Accel" there shows Initialising APM but that was ist. The command-window shows all 5 lines the same Text "Init...".
Where I can connect the FLOW-Sensor? And last one: Where we must connect minimOSD and 3DR module?
Best regards
Now, I found a bug?! I've connected the ESCs to servo 1-6 (like this https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/PX4FMU_IORC?wl=en for hex-x). If I Arm the copter and take throttle the motors 1-4 runs and the motors 5 and 6 stands still. I've uploaded the correct fw (http://firmware.diydrones.com/Copter/latest/PX4-hexa/). Have anybody an idea?
I have the exact same thing :( I have tried with the octa firmware too and it's not working either.
Also, it did connect to MP a few days ago, but it didn't anymore now :/
It's too bad because elsewhere it could fly, the ppm encoder is working good, when the 4 motors are spinning, I have all the controls and the sensor does work...
I have made the following developer issues:
PX4 not working for Hex or Octa: First 4 motors work, the rest do not turn.
PX4 leveling procedure not working in Mission Planner.
Also, I have a Flow sensor ordered as well, coming in tomorrow in fact.
The bad news is that it is not interfaced to the PX4 yet for the software that we are using.
Somewhere I believe I have seen the leveling discussed and stated that the CLI is the current method and that it was a Mission planner issue.
Craig Elder just confirmed that for now leveling has to be done in the CLI and that it is a known Mission Planner issue they are working on.
Dear all, I´m trying to upload the APM firm for the px4 using the px4uploader.exe, but when I´m try upload the firm, I recieve the following message: " 154 Trying Port COM4 The interval of waiting of the semaphore has been finished " Please, anybody know what can I do?
This means my first problem: I've used another pc and there was no problem. Back on my pc I try it again. But I didn't get the semaphore message - he waits at correct com port and then runs to other ports. I reinstall driver and and and... Then I uses another usb port and there I could connect (on this usb port is an active usb-hub connected).
I have some thougths about running only 4 motors on hexa.
I you look in rc.APC file you will see than PX4IO use mixer
mixer load /dev/pwm_output /etc/mixers/FMU_pass.mix
If you check FMU_pass.mix it shows you that only 4 channels are mapped.
I soppouse that we should use another mixer in this folder for hexa.
Currently I'm planing to install PX4 on Hexa too, but have not free time for it (a lot of work) and check it.
I hope Andrew Tridgell read this thread and can comment my opinion.
PS: I hope it will help someone to put his hexa in air and sorry for my bad English.


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The TED talk I never gave.
My name is Michael Read. I would like to talk about the Industrial Revolution and what it created beyond the evidences of machinery: the Industrial Revolution created the right to obsolete. That became a powerful source that transformed everything.
In my business seminars I would suggest participants go to a kitchen store because there everything, everything, was there because someone got pissed off doing it the hard way.
Take a melon baller. Some person cutting up melons for a large sitting got aching arms and shoulders (by the way, from that came ergonomics) and said, "Piss on this. There's a better way." No one, especially others cutting up melons, objected. In fact, they cheered.
The Industrial Revolution outmoded previous methods of supplying power but, more than that, instilled the idea that change was acceptable. For years that wasn't. Guilds taught how it was to be done and taught nothing other. If something differed from pattern it was considered not acceptable. For centuries tools never changed from chisel/hammer, mortar/pestle, plane/handsaw. A person would be accomplished in them but their tool belt was that of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers. You have more tools in your possession than any master of 200 years ago.
So what is, 'Piss on this, there has to be a better way'? A change of authority deciding what is and what isn't? Or a sea change where invention became unlimited as to who created invention? What makes an Edison or a Tesla? Or the person who got pissed off painting with a brush and said it would be easier with a roller?
Efficiency is a part answer. Why do it the hard way? Butr efficiency, my view, came about because we could question the hard way. That is what the Industrial Revolution started. Why did Stevenson think steam? Or Tesla alternating current?
Necessity is the mother of invention, sure. But seeing necessity is cultural. We really didn't see mechanical necessity until we say mechanical necessity. Otherwise, that's the way it's always been done.
Well, piss on it. Which is my way of saying look around you and realize everything is obsolete when you decide to piss on it. The only reason you're accepting something as acceptable is because you're not yet pissed off enough about it. It works but it's an annoyance is a reason to replace it.
The Industrial Revolution was an opportunity to say 'this can be replaced with something better' and that meme has powered the centuries since. Nothing is cast in concrete.
So the ultimate question. What pisses you off and what are you going to do about it?
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Tesco to launch its own-brand smartphone by year end
Tesco is planning to release its own-brand smartphone before the end of the year, following on from the success of its Hudl tablet.
The company has yet to decide whether to launch an Irish version.
CEO Philip Clarke told BBC Radio 5 Live the phone will run Google's Android software, and will be pre-installed with Tesco services, which could include its streaming service Blinkbox.
The release will mark Tesco as the first UK supermarket to develop and sell its own smartphone.
Tesco is also planning to launch an updated version of the Hudl, the Hudl 2, in September.
The budget tablet, which retails for £119, has sold half a million units across the UK.
Last month Tesco reported a 6.9 per cent decline in annual profits, as the retailer struggled to reverse a fall in sales.
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It also lengthens the time for regulators to review offshore oil-and-gas exploration plans — an extension the Obama administration has been seeking from Congress.
But plenty has happened since the energy panel approved the plan last summer, including an array of safety reforms and restructuring of drilling oversight that the Interior Department has undertaken under its existing powers, and the release of a major report in January by the presidential commission that probed the BP spill.
Bingaman, in a statement, called the Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 a starting point for ensuring a robust offshore safety regime that is a "model for the world."
"In the intervening time since the committee's action, there have been developments and new information that may indicate the need to update or change some parts of the bill. But, as we begin to work on this issue again in the committee, I believe that it is sensible to start with last year's bill. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to address these important issues," Bingaman said in a statement in the Congressional Record.
Bingaman recently said he might seek to steer the bill through committee before the Memorial Day recess. But Sen. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiThe siren of Baton Rouge Interior plan to use drilling funds for new projects met with skepticism The 14 GOP senators who voted against Trump's immigration framework MORE (Alaska), the top Republican on the energy panel, is withholding support for the measure for now.
Bingaman introduced a separate bill Monday that plucks a few oil-and-gas provisions from a massive, multi-issue energy bill the committee approved with a few GOP votes in 2009.
The Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 that Bingaman introduced Monday includes an updated survey of oil and natural gas resources beneath federal waters. It would also establish a new lease and permit processing office for offshore regions in Alaska, where lawmakers have complained about bureaucratic hurdles to development.
Elsewhere, the bill would nix an expansion of royalty waivers — called royalty relief — for offshore oil-and-gas production that was included in a sweeping 2005 energy law.
Another provision would boost to $30 billion the level of federal loan guarantees available for the long-planned — and long-delayed — pipeline to carry Alaskan natural gas to markets in the lower 48 states.
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By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
These are trying times for Jose Mourinho. The Real Madrid coach brought back La Liga to the Santiago Bernabeu in 2011-12, but three games into the current campaign, he has found his credit is already running out fast.
Shortly before the start of the season, the Portuguese boasted about his record of titles claimed in Europe's three largest leagues: Spain, England and Italy. "In England they called me the 'Special One', he said. "But after winning the English, Italian and Spanish championships, they should call me the 'Only One' ..."
Defeats to Barcelona and Getafe have followed, and as Madrid prepare to face the Catalans again on Wednesday, in the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa, the situation is somewhat critical.
Mourinho's men are already five points adrift of Barca in La Liga and remain alive in the Supercopa thanks largely to Victor Valdes' monumental mistake in the closing stages at Camp Nou, which allowed Angel Di Maria to reduce the deficit to 3-2.
That means the 49-year-old is still in with a real chance of winning the only trophy he has yet to claim in Spain, but in order to achieve that, Mourinho must manage to do something he has never been able - he needs to beat Barcelona at the Bernabeu.
Of the five Clasico clashes he has disputed in the capital, Mourinho has drawn two and lost three. The last of those was a damaging defeat to the Catalans in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals back in January when Ricardo Carvalho and Hamit Altintop, the former returning from a long spell on the sidelines and the latter used sparingly in previous months, made surprise starts at the Bernabeu. But the plan failed to work and after taking the lead through Cristiano Ronaldo early on, Madrid were picked apart by goals from Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal. In the end, the 2-1 scoreline flattered them and the home fans had lost their patience: the cheers were replaced by jeers. And they were aimed at the coach.
A 4-1 weekend win over Athletic Bilbao made things slightly better and a creditable 2-2 draw at Camp Nou restored some credibility for the Portuguese a week after the first defeat. Mourinho subsequently sealed La Liga by beating Barca at Camp Nou in April and all seemed well, but some sectors of the Madrid support remain far from enamoured with the former Chelsea and Inter coach.
Late last week, American actor Viggo Mortensen took a swipe at the 49-year-old. "I am a Real Madrid fan," he told a radio station in Argentina. "But I hate Mourinho. I can't stand his cowardly approach."
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In a previous article I showed how to use a therapy roll to correct the upper back hunching known as a hyper-kyphosis. Another issue that tends to go hand in hand with excessive upper back curvature is Forward Head Posture. Chronically tight tissue in the front of the neck and upper chest pull the neck forward while tipping the head back in relation to the neck. With the chest collapsed and the neck tight, the opening at the top of the Thoracic region (rib cage) is tipped forward so that the neck comes out forward rather than up. Because the neck is forward the head must shift back so that one can look forward. In this position the muscles of the upper back and neck are forced to support the head rather than the support coming through the bones.
Proprioception (your sense of where you are in space) is compromised and therefore so is balance and strength. The polar axis is bent and all movement is affected. Often when people have forward head posture the base of the neck and the shoulder girdle is immobile forcing the upper half of the neck to compensate by becoming hypermobile. The juncture between the upper and lower cervical (c3-c5) become problem areas. Everything we do, it seems, tends to pull us into this position. Computers are particularly evil as the screens seem to suck people in no matter how ergonomically correct they are set up.
Some of the muscles commonly involved are shortened scalenes (front and side of neck); pectoralis minor (upper chest); levator scapula, sternocleidomastoid (side of neck); as well as the sub-occipital (back of head and top of neck) group. Also involved are the over stretched and usually sore rhomboids (between shoulder blades), trapesius, and the upper portion of the para-spinal group (along the spine).
In martial arts practice we are taught to lift the head and tuck the chin slightly. This opens the sub-occipital region and straightens the neck allowing support to come from the vertebrae rather than the musculature. This principal of sinking into the bones to find support is called 'Sung' in the internal martial arts. Commuters can practice this by sitting straight with the chin tucked and the head lifted then setting the rear view mirror so that you are forced to sit straight in order to see.
One way to stretch for this is to hold the chest down while jutting the chin toward the sky creating a deep stretch in the front of the neck and upper chest. Jut the chin to one side then the other and then straight up. Make sure to get the jaw involved so as to really create a good stretch. Be careful not to compress the vertebra, the movement is extended up, not back.
Another good stretch is the 'doorway' stretch. Step into a doorway and grab the wall to the side about shoulder high with the arm bent at the elbow and the head tipped back. Make sure to bend the arm as a straight arm may over stretch the shoulder. Rotate the body and head to the opposite direction. Repeat with the other arm. You should feel this in the upper chest. This stretch will open the shoulder and upper chest relieving the upper back and neck.
Forward head posture can be a chronically debilitating problem often leading to nerve and spinal column issues. Regular exercise, a stretching program, as well as chiropractic care and bodywork can all help. Yoga, Pilates, and internal martial arts practices are also great modalities for working with movement issues.


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One email from someone in the sheriff's office that was included in a flurry of lawyers' filings late last week had an attachment with a joke and image that reinforced stereotypes of drinking by Mexicans. Several officers also distributed an email making fun of Mexican accents, while another officer circulated a photo of a mock driver's license for a fictional state called "Mexifornia" with a photo depicting stereotypical Mexican facial features.
Lawyers for the handful of Latinos who filed the lawsuit also zeroed in on Arpaio in the court filings, saying he passed along letters from people calling for racial profiling to some of his top managers, including an official in charge of selecting the location of his immigration patrols.
"Sheriff Arpaio was communicating both his agreement with these messages and his intent to see them realized in MCSO's anti-illegal immigration enforcement activities," wrote Stanley Young, an attorney for those who filed the lawsuit.
The lawsuit centers on the traffic patrols known as "sweeps" where deputies and posse volunteers flood an area of a city — in some cases heavily Latino areas — to seek out traffic violators and arrest other violators. Arpaio's office has launched nearly 20 sweeps since early 2008.
Some deputies and even members of Arpaio's immigrant smuggling squad used the email system to distribute offensive images of Mexicans, Young said, pointing to a letter from a person asking for a roundup in north Phoenix.
"If you have dark skin, then you have dark skin," the letter said. "Unfortunately, that is the look of the Mexican illegals who are here illegally." Young said Arpaio sent the letter to a top manager and instructed him to "Have someone handle this."
Young said considerations of race have infected the sweeps and that Arpaio has in effect endorsed calls for racial profiling.
Most of the letters don't describe criminal activity, and Arpaio sent thank-you notes in some cases to people who wrote the letters, Young said.
Arpaio, responding to request for comment Tuesday, said he was not concerned with the case. "Let's see what the courts say," he said.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs said some of the emails were circulated by officers and supervisors involved in the patrols or stops that involved their clients.
The U.S. Justice Department also has launched a civil rights investigation of Arpaio's office in early 2009 on allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures. The federal agency also is examining the sheriff's jail policies that discriminate against people with limited English skills. The sheriff's office has repeatedly denied allegations of racial profiling.
Timothy Casey, an attorney for the sheriff's office, has asked for the civil lawsuit to be dismissed, arguing that those who filed the case lack standing to show they face a threat of future injury from the sweeps and people pulled over in the sweeps were approached because deputies had probable cause to believe they had violated a law.
"The undisputed evidence in this case demonstrates that each of the plaintiffs' respective traffic stops was made on either probable cause or reasonable suspicion as required," Casey wrote, noting that there was no evidence that deputies had discriminatory intent in stopping the people who filed the lawsuit.
The lawyers for those who filed the case also asked U.S. District Judge Murray Snow to impose punishments against the sheriff's office for its acknowledged destruction of records that they had sought in the case. The sheriff's lawyers have said some sweeps-related emails were deleted as a result of an unintentional mistake by a manager.
Last year, Snow found grounds to sanction the agency for having thrown away and shredded officers' records of traffic stops made during the immigration patrols, but the judge held off on actually imposing the sanction.
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Irwin Mitchell is to catapult itself into the top 10 of Birmingham firms thanks to a merger with five-partner Birmingham practice Rigbeys, which will take effect next week.
Irwin Mitchell's managing partner, Howard Culley, said his firm had approached Rigbeys because of its corporate experience and because its expertise in insolvency, housing association and retail work fitted neatly with Irwins' national litigation practice.
In Birmingham, Irwins' seven-partner practice will eventually combine in a single office with the five partners from Rigbeys. Culley said there would be no redundancies and more staff would be recruited very shortly. Rigbeys' senior partner David Billings would head the combined Birmingham practice "working closely with Stuart Henderson" – Irwins Mitchell's current Birmingham managing partner.
This is the third time Irwin Mitchell has swallowed up a smaller firm in two years. In October last year it merged with Leeds firm Teeman Levine and in December 1994 it merged with Sheffield firm Kershaw Tudor.
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Athletes have taken advantage of muscle memory for decades. Exercise scientists have been studying it just as long. But you don't need to be an Olympian or have a Ph.D. to know how to reap the rewards. Here's how you can tap your muscle memory and enjoy the lifelong body benefits.
How Your Muscles Remember
Not surprisingly, the process of forging muscle memory originates in the brain. When you learn something new, whether it's how to do a split squat or how to snowboard, your brain fires up all the right motor units (nerves that signal muscle fibers to kick in) to help you perform the movements.
Once your muscle fibers get the memo from your brain to move, they start sending messages back. "When you move, you activate sensors (called proprioceptors) in your muscles, tendons, and joints that constantly give feedback to your central nervous system about where your body is in space, so it knows what muscles to fire next," says Adam Knight, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomechanics at Mississippi State University. It's a continuous feedback loop from your brain to your muscles and back. "Your brain creates pathways through your central nervous system, and movements become automatic," adds Wayne Westcott, Ph.D., fitness research director at Quincy College in Massachusetts. Those well-worn pathways essentially become your muscle memory.
The more regularly you use these pathways, the more your muscle memory solidifies, even if you slack off for a while. Ohio University researchers put a group of women on a two-days-a-week strength-training program for 20 weeks, then let them lounge around for eight months. When they called them back to the gym along with a group of women who'd never lifted before, they found that the previously trained women had retained most of their muscle fibers. When they started pumping iron again, they made gains more rapidly than the women who had no history of strength training.
The same principle applies to any exercise, says Lee Hong, Ph.D., an assistant professor of kinesiology and neuroscience at Indiana University at Bloomington. "If you lay off an activity for too long, you'll get rusty, but those patterns are locked in," says Hong. "That's why, even after 10 or 20 years, you can get back on a bike and ride."
Until recently, researchers believed that these ingrained neuromuscular patterns were the primary reason for the rebound-after-a-layoff effect. But Norwegian scientists recently discovered something else that may be a game changer in the way we understand how the body gets—and stays—fit. Turns out, exercise also triggers longterm, possibly permanent, changes in your cells. In a study of mice, researchers found that after just six days of simulated strength training, the mice generated new nuclei in their muscle cells. This is a big deal, since these nuclei contain the DNA blueprint necessary to make new muscle. And months after the mice stopped training, even though their muscles had shrunk, those newly formed nuclei were still hanging around, waiting to be reactivated by exercise, says study leader Kristian Gundersen, Ph.D., of the University of Oslo. "It's not unrealistic to suspect that human muscles respond as quickly and that those nuclei last for decades, or even a lifetime," he says.
The more exercise you do, the more memory you can bank and the easier it is to make deposits. "It's like a health savings account," says Hong. And as with any savings account, it's best to start early—like now. Gundersen's research found that the ability to make new muscle decreases as you age. "The earlier you start and the more you build, the better off you'll be later in life," says Hong.
Your Body Never Forgets
There's no getting around this: If you take a few months (or years!) off from exercise, you will huff and puff and feel achy as your body gets back into the swing of things. But if you establish a history of fitness, your pain will be a lot more manageable. Any sweat equity you invest forges a cardiovascular and strength blueprint that helps you make gains faster and be less prone to soreness and injury than someone who has never lifted anything heavier than a glass of merlot or has run only when chased.
And there's more good news: Muscle memory's impact extends beyond general fitness. The physical changes your body undergoes while building a fitness platform help speed up your metabolism, make you more resilient to stress, and bolster your immune system, says Kraemer. "All these adaptations become ingrained physiologically," he adds. Muscle memory not only helps you get more from every workout but also "spills into your everyday life, making you a better-functioning human being."
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Posted 15 April 2011 - 12:21 PM
When I look at the order of the dresses as you have them posted, it looks like they each progress & pick up from where the last leaves off, going from wow to wowzers to wooooooowwwww! lol...Hopefully that makes sense.
I think you look amazing in each of them but #2 looks like the "inbetween" of all 3. I say go with the one that you absolutely can not stop thinking about, but either one you chose is a winner since you look great in all of them.
Posted 15 April 2011 - 03:58 PM
13 year courtship, 22 month engagement
Posted 15 April 2011 - 04:03 PM
#1 looks really nice on you.
Posted 15 April 2011 - 04:41 PM
I think #3 is amazing on you. Not everyone can pull off that style but you wear that dress, it doesn't wear you. I think it's amazing. I was also drawn to #1, but when I saw #3 I was blown away.
Posted 15 April 2011 - 05:13 PM
#1 is beautiful!!
Posted 17 April 2011 - 08:57 AM
Thanks so much for all the comments ladies. I really don't think I can make a decision until I go and try them all on again. I just wish they were at the same store. It makes it so hard when you can't see a dress one right after another! I'll let you know what I decide...
Posted 28 April 2011 - 02:26 PM
13 year courtship, 22 month engagement
Posted 28 April 2011 - 05:12 PM
First of all you look gorgeous in all 3 dresses but I like number 2 the most!!
Posted 01 May 2011 - 10:15 AM
It is funny reading everyone's responses, because everyone likes something different! I think it is hard for us to make the decision for you...because you look so pretty in all of them! Good luck!
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Casting Call
Michael Portantiere • New York City • Jul 13, 2001
When Reefer Madness opens at the Variety Arts Theatre in the fall, Christian Campbell and Robert Torti will be recreating the roles they had in the L.A. production of the musical. Joining them will be Michele Pawk (late of Seussical) and Gregg Edelman (late of Thief River). With music by Dan Studney, lyrics by Kevin Murphy, and a book by Murphy and Studney, Reefer Madness is a musical takeoff on the 1936 film of the same title that was intended to scare people away from marijuana usage but has since become a camp cult classic. The musical is directed by Andy Fickman and features choreography by Paula Abdul. Campbell is best known for the gay-themed film trick; his role in Reefer Madness is that of a clean-cut youngster who falls in with a crowd of "reefer fiends" and finds himself drawn into a world of teenage depravity.
Lauren Kennedy (as Florence) and Julia Murney (as Svetlana) have just been announced for the concert production of Chess to be performed at the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center in Nyack, NY on August 10, 11, and 12. As previously noted here, Robert Evan is to play Anatoly. Terrence Mann has recently joined the cast as Molokov. And, perhaps most exciting of all, producer/musical director Neil Berg tells me that Brian d'Arcy James has been confirmed for the role of Freddie, the ugly American who gets to sing the heart-pounding, mind-blowing, excruciatingly difficult rock aria "Pity the Child." Chess will be presented for three performances--August 10, 11, and 12--at the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center in Nyack. Phone 845-358-6333 for ticket information.
Finally, a tidbit that could amount to absolutely nothing...or to really big news. I hear that Kevin Spacey was, in fact, approached for the role of Harold Hill in The Music Man but would not agree to a lengthy contract and was therefore passed over. But I also hear that the show may close in April 2002, and that Spacey could conceivably take on the role for the last few months of the run. Rebecca Luker will apparently stay on as Marian the librarian till the end, aside from some time off for recording projects.
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200 Elephants Poached in Africa
Poachers have killed 200 wild elephants in the last five weeks said wildlife activists. They were poached for their tusks in Cameroon, though the number of elephants in this nation is very low. In 2007 it was estimated there were only 1,000 to 5,000 remaining in the wild. A number of elephant calves have been orphaned due to the loss of their parents, and they also could die. Some have been spotted in Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park.
"The ivory is smuggled out of West and Central Africa for markets in Asia and Europe, and the money it raises funds arms purchases for use in regional conflicts, particularly ongoing unrest in Sudan and in the Central African Republic," said an official from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. (Source: Boston.com) IFAW was founded in 1969 and now has projects in over forty countries. They work to save animals and their habitats from destruction just as poaching and habitat loss.
A person would have to be very uninformed in this day of huge numbers of elephants losing their lives for the ivory trade, to purchase any ivory products. Isn't the ivory used only for rather frivolous trinkets also? Why should elephants die so consumers in foreign countries can have a rather pointless impulse purchase for an object they put on a shelf and probably quickly forget about rather quickly?
In December about 14-15 tons of elephant tusks were confiscated by authorities in Malaysia. It has been noted recently this nation could be sort of a distribution point for illegal ivory headed for Asian nations.
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Athletes of the Week
Laura Litchfield
Champaign Central, senior
Recently: She had 13 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists against MacArthur. In her previous game, she had 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting. In the first game of the Maroons' three-game winning streak, she had her first career triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 11 steals.
In her words: "It's been going great. We've been working hard in everything we do."
I'm driving ... a 2010 Dodge Charger.
I'm always texting ... Corvon Butler.
I'm dying to see ... "Django Unchained."
I need concert tickets to ... Lecrae or Trip Lee.
Next year ... Playing basketball at a four-year university
In five years ... Coaching or working at a TV station as a reporter
My first job was ... detasseling the summer going into seventh-grade year.
My favorite athletes ... Derrick Rose, Allyson Felix and Brittney Griner
Central High is ... an awesome, diverse place to be.
Honorable mention: Ashley Beals, St. Joseph-Ogden basketball; Shelby Blacker, Cerro Gordo/DeLand-Weldon/Bement basketball; Jamison Brandt, Blue Ridge basketball; Olivia Janssen, Buckley Christ Lutheran basketball; Jasmine Kyler, Centennial basketball; Kalyn Learnard, Salt Fork basketball; Kaitlyn Redeker, Cissna Park basketball; Karidia Shelby, Urbana basketball; Kaila Simpson, Urbana Uni High basketball; Shannon Steffen, LeRoy basketball; Courtney Wax, St. Thomas More basketball; Rachel Wells, First Baptist basketball; Morgan Wood, Shiloh basketball
Austin Upton
St. Joseph-Ogden, senior
Recently: Had two pins before winning the 170-pound championship match, 16-5, at Saturday's Eastern Illinois Wrestling Classic. He's 37-1 entering regionals.
In his words: "It's been a good season, but I want it to be better. It won't be the best season until I reach state and am standing on the medal stand."
I'm driving ... a GMC truck.
I'm always texting ... my girlfriend, Alana.
I need concert tickets to ... Brad Paisley.
Next year ... I'll be going to school to become a firefighter.
Who's winning the Super Bowl? 49ers
My favorite pro wrestler is ... John Cena
I've benched ... 260.
My favorite athlete is ... Brian Urlacher.
St. Joseph-Ogden High is ... the best.
Honorable mention: Nick Bates, Tuscola basketball; Adam Beachy, Arthur Okaw Christian basketball; Brandon Bell, Champaign Central swimming; Brandon Bodine, LeRoy wrestling; Daniel Carter, Danville basketball; Wilde Garowski, Bismarck-Henning basketball; Jordan Geese, Mahomet-Seymour wrestling; Kyler Hoffman, Prairie Central basketball; Andrew Kelley, Schlarman basketball; Curtis Plank, Arthur-Lovington basketball; Brandon Richardson, Heritage basketball; Heath Rogers, Centennial swimming; Cameron Schwing, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher wrestling


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State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, who is the ranking member on the Senate Higher Education committee, just issued a statement suggesting Governor Cuomo's proposed cuts to SUNY and CUNY could lead to tuition hikes.
"These proposed cuts raise some immediate concerns about affordability, as colleges and universities will need to account for decreased funding. The possibility of increasing tuition, for instance, will jeopardize some students' ability to begin and complete their college degree," Stavisky said.
"The cut to community colleges will sting statewide, particularly Upstate, because when the economy declines people turn to these institutions for quality, affordable retraining.
What's interesting is that Stavisky, who is from Queens, goes out of her way to point out that these cuts will hurt upstate communities particularly hard. Senate Democrats have struggled to appeal to much of upstate, where their are only 3 Democratic Senators. (4 if you count David Carlucci in the Hudson Valley).
Stavisky did have some praise for Cuomo's plan to use colleges as economic engines for communities, something SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher has been championing since she took over. The Senator argues this is a reason funding should not be cut to higher education.
"As we move forward, we must focus on strengthening SUNY, CUNY and private college and university programs, not cutting them, to keep New York State competitive in the 21st century," Stavisky said.


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Swimmers win Russia another bronze
Russia' s relay team have claimed bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the Olympics, while France created a major upset beating Team USA – with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte on the line-up – to snatch gold.
In the battle for gold, the Americans were in front from the beginning, until Yannick Agnel pulled ahead of Lochte on the final leg.
The French team of Amaury Leveaux, Fabien Gilot, Clement Lefert and Agnel came home in 3 minutes 9.93 seconds, beating the US by over a second.
Despite missing out on victory, Phelps took another step towards becoming the most decorated Olympian in history.
The relay silver is his 17th career Olympic medal and the 27-year-old is now just one behind the record held by Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina.
As for Russia, after two days of action in London the team has one gold and three bronze medals.


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Malawi Govt Urged to End Child MarriagePresident Joyce Banda has been urged to address child marriage in a country where one in two girls marries before the age of 18 due to widespread poverty and a lack of opportunities.
Malawi: Girls' Dreams Dashed by Marrying Too Young
Girls Not Brides, 10 March 2014
"Do whatever your husband tells you to. Don't say no when he wants sex. Persevere when he beats you because there are lots of problems in marriage." Read more »
Call to End Child Marriage in Malawi
- Publisher:
- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 10 March 2014
The government of Malawi should increase efforts to end widespread child and forced marriage, or risk worsening poverty, illiteracy, and preventable ... see more »
Malawi: Govt Urged to End Child and Forced Marriages
HRW, 6 March 2014
The government of Malawi should increase efforts to end widespread child and forced marriage, or risk worsening poverty, illiteracy, and preventable maternal deaths in the country,… Read more »
Malawi: Elections, Polygamy Derail Plans to End Child Marriage
AlertNet, 6 March 2014
Hopes that child marriage will soon be outlawed in Malawi, where one in two girls marry before the age of 18, are fading amid opposition from traditionalists supporting polygamy… Read more »
Malawi: Trading Sex for Food and Money, Half of Girls Married By 18
AlertNet, 6 March 2014
At the age of 10, Chimwemwe started having sex with a 15-year-old boy because he gave her money to buy the food and clothes that her parents could not afford. Read more »
Malawi: From Child Bride to Sex Worker
AlertNet, 6 March 2014
Chikondi was 14 years old when she was forced to marry her 19-year-old boyfriend, she told Human Rights Watch in a report about child marriage in Malawi. Read more »
'I've Never Experienced Happiness' - Child Marriage in Malawi
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- Human Rights Watch
- Publication Date:
- 10 March 2014
This 69-page report documents how child marriage prevents girls and women from participating in all spheres of life. The practice violates the rights ... see more »
Malawi: Chief Proposes Stiff Punishment for Forcing Girls Into Marriage
Malawi News Agency, 17 February 2014
Senior Chief Chimwala of Mangochi has advised traditional leaders in the district to mete out stiff punishments to parents who stand in girls' education way by forcing them into… Read more »
Malawi: Rape of Minors and Risk of HIV Increase in Malawi
Key Correspondents, 14 February 2014
Police reports indicate that many parts of Malawi are registering a sharp rise in cases of rape of girls under the age of 16. Read more »
Malawi: Nsanje's Kuchene Women Forum Rescues 200 Girls
Malawi News Agency, 8 December 2013
About 200 girls who dropped out of school in Nsanje due to early marriages and pregnancies have gone back to school, thanks to Kuchene Women Forum. Read more »
Malawi: Karonga Women Forum Separates 13 Year Old Girl's Marriage
Malawi News Agency, 6 December 2013
Karonga women's forum, a voluntary group against violation of women and children's rights, has separated from marriage a 13 year old Memory Mkandawire from Bunganilo Village in the… Read more »
Malawi: Chiefs Challenged to End Early Marriages
Malawi News Agency, 2 December 2013
Non-Governmental Organisation Gender Coordinating Network (NGO GCN) Permanent Committee on child rights has challenged community leaders in Traditional Authority (TA) Chulu in… Read more »
Malawi: Mzimba Registers 18 Forced Marriages in Four Months
Malawi News Agency, 22 November 2013
Girl child abuses seem to refuse dying in Mzimba despite interventions by many organizations as the district has registered 18 forced marriages in the past four months. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Man Arrested for Defilement of 13 Year Old Girl
Malawi News Agency, 5 November 2013
Police in Machinga have arrested a 47 year old Wisiki Njazi of Njahito Village, Senior Traditional Authority Liwonde in Machinga for defiling and impregnating a 13 year old school… Read more »
Malawi: Parliament Asked to Increase Marriage Age to 21
Malawi News Agency, 31 October 2013
Members of the High-Level Task force for women, girls Gender and HIV on Wednesday asked Speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda to consider bringing back in… Read more »
Malawi: 321 Children Rescued From Child Abuses
Malawi News Agency, 17 October 2013
A total of 321children have been rescued from various abuses in Mangochi district according to Namwera Aids Coordinating Committee. Read more »
Malawi: Chiefs Join Hands in Fighting Against Early Marriages
Malawi News Agency, 14 October 2013
Mangochi District Youth Officer Kumbukani Manda says since the youth are leaders of tomorrow, they need to take care of themselves in terms of intellectual and abstaining from… Read more »
Malawi: Dealing With Early Marriages Through Adolescent Corners
Malawi News Agency, 1 October 2013
Nkhota kota, October 1, 2013: In life we make bold decisions which shape our future. For Lusungu Chikoya, she says going back to school after teenage pregnancy is one of the bold… Read more »
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2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Begins Regular Production at Oshawa Assembly Plant
Per GM:
Oshawa, Ontario– Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. today visited Oshawa Assembly Plant to mark the start of regular production for the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, which will arrive at U.S. dealerships beginning in February.
Hendrick, a Camaro enthusiast who purchased the first 2010 Camaro coupe offered for sale, has now also purchased the first Camaro Convertible available to the public. In both cases, Rick Hendrick acquired the purchase rights through Barrett-Jackson auctions, with all proceeds benefitting charitable causes.
"I grew up loving the Chevrolet brand, and I've never raced anything else," Hendrick said. "As a Chevy enthusiast, it's been exciting to see the Camaro return as such a world-class, high-performance car. The folks in Oshawa make some of the best products on the road, so the opportunity to meet them and thank them for what they do is a real privilege."
Dale Earnhardt Jr., a driver for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was also present at the celebration and added, "Chevrolet has been a great partner on and off the track, and I'm very happy to be here on this special day. While I still enjoy my 1972 Camaro, I can't wait to take home one of these awesome new convertibles."
The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible starts at $30,000, including destination, equipped with a 3.6L V-6 delivering 312 horsepower and 278 lb-ft of torque. The Camaro Convertible SS starts at $37,500, including destination, equipped with a 6.2L V-8 delivering 426 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque.
Camaro Convertible Details and Specs - http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115767
Camaro Convertible Pricing and Options - http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117592
Someone tell both of those guys to get on Camaro5 and get their butts out to C5F2! :laugh:
thats really cool
I wonder what colour the first vert will be?
Interesting to read this, being that my original TPW was 1/11, and although my order got pushed back nearly a month, others have recently received their VIN #s and their convertibles seem to be shipping.... hmmm... oh well, hopefully it'll get moving now! Wonder if those above mentioned will be of any collector value, since they were built before production?
Just want to sat Thanks to the Men and Women at The Oshawa Plant for Making Our Dream Cars come true.:bow:
1LT Rally Yellow Purple Stripes
Sweet, it's about time! :thumbup:
any pics?
Can't wait! I'm trying to talk my boy into getting one :D
I've decided to wait for the Z-28 convertible, hopefully a 585 version or even a higher HP number!!
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I'm just about finished for my holiday. I returned to Canberra on Wednesday afternoon after a wonderful time in Queensland. I've been a bit busy at work and haven't had time to see a couple of movies I've been keen to see.
I thought MiB3 was good. Not as good as the first movie but it was nice to see some questions answered and some mysteries resolved. When the DVD comes out I'll buy it and watch it over and over. When I checked out the IMDb site I noticed the young Agent O will appear in the next Star Trek movie. That is a movie I am very keen to see.
That leads me into Prometheus. I loved this movie. I know it's not being billed as a prequel to the Alien series because that might put some potential movie goers off, however, this is a fantastic movie. I also loved the musical score. With each dramatic scene the music was fantastic. It had a strong Star Trek feel for me and while that may put some people off it really added something for me. I will definitely be buying the DVD when it's released and watch it repeatedly.
If you haven't watched either of these movies I strongly recommend them.
And now for another segue, viz., Charlize Theron. Today I went to see Snow White and the Huntsman with Bron and another friend. Charlize played leading roles in both Prometheus and Snow White and the Huntsman. She plays a dark character in both and is brilliant. I love her as a baddie.
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Reviewed By Carolyn S (Western Springs, IL) Reviewed for a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan —3/11/2011 4:39 PM
I recently bought a new Volkswagen Tiguan for both family and pet transport. There is nothing worse than constantly having to deal with dog hair everywhere and the dirt tracked in when our dog gets to go to the woods or park. This product covers the entire back seat and floor area, so all I need to do is shake it out after use. Our dog seems to enjoy riding in this new vehicle more now that we have the Kurgo Wander Dog Hammock. While it hasn't seen much use yet, it seems like it will last a long time for us.


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With WWDC 2014 just a few weeks away the rumors of what Apple is likely to announce at the event will start to increase. Every year we try to predict what will be on show during the keynote, but there is a good chance that OS X 10.10 will be unveiled, which we will look at another time. We have also seen rumors that the iWatch and Healthbook will be unveiled as well.
It is no secret that Apple is working on Healthbook, but they have yet to come out and announce the iWatch, even though we know they have been on a recruiting spree. The thing is, these recruits have not been with Apple long enough to see an iWatch release this year, but seeing Kobe Bryant at the Apple Campus has got us thinking.
We would love to say that Kobe Bryant could endorse the iWatch and Healthbook at WWDC 2014 in June, especially as the likes of 9to5 Mac seem to be focusing on the watch Bryant is wearing in the image you see below. It is reported that the sportsman has met with Jony Ive to discuss something, but that is as much as we know.
However, we do know that Apple will still wish to talk a little about Healthbook and the many benefits of the application. It is clear that this app will work in conjunction with iOS 8 and the iWatch, but the more we think about it, the more likely that the iWatch will be announced later this year, maybe at the iPhone 6 event, as these two devices should work in conjunction with each other.
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While Beijing has likely been deeply angered by North Korea's nuclear test earlier this week, the ruling Chinese Communist Party has only limited options in dealing with its troublesome neighbor, analysts said.
Beijing reacted to Pyongyang's claim it had detonated a hydrogen bomb by restating its now-familiar line, that it "firmly opposes" North Korean leader Kim Jung Un's nuclear weapons program, amid a wider chorus of global condemnation.
Beijing also summoned North Korean top diplomat in Beijing, to whom foreign ministry officials "further elaborated" China's attitude to the tests, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
"The test is against the normal development of China-DPRK relations," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told journalists, saying that China would continue to work against nuclearization of the Korean peninsula through the U.N. Security Council.
She called for the resumption of six-party talks between China, North and South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States on Pyongyang's nuclear program.
'Rock and hard place'
But analysts say there is little that North Korea's 'big brother' can do to influence the isolated state in the wake of its latest provocation.
While China is investigating the exact nature of the test, which rocked areas of northeastern China with earthquake-like tremors, including its impact on the safety of its residents near the North Korean border, analysts said Kim is likely impervious to the concerns of his larger neighbor.
According to Ran Bogong, a retired former politics professor at Toledo University, said the test has left China's leaders caught between a rock and a hard place.
"Even if China steps up pressure on North Korea, this won't necessarily be effective," Ran said. "If it doesn't put pressure on North Korea, it will itself come under huge pressure from the international community."
"At the same time, Beijing doesn't want to see North Korea develop its nuclear weapons either, so the current situation has left China stuck between a rock and a hard place," he said.
Yang Liyu, retired professor of East Asian Studies at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, agreed, saying Beijing lacks any real influence over Kim Jung Un, whose mind is on other things.
"Kim Jung Un is deliberately provoking China right now, while he has at the same time been showing goodwill towards Russia," Yang said. "It seems he is trying to draw Russia into conflict with China."
"That's why I don't think China can do anything about North Korea any more," he said.
Beijing's claim that it knew nothing of the test before it was announced on the official North Korean newswire KCNA is probably true, analysts said. China got advance notice of the North's previous nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.
"They didn't inform any countries ... of the test before it went ahead," Terence Yeung, of Hong Kong Baptist University's department of government and international studies told RFA.
Kim focused inward
He said the test has boosted tensions in northeast Asia, a matter of concern for all North Korea's neighbors.
"The whole situation in northeast Asia is bound up with the question of North Korea," Yeung said. "Of course this is going to have an impact."
But Yeung said he didn't foresee any major changes in the current situation.
"Apart from some saber-rattling by North Korea, I don't foresee any major changes in the situation in the region in the long term," he said.
And Hong Kong current affairs commentator Lau Lan-chung said Kim is unlikely to be open to any form of external influence, as he is engaged in an internal political struggle to consolidate his power.
"Kim Jung Un's mourning period [for his father, late supreme leader Kim Jong Il] has passed, and now he is consolidating his grip on power for real," Lau said.
"He has to have some achievements to show for it, so he conducts a nuclear test," he said, adding that the North Korean Workers' Party will hold its national party congress in May or June.
"He has to build up his accomplishments before that time, so as to consolidate his position at the helm of North Korea," Lau said.
Western analysts recognize that there are limitations to Chinese influence, as well as fear in Beijing that pushing Pyongyang too hard would bring down the regime and flood northeastern China with refugees.
But critics say China's compliance with the series of UN Security Council sanctions passed with Chinese support is spotty at best and that Beijing has not really applied all the pressure it can bring to bear as the chief source of North Korea's trade, aid and food.
Reported by Lin Ping for RFA's Mandarin Service, and by Wen Yuqing for the Cantonese Service. Translated and written in English by Luisetta Mudie.