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Implementación de Service Desk, Expectativas y Resultados
En esta presentación se hablará de la vida real en el Service Desk, incluyendo experiencias prácticas en las implementaciones, poniendo el foco en la gestión de incidencias pero evaluando el impacto, beneficios y complejidades que aparecen ante la creciente demanda de las integraciones con otras aplicaciones de servicios como CRM, gestión de desarrollo, gestores de eventos, para dar un servicio integrado al cliente.
Aug 8 2012
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Although Colbert wasn't too in awe of Sir Paul to correct his pronunciation of the word "schedule," he did seem every inch a fan. "You've had 71 top-10 hits. At what point in your career did you say to yourself, well, I think I might be better than anyone on the planet at what I do?" he asked.
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Deshaun Thomas had 17 points, Lenzelle Smith Jr. 16 and Evan Ravenel tied a career best with 12 points in the first half for the Buckeyes (8-1), who tuned up for a big showdown next Saturday against No. 9 Kansas with the fourth game in an eight-game homestand.
Keith Hornsby, son of Grammy-winning singer and pianist Bruce Hornsby, had a career-high 26 points for Asheville (3-7), which had won its previous two games heading into a tough three-game road trip.
Hornsby, with his father watching from behind the Asheville bench, hit 9 of 12 shots from the field including 6 of 8 3-pointers, made both of his free throws and added five rebounds and an assist. Will Weeks added 14 points and Jeremy Atkinson 11
Asheville was coming off wins over Montreat (85-51) and Lenoir-Rhyne (66-55) - but that's a far cry from playing a Top 10-team.
The Bulldogs tried to get out and run with Ohio State - a tactic that clearly did not work. After playing a series of games against teams that preferred to slow the pace and dig in on defense, the Buckeyes welcomed the faster pace.
They scored on 14 of 19 possessions during one span in the first half and took a 50-35 lead.
They would have been up even more if not for Hornsby, who had 18 points in the opening half while hitting all but one of his eight shots from the field - including 4 of 5 3-pointers.
The Buckeyes had three in double figures with Ravenel scoring all of his points. Smith had 11 and Thomas 10 as Ohio State hurried the ball down the floor and frequently scored in transition.
Hornsby had five early points as the Bulldogs trailed 11-7 in the opening few minutes. Then Thomas hit a 3, Smith slashed through the heart of the defense for a layup and Thompson dunked off a fast break pass from Shannon Scott to make it 18-8.
The lead remained near double figures until Ravenel muscled in a shot inside and then hit a 12-foot jumper to make it 40-27.
With the game still played at a fast pace, the Buckeyes pulled away in the early stages of the second half.
Thompson scored seven points as Ohio State ripped off 15 of the first 18 points in the opening minutes to widen the advantage to 65-38. The Bulldogs never pulled close again.
The loudest cheer of the day came with 6:44 left when Thompson took a long pass behind the defense and threw down a windmill dunk that brought the Ohio State bench to its feet.
Thanks to all of those layups, the Buckeyes shot 59 percent from the field (36 of 61).
Hornsby's previous career high was 23 earlier this season against another top team, North Carolina State. The Bulldogs hung around in that big intrastate showdown before falling 82-80 on Nov. 23.
Ohio State, two-time defending champ of the Big Ten, improved to 14-0 against teams from the Big South while Asheville, the two-time defending champion of the conference, dropped to 0-14 against teams from the Big Ten.
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Beat the Streak Report: Memorial Day Weekend
Like Diddy in the Hamptons, you Streakers rolled into MDW in style. Yesterday's top nine picks each carried the mail, propelling a whopping 59.1 percent of all selectors one day closer to throwing White Parties of their own.
Adrian Gonzalez led the way at 16.8 percent, but the heroes came in all shapes and sizes: Young (Starlin Castro) and old (Todd Helton), speedy (Jose Reyes) and powerful (Jose Bautista), consistent (Adam Jones) and streaky (Troy Tulowitzki) … No matter your preferred pick method, Thursday's selection more than likely brought home the turkey bacon.
Looking forward, this holiday weekend marks the season's unofficial one-third pole — a time of barbecues, ballgames and convincing yourself that seersucker is a good idea. The novelty of warm weather hasn't worn off yet and just about every team has something to play for. Our season leader sits at 30 games, but there will be plenty of hot streaks to ride as we waltz into the dog days.
Get out there and throw something on a grill — but don't forget to lock in those picks first.
Friday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
• Ichiro Suzuki: .444 AVG (8-for-18) since '06 vs. Yankees starter A.J. Burnett
• Aubrey Huff: .455 AVG (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
• Erick Aybar: .444 AVG (4-for-9) since '06 vs. Twins starter Scott Baker
Feeling kinda spicy?
• Miguel Tejada: .476 AVG (10-for-21) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
You'll thank me later …
• Gaby Sanchez: .091 AVG (1-for-11) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Jon Garland
• Jimmy Rollins: .111 AVG (1-for-9) since '06 vs. Mets starter Chris Capuano
Home Run BTS pick:
• Carlos Quentin: (12 HR this season) vs. Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek
Saturday's picks:
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Oh, hello there …
• Andrew McCutchen: .545 AVG (6-for-11) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Randy Wells
• Billy Butler: .625 AVG (5-for-8) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Matt Harrison
• Chipper Jones: .438 AVG (7-for-16) since '06 vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo
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• Reed Johnson: .636 AVG (7-for-11) since '06 vs. Pirates starter Paul Maholm
You'll thank me later …
• Miguel Cabrera: .154 AVG (2-for-13) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz
• Placido Polanco: .188 AVG (3-for-16) since '06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
Home Run BTS pick:
• Ryan Howard: (11 HR this season) vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
Sunday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
• Alberto Callaspo: .462 AVG (12-for-26) since '06 vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano
• Todd Helton: .500 AVG (7-for-14) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse
• Alfonso Soriano: .500 AVG (7-for-14) since '06 vs. Pirates starter Jeff Karstens
Feeling kinda spicy?
• Ryan Roberts: .500 AVG (4-for-8) since '06 vs. Astros starter Bud Norris
You'll thank me later …
• Ryan Theriot: .143 AVG (2-for-14) since '06 vs. Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin
• Jacoby Ellsbury: .182 AVG (2-for-11) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander
Home Run BTS pick:
• Nelson Cruz: (8 HR this season) vs. Royals starter Danny Duffy
Monday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
• Miguel Cabrera: .458 AVG (11-for-24) since '06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn
• Evan Longoria: .556 AVG (5-for-9) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Derek Holland
• Joey Votto: .556 AVG (5-for-9) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Chris Narveson
Feeling kinda spicy?
• Alfredo Amezaga: .500 AVG (6-for-12) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley
You'll thank me later …
• Jhonny Peralta: .150 AVG (3-for-20) since '06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn
• Wilson Betemit: .188 AVG (3-for-16) since '06 vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana
Home Run BTS pick:
• Chris Young: (9 HR this season) vs. Marlins starter Chris Volstad
Leaderboard time
With the Sarge going down yesterday, our current leaders, Dcough4z and whall31, sit at 24 games. That's a nice little run, folks. Make it through the weekend and we can talk turkey.
Top MLB streakers
Buster Posey: 13 games
Vladimir Guerrero: 11 games
Nick Markakis: 11 games
Juan Pierre: 11 games
As per the LoMo rule from earlier this season, Buster gets one more weekend atop this list. See ya in a few months, buddy.
(Make a BTS pick)
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I have Pence to get to 12. As has happened often lately, my guy isn't even in the top 15. And nobody else has picked him until page 6.
He was only picked 7 times in TOP2500
Despite the rainy conditions, a lot of picks from the early game. Guaranteed lineup + sub-par hurlers
LaV's List
Friday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
161 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Placido Polanco 307 12.28
Andrew McCutch 193 7.72 (1RST)(3RD)
Ichiro Suzuki 136 5.44 (3RD)
Jacoby Ellsbury 133 5.32
Adrian Gonzalez 126 5.04 (3RD)
Andre Ethier 90 3.6
Martin Prado 85 3.4
Michael Young 78 3.12
Kevin Youkilis 76 3.04
Matt Kemp 69 2.76
Starlin Castro 56 2.24 (1RST)
No Selection 41 1.64
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 7 with streak of 16 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 9.46% with NO SELECTION reseting the most.
There was also 9.89% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
M Weiters BAL, RESET 3, 10,9,9 GAMERS
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick
gpearson17, 11, pg 30, 626, HUNTER PENCE (PICKED 7X)
bjm5355, 9, pg 60, 1314, JACOBY ELLSBURY (PICKED 133X)
kenfucious, 8, pg 100+, 1951, KOSUKE FUKUDOME (PICKED 24X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
ttrebnivel, 10,RESET BY SETH SMITH
GL to all
wooooo! Already onto tomorrow.
1st inning hit by McCutchen gets me to 7! 🙂
I went with a sleeper pick today.
Scott Rolen against Tommy Hanson
1st AB single by Rolen moves me onto 3!
I am never going to get to double digits this year. I am going with people who are hot and they don't do a damn thing but the rest of the team does. My worst year ever so far and I hope it gets better. Haven't been past 2 in like 3 weeks.
I almost forgot about my Pence pick, until just now. He's 1-3, and I'm at 12.
I went with another sleeper pick today:
Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers
LaV's List
Saturday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
151 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Michael Young 300 12.0 (3RD)
Ryan Howard 174 6.96
Adrian Gonzalez 142 5.68
Josh Hamilton 140 5.60
Starlin Castro 125 5.00 (1RST)
Prince Fielder 88 3.52
Ichiro Suzuki 83 3.32
Matt Joyce 81 3.24 (1RST)
Brian McCann 68 2.72
Placido Polanco 60 2.40
No Selection 39 1.56
Joey Votto 35 1.40 (3RD)
Curt Granderson 31 1.24 (3RD)
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 14 with streak of 14 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 16.28% with ROBO-KEMP reseting the most.
There was also 5.24% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
J Baker CHC, RESET 2, 13 & 9 GAMERS
B DeWitt CHC, RESET 2, 14 & 8 GAMERS
B Boesch DET, RESET 1, 8 GAMER
C Ross SF, RESET 1, DEF SWICTH, 17 GAMER
M Holliday STL, 28 IBB (NO EFFECT) HIGHEST WAS 18 GAMER
D Fowler COL, RESET 6 , 12,11,10,3@9 GAMERS
W Bloomquist ARI, SAVED 1 , 8 GAMER
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
gpearson17, 12, pg 26, 533, DAVID DEJESUS (PICKED 10X)
bjm5355, 10, pg 50, 1123, STARLIN (PICKED 125X)
LeeRoy77, 8, pg 98, 2432, DARWIN BARNEY (PICKED 13X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
kenfucious, 8, RESET BY KOSUKE FUKUDOME
GL to all
I went out on a limb yet again today with DeJesus to get to 13. Can't say I'm that confident about the pick, but I really don't like skipping days intentionally.
Weekends generally good for big resets. One leader down with S.Castro, one to go
Another sleeper pick comes through!
line drive single by Nelson Cruz moves me to 4!
Just saw Bautista homered today too!
PERFECT day!
Keith, b/c I reset yesterday, thought you'd care to know. I'm going Polanco (who also 0-fered)
Yeah, I'm with you in that 0-fer club. I got suckered into a sting operation :). Picked 1 of 2 hot hitters against a pitcher with a lifetime 300+ opposing batting average who throws a 1-hitter — the 7th place hitter. Pen came in & shut us down for the remainder of the game, including extras.
Kinda odd thing in one sense. Since I've been playing the HRBTS, the guy I chose may not have gotten a that day, but he did get a hit. Hmmm, different strategy? Nah, just luck/coincidence.
Keith, can you pull stats pls. Just got called out for work. I'll update all the resets and PH when I'm done. (I already have the template ready.)
I just noticed the Red Sox and Tigers are playing a double header. I'm taking Robinson Cano but just warning everyone.
The Red Sox and Tigers never got underway last night, so they are making up that game.
I am going with another sleeper pick today:
Jay Bruce of the Cincinnati Reds
Sunday's Top Picks of the current Top2500, 151 batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Alberto Callaspo 330 13.33 (Leader)
Placido Polanco 218 8.81 (runner up)
Jose Bautista 195 7.88
Troy Tulowitzki 162 6.55
Robinson Cano 159 6.42
Michael Young 143 5.78
Alfonso Soriano 68 2.75
No Selection 53 2.14
Andrew McCutchen 51 2.06
Josh Hamilton 51 2.06
Todd Helton 48 1.94
Starlin Castro 42 1.7
Adrian Gonzalez 41 1.66
Curtis Granderson 38 1.54
Matt Joyce 36 1.45
Carl Crawford 20 0.81 (runner up)
Highest "No Selection" 🙂 pg# 17 with streak of 5 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 reset rate was an impressive 31.48% with M.Young resetting the most
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders. Top2500 saved or reset by pinch hitters and/or defensive switch, 1 AB or more
M.Holliday PH RESET 30, highest was 20-gamer
E.Encarnacion PH RESET 7 highest was 14-gamer
J.Baker PH RESET 4 highest was 11-gamer
J.Carroll DEF RESET 4 highest was 15-gamer
K.Fukudome PH RESET 3 highest was 15-gamer
A.Torres PH walk SAVED 3 that stay idle, highest was 13-gamer
F.Lewis PH RESET 1 highest was 16-gamer
C.Denorfia PH RESET 1 highest was 11-gamer
J.Herrera DEF RESET 1 highest was 11-gamer
C.Quentin PH 2ABs RESET 1 highest was 9-gamer
J.Thome PH RESET 1 highest was 9-gamer
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick
LeeRoy77, 9, 60, 1483, B.Abreu
YanksGiantsDevils33, 8, 97, 2382, R.Cano
_Em_, 8, 100+, 2382, A.Huff
Top2500 Bloggers Reset Yesterday
gpearson17 @ 12 reset by D.DeJesus
bjm5355 @ 10 reset by S.Castro
Dyslexia alert: Highest reset should have read:
Highest "No Selection" 🙂 pg# 5 with streak of 17 back to zero
— And for you Top2500 ppl, here's the number of times your pick was picked:
B.Abreu 13x, R.Cano 159x, A.Huff 2x
One of the two tied in 2nd place either doesn't know the rules or doesn't keep up with schedule changes. C.Crawford if playing in both games of doubleheader will need hit in each for ryanboland708 to move on today.
Hey, dont worry about emailing the files. I just got back to work and am still able to pull with N.S. still included. Thx for posting.
With a first inning single by Escobar, I move onto tomorrow.
Polanco gets me back in play as well.
Yesterday I mentioned how weekends generally mean big resets. So far that is true. Leader dropped yesterday along with 31% of the Top2500. Today, another leader will drop assuming LAA doesn't bat around or extras. Unless Cano & Tulo go 0-fer, may have an overall lower reset rate than yesterday.
With COL/STL game now done, we're sitting at about 29% reset with 19% still yet to be determined.
Hamilton's 0-fer just pushed it over 30%
1st AB home run by Bruce moves me onto 5!
FYI: Of the Top2500, 138 picked players in the BOS/DET doubleheader (DH). That's only about 5.5%, indicating most of us playing this game probably are aware not to pick in DHs or to change our picks when a rain-out is scheduled next day forcing a DH. So what was the result of those 138?
— 36 were lucky enough to move on
— 102 were reset due to picks not getting a hit in one of the games they played in. That's 4 pages of the standings, including a 25, 20, & 19-gamer among them.
And what about HRBTS? kody.holyoak with a streak of 2 picked Ortiz. PH in 1st game going yard; 0-4 in 2nd game. Oops, that'll read a streak of zero tomorrow.
The low DH picks might be because none of the pitchers in that doubleheader were good ones to go against.
Verlander, Beckett, and Buchholz are all tough pitchers and Oliver was making his 1st start of the season.
Well, we can always smile in disbelief whenever anyone on 1st pages of the standings pick in a DH and go 0-fer, as was the case yesterday. This was me smiling in disbelief: 😛
Back in 2008 or 2009, when Chipper made his run at .400 early in the season, nearly 1/2 the 1st page still went with Chipper.
It worked out too!
If there was ever a day that only doubleheaders played and you didn't have DL player, what would be the theoretical strategy? For NL, I guess you'd look at the 1st games and pick the best catcher vs pitcher you can find since NL catchers rarely play both games. The AL is not so easy, cause a good hitting catcher can be designated hitter next game. Of course one could just pick a good singles hitter near top of lineup or best player in lineup & hope for the best Fun to think about, but what are the odds of such a day happening?
The most games I have ever seen in 1 day is 19 games.
But if a day like that happened, I would just go about my analysis per normal.
I would not trust the catcher to not come in as a pinch-hitter in the other game.
Is your top 2500 going up soon?
Maybe 00Liber slept in a bit today? If he doesn't post it by top of the hour, I'll do it for him. He usually chimes in soon after games lock.
I'm here. running it now. post will be up in about 10
I went with a more normal pick today:
Asdrubal Cabrera of the Cleveland Indians
LaV's List
Monday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
156 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Joey Votto 337 13.48 (1RST)(3RD)
Miguel Cabrera 226 9.04 (2ND)
Asdrubl Cabrera 158 6.32
Ryan Braun 137 5.48
Ichiro Suzuki 86 3.44
Evan Longoria 84 3.36
Adrian Gonzalez 77 3.08 (3RD)
Carl Crawford 74 2.96 (3RD)
Brndon Phillips 72 2.88
Jose Bautista 64 2.56
No Selection 59 2.36
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 11 with streak of 14 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 38.88% with ALBERTO CALLASPO reseting the most.
There was also 6.36% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
D Ortiz BOS, SAVED 10 IN 1RST GAME OF DH, HIGEST WAS 19 GAMER (but it don't matter as he 0-fered 2nd game)
E Andrus TEX, SAVED 4,DEF SWICTH, 14,12,12,9 GAMERS
N Reimold BAL, RESET 2, DEF SWICTH, 9,9 GAMERS
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
Leeroy77, 10, pg 38, 924, B PHILLIPS (PICKED 72X)
Yanksgiantsdevils33, 9, pg 58, 1422, MIGGY (PICKED 226X)
_em_, 9, pg 67, 1422, ICHIRO (PICKED 86X)
Tolvar, 8, pg 97, 2368, JASON BARTLETT (PICKED 1X)
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
GL to all
Andrus saved 4. Another point of view. He helped reset 51 Hamilton pickers. His game ending single in 9th, with 2 outs & tied game, guaranteed Josh didn't see another AB, due up 2nd in the 10th.
I picked Jon Jay, and he's not in the starting lineup. 😦
Likely to PH for pitcher or maybe even for Holliday/Berkman, in late innings, depending on score & a righty pitcher.
I can only hope he doesn't PH or if he does, he gets a hit.
Didn't expect him PH vs. a lefty, but LaRussa did it anyway
Figures. Will he stay in the game?
Doesn't matter anyway as he wouldn't get another AB. Just my luck. And again I get reset just one game away from my season high.
I feel like I need a new strategy because everything I've tried so far hasn't gotten me very far.
What is your strategy right now?
Also, keep in mind Jay is the 4th outfielder on the Cardinals.
He was only starting recently because Berkman, Holliday, and Rasmus all spent time out of the lineup with various injuries, but everyone was healthy today.
So you should not have expected him in the lineup,
That was not bad luck.
It was a bad pick.
Brutal honesty 😉
Just for that, I hope Cabrera goes 0-fer. :p
Keeps hitting into double plays, he's contributing to limiting his ABs to a max of 4. 0-fer is not out of the question
In terms of feeling better, I would rather know I made a bad pick, because then it means that my strategy is still solid and I just need to be more careful and more disciplined.
However, I am mad at myself for getting scared away from Jay Bruce because I thought the Brewers would pitch around him.
He is already 2 for 2 with a triple and a home run.
Thankfully, I went with Bruce in HR BTS, so I move to 1 there!
At least pinch-hit for a crappy hitter like Austin Kearns or Jack Hannahan.
I think Adam Everett is always going to be a horrible hitter.
No reason to get him any AB's.
To make matters worse, nearly every other hitter I considered today has a hit.
I have to pray that tomorrow's pick goes 0 for now to ease the pain of losing my 6-game hit streak.
But I hate having to root against myself.
This royally sucks.
I usually make good picks and get unlucky. Today I simply made a bad pick. My other choices all got hits.
So you never answered me before.
What is your current strategy?
And what is your season high and career high?
It's probably the worst strategy possible, but I look for a pitcher that has a ton more hits than innings pitched and then go for a player that is historically good against him. Also I look at R/L averages and home and away averages. Also how many hits so far for the season. My season high is 6 and my career high is 12.
No strategy is ideal else we'd have some BTS millionaires.
I think one flaw in that strategy is this: season numbers don't tell the best story I think. I think it may be better to look at a pitcher's last 3 starts (two weeks) to get a feel for a trend. Similar for batters, maybe look at past week or so for a trend.
Though that's not always ideal either. Look at those that picked Votto: owns Narveson (500+ avg) & Votto hitting 300+ for past 7 days. Narveson's last 2 outings were horrible & 2 before that were good, but holding lefties under 250 for the year. Votto seemed a good pick; trend-wise. But that logic reset a ton of streakers today. It all comes down to luck… Pick a hitter you think has a very good chance, statistically, of getting a hit. It's up to the hitter to put the ball in play. Obviously easier said than done
Tough few days for BTS leaders. A quick summary…
Thursday: Leader falls with G.Sanchez
Friday: Both new co-leaders moved on but…
Saturday: One leader falls with S.Castro
Sunday: Remaining leader falls with A.Callaspo
Today: New leader falls with J.Votto
Leaders have to feel lately they are targeted by quality snipers!


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Talk about bad timing.
Playboy magazine's July 2011 cover is set to hit stands this Friday, and gracing the cover is none other than Crystal Harris. If that wasn't bad enough, she's (partially) wearing a Hef-esque outfit consisting of a captain's hat, robe, and pipe. Next to her smiling face are the words "Mrs. Crystal Hefner."
U.S. & World
Not only did Harris infamously call off her wedding to 85 year-old Hugh Hefner just five days before they were scheduled to walk down the aisle, new details have emerged that suggest she's milking her media attention to further her music career.
A day after Hefner revealed the wedding was off via Twitter, Harris released the first single off her forthcoming album. The release certainly seems opportune, with the media still reporting on the sudden break-up.
The timing did not appear to have been lost on Hefner, either. He "retweeted" a post from a follower earlier today questioning Harris' motives:
"Omg @CrystalHarris left @hughhefner the day her single came out on iTunes. Coincidence? I think not"
The 85 year-old is rumored to be licking his wounds alongside ex-wife Kimberly Conrad and ex-girlfriend Bridget Marquardt.
Harris' single, "Club Queen" is now available on iTunes.
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Region 12 budget request up 1.12 percent
Calling his budget "sparse," Dr. Storm said his proposal for the three-town region that includes Bridgewater, Roxbury and Washington is an effort to remain true to the school system's strategic plan while recognizing the financial situation challenging everyone.
The proposed budget for the coming year carries a $230,211 increase.
He said his priorities in developing the budget were to meet the needs of all students, while locating savings where possible, complying with contractual obligations and addressing high priority maintenance and repairs.
"Congratulation on a 1 percent increase," said board member
"I think people in the towns will be very appreciative," she said. "I think they will receive it gratefully."
The board's finance committee is slated to go over the budget line-by-line at its meeting March 9, said finance chairman Valerie Andersen , who said she was heartened by the hard work staff had done on the budget.
The budget burden is shared by the three towns based on enrollment numbers.
Bridgewater's share is 23.34 percent or $4.7 million, down 1.79 percent.
Roxbury's share is 30.7 percent, or $6.2 million, up 1.76 percent.
Washington's share is 45.95 percent or $9.3 million, up 3.06 percent.
Revenue is also expected to be down, by $68,500, but the budget adds $521,000 to offset town contributions.
Dr. Storm said the budget proposal "represents a series of difficult decisions made in response to the current fiscal situation."
The $12.2 million personnel section of the budget is up 2.2 percent, although the budget cuts three elementary school teachers, and six para-educators -- three in regular classes and three in special education.
Dr. Storm said the teacher cuts were the result of declining enrolments.
A Kindergarten to Grade 5 literacy initiative has been postponed and an after-school reading program has also been postponed.
Board chairman Matt Franjola was concerned that the reading programs were on hold.
"This is the bedrock of our education," Mr. Franjola said, asking the superintendent to come back to the board with what it would cost to implement the programs.
ä The $3.1 million employee benefit line is up 8.1 percent, while the $560,000 purchased professional and technical services line is down 3.9 percent.
Dr. Storm said the Nature's Classroom and Talcott Mountain programs have been eliminated. Field trip spending, professional development and summer curriculum writing have been cut, but online enrichment for elementary students has been increased.
ä Purchased property services are up 0.69 percent at $495,000, while other purchased services, which include transportation and tuition, are down $34,700, or 1.53 percent, to $2.23 million.
ä The $1.2 million supplies budget that includes library books and periodicals, textbooks and utilities, is down 6.34 percent.
ä The property and program improvement category is down 32 percent to $215,000, although program improvements are up 17.8 percent to $28,000.
ä Dues, fees and debt service lines are down 3 percent to $758,000
While concerned about enrolment declines, Dr. Storm added there is also room for optimism.


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World-famous architect Philip Johnson called the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao "the greatest building of our time." It is "a miracle," said The New York Times. Certainly, few buildings in history have generated so much praise or have so greatly changed a city as Frank Gehry's museum on the industrial riverfront of Bilbao.
The city, once the culturally moribund commercial center of Spain's Basque region, was revitalized by the 1997 opening of this radically unconventional museum -- an irregular fusion of limestone, glass, and a shell of thousands of lustrous titanium sheets.
Once known for shipbuilding, Bilbao is now famous for its art museum. A futuristic vision
set in an old industrial district, the Guggenheim almost instantly transformed
this commercial city into a cultural center. See more pictures of famous landmarks.
Admirers have compared the museum to a titanium clipper ship under full sail (harking back to Bilbao's shipbuilding history) and to a spaceship from Alpha Centauri (underlining the museum's futuristic look, an apt setting for its collection of contemporary art). To one Spanish novelist, the blaze of titanium and light is a "meteorite."
Critics, on the other hand, have described the museum as looking like a cauliflower or a large soufflé. In any case, few visitors remain unmoved upon entering the museum's 150-foot-high atrium, from which glass elevators and metal walkways lead to 19 exhibition spaces -- including the world's largest gallery, measuring 426 feet long and 98 feet wide. The ground-floor galleries suit large-scale artworks and installations, and some pieces were specifically made to fit their exhibit spaces, among them Richard Serra's Serpent.
Works of art displayed at "El Guggy" come from New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and from the Basque government. Pieces range from abstract expressionist to cubist and geometrical, and include many big names of 20th-century art: Kandinsky, Picasso, Pollock, De Kooning.
Still, the museum itself remains the main attraction. Visitors gaze out through tall windows, running their eyes along the museum's titanium ripples. They've never seen anything like this before!
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David Charvet is well known to fans as a hunky lifeguard on "Baywatch," but he stretched his fan base even further when he went on to star on the nighttime soap "Melrose Place." Since then, he has been busy with his music career, being a father to his four kids (with fiancee Brooke Burke) as well as fitting in a movie here and there when his schedule permits. His latest movie is the Lifetime Movie Network thriller "The Perfect Teacher" (which airs Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET), where David stars as a good-looking young teacher who becomes the object of desire for one misguided student.
Daytime Dial: Tell me a bit about the movie and your role in it.
David Charvet: "The Perfect Teacher" is about an actual story that happened with a student and a math teacher. This is kind of an issue that happens a lot nowadays, where younger women, high-school girls, fall in love with their teachers. For me, it was kind of interesting to play a teacher, because I have never played one before. After having four children, I also wanted to play a father. So, for me, those two elements were really more interesting to explore as an actor.
DD: How could you relate to your character, Jim?
DC: Being a father is something I can really relate to and really wanted to play. The other thing was, he's a good guy. He loves his family and he'll do anything for his kid. He's a hard worker and he has a lot of passion for life. I can really relate to that. I have a lot of passion for life and I really love to do everything at 100 percent. That's the kind of character he was.
DD: As a father of daughters, was it difficult for you to play a teacher who becomes the object of a young girl's affection and fantasies?
DC: Funny enough, that was kind of the hardest thing for me for this role, to actually be able to justify that when this girl is coming on to me that I don't completely see it. Obviously, Jim knew that she was kind of flirtatious, but that it wasn't really going anywhere, especially with my girlfriend also being one of her teachers. I think that he's figured it all out kind of toward the end. Sometimes I think that guys are like that. Guys aren't always figuring things out right away, and it takes them a little bit of time, especially in the woman department. He honestly felt that she was a girl who was a little lost herself.
DD: How was it to work with Megan Park ("The Secret Life of an American Teenager")?
DC: Megan did a great job on this. I have to say that it probably was not the easiest role in the world, and I think she did really well. I actually saw the movie a couple of weeks ago, and I thought she played it right. Sometimes you can play this so over the top, and she didn't do that. She kept it real. I think we all tried to keep it as true as possible and make it as real as possible, that if these circumstances really did happen we wouldn't look like we were completely out there.
DD: What is the lesson learned from this movie?
DC: The biggest message is what can happen to somebody who is actually trying to do his job and be a good teacher. This is happening in schools today, so we are just kind of portraying a story that could possibly happen. I think it's important for people out there, especially young kids, to realize that they could actually ruin someone's life when their schemes get out of hand.


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Monday, July 21, 2008
Christmas in July!
6 comments:
- Kim Bagwill said...
Very cool dresses!
- July 21, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- Unknown said...
I just love your blog! I enjoy reading of the victorian days and style and love this dress. Best wishes in your success
- July 21, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- Over The Top Aprons said...
I am so impressed; your work is beautiful.... and I so appreciate the patients and details involved. Just cutting the dress out would be a challenge. I will enjoy returning to your blog. Thank you for sharing.
- July 22, 2008 at 7:06 PM
- sarahanne said...
Thanks everyone for your encouragement!
- July 23, 2008 at 7:21 AM
- Threeundertwo said...
What a great blog. We attend the Dickens Fair in San Francisco every year, and although I sew a little, I'm really intimidated by making these reproductions. I love looking at them. One of these years maybe I'll be brave enough to dress up.
- July 29, 2008 at 7:41 PM
- sarahanne said...
I've never been to a Dickens Fair myself, although my husband has. I have gone to a Dickens Christmas Play. It was a lot of fun. I sell a lot of dresses to California. So the Dickens Fair must be pretty big there. But it is a lot of fun to dress up where for Dickens or Civil War!
- July 30, 2008 at 5:29 AM


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In support of Governor Cuomo's abortion expansion plan, known as the "Reproductive Health Act", his spokesman recently said:
"State law needs to be updated so that it is consistent with federal standards and once and for all makes a woman's right to choose unassailable in New York state… This is not an expansion of abortion rights. It's a codification of existing federal law. Any suggestion to the contrary is not only baseless, but a distortion of the facts."
Perhaps the Governor's staff needs to do a little legal research before they accuse people of lying about what federal law of abortion actually is. Perhaps then they will understand how extreme the Governor's Reproductive Health Act is.
Unlike the Governor's bill, federal law does not consider the right to abortion an unqualified "fundamental right", on the same legal plane as the right to vote or political speech. Nor does federal law maintain that all regulations of abortion must stand up to the highest standard of review by courts ("compelling state interest/strict scrutiny"). No federal law has ever given permission to non-doctors to perform abortions. No federal law outlaws "discrimination" against abortion in the granting of state licenses, provision of services, etc. No federal law has virtually eliminated basic criminal penalties for involuntary or back-alley abortions.
Yet the Governor's bill does all that, and more.
If the Governor really wants to codify federal law, perhaps he'll agree to passing a partial birth abortion ban? Or an unborn victims of violence ban, protecting unborn children from criminal assaults? Or a restriction on taxpayer funding so that abortion on demand is not being subsidized? Or an expansion of conscience protection for health professionals who do not wish to participate in abortions, based on their religious or moral beliefs?
All of those provisions are current federal law. All of those offer a higher level of protection for unborn children, compared to current New York law. All of those, and more, have been enacted by other states, and are supported by wide majorities of Americans — laws requiring parental involvement in abortion decisions by minors, providing support for pregnancy alternatives comparable to that given to abortion clinics, requiring full informed consent (including sonograms) before an abortion, limits on late-term abortions of fully-developed children, bans on sex-selection abortions, etc.
The fact is that all of these reasonable regulations of abortion would be impossible under the Governor's abortion expansion plan.
The fact is that the Governor's plan goes far beyond federal law, far beyond common sense, and far beyond what New Yorkers want and need.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 46-year-old Jacksonville man was convicted Thursday evening in the October 2011 robbery at Advance America on Argyle Forest Boulevard on the Westside.
Ladon Green broke into the closed business by cutting out the bottom half of a door in the rear of the building. When a clerk arrived to open the business, Green was waiting for her in the back of the office.
Armed with a butcher knife, Green threatened the clerk to turn over cash and then forced her into a bathroom. The clerk was able to call the police after Green left.
Jacksonville police found blood on the door that Green climbed through, and the DNA matched Green.
Green is a habitual felony offender with convictions for possession of cocaine and burglary. He is also a prison release re-offender, having committed this crime within three years of being released from prison on the burglary conviction.
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There's Something Fis... Er, Beefy Going On
The U.S. beef ban over mad cow disease concerns may have been lifted in South Korea last month, but how does it look when even officials aren't willing to eat imported beef on TV?
When the free trade agreement (FTA) talks between South Korea and the U.S. were under way in 2006, Trade Minister Kim [Jong-hoon] ― who was the chief negotiator ― said he was willing to eat imported U.S. beef "as a citizen." But he declined to reply whether he would eat the beef on TV. Later, Kim expressed uneasiness about journalists' questions on food safety and test eating.
[Assistant U.S. Trade Representative] Wendy Cutler, who was the chief negotiator for the U.S., was also noncommittal on the eating of beef here.
When Korean netizens' demanded for her to eat the "bone-containing" U.S. beef at a warehouse of Incheon International Airport during her stay in Korea in March 2007, she just said, "I'll consider it."
Presidential spokesman Lee hinted that President Lee is not considering test eating of imported meat "in Seoul."
If it's just beef, and it's supposed to be safe beef, what's the big deal? The Korean government's official line is that the President has eaten U.S. beef when he visited George W. Bush during his visit last month, and this is the same beef that will be exported to Korea. The U.S. Department of Agriculture even held an emergency press conference for Korean correspondents in Washington in an attempt to quell fears over U.S. beef safety. Although most of it seems to be misleading information dispersed by both media and the Internet, we all know how fast panic can spread. Will officials surrender themselves to public demands? [via ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal]
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I'm pretty sure this isn't going to work without seriously changing my code, but I'll ask it anyways! I'm writing a sports program running in the DOS console that contains an object called a division that contains a list of pointers to Team objects. Now I've overloaded the ostream<< operator so when you type cout<<division it prints out like so:
Now this works fine and dandy, but the more and more I run the program the more I notice that it when printing out a list of divisions it'll look much nicer if I could print divisions side by side like so:Code:AFC West Denver Broncos 12-4 Kansas City Chiefs 10-6 San Diego Chargers 8-8 Oakland Raiders 4-12
Now I could write a function that prints each team out one by one from left to right, but this'll really mess up my design since the teams and the records etc aren't accessible from outside the division. Does anyone know if something like this might be possible with cursor placements or other means when printing an object using an overloaded <<?Code:AFC West NFC West Denver Broncos 12-4 San Francisco 49ers 11-5 Kansas City Chiefs 10-6 St Louis Rams 10-6 San Diego Chargers 8-8 Arizona Cardinals 7-9 Oakland Raiders 4-12 Seattle Seahawks 6-10


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Well now we know where one of those 25 million copies of Ubisoft's Just Dance games ended up: In Britney Spears' living room, where the all-singing, all-dancing performance artist recorded her son Preston getting down to a little "Shake Your Groove Thing".
Ubisoft couldn't pay for a better endorsement of Just Dance Kids 2. Spears' adorable little offspring is completely wrapped up in his routine, pausing only to push his little brother out of the way when his groove is threatened. It's enough to make me want to run out to the store for my own copy and teach my two seven-month-old boys some of my moves.
I suppose I'd need moves for that.
And children that can stand.
Oh well.
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Today is Cheer Up the Lonely Day -- the day when we're supposed to take the opportunity to make a lonely person happy. But the way we see it, being single doesn't mean you're lonely, and it certainly doesn't mean you need an hombre!
So in honor of all the fine, fabulous and single Latinas out there, we've rounded up some of the sexiest single ladies in Hollywood who definitely don't need any cheering up (and it's obvious why):
1. single ladies 18_Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara
The Modern Family star is no longer sporting a lovely engagement ring. Vergara called off her pending nuptials with Nick Loeb earlier this year, but she's been too busy hanging out with family to let it bring her down.
2. single ladies 19_Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
The 44-year-old singer is a single lady again! After dating backup dancer Casper Smart for nearly three years, it seems J.Lo thought it was time to just take some time to herself. Smart has since even moved out of her Los Angeles home and she's been too busy promoting her 10th album to even notice.
3. single ladies 20_Naya Rivera
Naya Rivera
Big Sean who? After ending their engagement earlier this year, Rivera has been busy working on career projects rather than focusing on her rapper ex or any other man for that matter.
4. single ladies 01_Patricia Velasquez
Patricia Velasquez
The 42-year-old Venezuelan is known for being a sophisticated and classy mujer. When asked about her single status she said, "I think if I could have a boyfriend like my brothers I'd be really happy. But without the brother thing."
5. single ladies 02_Nadine Velazquez
Nadine Velazquez
The Major Crimes star has been single since 2012, when her seven year marriage to Marc Provissiero ended. "Whenever I do interviews, everybody also asks what kind of guy I like," she said. "I just like a respectful guy who gives me space and isn't worried about whether he 'has' me or not."
She continued, "Just an easygoing type who is a friend. I like romantic stuff at times, when appropriate, but not on a first date."
6. single ladies 03_Camilla Belle
Camilla Belle
Belle dated football star Tim Tebow from October 2012 to December 2012, and she hasn't been spotted on the scene with anyone else yet.
7. single ladies 04_Michelle Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez
We can't remember the last time Rodriguez was in a relationship, but this awesome single lady did have something to share when asked about why she's single. "I'm attracted to manly men," she said. "I can't do metrosexuals who get their nails done more than me. Which is why, living in LA for eight years, you can't blame me for not having a partner!"
8. single ladies 05_Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
The 20-year-old singer has been on and off with Justin Bieber for a while, but she is single! "Are you enjoying being single?" Chelsea Handler asked the young star. "Yes, I really am!" Gomez replied.
9. single ladies 06_Zulay Henao
Zulay Henao
The Colombian American actress was engaged to actor Terrence Howard from May 2009 to January 2010. And now, she's just living the single life. "I've never been married and I have no kids," she said.
10. single ladies 07_Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson
Dawson's most recent relationship was with director Danny Boyle. When the two broke up this past March, the 34-year-old Latina remained single. When asked about dating, she had this to say:
"I'm really kind of crazy and so busy and everything so it's nice to just be spending time with my friends and family and also not having to worry about, you know, calling in and doing the check-in," she said. "I'm not really good at that."
11. single ladies 08_Daisy Fuentes
Daisy Fuentes
After her long-term relationship with Matt Goss ended in January 2010, Fuentes took some time to herself, and she seems to be enjoying every minute of her singledom. "It's always really nice to have a couple of men hanging around," she said laughing.
12. single ladies 09_Kate del Castillo
Kate del Castillo
Del Castillo divorced from Aaron Diaz in July 2012. Her father, Eric del Castillo, was asked about his daughter being single and said, "She needs a man older than her that will take care of her."
13. single ladies 10_Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne Bailon
Bailon's relationship with Rob Kardashian is no secret. The two began dating in 2007 and ended their relationship in 2009, but she's not letting being single get her down.
"I think it's so important to have fun when you're single because there's no stress, and there's no one to impress," she says. "There's no one to go out and spend money on to buy gifts, or planning to be done. You can have the time of your life, and love yourself on that day. Take a day to do something great for yourself. Buy yourself something great, and do something you really love to do."
14. single ladies 12_ Victoria Justice
Victoria Justice
The 20-year-old former Victorious star was dating actor Ryan Rottman for over a year when the two split in July 2012. Since then, it seems Justice has been too busy working on her career and enjoying her time touring to even stress it.
15. single ladies 13_Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali
It's been over 12 years since Ali was reported to be in a relationship. When asked what her guiltiest pleasure is, she answered saying, "one-night stands."
16. single ladies 14_Mayte Garcia
Mayte Garcia
Garcia was marred to legendary singer Prince in the 90s, and from 2000 until 2002, she dated Motley Crew's Tommy Lee. Now the Hollywood Exes star is still single and seems very much happy.
17. single ladies 15_Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato
Lovato dated Wilmer Valderrama from 2010 to 2012, but she's not letting being single bother her one bit. "I've sworn off dating for a long time," she said. "You never know what the future holds of course, but for now I am an independent woman and proud of it"
18. single ladies 16_Rosci Diaz
Rosci Diaz
There have been rumors that Diaz has been dating NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, but neither has confirmed, so to us that means the Entertainment Tonight host is still very single. When asked about her relatioinship status, she said, "I'll go on date or something like that that, I've tried the boyfriend thing. It's just really hard to be able to give somebody time that you can't give yourself. I'm still learning how to balance everything."
19. single ladies 17_Francia Raisa
Francia Raisa
The former Secret Life of the American Teenager chica was last linked to rapper Romeo, but romance ended in 2012. Since then, Raisa has been going on this journey called life by herself, and she wouldn't have it any other way (at least for now). "Focus on yourself, focus on your career, boys come and go," she said. "Love isn't everything."


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Store Manager - QSR - Slough
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Oct 5th: World Teacher Day
Oct 9th: Columbus Day
Oct 27th: Fall Festival
Oct 30th: Pumpkin Carving
Oct 31st: Halloween
We would like to thank everyone who supported us after the hurricane. Parents, teachers, neighbors, community leaders, etc.
We also want to let you know that we are here for you and your family. We partner with the United Way and their 2-1-1 program that provides free information and referral to human/social service agencies within Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee Counties.
The week of October 23-27 we will have Fun Dress Up Days and finish the week with our Annual Fall Festival on October 27th! It will be a fun day with lots of games, candy, food, surprises and music. Parents are welcome!
Monday, October 30th - Pumpkin Carving Day.
Children should always go out trick or treating accompanied by a responsible adult. If you have a group of kids going, the parents should choose two or three of them to go along and keep an eye on things.
Instruct your children not to eat any treats until they bring them home to be examined by you. This way you can check for any problem candy and get the pick of the best stuff!
Instruct your child to never go into the home of a stranger or get into their car. Explain why this is not a good idea and what to do if someone approaches them and tries to talk to them.
This past month our community experienced a natural disaster, that created stress and fear in all of us. As we know, young children are most fearful when they don't understand what is happening around them. As parents, it is important to provide guidance and understanding that help restore a sense of security and well-being.
So, what can we do to help children who have experience a disaster or any other tragic event?
From www.savethechildren.org
Mix the cake mix, pumpkin and eggs together. It will be thick. Spread the batter out in a greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake for about 35 minutes at 325 degrees if baking in a glass pan or 350 degrees in any other pan. Reduce the cider by half. Add milk, pumpkin pie spice and confectioner's sugar when cider is cool, If glaze is too thick add a little more cider and stir until the right consistency. Set aside until ready to use.
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