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NFL 2012 Season — Week Nine Preview
Several key intra-conference matchups highlight the schedule for Week 9 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a preview of this week's games:
Thursday, Nov. 3
Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers — 8:20 P.M.
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Kansas City (1-6) is tied with three other teams for the league's worst record. The Chiefs have committed an NFL-high 25 turnovers, including six in a 37-20 Week 4 loss to the Chargers. Quarterback Matt Cassel, who has 16 turnovers, will start for the injured Brady Quinn. San Diego (3-4) has the league's second-ranked run defense, giving up an average of just 80 yards per game. Chargers running back Ryan Mathews could see additional carries as the Chiefs defend the pass better than the run.
Sunday, Nov. 4
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals — 1 P.M.
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati
Armed with the league's best passer rating (109.0), Peyton Manning leads Denver (4-3) against a Bengals defense that has 23 sacks, which ties them for third-most in the NFL. Cincinnati (3-4) could opt to use running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis as its main offensive weapon against a Broncos defense that stifled Drew Brees and the Saints passing attack last week.
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns — 1 P.M.
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland
After its offense over-performed early in the season, Baltimore (5-2) has seen lackluster production from Joe Flacco and Ray Rice recently. Facing a Browns defense that ranks 26th in the league in total defense could help. Cleveland (2-6) can be very effective when rookie running back Trent Richardson is piling up yards. The depleted Baltimore defense wants to contain Richardson and force Cleveland quarterback Brandon Weeden into mistakes, like the interception returned for a score he threw in the 23-16 Week 4 loss to the Ravens at Baltimore.
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers — 1 P.M.
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.
Losers of four straight games, Arizona (4-4) needs its 31st-ranked offense to produce more than the three points and seven rushing yards they managed against the 49ers on Monday. The Packers' defense will look to intercept Cardinals quarterback John Skelton. Green Bay (5-3) must give Aaron Rodgers time to throw. He has been sacked a league-high 28 times this season. The Cardinals are tied (with the Packers) for the NFL lead with 26 quarterback sacks.
Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans — 1 P.M.
LP Field, Nashville
Chicago (6-1) is winning with a dominating defense that ranks first against the run and in total interceptions, second in points allowed and third in sacks. The Titans will need a big game from running back Chris Johnson if they want to compete. Tennessee (3-5) gives up 32.1 points per game, the second-highest total in the league. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler should be able to produce points on the Titans' defense.
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts — 1 P.M.
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Miami (4-3) is most effective when Reggie Bush is running the ball. Bush's contributions will be key as the Colts' defense ranks 27th against the run and seventh against the pass. The Dolphins could start Matt Moore in place of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who was injured early in last week's win over the Jets. With a mediocre running game, Indianapolis (4-3) will rely on rookie quarterback Andrew Luck to move the ball. The Dolphins have the league's third-ranked run defense, but yield an average of 281 yards per game through the air.
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins — 1 P.M.
FedEx Field, Landover, Md.
Two dynamic and athletic young quarterbacks meet at FedEx Field. Carolina (1-6) hopes second-year starter Cam Newton can find his targets against a Redskins defense that ranks last in the NFL against the pass. Washington (3-5) sends Robert Griffin III out to attack the Panthers' defense. The Redskins can be very effective when Griffin and Alfred Morris are create pressure on the defense with the running game.
Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars — 1 P.M.
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
After rallying to beat the Seahawks last week, Detroit (3-4) will send quarterback Matthew Stafford and the NFC's best total offense against a Jaguars defense that has recorded an NFL-low seven sacks. Even before Jacksonville (1-6) lost running back Maurice Jones-Drew with a foot injury, its offense was anemic. The Jaguars rank last in the league in points (14.7) and yards (250.9) per game. The Lions' defensive front will look to make those numbers even worse.
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans — 1 P.M.
Reliant Stadium, Houston
Led by Arian Foster, Houston (6-1) has the NFL's sixth-best rushing offense. The Bills allow 176.9 rushing yards and 32.4 points per game, both league-highs. With C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson pacing the offense, Buffalo (3-4) has the league's fourth-best rushing attack, averaging 150.3 yards per game. The Texans' defense matches up well against most teams, ranking fourth against the run, fifth against the pass and third overall.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders — 4:05 P.M.
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, Calif.
Tampa Bay (3-4) is improving offensively, with the running of Doug Martin helping to open up passing lanes for Josh Freeman. The Buccaneers will miss offensive lineman Carl Nicks, who is out with a foot injury. The Raiders have given up 26.7 points per game, which needs to improve if they want to chase a playoff spot. Oakland (3-4) has the league's 10th-best passing attack, averaging 264 yards per game. Quarterback Carson Palmer must be careful against a Buccaneers' defense that has 10 interceptions this season.
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks — 4:05 P.M.
CenturyLink Field, Seattle
Minnesota (5-3) runs its offense through Adrian Peterson, the NFL's rushing leader with 775 yards. Peterson will face a stiff challenge from the Seahawks' fifth-ranked run defense, giving up just 84.9 yards per game. Seattle (4-4) has its own franchise back in Marshawn Lynch, the NFL's second-leading rusher with 757 yards. The Vikings' defense must contain Lynch and allow Jared Allen and the pass rush to disrupt Seahawks' rookie quarterback Russell Wilson.
Pittsburgh Steelers at N.Y. Giants — 4:25 P.M.
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Pittsburgh (4-3) sends quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the seventh-ranked passing offense in the league against the Giants' 26th-ranked pass defense. The Giants have recorded 21 sacks, and Big Ben is a big target. New York (6-2) has posted an NFC-high 29.3 points per game thanks to the productive passing of quarterback Eli Manning. The Steelers have the NFL's best pass defense, giving up just 182.6 yards per game.
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons — 8:20 P.M.
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
If quarterback Tony Romo didn't have 15 turnovers, Dallas (3-4) would be happier with its third-ranked pass offense averaging 297.3 yards per game. The Falcons defend the pass better than the run, so Cowboys' running back Felix Jones could help take the pressure off Romo. Atlanta (7-0) is difficult to stop when quarterback Matt Ryan stretches the field with Julio Jones and Roddy White. The Cowboys' third-ranked pass defense matches up well against the Falcons' talent.
Monday, Nov. 5
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints — 8:30 P.M.
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Despite many offensive weapons, Philadelphia (3-4) has averaged just 17.1 points per game. The Eagles may fare better against a Saints' defense that allows 474.7 yards per game, the most in the NFL. New Orleans (2-5) still has the best passing offense in the league. Don't count on Philadelphia to get pressure on Drew Brees. The Eagles have just nine sacks on the season, the second-lowest total in the league.
Bye Week:
St. Louis Rams, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers


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Geno Auriemma and Diana Taurasi celebrate after gold medal win over Spain (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Geno Auriemma and Diana Taurasi have been linked ever since she first decided to attend UConn. Three NCAA championships and two Olympic gold medals later, their relationship is stronger than ever.
"I think there's you know I think there's a bond there," Auriemma said after the U.S. won the gold medal on Saturday. "There's a special feeling that we have for each other. You know I coached her the summer before college. She was 17 and I coached her in a USA Basketball uniform. And to coach her again at 33, it's been a lot that's happened between 17 and 33."
The two shared a long emotional embrace after the 101-72 win over Spain with both walking away wiping away tears.
"Like I said to her, I wouldn't be the coach if it wasn't for her. I would never have been good enough to have the opportunity, so I feel like I owe her. How can you play any better in a tournament than she played this tournament? it would not be possible. Even if you wrote it in a movie script, you would say that would not be possible. I mean she just had just a story book tournament that people will be talking about for a long time."
Diana Taurasi celebrates after making a 3-pointer against Spain (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Taurasi averaged 15.6 points, shot 57 percent from behind the 3-point line, including breaking the record for most 3s in a game and in the tournament. The four-time Olympian has hinted that this might be her last Olympics, but hasn't ruled out playing in Tokyo yet.
"That's seems like a long, long way from now," she said. "Right now I'm thinking about what I'm having for lunch, what I'm doing for dinner. You know what, if that's an opportunity I'll take it. From the way I'm looking at things, that's probably unlikely."
Auriemma for his part left it in part up to Taurasi.
"You know, I'll be like Diana. She has the answer to everything. Go ask her," Auriemma said. "Then I'll tell you whether she's right or wrong."
That response is a step up from what Auriemma said after the London Games. He was adamant that he'd never coach the Olympic team again and yet four years later he was there again.
"I don't know why. After my experience in London I had no intention of coming back," he said. "Zero intention because I felt like I did it and now it's somebody else's turn so let's just move on and I didn't expect that they'd come to me and say we really, really want you to do this again."
Geno Auriemma talks with an official during quarterfinal game against Japan (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Auriemma said they caught him at the right time when they got him to come back for Rio. A decision he definitely doesn't regret.
"I've even had a better time here then I had in London. Better experience. Enjoyed this even more and gotten more out of it," he said. "If I wasn't here I'd be kicking myself. I'm so grateful that I got this opportunity. I thought London was great. This is even better, a whole other level."


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A few years back, Israel Candia from Bolivia served as our "poster boy" for the Leadership Development Program* (LDP). He entered our Child Sponsorship Program at age 4 and graduated from LDP in 2004.
Today, Israel is demonstrating the Lordship of Christ by serving as pastor of the Villa Moscu Church. He is also supporting himself economically by practicing law. And, on March 29 he exchanged wedding vows with his beautiful bride, Benedicta!
So, our "poster boy" done good! And that means, you done good! Way to go! Way to go Israel! And, of course, way to go God who "is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of…" (Ephesians 3:20, Living Bible).
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Sam Starfall is an alien character in the webcomic Freefall. The captain of the Savage Chicken and a freelance con artist, Sam has aspirations to become as infamous a thief as Bruno the Bandit, although he already has quite a reputation with a wide range of restaurants and other establishments.
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The Loudoun County, Va., Department of Animal Services is opening up a felony animal cruelty investigation in connection with the discovery of a large pile of skinned animal carcasses in Lovettsville, Va.
A preliminary investigation of the bodies determined most were wildlife; fox and raccoon. However, investigators noticed one carcass was atypical and a necropsy report determined it was a dog.
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Coupe de France Wrap: Monaco thrash Lens
Ligue 1 outfits Monaco and Guingamp progressed into the Coupe de France semi-finals on Wednesday, with clean-sheet wins.
Monaco routed Ligue 2 side Lens 6-0 at home, while Guingamp scored late to edge fourth-tier Cannes 2-0 away from home.
At the Stade Louis II, hosts Monaco opened the scoring in controversial fashion, as Lucas Ocampos deflected Fabinho's goal-bound shot into the net from an offside position in the 17th minute.
The flag stayed down despite no Lens defender putting Ocampos onside as the Argentine slid over the goalline as he got the final touch.
Monaco's lead was doubled by Dimitar Berbatov, via a one-two with strike partner Emmanuel Riviere four minutes out from half-time.
Berbatov played a ball wide for Riviere, whose cut-back pass found the former Manchester United man in the box, who finished clinically.
The floodgates opened in the second half, as Claudio Ranieri's men scored three times in a 13-minute period.
Riviere, Fabinho and Ocampos all found the back of the net to pile the misery onto Lens.
Provider for Berbatov's goal, Riviere was repaid the favour by the Bulgarian, who put through his team-mate after some class one-two passing, and the Frenchman finished off under pressure from Lens' scrambling defence.
In the 58th minute, Monaco's lead grew, as Fabinho had time to take a touch from Nicolas Isimat-Mirin's set-piece before the Brazilian lashed home the hosts' fourth goal from the back post.
Ocampos earned a brace on 67 minutes, sneaking in at the far post from Nabil Dirar's low cross, and wrong footing Lens goalkeeper Rudy Riou to net Monaco's fifth.
The cherry on top of Monaco's win was an own goal to Lens defender Loic Landre, who got the final touch into his own net from an Ocampos cross on 85 minutes.
Guingamp had a much tougher time of progressing into the final four but a late double to Mustapha Yatabare saw them past amateur club Cannes.
The Stade Pierre de Coubertin hosts were down to 10 when left-back Lucas Rouabah was dismissed seven minutes prior to half-time.
However, Guingamp kept their sheet clean until the 71st minute, when Yatabare struck - duly assisted by Fatih Atik - before the Malian striker added his second 12 minutes later.
The result ended Cannes' giant-killing run in the cup, which saw them oust Saint-Etienne and Montpellier on their way to the last eight.


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Roberson told us about the series at New York Comic Con — you can read that interview here. Memorial #2 comes out next Wednesday, January 18. Here's the plot synopsis:
Memorial #2
Chris Roberson (w) Rich Ellis (a) Michael W.M. Kaluta (c)
A year ago, Em found herself at a hospital with no memory, her mind a complete blank. After spending a year rebuilding her life, she is thrust into the middle of a supernatural conflict between immortal beings representing fundamental aspects of the universe itself when she is given the key to a magical shop, the kind that appears in an alley one instant and disappears the next. With nothing but a talking cat to guide her, she finds herself targeted by living statues, an evil ventriloquist's doll, and the mysterious Court of Shadows...


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(The Root) — It might be appropriate to preface this with the fact that I'm a dude injecting myself into what boils down to a woman's decision at the polls. But it's still a peculiar and necessary question that we should keep asking from now through 2016: Why should African-American women support Hillary Clinton for president?
The answer probably depends on how the question is viewed. Some sisters might actually consider it pointless, given the power of the former secretary of state's political brand — and given that many still see her as Bill's wife. Recall that in 2007 — even after that young, less-grayed, charismatic black Illinois senator took to a Springfield stage — Hillary was their "girl." An October 2007 poll showed her easily surpassing Obama with 68 percent support from black female voters.
Who in their right black mind would believe that a brother with a name as bizarre and non-Anglicized as "Barack Obama" had even the fringe of a national poll's chance to win? Ferocious internal debates with family members ensued. It wasn't until that fateful, history-twisting Iowa caucus that black folks suddenly stopped viewing Obama as merely Dennis Haysbert's stunt double in 24.
Eight years of President George W. Bush left a yearning for the return of the Clintons. Many African Americans — women especially — swam in the nostalgia like partygoers in The Great Gatsby's private pool, eager to resurrect a sort of emotional reconnection with someone frequently referred to (in both jest and comfort) as the "first black president."
That same conversation re-emerges nearly a decade later. Many would probably take offense to the question because Clinton is seen as the only candidate worthy of any black political support come the next round. One of the more recent Economist-YouGuv polls (pdf) found that 70 percent of African Americans view Clinton favorably in comparison with six other names. She was only 11 points behind Obama's 81 percent.
It's interesting to note that Vice President Joe Biden came in third at 65 percent. Only 41 percent of whites viewed Clinton favorably (and only 36 percent approved of Obama). Strangely enough (considering the narrative), only 49 percent of women overall favored Clinton — compared with 46 percent for Obama.
What helps drive those African-American numbers for Clinton into the political stratosphere is more obvious, and ongoing, loyalty to the Democratic Party. But it's mainly black women — who were 69 percent of the black electorate in 2008 and 60 percent in 2012 — who account for that.
November 2016 might be a few years off, but the Hillary storyline is locked. Clintonians, eager for the political-dynasty throwback, have all but ushered in a sense of history part 2 taking place: We got the first black president, so it's only a pro forma constitutional matter to get the first woman president. But if that's the case, the rest of us are gearing up for one of the most boring presidential elections ever.
Granted, Democrats should end up with a strong margin of White House winning streaks — long past 2016 — as Republicans fail to adapt to demographic realities. But that will hinge rather significantly on Democrats' ability to produce a candidate as brand name tested as Apple, which has now outdone Coke.
The puzzler in the Dems' political calculus for 2016 is what to do once Obama leaves the ticket. Strategists and activists alike worry that once the first African-American family vacates 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, black voters will essentially stop paying attention in big numbers — that vested feeling abruptly done.
Little surprise, then, that Clinton is pushed as the front-runner, despite an evolving phalanx of other capable candidates — including the current vice president — going about the business of building campaigns. Even if political superstar Mayor Cory Booker of Newark N.J., or the less-known, but extremely capable, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick were to run in 2016, Clinton might still get a much more solid nod from black female voters.
Womanhood, of course, plays a significant role in this political dynamic — but that factor is much more complex, given the differences in perspective and experience between black and white women. Their struggles are worlds apart, despite the usual tendency to prioritize women's issues according to the whims of white women. High-profile white women (such as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg) frequently either dismiss or simply forget to note women of color in their commentary.
In the case of Clinton, absent her predictable appearances before national groups representing women of color, the jury might still be out on what is truly persuasive about her in that context. She makes powerful and essential statements about female empowerment — but they are mostly general in scope. On the other hand, the lesser-known but politically rising freshman Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) constantly strikes a chord on myriad issues much more critical to the social and economic realities of black people, including income inequality, unemployment, college tuition and foreclosures.
Although we have yet to hear a Clinton doctrine aggressively addressing those areas, we might be once again limiting ourselves to the glare of celebrity and inevitability at the expense of some important items on the policy checklist. And if the goal is, ultimately, a woman in the White House, then what about considering a Warren or a fairly qualified bench of other female candidates?
Beyond polling numbers and expectations from many African-American politicians (particularly in the Congressional Black Caucus) who had a much stronger relationship with the Bill Clinton White House than with Obama's, why should black women support Hillary Clinton? It's not as if first lady Michelle Obama is hanging out with her as much as she is, say, Jill Biden.
Currently, there is quite a bit of premature quiet high-fiving among sisters on the subject of Hillary Clinton, despite the lack of anything racially, spiritually or emotionally discernible that really connects them to her — with the exception of femininity. But with the world a much more complicated geopolitical and economic space now than it was in Bill Clinton's '90s, is that enough?
Charles D. Ellison is a veteran political strategist, Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Tribune and chief political correspondent for Uptown magazine. When he's not mad, he can be reached via Twitter.
Charles D. Ellison is a veteran political strategist and a contributing editor at The Root. He is also Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Tribune, a frequent contributor to The Hill, the weekly Washington insider for WDAS-FM in Philadelphia and host of The Ellison Report, a weekly public-affairs magazine broadcast and podcast on WEAA 88.9 FM Baltimore. Follow him on Twitter.


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Well I tried reading this article......kept waiting for the review about the actual product.........gave up after the first page since all I saw was yet another stroy about some woman. Is this a regular thing with Mr Mejias? I mean he has to include something about women in every thing he writes lately. Perhaps he should write for a different magazine that doesn't include audio equipment........just saying.
The Entry Level #24
We can dance until we die.Katy Perry
I'd always figured I'd wind up with a girl who loved the Mets, hated cats, and had grown up on Sonic Youth and the Pixiesa female version of me, more or less. What could be better?
Was my vision misguided? Maybe. Narcissistic? Probably. A symptom of low self-esteem?
Hmm . . .
But over the last few hours I've grown smarter, less self-centered, more forgiving of myself and others. I've made an important discovery: I can choose my friends and I can even choose my lover, but no matter how hard I hope and squeeze and pray, I can not choose the things my lover loves. What's up with that? The universe is cruel.
I must be paying for crimes committed in a previous life. I've fallen for a proud Yankees fan. She has two crazy cats (Avon, the sweetheart, and Stringer, the jerktuxedos both) and, before she met me, she'd never even heard of Sonic Youth. Daydream Nation, inarguably the greatest record of all time, means absolutely nothing to her. In fact, when it comes to music, Ms. Little and I have nothing in common.
That's a lie. The truth is, we have much more in common than I'd like to admit. She openly indulges in all the crap I try to avoid but secretly adore. I like to say there's no such thing as a guilty pleasure, but really, all of my pleasures are guilty. I come from a large family of Puerto Rican Catholics. We're not allowed to have fun unless drunk to the point of blindness. That way, we can't be held responsible for our actions. I was bombed when I wrote about Drake a few months ago. I blame Ms. Little for my recent affairs with pop stars and rappers.
How did this R. Kelly CD get on my orange couch? Who put these Usher tracks in my iPod? Did I really buy this Nicki Minaj record?
What the? Who am I?
Perhaps that last question is the most important. When I'm with Ms. Little, I feel most like myselfwhich, for me, is unusual. I can root for the obnoxious Yankees, pet a stinking cat, or listen to mainstream pop, and still hold my head high. Ms. Little won't judge. This isn't to say that I'll be trading my Keith Hernandez jersey for pinstripeshell noand I certainly won't be selling my limited-edition Kevin Drumm records. I'm bigger and more complicated than that. It takes a special kind of romantic disposition to cheer for a perennial loser, and only the most dedicated listener can withstand the impenetrable noise that is Sheer Hellish Miasma. You have to be willing to endure some pain, knowing that, when it's all over, there will be . . .
Tremendous, ungodly pleasure
I had just finished torturing myself with the Dynavector DV 10X5 moving-coil cartridge (see last month's column), and had decided to visit Ms. Little for some peace, quiet, and company. But as I approached her building, I heard a strange, blaring, buzzy soundsomething like the fitful siren of summer cicadas, but far more alien and terrifying, and interrupted every now and then by weird rattling noises. As I neared the building, the sound grew louder. When I reached Ms. Little's door, I realized, with horror, that the sound was coming from her apartment.
I knocked loudly.
Ms. Little opened the door. "Hi, honey!"
"What the hell is going on in here?" I yelled.
"Nothing. I was just having a private dance party. Wanna join me?"
"What is that noise?"
"Excuse me?"
"Excuse me." I walked passed Ms. Little and took a look around the apartment. Avon and Stringer, in what I suspect was a mischievous attempt to knock me to the floor, spun themselves around my ankles. Everywhere I moved, they moved. I was covered in cat hair before I discovered the source of the noise: Ms. Little's Macbook and a pair of cheap plastic computer speakerslittle, silver, bullet-shaped things with folded, accordion-like centers that sort of bobbed up and down in time with the music.
I could hardly articulate my disbelief. "I mean How? Wha?"
"What is this?"
"This. This!"
"Excuse me?"
I tried a different approach. "Sorry. Um, hi. I meant to ask I was just wondering"
"What is this music you're listening to, sweetheart?"
"Oh. This is Katy Perry. 'Teenage Dream.'"
"Oh. My. God. Darling, I'm so sorry. I'll never leave you alone again."
"Shut up!"
"Really, why do you like this crap?"
"Excuse me?"
"I'm sorry. May I turn the volume down for a moment?"
"Thank you. Let me rephrase: What do you look for in music?"
"What do I look for in music?"
"Yes. What do you want from your music?"
Ms. Little sighed, crossed her arms, turned her head to one side. She was thinking about it.
"I guess I want to dance, sing, and laugh."
"Dance, sing, and laugh?"
"In that order?"
"Yes, I think so."
Well. I really couldn't argue with her, could I?
Ms. Little's relationship with music is pure, simple, and admirablemuch more so than my own, which tends to be more intellectual than physical. Ms. Little wants to dance; I want to think. More precisely: I, too, want to dance, but I'm paralyzed by thought. When I'm not listening to the same five minutes of music over and over and over again, trying, in pain, to solve the universe's riddles or, worse, hear differences between components, I'm at the record shopusually Iris Records in Jersey City or Other Music in Manhattanbuying more records than I could ever possibly enjoy. There I am, already with a stack of 15 LPs beside me, pondering the gorgeous LP in my handsit's probably something I've never heard of, by an artist whose name (Ghédalia Tazartès) I can't pronouncewishing, desperately, to be the kind of person who actually wants to listen to this sort of thing. Whatever it is.
Do you smell something?
That since you have been outed little Johnny, that everyone knows that you are not a pro of any kind, but a guy who builds speakers as a hobby; you would stop criticising so much.
Oh well, lost cause...
So why are you posting spam everywhere? You never are on topic about anything. Marking you as a spammer.
You posted as being a hobbyist piano player. Going by your's and JA's logic then, you have no right to criticise any music that has piano playing in it
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You posted as being a hobbyist piano player. Going by your's and JA's logic then, you have no right to criticise any music that has piano playing in it.
That's not what I wrote. I wasn't making a general case. JohnnyR was making the argument that as he had designed well-regarded loudspeakers that performed better than those from established speaker companies, his comments on speaker design should be taken as authoritative. However, it turned out that this wasn't true, that his experience as a loudspeaker engineer was purely as a hobbyist and that none of his designs had been put to the test of the unbiased marketplace. His claim to authority was therefore not borne out by the facts, and his opinions had much the same weight as those with whom he was arguing.
Marking you as a spammer.
Please do not do this. The "Mark As Spam" button should be used to alert the moderators of genuine spam that has found its way through our filter. It is not meant for individuals to try to best others in arguments.
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Doesn't matter what you "meant", what matters is that you said it. A bit late to be back peddling. As to JohnnyR making claims, as long as what he wrote about the speaker being flawed and why is correct and can be backed up by facts (he was correct by the way no matter your opinon)then him being a hobbyist should not have been looked upon as something bad. You insulted hobbyists with your comments.
Please start deleting Regadude's comments if he can't be on topic. He's just posting to get a reaction, hence he's a troll. Also ChrisS comment above.
not "AktiMate Micro powered desktop loudspeaker" review.
Regardless, I enjoyed the piece as it shows how we should be mindful of other people's interests instead of being pretentious audiophile snobs all the time.
I would have liked to seen a little more comparison details though, for example, are they worth the extra $100 over the Audioengine A5s?
Unlike some around here, I like girls. More than my systen, even.


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Friends, Fun, Free – qeep – Meet new people, for free!
If you're looking to meet some new people, chat with them, play online games, exchange pictures and tons more, Friends, Fun, Free – qeep might be the app for you. I tried the app out for you and need to warn you that today's review is a rather long one – this couldn't be helped, there are simply so many different functions to try out. In the interesting of not writing several tomes I even left several functions out... Here goes!
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Features & Use
Test device: Samsung Google Nexus S
Android version: 2.3.5
Download, install, start it up – sure thing. But before I do any of this I take a look at the required permissions. Seeing as this app enables users to contact other users, quite a few permission are required. It goes without saying that I install the app anyway.
First impression: the sickly green colour isn't my cup of tea and will take a few moments getting used to. A welcome screen informs me of all the fun things I can do with the app – including firing 'sound attacks', which, I must admit, I find perplexing, but I'm sure to find out what that's all about in due course. Other functions:
- Send unlimited QMS!
- Blog and post phots from your device!
- Meet new people!
- Play live games!
The (over?)use of excalmation marks bodes, erm, well. Anyway, I start clicking away, but nothing happens. I click and click but in the end must acquiesce that I have to re-start the app... but when I start it up again nothing's changed, save for that the 'next' button has turned orange (it was grey before). So there's no other way around it, I have to uninstall the app and and start from scratch – but once that's done everything seems to be as it should, there are even icons on the screen. (BTW: I'm not sure what went wrong, but it could be that SD card was somehow limited because my phone was hooked up to my computer via USB cabel. The app seems to need unlimited access to the SD card in order to install properly...)
Then it's time to choose to set up a new account, indicate that I'm already a qeeper or simply find out what qeep is all about. I choose to set up an account and come up with a nifty nickname and password, enter my age and gender and accept the terms and conditions and - voilà - I have a profile. I can then add more details such as personal information and a profile picture. I decide to take a new photo of myself to inaugurate my new profile, but this takes a lot longer than I expected, in fact I have to wait for about three minutes. Once that's done – hallelujah! - I can start poking about.
There really is a lot to explore/do. I hit the 'qeep' tag and the following options pop up:
- My friends
- New QMS
- Qeeper online
- Invite friends
- New photoblogs
- Friend zoo
- Wall for everyone
- The hot list
- The biggest qeepers
- My last visits
Most of the above are self-explanatory, some of them are somewhat puzzling. Friend Zoo? This I have to check out. It turns out to be some sort of, erm, game. This is how the developers describe it: 'Welcome to Friend Zoo. Meet people and turn them into your pets'. Hooo-kay, sounds like a virtual slave market to me, I think I'll steer clear of that for now. In case you're interested in trying it out: in order to 'buy' people you will need q-Points which you receive when others buy you. Whatevs, but to each their own.
I want to meet other qeepers, so I hit qeep and then Qeeper online. Micha3L is 13, which is a juuust a bit too young for my liking. I'm a bit scared off by the sound of BigDaddy109; that goes double for LORDBDSM. Come one, there are 8,419 users online, surely there's someone out there I will deem interesting (and not too threatening).
I make my pick, request to become friends, enter a brief personal message and sit back and wait for the person to accept my friend request. While I wait, I decide tp check out what games are available. There are six in total, including the aforementioned Friend Zoo. The others: Tic Tac Toe, Crazy Eights, Flip Chip, Quadrix and Battleships, and you can play with friends or strangers. You can play for free or for money. You will need to upload some cash to an account in order to do the latter. I play against some guy from Kenya and win, but we were playing one of the free games so I don't earn anything. The gaming works beautifully, though. Every game comes with a set of instructions and smart menus.
In the mean time I've grown tired of waiting for my one potential friend to respond to my request so I decide to have a look around and see if I can find others I might want to chat with. I end up writing to four people and within minutes one of them accepts my request. And then another. Wahey, I've got me two friends! These friends then show up in my contacts list and I can share photos with them send QMS messages (BTW, QMS is the internal qeep messaging service), play games with them and lots more. Messages are displayed in the main screen as new QMS. If you write a message in horizontal format and then turn you phone the text gets deleted – very annoying, but you have been warned! Perhaps this bug will be taken care of in the near future...
By now I have four friends and play another game with one of them, as well as send them a photo. I'm pleased to report that everything really does work as you would hope, and I must admit I was a bit apprehensive after getting off to such a bad start with installing the thing and all.
Oh yeah, what on earth are 'sound attacks'? Turns out they're basic sounds/effects, etc. that you can send to your contacts. I was intrigued by the odd sounding names of these effects, and seeing as there is an option to listen to them before sending them as an attack to someone I wanted to check them out. Something went wrong, however, and instead of listening to one myelf I sent it off to one of my new 'friends'. Oops.
Bottom line:
Friends, Fun, Free – qeep is a great app for users looking to interact with others virtually. It harbours a lot of different functions and options: games, chatting, sharing photos – qeep makes it possible and ties everything together in a really neat way. I personally don't need or want to interact with people I don't know. Others may have a lot of fun doing just that, but it's just not my thing. Of course there are a few dodgy characters in qeep world, but the same is true of any other place, virtual or real.
Screen & Controls
Friends, Fun, Free – qeep harbours a lot of functions so it comes across as somewhat confusing at first glance. Once you start sticking your feelers out and poking about a bit you start to get the hang of things pretty quickly, though.
As mentioned, I'm not a huge fan of the app's design, but others might like it. However, I'm not crazy about the bugs either and I doubt anyone will disagree with me there.
Speed & Stability
The app isn't the fastest I've ever come across; certain things do take a while, even just switching from one tab to another. Friends, Fun, Free – qeep also crashed on me once after I hadn't used it in a while. I mentioned the thing that happened when I first tried to install the app, but, again, this may have been related to the app not being able to access my SD card properly. That being said, it would've been nice to get an error message or something of the sort. Aside from these glitches the app runs as well as one might expect of this type of programme.
Price/Performance Ratio
Friends, Fun, Free – qeep is free so there's no reason to whinge about. It's up to you to decide whether you want to spend (or win) money playing games, but the bottom line is that all functions can be used free of charge.


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Andy Murray admits his success in 2012 has left him hungry for more.
Murray enjoyed a breakthrough season last year when he became the first British male to win a grand slam in 76 years with his success at the US Open, while he was also crowned Olympic champion during a fairytale summer for the Scot.
The world number three is not ready to settle for that, though, and has spoken of his determination to keep on improving and adding to his title collection.
Speaking ahead of the upcoming Australian Open, where the 25-year-old will aim to improve on runners-up finishes in 2010 and 2011, Murray told the Daily Telegraph: "The US Open and the Olympics made me extremely motivated.
"It wasn't a case of, 'Oh, everything's done now'. It's taken a long time to get there and to win those sorts of events.
"I know the feeling when you do win them now and it's worth all of the work that you put in."
Prior to his success at Flushing Meadows, Murray had won 22 singles titles but had never managed to go all the way in a grand slam tournament, tasting defeat in four finals and reaching numerous semi-finals.
He added: "In the past, there were loads and loads of questions. I wasn't physically strong enough. I wasn't mentally strong enough. Whatever it was, none of that really bothers me any more.
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Flourysh necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 5 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
Stellenberg community church requires a new design. The look and feel for the homepage is required. Clear instructions are provided.
Stellenberg Community Church
Desired Color Scheme:
Match logo
Desired Style:
Contemporary - similar to http://www.redstonechurch.org
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
- Fixed width 780px.
- Menu - horizontal
- Name: Stellenberg Community Church
- Flash: No flash animation
- Font: The font 'Stell2.TTF' is provided in the zip fileÂ
Downloads (edit - links now work)
http://www.jws.co.za/stellenberg/logos.zip (logos needed) 8.7MB
http://www.jws.co.za/stellenberg/sa…terial.zip (sample print material from the church, photo_strip.jpg) 11.3MB
http://www.jws.co.za/stellenberg/photos.zip (collection of photos that you may use in the design. You do not have to use the photos) 13.9MB
Look and Feel
Stellenberg Community Church is a North Point Strategic Partner. Another strategic partner is http://www.redstonechurch.org . The website should have a similar look and feel to http://www.redstonechurch.org .
The style of the website should appeal to people who normally do not go to church. The look and feel should be contemporary and attractive. Even if a person has never been to a church before they should feel welcomed by the design. The design should not look like a traditional church website. Eg here is a sitepoint contest that we had of a more traditional church look and feel: http://99designs.com/contests/2746 . The site should NOT be like this.
Colors should match the logo, however as you can see from the sample print material, the church is open to experimenting with different colors.
Guidelines for the look and feel
The look and feel should match the church's identity. Here are some of the church's print material to give you a feel:
- sample_print_item.pdf
- sample_print_item_2.pdf
- sample_print_item_3.pdf
- sample_print_item_4_CD.jpg Â
Home Page
This contest relates to the design of the homepage.
The homepage must fit on one page (no scroll bar). The homepage contains 3 prominent icons/logos/photos:
• Main Service (choose a suitable icon/picture/photograph)
• Kidstuf logo - (kidstuf_logo.eps)
• Contact Info (choose a suitable icon/picture/photograph)
The above three icons/links should have a mouse over effect.
NB!! Homepage must contain photo_strip.jpg in some form.
The homepage must also list 3 upcoming events (see http://www.redstonechurch.org for an example):
Sample data:
- Church Picnic - Sun 2 March
- Faze one Event - Fri 7 March
- Transformers - Fri 7 March
Then have a 'View Calendar' link near the events.
The following elements must also be included on the homepage:
- logo.png (black writing) or logo_white_writing.gif (white writing)
- photo_strip.jpg. How this is included is up to you. It could be horizontal/vertical/fade in and out ...
- Link that says: 'North Point Strategic Partner'
- Slogan: "The place where people love to bring their friends"Â
The menu will be a javascript popup menu. The menu should be horizontal:
* Home
* Main Service
* Kidstuff
* Weekend Events
* Directions
* Next Step
* About Us
* Group Life
* Watch/Listen
* Contact Us
The website should have a footer that has shrinked versions of the logos:
- Main Service (choose a suitable icon/picture/photo)
- Kidstuf logo - kidstuf_logo.eps
- Building Blocks (Logo in building_blocks.pdf)
- Transformers (logo still being designed - use text for now)
- Faze One (faze_one.tiff)
- Group Link (group_link_logo.tiff)
- Contact Info (choose a suitable icon/picture/photo)Â
Additional Pages:
This contest is for the design of the homepage only. The winning designer will be asked to design additional banners for sub pages (5 or 6 banners). Keep this in mind when designing the homepage, so that your design can incorporate different banners at a later stage. For example have a look at these two pages on redstone that have different banners:
- http://www.redstonechurch.org/templ…ID=419898Â
- http://www.redstonechurch.org/templ…ID=331032Â
The banners that are needed in the future (not to be included in this contest):
- Building Blocks (banner will incorporate logo in building_blocks.pdf)
- Group Link (banner will incorporate group_link_logo.tiff)
- Kidstuf (banner will incorporate the kidstuf logo)
- Transformers (logo still being designed)
- Faze One (faze_one.tiff)Â
Please post a comment or PM me if something is not clear. I look forward to seeing your ideas, and will endeavor to post replies as quickly as possible.


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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., Cleveland, OH, named Richard Seif senior vice president, global marketing and product development. Seif previously served the company—a manufacturer of arc-welding products, robotic systems and cutting equipment—as senior vice president, global marketing and automation.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital will present conceptual renderings of a Close To Home Center with Urgent Care to the Marysville City Design Review Board at its June 12 meeting. Construction is slated to begin in July on 2.4 acres which the hospital purchased in late 2012 along Route 33 at the Route 36 exit in the City Gate Development.
"Nationwide Children's treated Union County children more than 12,000 times last year alone, so we view this Center as an expansion of our commitment to the community, making it easier for families to access our services 'close to home," said Marysville resident Kent Weakley, Regional Site Director for Nationwide Children's. "In addition, we recognize Marysville and Union County as areas expanding their needs for pediatric services with a 26% growth in pediatric population from census year 2000 to 2010."
With no currently dedicated pediatric urgent care facilities in Marysville, the two-story, 20,000 foot Center is slated to open Spring 2014 and will offer specialized pediatric expertise to the community, provided by medical professionals dedicated solely to the provision of pediatric healthcare services. Laboratory, radiology and urgent care services will be offered, with decisions still pending regarding specialty clinics and/or additional services.
"Our Close To Home Centers with Urgent Care are always designed collaboratively to complement services already provided by community physicians," Weakley added. "Each time we establish a Center, we always work with community pediatricians and community members in order to understand the community's needs and determine the types of specialty clinics and additional services that will eventually be provided."
The Nationwide Children's Hospital care model focuses on the importance of a "medical home" and parents are always advised to consult first with their child's physician before accessing any medical services. In addition, the model is designed to deliver care in partnership with a patient's primary care physician, which includes consistent, timely reporting back regarding care provided to any patient.
"Nationwide Children's Hospital has been a great source of education for our pediatricians, helping us to stay current on the ever changing medical front," said Maureen Kollar, D.O., with Hand in Hand Pediatrics. "We have worked closely with the physicians at the Dublin facility coordinating care between the Urgent Care and pediatric specialists for our patients. Nationwide Children's has been very timely with the reports, lab and radiology services. We are looking forward to working with the Marysville facility to continue the up-to-date information and care they give our patients when our office is closed in the evening or weekends. It allows us to have peace of mind while we enjoy our families."
Nationwide Children's anticipates the creation of 40 new jobs at the Center, accompanied by an investment of approximately $6 million in capital for the building, with about $2 million annually in salary/benefits. The general contractor for the project is Thomas & Marker Construction of Bellefontaine and the architect is DesignGroup of Columbus.


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My wife and I are living in San Francisco, CA (SFO) and are going to Sydney, Australia (SYD) for a short trip (5 days), probably in October or November. I will be attending a training for only 1 day out of the 5 days.
We have a 6-month old baby, that is still breastfed and has not started eating solid food yet.
Unlike most people here, we are not "professional" traveler, and have not ventured over 40 miles radius of our house in the past 6 months. In the past 3 years, we have only been abroad twice (Italy and Hongkong).
Given that we have a 6-month old :
What's your recommendation on a good hotel or apartment, or a good area to be in? Main factors: easy to find food, not much pollution/car traffic, pedestrian-friendly (maybe with pedestrian-only squares like Europe), family friendly, safe.
Is apartment-style hotel better, since we can potentially cook simple food?
Is there an all-inclusive resort around Sydney, or should we book "Club-Level" Room for easy access to food?
What's the best, most effective way, cost efficient way to get food or water?
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(CNN) -- Many celebrities have taken part in the CNN Heroes campaign and attended the annual "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" shows. Here, we reach out to some of them and learn about the ways they've chosen to get involved and give back.
Hip-hop artist Common wants to create a supportive community for youths on Chicago's South Side. The Grammy Award winner started the Common Ground Foundation to help underserved youth develop leadership and life skills.
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Country music star Wynonna Judd is a supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps injured service members and their families.
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+++Basic Hosts File Banner Ad-Blocking Tutorial+++ by Xierox
This is a basic Ad-Blocking Tutorial written
for those who are annoyed by banner ads.
This will will not cover popup ads.
- Address Resolution
- The Hosts File
- Spybot: Search and Destroy
When you type in a URL, your computer queries your ISP's DNS (Domain Name Server) server for the IP Address of the website you want to see. For example, when you try to go to Google.com, your computer asks the DNS server for Google's IP address. The DNS Server gives your computer Google's IP and then your computer finds and loads the website located at that IP address. (In this case, it would be Google's website that it would load.)
Note: 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address. Basically this means it *always* refers to your own computer. So, if you ping 127.0.0.1 it will ping your own machine.
The hosts file is a plaintext file on your computer used to perform local address resolution. Simply put, this means that you can manually enter host names (i.e. google.com) with their corresponding IP address (i.e. 22.214.171.124) and your computer will no longer query a DNS server for that website's IP (in this case Google's IP). It will use the IP address that you have entered into the hosts file.
Let us say that I open up my hosts file and type in the following: "127.0.0.1 google.com" (no quotes) and then click save. From now on, every time my computer tries to access google.com it will find the entry I put into the hosts file (127.0.0.1 google.com) and my computer will assume Google's IP is 127.0.0.1 and it will not query my ISP's DNS servers for Google's IP. Because it believes Google's IP is 127.0.0.1 the computer will not be able to load the site.
The Hosts file is located in different spots, depending on your operating system. You can either perform a search for "hosts" (no extension) or find it in the spots listed below:
Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Win 98\ME = C:\WINDOWS
Once you have found the hosts file, you can open it in any simple text editor, such as Notepad. Instructions are located in the file, but as they can be somewhat cryptic, I will give the basics here.
Using the hosts file is extremely easy. If I wanted to make my computer search for Google's website at the IP "127.0.0.1" every time I typed in google.com, then I would add the following:
127.0.01 google.com
Any time my computer tried to access anything from google.com it would search for the content at 127.0.0.1. And because Google does not have that IP address, the attempt will obviously fail and nothing will be loaded.
DoubleClick.net is a huge internet advertising server. You may run across a couple of their ads a day. By adding the following to your hosts file, you can stop seeing their banner ads:
127.0.0.1 doubleclick.net
The result: Any time that your computer tried to load content (such as a banner ad, or a picture) from doubleclick.net, it will try to find that content at 127.0.0.1. Because 127.0.0.1 is your computer, the content will not load.
Let's say you are browsing a website and you notice a lot of banner ads. You also notice that quite a number of them come from one website in particular. (Let us use the example of g.msn.com) What you can do it open up the hosts file, type in "127.0.0.1 g.msn.com" and then save it. Then, every time your computer tries to load an advertisement from g.msn.com, the computer will not be able to find the advertisement and thus, will not be able to show it.
WARNING: Be careful adding sites you *use* to the hosts file. If their IP address ever changes (and you have the old one in the hosts file) the site will no longer load until you correct the mistake.
Since there are hundreds upon hundreds of these advertising networks, it is almost impossible for you to manually block them all by yourself. Thankfully, people have worked together to create lists of the bigger advertising networks for our use. Using just one of these lists can cut the number of banner ads you experience in one day easily in half. My favorite lists is http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Download the list and copy everything in it into your hosts file. Save your hosts file.
One of the most overlooked tool of Spybot: Search and Destroy is its Hosts File section. Spybot comes bundled with its own list of hosts which it can block. It helps with both ads and spyware. To turn on this feature:
Make sure you're in Advanced Mode. (Mode -> Advanced Mode)
Click "Tools".
Make sure there is a checkmark next to "Hosts File" on the right. If there is no checkmark, put one there.
Click on "Hosts File" on the left.
Click on "Add Spybot-S&D Hosts list".
Spybot can also lock the host file from changes so that malicious programs cannot change your hosts file and hijack it. To turn on this helpful feature:
Make sure you're in Advanced Mode. (Mode -> Advanced Mode)
Click "IE Tweaks".
Make sure there is a checkmark next to "Lock Hosts file as read only as protection against hijackers" on the right. If there is no checkmark, put one there.
Enjoy. :-)
Well, that's about it for now. If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to private message me or to post here! I enjoy (and need!) feedback!
- Xierox